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Background: Although language concordance between patients and primary care physicians results in better quality of care and health outcomes, little research has explored inequities in travel burden to access primary care people of linguistic minority groups in Canada. We sought to investigate the travel burden of language-concordant primary care among people who speak French but not English (French-only speakers) and the general public in Ottawa, Ontario, and any inequities in access across...
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Cet article présente les données d'un sondage réalisé en 2019 sur la connaissance des gestionnaires et des professionnels œuvrant dans le domaine de la santé mentale en Ontario et au Manitoba de leurs obligations linguistiques et des outils qui favorisent la pratique de l'offre active de services français. L'étude permet de souligner que plus les professionnels et les gestionnaires comprennent leurs obligations, tant en Ontario qu'au Manitoba, plus ils peuvent profiter des outils existants...
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Considering that French is the dominant language in Quebec, that relatively few francophone providers of health and social services are able to speak English, and that English-speaking older adults (OAs) have low levels of bilingualism, anglophone OAs are more likely than their francophone peers to face language barriers when accessing health and social services. However, little is known about the strategies English-speaking OAs put into place to overcome the difficulties encountered due to...
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Introduction: Increasingly, people are turning toward digital health technologies to support their care management, communication with health professionals, and performing activities of daily living. Digital health technologies may be well implemented in clinical practices in several jurisdictions, but the influence of sociocultural factors may sometimes be neglected. To increase use and sustainability of these innovative solutions in health care, we need to understand acceptability among...
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Health disparities exist across different linguistic groups. Language barriers in primary care can negatively affect access to healthcare services and the quality and safety of care at the end-of-life. This study will take a novel, in-depth look at the experience of language- and/or cultural-discordant care for adults from linguistic minority groups through the eyes of primary care physicians providing palliative and/or end-of-life care. Language and cultural discordance means that the...
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The intersecting identities of those identifying with multiple minorities, such as 2SLGBTQ + and ethnolinguistic minorities, bring individuals to have unique experiences, especially concerning health and wellness. This topic is particularly poorly understood among French-speaking official language minority 2SLGBTQ + populations in Canada. Hence, this study was conducted to generate insights into their needs and experiences, through the lens of intersectionality. This quantitative...
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Résumé Dans les régions canadiennes où les communautés francophones vivent en situation minoritaire, l’offre active (OA) de services en français consiste à proposer des services en français de façon proactive et dès le premier contact. Dans le contexte des services sociaux et de santé, l’OA contribue à la qualité, à la sécurité et à l’équité des soins destinés à ces communautés. La Grille d’observation des indicateurs de compétence en OA a été créée pour évaluer cette compétence chez les...
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Abstract Background There is a paucity of knowledge about the healthcare attitudes and practices of French-speaking immigrants originating from Sub-Saharan Africa (FISSA) living in minority settings. The purpose of this study was to characterize FISSA healthcare experiences and confidence in the malaria-related knowledge of health professionals in Edmonton. Methods A structured survey was used to examine a cohort of 382 FISSA (48% female; 52% male) living in Edmonton. FISSA general...
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