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Language barriers can reduce access to medical and virtual care. Although the topic of healthcare professionals and linguistic minorities has been studied in Canada, it has mainly been done for official languages (i.e., English and French). Non-official languages (NOLs) have not been explored previously in the healthcare system at the pan-Canadian level. The objective of this study is to determine to what extent NOLs spoken by physicians relate to those of Canadian ethnic groups and are an...
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Malgré le statut de dualité linguistique du Canada, la communauté francophone continue d’être laissée pour compte par les autorités du pays. Plus spécifiquement, l’étendue et l’accès restreints des services de santé offerts aux francophones en Ontario posent un grave danger pour cette population. Les établissements qui dispensent des services de santé continuent d’ignorer les politiques de soins existantes. Cette situation impose plusieurs actions au niveau fédéral, législatif et...
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Le vieillissement de la population dans les provinces de l’Atlantique est une réalité courante en plus d’une composition géographique rurale et la présence de communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire (CLOSM). Les objectifs de cette étude descriptive qualitative étaient de 1) comprendre les services utilisés pour le maintien à domicile, et 2) déterminer les services nécessitant une amélioration pour l’accès en français. Vingt-six (n=26) personnes âgées ont participé à cette...
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It has been suggested that older adults from minority linguistic and ethnic communities face higher risks of being socially excluded. The aim of this review was, therefore, to explore and review social exclusion studies conducted among official language minority older adults in three countries, namely Canada, Finland and Wales. A rapid review approach was used to review scientific literature in line with six social exclusion domains. The literature searches were made in Finnish, Swedish,...
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This article deals with the situation of languages in healthcare in Catalonia. It reports on the measures being carried out by the Ministry of Health of the Government of Catalonia to guarantee that the population may be attended to in their own official language, whether Catalan, Spanish or Occitan, and specifically to promote knowledge and use of Catalan among professionals working in the health system. It provides data on the migratory flows of doctors and nurses and sociolinguistic data....
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This article discusses the networking and partnership approach of improving access to public health and social services, with an interest in informing best practices for official language populations in a minority context. The case of Canada’s official language minority residing in the province of Quebec and its Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) is explored. Elements that support or inhibit partnership functioning, including innovative community-based participatory...
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Background: Research considering the impact of language on health care utilization is limited. We conducted a population-based study to: (1) investigate the association between residents’ preferred language and hospital-based health care utilization; and (2) determine whether this association is modified by dementia, a condition which can exacerbate communication barriers. Methods: We used administrative databases to establish a retrospective cohort study of home care recipients...
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Access to health and social services in one’s official language of choice is an important component of quality and safety of care for seniors. Access can be fragmented, even in the context of legislation guaranteeing the right to receive such services, and in areas with a higher proportion of bilingual providers. Using a community-based participatory approach, we identified mechanisms promoting or impeding the clinical integration of health and social French language services intended for...
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