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Since the COVID-19 outbreak, a gradual loosening of linguistic obligations in public institutions and governments has been observed in various jurisdictions in Canada. This article argues that in addition to legal requirements to provide minority language services, it is not justifiable for governments to suspend or curtail such services in an emergency situation, for reasons pertaining to public safety and public health. After performing a survey and analysis of government actions against...
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Abstract : Improving health and health care can be achieved efficiently by improving the patient experience. This study’s main objective was to capture and understand the Francophone patient experience during a visit to their family physician’s office and examining the impact of linguistic concordance or discordance on this experience. Data collection method was inspired by the first two steps of the Experience Based Design approach (EBD), six focus groups were conducted in strong French...
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Background Patients who live in minority language situations are generally more likely to experience poor health outcomes, including harmful events. The delivery of healthcare services in a language-concordant environment has been shown to mitigate the risk of poor health outcomes related to chronic disease management in primary care. However, data assessing the impact of language-concordance on the risk of in-hospital harm are lacking. We conducted a population-based study to determine...
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Background Hospitalizations carry considerable risks for frail, elderly patients; this is especially true for patients with dementia, who are more likely to experience delirium, falls, functional decline, iatrogenic complications, and infections when compared to their peers without dementia. Since up to two thirds of patients in long-term care (LTC) facilities have dementia, there is interest in identifying factors associated with transitions from LTC facilities to hospitals. The purpose of...
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The experiences of multilingual patients communicating with unilingual healthcare providers have been largely unexplored. The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of bilingual stroke patients within the Canadian healthcare context. A secondary analysis was completed with data from a multiple case study of the experiences of seven, low-income bilingual Francophone stroke survivors living in a predominately English area. Data included semi-structured interviews, chart reviews...
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