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Background There is ample evidence of ethnic and linguistic segregation in the Canadian labour market. However, it is unknown if there is equitable representation of visible and linguistic minorities in nursing professions. Methods We cross-tabulated aggregate data from Statistics Canada’s 2006 Census. Analyses examined the distribution of visible and linguistic minorities, including visible minority sub-groups, among health managers, head nurses, registered nurses, licensed nurses and...

Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality globally. Telephone-delivered interventions targeting cardiovascular risk factors are gaining popularity. This study is an evaluation of FrancoForme, a cardiovascular risk factor reduction program for the primary and secondary prevention of CVD among French-speaking patients of Eastern Ontario. Methods: This study reports on changes in cardiovascular risk factors, weekly exercise levels, and psychosocial...

Le présent article fait état des résultats d'une étude portant sur l'influence qu'exerce le milieu social d'appartenance sur les croyances, les connaissances et les comportements associés à la santé et à la maladie chez un groupe de femmes âgées francophones demeurant dans la région urbaine de Moncton, au Nouveau-Brunswick. L'objectif de cette recherche consistait à repérer des représentations de la santé chez trois groupes de femmes âgées issues du milieu populaire, de la classe moyenne et...

La Loi sur les langues officielles fait partie du paysage du Nouveau-Brunswick depuis plus de 50 ans. Elle garantit l’égalité des deux langues officielles et des deux communautés linguistiques. Elle assure que les gens du Nouveau-Brunswick reçoivent des services de leur gouvernement dans la langue de leur choix. En février 2021, deux commissaires ont été nommés par le premier ministre pour diriger la révision de la Loi sur les langues officielles (la Loi). L'objectif, avec le présent...

The Official Languages Act has been part of the New-Brunswick landscape for over 50 years. It guarantees the equality of the official languages and the linguistic communities and ensures that New Brunswickers are served by their government in the language of their choice. In February 2021, two commissioners were appointed by the Premier to lead the review of the Official Languages Act (the Act). The objective with this first report is to provide Government and the people of New Brunswick...

Ce rapport présente un état de la santé des populations vivant dans le Nord de l’Ontario, incluant une courte section consacrée à la santé des francophones, ainsi que des recommandations concernant les services destinés à cette population.

Parmi les programmes et les services de santé offerts à la population de la région de Sudbury, il en est un qui mérite une mention particulière tant par l’efficacité de son organisation que par la qualité du « caring » qu’on y exerce et c’est le Programme régional des soins palliatifs.

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...

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected frail individuals, especially those living in long-term care (LTC) homes. This study examined the role of linguistic factors on COVID-19 related outcomes in LTC homes. Methods We performed a population-based, retrospective cohort study of residents living in LTC homes in Ontario, Canada who were diagnosed with COVID-19 between March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021. Resident language, obtained from LTC assessments, was used to...

Dans cet article, nous présentons une synthèse de plusieurs analyses récentes réalisées par notre groupe de recherche à partir de données administratives de santé pour mesurer la qualité et la sécurité des services de santé offerts aux francophones et allophones en Ontario, Canada. Les résultats de nos analyses démontrent que les Ontariennes et les Ontariens qui reçoivent des soins dans leur principale langue d’usage ont généralement de meilleurs résultats cliniques comparés à ceux qui...

Introduction As the world’s linguistic diversity continues to increase at an unprecedented rate, a growing proportion of patients will be at risk of experiencing language barriers in primary care settings. We sought to examine whether patient–family physician language concordance in a primary care setting is associated with lower rates of hospital-based healthcare utilisation and mortality. Methods We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study of 497 227 home care recipients...

Objective Research examining the impact of language barriers on patient safety is limited. We conducted a population-based study to determine whether patients whose primary language is not English are more likely to experience harm when admitted to hospitals in Ontario, Canada. Methods We used linked administrative health records to establish a retrospective cohort of home care recipients (from 2010 to 2015) who were subsequently admitted to hospital. Patient language (obtained from home...

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...

Abstract Linguistic diversity across North America is increasing rapidly. Prior studies have shown that patients who receive healthcare services in their preferred language have better short-term outcomes. We sought to determine whether patient–physician language concordance is associated with all-cause death in Canada. We performed a population-based, retrospective cohort study using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2014 linked...

Importance: Patients who live in minority language communities often receive health care services of lower quality and safety compared with patients who speak the majority language. Yet the outcomes associated with care provided by physicians who speak a patient’s primary language remain unknown. Objective : To examine patient-physician language concordance and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) among patients with hypertension. Design, Setting, and Participants This...

Background Appropriate use of medication is a key indicator of the quality of care provided in long-term care (LTC). The objective of this study was to determine whether resident-facility language concordance/discordance is associated with the odds of potentially inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics (PIP-AP) in LTC. Methods We conducted a population-based, retrospective cohort study of LTC residents in Ontario, Canada from 2010 to 2019. We obtained resident language from standardized...

Like the general population, the Francophone population is aging and at a faster rate than the population as a whole. While the median age for the Ontario population is 40.1 years, it is 44 for Francophones, and the largest age categories among Francophones are 45-54 and 65 and over: almost one out of five Francophones is included in these age groups. Although the population of the Central Region, including the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), is somewhat younger, the median age of Francophones...