Perceived Health and Access to Care in Minority Settings: The Case of Canada’s Official-Language Minorities - Couverture souple

Gagnon-Arpin, Isabelle

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3843318492 ISBN 13 : 9783843318495

Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Official-language minorities in Canada may face specific issues in accessing health care services that can lead to negative consequences on their health, utilization of health care services and satisfaction with the health care system. A secondary data analysis of the 2006 Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities revealed significant differences between the Anglophone minority (n=5,161) and the Francophone minority (n=12,029) with regards to general health, and access to and use of health care services. Important predictors of these outcomes included age, education level, household income, marital status and place of residence (urban/rural). Access to health care services in the minority language was associated with self-perceived health in the Anglophone minority only. Health policy recommendations elaborated in light of the findings include working on both the supply and the demand of health care services offered in the two official languages, while taking into consideration important contextual differences between regions.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Isabelle Gagnon-Arpin, M.Sc, is an epidemiologist trained in health impact and decision making analysis. She has international experience in conducting population and public health research. Isabelle studied at the University of Ottawa and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3843318492
• ISBN 13: 9783843318495
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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