Non-Official Language Concordance in Urban Canadian Medical Practice: Implications for Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Healthc Policy
; 16(4): 84-96, 2021 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1270274
ABSTRACT
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 enabler of access to care. Using data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and Statistics Canada, we found an imbalance in the physician-to-population NOL ratios in Montreal and, to a lesser extent, Vancouver.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physician-Patient Relations
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Communication Barriers
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COVID-19
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Health Services Accessibility
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Healthc Policy
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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