Access to specialized health care services among older Canadians
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| Last Updated | August 20, 2024, 02:29 (UTC) |
| Created | August 6, 2024, 21:59 (UTC) |
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Domain / Topic
Domain or topic of the dataset being cataloged.
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Social Services |
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A description of the dataset.
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Background Canada is experiencing rapid population aging, which has a wide range of implications, including an increased need for health care services. However, very few studies have examined use of specialized health care services (e.g., visits to medical specialists, non-emergency tests, and surgeries) among older Canadians. Data and methods Data from the Canadian Health Survey on Seniors – 2019/2020 were used to examine specialized health care service use among older Canadians. Latent class analysis was calibrated using a nationally representative sample of 39,047 Canadians aged 65 years or older to identify distinct patterns of need factors related to health care service use. Multivariable logistic regression, stratified by gender, was used to examine the association of predisposing characteristics, enabling resources, and need factors with specialized health care service use. Results In 2019/2020, an estimated 2.6 million older Canadians (43.4%) visited medical specialists, 1.4 million (23.2%) got non-emergency tests, and 0.6 million (10.4%) had non-emergency surgeries. Among those, 15.6% reported experiencing difficulties accessing services. Women were less likely than men to have visited medical specialists and have received non-emergency tests. Lower education was consistently associated with lower odds of specialized health care service use. Individuals in the multimorbidity, high stress–multimorbidity–disability,andpoor physical and mental health classes were more likely than those in the comparatively healthy class to use specialized health care services and to experience difficulties accessing them. Interpretation Findings of this study highlight gender differences and the importance of considering multidimensional need factors—ranging from physical health to mental health to psychosocial factors—in examining use of specialized health care services. Keywords health care use, medical specialists, non-emergency tests, non-emergency surgeries, older Canadians |
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Format (CSV, XLS, TXT, PDF, etc)
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.pdf - application/pdf, application/vnd.dtg.local.html |
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Dataset Size
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0.659216 |
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Metadata Identifier
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https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/82-003-x/2024003/article/00002-eng.pdf?st=3UbMuEvy |
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Published Date
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2024-03-20 |
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Time Period Data Span (start date)
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2019-01-01 |
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Time Period Data Span (end date)
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2020-12-31 |
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GeoSpatial Area Data Span
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Canada |
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Access category
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Open |
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Statistics Canada Open Licence Agreement |
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Limits on use
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Subject to Statistics Canada Open Licence Agreement |
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Location
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https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-003-x/2024003/article/00002-eng.htm |
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Owner
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Statistics Canada |
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Contact Point
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infostats@statcan.gc.ca |
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Publisher
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Statistics Canada |
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Publisher Email
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infostats@statcan.gc.ca |
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Statistics Canada |
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infostats@statcan.gc.ca |
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Accessed At
Date the data and metadata was accessed.
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2024-08-06 |
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Identifier
Unique identifier for the dataset.
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/n1/pub/82-003-x/2024003/article/00002-eng.htm |
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Language
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English |
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Link to dataset description
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https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-003-x/2024003/article/00002-eng.pdf |
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Persistent Identifier
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Yes |
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Globally Unique Identifier
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Yes |
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Contains data about individuals
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No |
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Contains data about identifiable individuals
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No |
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Contains Indigenous Data
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No |
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Date modified: 2024-03-20 |
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Source
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https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-003-x/2024003/article/00002-eng.pdf |
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