Immigrant Women's Health Status, Health Behaviors and Health Care Utilization

Immigrant status and unmet health care needs.

OBJECTIVES To compare whether unmet health needs differ between immigrants and non-immigrants, and examine whether help-seeking characteristics account for any unmet needs disparities. METHODS The data are from the Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 1.1, conducted by Statistics Canada in 2000-2001. The study sample includes 16,046 immigrants and 102,173 non-immigrants aged 18 and older fr...

Health status and health services utilization of Canada's immigrant and non-immigrant populations.

Ce document compare l’état de santé des immigrants et leur utilisation des services de santé à ceux de la population d’origine canadienne à l’aide de données provenant de deux cycles (1985 et 1991) de l’Enquête sociale générale (ESG). Les résultats obtenus démontrent que l’état de santé des immigrants de même que leur utilisation des services de santé ne sont pas significativement différents de...

DataWatch: Health Status And Medical Care Utilization

Health status and medical care utilization.

A Meta-Analysis of Health Status, Health Behaviors, and Health Care Utilization Outcomes of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program

INTRODUCTION The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) is a community-based self-management education program designed to help participants gain confidence (self-efficacy) and skills to better manage their chronic conditions; it has been implemented worldwide. The objective of this meta-analysis was to quantitatively synthesize the results of CDSMP studies conducted in English-speakin...