加拿大执业眼科医生的多样性差距:一个景观研究
Mohamed R Gemae1, Patrick Kim1, Shelby Sturrock2
1School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
概括
加拿大的地理差异意味着语言和性别一致的眼科护理需要更长的旅行距离,特别是在北克以外的少数民族语言使用者和女性. 这凸显了需要更具代表性的眼科工作人员的需要.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 健康 公平 卫生 公平
背景情况:
- 获得专业医疗保健,如眼科,对于保持视力健康至关重要.
- 地理和人口因素可能会对患者获得医疗服务的机会产生重大影响.
- 了解获取差异对于制定公平的医疗保健战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 分析加拿大各地获得语言和性别一致的眼科护理的地理差异.
- 为了量化患者在寻求眼科医生时所面临的距离,这些眼科医生会说他们的语言或分享他们的性别.
- 确定面临专业眼科护理最严重障碍的地区和人口群体.
主要方法:
- 一项分析加拿大执业眼科医生的横截面研究 (2023年9月).
- 眼科医生人口统计,语言和地点的数据来自省级监管机构.
- 来自2021年加拿大统计局人口普查的人口数据被用于计算对照护理的比率和加权距离.
主要成果:
- 在获得符合语言和性别的眼科护理方面存在显著的差异.
- 与英语发言人相比,西班牙语和广东语发言人面临的护理距离要长得多.
- 北克以外的法语族人和特定省份 (纽芬兰,萨斯喀彻温) 的女性经历了更大的距离与性别一致的护理.
结论:
- 加拿大眼科工作人员没有充分反映人口的语言和性别多样性.
- 需要有针对性的战略来改善公平获得眼科服务的机会.
- 解决这些差异对于确保所有加拿大人获得必要的眼科护理至关重要.
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