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Newest firstIntroductionHealthcare organizations have begun incorporating screening procedures for social determinants of health (SDOH) into care, recognizing the impact these factors can have on health outcomes. We aimed to present methods for evaluating redundancy in the risk information gained across SDOH questions and for evaluating whether demographic biases are present in whether patients were asked SDOH questions and w…
Open article record in new tab ↗Introduction Psychological well-being (PWB) is an important component of positive mental health (PMH) and an asset for population health. This study examined correlates of PWB among community-dwelling adults (18+ years) in the 10 Canadian provinces. Methods Using data from the 2019 Canadian Community Health Survey Rapid Response on PMH, we conducted linear regression analyses with sociodemographic, mental health,…
Under-five mortality is a survival measure that reflects the social, economic, and environmental conditions in which children live, including their health care, so they are reasonable measures to identify vulnerable populations. Infant Mortality, also a survival measure, refers to children dying before reaching the first year of life, and can also be disaggregated into events below 28 days, referred to as neonatal…
Open article record in new tab ↗Extensive empirical health research leverages variation in the timing and location of policy changes as quasi-experiments. Multiple social policies may be adopted simultaneously in the same locations, creating co-occurrence that must be addressed analytically for valid inferences. The pervasiveness and consequences of co-occurring policies have received limited attention. We analyzed a systematic sample of 13 soci…
BACKGROUND: The mode of medical cannabis delivery-whether cannabis is smoked, vapourized, or consumed orally-may have important implications for its therapeutic efficacy and health risks. However, there is very little evidence on current patterns of use among Canadian medical cannabis users, particularly with respect to modes of delivery. The current study examined modes of medical cannabis delivery following regu…
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