Hospitalization for mental health related ambulatory care sensitive conditions: what are the trends for First Nations in British Columbia? ...

• Main Authors: Lavoie, Josée G., Ward, Amanda, Wong, Sabrina T., Ibrahim, Naser, Morton, Darrien, O’Neil, John D., Green, Michael
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2018
• Subjects: First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0372514; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0372514

Background: Indigenous peoples globally experience a disproportionate burden of mental illness due to forced policies and practices of colonization and cultural disruption. The objective of this study was to provide a baseline profile of hospitalization rates for mental health-related Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions among First-Nations living both on and off reserve in British Columbia, Canada, and explore the relationship between local access to health services and mental health-related hospitalization rates. Methods: A population-based time trend analysis of mental health-related Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions hospitalizations was conducted using de-identified administrative health data. The study population included all residents eligible under the universal British Columbia Medical Services Plan and living on and off First Nations reserves between 1994/95 and 2009/10. The definition of mental health-related Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions included mood disorders and schizophrenia, and ...