Access to Cardiovascular Care for Indigenous Peoples in Canada: A Rapid Review
Indigenous peoples in Canada are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared to non-Indigenous people. Contributing factors include historical oppression, racism, healthcare biases, and disparities in terms of the social determinants of health. Access to and inequity in cardiovascular ca...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6fe5b36ef54a46abb942be43f977fd43 2023-05-15T16:16:57+02:00 Access to Cardiovascular Care for Indigenous Peoples in Canada: A Rapid Review Dominique Vervoort, MD, MPH, MBA Donna May Kimmaliardjuk, MD Heather J. Ross, MD, MHSc Stephen E. Fremes, MD, MSc Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD Angela Mashford-Pringle, PhD 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2022.05.010 https://doaj.org/article/6fe5b36ef54a46abb942be43f977fd43 EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X22001081 https://doaj.org/toc/2589-790X 2589-790X doi:10.1016/j.cjco.2022.05.010 https://doaj.org/article/6fe5b36ef54a46abb942be43f977fd43 CJC Open, Vol 4, Iss 9, Pp 782-791 (2022) Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2022.05.010 2022-12-31T00:25:20Z Indigenous peoples in Canada are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared to non-Indigenous people. Contributing factors include historical oppression, racism, healthcare biases, and disparities in terms of the social determinants of health. Access to and inequity in cardiovascular care for Indigenous peoples in Canada remain poorly studied and understood. A rapid review of the literature was performed using the PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) databases to identify articles describing access to cardiovascular care for Indigenous peoples in Canada between 2002 and 2021. Included articles were presented narratively in the context of delays in seeking, reaching, or receiving care, or as disparities in cardiovascular outcomes, and were assessed for their successful engagement in indigenous health research using a preexisting framework. Current research suggests that gaps most prominently present as delays in receiving care and as poorer long-term outcomes. The literature is concentrated in Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario, as well as among First Nations people, and is largely rooted in a biomedical worldview. Additional community-driven research is required to better elucidate the gaps in access to holistic cardiovascular care for Indigenous peoples in Canada. Healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers should reflect further upon their actions and privilege, educate themselves about historical facts and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, tackle prevailing disparities and systemic barriers in the healthcare systems, and develop culturally safe and ethically appropriate healthcare interventions to improve the health of all Indigenous peoples in Canada. Résumé: Le risque de maladies cardiovasculaires est plus élevé chez les populations autochtones du Canada que chez les populations non autochtones. L’oppression historique, le racisme, les préjugés dans les soins de santé et les disparités quant aux déterminants sociaux de la santé sont des facteurs ... Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada CJC Open 4 9 782 791 |
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Indigenous peoples in Canada are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared to non-Indigenous people. Contributing factors include historical oppression, racism, healthcare biases, and disparities in terms of the social determinants of health. Access to and inequity in cardiovascular care for Indigenous peoples in Canada remain poorly studied and understood. A rapid review of the literature was performed using the PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) databases to identify articles describing access to cardiovascular care for Indigenous peoples in Canada between 2002 and 2021. Included articles were presented narratively in the context of delays in seeking, reaching, or receiving care, or as disparities in cardiovascular outcomes, and were assessed for their successful engagement in indigenous health research using a preexisting framework. Current research suggests that gaps most prominently present as delays in receiving care and as poorer long-term outcomes. The literature is concentrated in Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario, as well as among First Nations people, and is largely rooted in a biomedical worldview. Additional community-driven research is required to better elucidate the gaps in access to holistic cardiovascular care for Indigenous peoples in Canada. Healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers should reflect further upon their actions and privilege, educate themselves about historical facts and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, tackle prevailing disparities and systemic barriers in the healthcare systems, and develop culturally safe and ethically appropriate healthcare interventions to improve the health of all Indigenous peoples in Canada. Résumé: Le risque de maladies cardiovasculaires est plus élevé chez les populations autochtones du Canada que chez les populations non autochtones. L’oppression historique, le racisme, les préjugés dans les soins de santé et les disparités quant aux déterminants sociaux de la santé sont des facteurs ... |
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Dominique Vervoort, MD, MPH, MBA Donna May Kimmaliardjuk, MD Heather J. Ross, MD, MHSc Stephen E. Fremes, MD, MSc Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD Angela Mashford-Pringle, PhD |
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Access to Cardiovascular Care for Indigenous Peoples in Canada: A Rapid Review |
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Access to Cardiovascular Care for Indigenous Peoples in Canada: A Rapid Review |
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Access to Cardiovascular Care for Indigenous Peoples in Canada: A Rapid Review |
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