Open AccessPlaces of death and places of care for Indigenous Peoples in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Sarah Funnell,
Jennifer Walker,
Angeline Letendre,
R. Lisa Bourque Bearskin,
Manuel Dujovny,
Mary Scott,
Sarah Spruin,
Peter Tanuseputro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1920-7476
pISSN - 0008-4263
DOI - 10.17269/s41997-021-00482-y
Subject(s) - indigenous , medicine , palliative care , acute care , retrospective cohort study , health care , odds , end of life care , cohort , demography , place of death , population , gerontology , family medicine , logistic regression , nursing , environmental health , political science , sociology , ecology , law , biology
Most people, including Indigenous people in Ontario, wish to die in their communities. How often Indigenous people in Ontario die in their preferred settings is unknown. This study aims to describe the places of care and death for Indigenous people in Ontario who received provincially funded home care services.