Patrick McLane, Lea Bill, Bonnie Healy, Cheryl Barnabe, Tessy Big Plume, Anne Bird, Amy Colquhoun, Brian R Holroyd, Kris Janvier, Eunice Louis, Katherine Rittenbach, Kimberley D Curtin, Kayla M Fitzpatrick, Leslee Mackey, Davis MacLean, Rhonda J Rosychuk
BACKGROUND: Our previous research showed that, in Alberta, Canada, a higher proportion of visits to emergency departments and urgent care centres by First Nations patients ended in the patient leaving without being seen or against medical advice, compared with visits by non-First Nations patients. We sought to analyze whether these differences persisted after controlling for patient demographic and visit characteristics, and to explore reasons for leaving care. METHODS: We conducted a mixed-methods study, including a population-based retrospective cohort study for the period of April 2012 to March 2017 using provincial administrative data...
April 21, 2024: Canadian Medical Association Journal: CMAJ