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- Articles and reports: 82-005-X20060029294Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This newsletter article presents results from a population-based study of birth outcomes in Quebec from 1991 to 2000. Rates of adverse birth outcomes increased across successively poorer neighbourhood income groups, and across successively lower levels of maternal education, for five outcomes: preterm birth, small-for-gestational-age birth, stillbirth, neonatal death, and postneonatal death.
Release date: 2006-09-20 - 2. Collaboration with external researchers ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-005-X20040037793Geography: CanadaDescription:
The summaries below highlight several papers by Health Analysis and Measurement Group and external collaborators that have appeared in peer-reviewed journals over the past few months. One of these analyses used national health survey data; two used linked birth and infant death files; and one used two national health surveys and a survey by university researchers.
Release date: 2005-03-31 - Articles and reports: 82-005-X20040027421Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article summarizes results from the Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health 2002-2003 (JCUSH). Conducted by Statistics Canada and the US National Center for Health Statistics of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the JCUSH collected comprehensive information on health status and access to health care services using a single survey and a standard approach in both countries.
Release date: 2004-11-22 - Articles and reports: 11-522-X20020016722Geography: CanadaDescription:
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second cause of cancer deaths in Canada. Randomized controlled trials (RCT) have shown the efficacy of screening using faecal occult blood tests (FOBT). A comprehensive evaluation of the costs and consequences of CRC screening for the Canadian population is required before implementing such a program. This paper evaluates whether or not the CRC screening is cost-effective. The results of these simulations will be provided to the Canadian National Committee on Colorectal Cancer Screening to help formulate national policy recommendations for CRC screening.
Statistics Canada's Population Health Microsimulation Model was updated to incorporate a comprehensive CRC screening module based on Canadian data and RCT efficacy results. The module incorporated sensitivity and specificity of FOBT and colonoscopy, participation rates, incidence, staging, diagnostic and therapeutic options, disease progression, mortality and direct health care costs for different screening scenarios. Reproducing the mortality reduction observed in the Funen screening trial validated the model.
Release date: 2004-09-13 - 5. Health state preference scores for Canadians ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-005-X20040017000Geography: CanadaDescription:
This newsletter article describes the process and preliminary results of eliciting scores from small groups of lay Canadians about their relative preference for a health state compared with full health. Health preference measurement helps assess the relative impact of diseases on health-related quality of life. This is part of the Population Health Impact of Disease in Canada (PHI) research program.
Release date: 2004-08-05 - 6. Health services access survey, 2001 ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-005-X20020026480Geography: CanadaDescription:
For the first time, detailed information regarding the experiences of Canadians when they access health care services is available at the national level. The results of the Health Services Access Survey revealed that almost 20% of those who obtained first contact services (for self or family member) for routine care, health information or advice or immediate care for a minor health problem reported difficulties accessing these services. About 20% of those seeking specialized services (for self) reported difficulties, the majority citing lengthy waits as a primary barrier to care. Waits for surgery varied by type of surgery. Variations in waiting times by type of service warrant further investigation to assess how current services are meeting the needs of Canadians. This survey provides valuable information regarding the views and experiences of Canadians about waiting for care. These initial data provide a starting point for examination of access to health care services in Canada.
Release date: 2003-02-28 - 7. Modeling the burden of cancer in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-005-X20020016479Geography: CanadaDescription:
The Population Health Model (POHEM) is a policy analysis tool that helps answer "what-if" questions about the health and economic burden of specific diseases and the cost-effectiveness of administering new diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. This simulation model is particularly pertinent in an era of fiscal restraint, when new therapies are generally expensive and difficult policy decisions are being made. More important, it provides a base for a broader framework to inform policy decisions using comprehensive disease data and risk factors. Our "base case" models comprehensively estimate the lifetime costs of treating breast, lung and colorectal cancer in Canada. Our cancer models have shown the large financial burden of diagnostic work-up and initial therapy, as well as the high costs of hospitalizing those dying of cancer. Our core cancer models (lung, breast and colorectal cancer) have been used to evaluate the impact of new practice patterns. We have used these models to evaluate new chemotherapy regimens as therapeutic options for advanced lung cancer; the health and financial impact of reducing the hospital length of stay for initial breast cancer surgery; and the potential impact of population-based screening for colorectal cancer. To date, the most interesting intervention we have studied has been the use of tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer among high risk women.
Release date: 2002-10-08
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- Articles and reports: 82-005-X20060029294Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This newsletter article presents results from a population-based study of birth outcomes in Quebec from 1991 to 2000. Rates of adverse birth outcomes increased across successively poorer neighbourhood income groups, and across successively lower levels of maternal education, for five outcomes: preterm birth, small-for-gestational-age birth, stillbirth, neonatal death, and postneonatal death.
Release date: 2006-09-20 - 2. Collaboration with external researchers ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-005-X20040037793Geography: CanadaDescription:
The summaries below highlight several papers by Health Analysis and Measurement Group and external collaborators that have appeared in peer-reviewed journals over the past few months. One of these analyses used national health survey data; two used linked birth and infant death files; and one used two national health surveys and a survey by university researchers.
Release date: 2005-03-31 - Articles and reports: 82-005-X20040027421Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article summarizes results from the Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health 2002-2003 (JCUSH). Conducted by Statistics Canada and the US National Center for Health Statistics of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the JCUSH collected comprehensive information on health status and access to health care services using a single survey and a standard approach in both countries.
Release date: 2004-11-22 - Articles and reports: 11-522-X20020016722Geography: CanadaDescription:
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second cause of cancer deaths in Canada. Randomized controlled trials (RCT) have shown the efficacy of screening using faecal occult blood tests (FOBT). A comprehensive evaluation of the costs and consequences of CRC screening for the Canadian population is required before implementing such a program. This paper evaluates whether or not the CRC screening is cost-effective. The results of these simulations will be provided to the Canadian National Committee on Colorectal Cancer Screening to help formulate national policy recommendations for CRC screening.
Statistics Canada's Population Health Microsimulation Model was updated to incorporate a comprehensive CRC screening module based on Canadian data and RCT efficacy results. The module incorporated sensitivity and specificity of FOBT and colonoscopy, participation rates, incidence, staging, diagnostic and therapeutic options, disease progression, mortality and direct health care costs for different screening scenarios. Reproducing the mortality reduction observed in the Funen screening trial validated the model.
Release date: 2004-09-13 - 5. Health state preference scores for Canadians ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-005-X20040017000Geography: CanadaDescription:
This newsletter article describes the process and preliminary results of eliciting scores from small groups of lay Canadians about their relative preference for a health state compared with full health. Health preference measurement helps assess the relative impact of diseases on health-related quality of life. This is part of the Population Health Impact of Disease in Canada (PHI) research program.
Release date: 2004-08-05 - 6. Health services access survey, 2001 ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-005-X20020026480Geography: CanadaDescription:
For the first time, detailed information regarding the experiences of Canadians when they access health care services is available at the national level. The results of the Health Services Access Survey revealed that almost 20% of those who obtained first contact services (for self or family member) for routine care, health information or advice or immediate care for a minor health problem reported difficulties accessing these services. About 20% of those seeking specialized services (for self) reported difficulties, the majority citing lengthy waits as a primary barrier to care. Waits for surgery varied by type of surgery. Variations in waiting times by type of service warrant further investigation to assess how current services are meeting the needs of Canadians. This survey provides valuable information regarding the views and experiences of Canadians about waiting for care. These initial data provide a starting point for examination of access to health care services in Canada.
Release date: 2003-02-28 - 7. Modeling the burden of cancer in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 82-005-X20020016479Geography: CanadaDescription:
The Population Health Model (POHEM) is a policy analysis tool that helps answer "what-if" questions about the health and economic burden of specific diseases and the cost-effectiveness of administering new diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. This simulation model is particularly pertinent in an era of fiscal restraint, when new therapies are generally expensive and difficult policy decisions are being made. More important, it provides a base for a broader framework to inform policy decisions using comprehensive disease data and risk factors. Our "base case" models comprehensively estimate the lifetime costs of treating breast, lung and colorectal cancer in Canada. Our cancer models have shown the large financial burden of diagnostic work-up and initial therapy, as well as the high costs of hospitalizing those dying of cancer. Our core cancer models (lung, breast and colorectal cancer) have been used to evaluate the impact of new practice patterns. We have used these models to evaluate new chemotherapy regimens as therapeutic options for advanced lung cancer; the health and financial impact of reducing the hospital length of stay for initial breast cancer surgery; and the potential impact of population-based screening for colorectal cancer. To date, the most interesting intervention we have studied has been the use of tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer among high risk women.
Release date: 2002-10-08
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