Health Reports
A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research
October 2020
Associations between the receipt of inpatient palliative care and acute care outcomes: A retrospective study
by Amy T. Hsu and Rochelle E. Garner
Canada continues to have a hospital-centric care system for those who are dying, despite the preference of most individuals to die in their community and other home-like settings. In 2015, 58% of decedents in Canada were hospitalized more than once in their last year of life and 61% of Canadians died in hospital. Under a hospital-centric system, the health care costs associated with dying are high. Despite the prominence of hospital care near the end of life, little is known about the characteristics of those who are admitted to hospital during this period and the types of inpatient care being provided. Hospitalizations in the final year of life may provide an opportunity to initiate palliative care (PC) or continue a PC treatment plan established prior to hospitalization
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Added, free and total sugar content and consumption of foods and beverages in Canada
by Siyuan Liu, Lalani L. Munasinghe, Arto Ohinmaa and Paul J. Veugelers
In Canada, chronic diseases account for 89% of all deaths and more than $80 billion in annual health care costs. Adopting healthy lifestyle behaviours, such as healthy eating, has the potential to prevent 80% of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, 40% of cancers, and other chronic diseases. Despite healthy eating recommendations issued by Health Canada, eating habits continue to deteriorate, and overweight prevalence rates continue to increase.
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