Background Canadians’ health care-seeking behaviour for physical and mental health
issues was examined using the international Quality and Cost of Primary Care (QUALICOPC) …

Background Multimorbidity, the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions, is common
among older adults and is known to be associated with high costs and gaps in quality of care…

Importance Although wait times for hip fracture surgery have been linked to mortality and are
being used as quality-of-care indicators worldwide, controversy exists about the duration of …

Objective To compare the incidence of admissions to hospital for stroke among older adults
with dementia receiving atypical or typical antipsychotics. Design Population based …

This article critically reviews the association between the profit status of North American
nursing homes and the quality of care. Studies were identified by searching MEDLINE (January …

Understanding how healthcare dollars are spent and attributing healthcare spending to
individuals is an important activity for accountability and comparative performance monitoring …

Background Administrative healthcare databases are increasingly used for health services
and comparative effectiveness research. When comparing outcomes between different …

Background: Population-based diagnosis-and condition-specific health-related quality of life
(HRQoL) scores are required for decision-making and research purposes. These HRQoL …

Background This study examined the incidence of a person’s first diagnosis of a selected
chronic disease, and the relationships between modifiable lifestyle risk factors and age to first …

Background: Characterizing high-cost users of health care resources is essential for the
development of appropriate interventions to improve the management of these patients. We …