Publications by authors named "B McDougall"
Article Synopsis
- This text discusses the role of social prescribing in connecting older people from ethnic minority groups to cultural offerings that can help address issues like loneliness and poor mental health.
- A scoping review was conducted to analyze existing literature on how cultural activities are tailored for these older populations in the UK, resulting in six key sources that highlight both opportunities and barriers to engagement.
- The findings suggest that consulting with the target groups is crucial for creating inclusive activities and emphasize the need for more research in this area, as cultural providers currently lack sufficient evidence to effectively develop their offerings.
Intro: Complex and siloed health and social service systems can be difficult for people to navigate. The fragmented and poorly linked services leads to ineffective communication between care teams, delayed access to services, concerns regarding quality and safety of patient care, as well as patient frustration and disengagement.
Description: Planned Care for Better Health (PCBH) is a community-based care navigation and coordination program for people with complex health and psychosocial needs who are at risk of future hospitalisation.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore how not having a regular primary care provider affects patients' views on health care and their ability to meet their health needs.
- Conducted through 41 semistructured interviews in Canadian provinces, findings highlighted two main issues: unmet health needs and the adverse impacts of being unattached to a provider.
- Key benefits of having a primary care provider include better access to care and stronger relationships with health professionals, while being unattached is linked to negative mental health outcomes and lower confidence in the health care system.
Background: Primary care attachment improves health care access and health outcomes, but many Canadians are unattached, seeking a provider via provincial wait-lists. This Nova Scotia-wide cohort study compares emergency department utilization and hospital admission associated with insufficient primary care management among patients on and off a provincial primary care wait-list, before and during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: We linked wait-list and Nova Scotian administrative health data to describe people on and off wait-list, by quarter, between Jan.
Background And Aims: Patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) have a substantially increased risk of early dementia. In this exploratory study, we aim to determine whether patients with TIA have 1) measurable regional cerebral hypoperfusion unrelated to the location of ischemia, and 2) determine the relationship of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) with their cognitive profiles.
Methods: Patients with TIA ( = 49) and seventy-nine ( = 79) age and sex matched controls underwent formal neuropsychological testing and MRI.