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Difficulties accessing specialist care and the association with unmet health care needs among middle-aged and older Canadians / by Md Kamrul Islam, Heather Gilmour and Kristyn Frank.: CS82-003/2026-7-2E-PDF

"Canada's population is aging rapidly, with implications for the health care system, including increasing demand for specialist care. However, few studies have examined factors associated with specialist care use, difficulty accessing such care, and the relationship between access difficulties and unmet health care needs among middle-aged (45 to 64 years) and older (65 years or older) adults. Data from the 2024 Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences – Primary and Specialist Care were used to identify factors associated with specialist care use, difficulty accessing specialist care, and to examine the relationship between access difficulties and unmet health care needs. Drawing on a nationally representative sample of 23,473 Canadians aged 45 or older, multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted separately for middle-aged and older adults. …"--Abstract, page 16.

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Department/Agency
  • Statistics Canada, issuing body.
TitleDifficulties accessing specialist care and the association with unmet health care needs among middle-aged and older Canadians / by Md Kamrul Islam, Heather Gilmour and Kristyn Frank.
Series title
  • Health reports, 1209-1367 ; vol. 37, no. 7, [2]
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Difficultés d'accès aux soins spécialisés et lien avec les besoins en soins de santé non comblés chez les Canadiens d'âge moyen et plus âgés.
  • "Catalogue no. 82-003-X."
  • "Research article."
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-30).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, July 15, 2026.
  • ©2026
Author / Contributor
  • Islam, Md. Kamrul, author.
Description1 online resource (pages 16-30) : colour illustrations.
Catalogue number
  • CS82-003/2026-7-2E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number82-003-X
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