Linguistic factors and COVID-19 outcomes among long-term care residents in Ontario, Canada
Residents living in language-discordant LTC facilities experienced more ED visits and hospitalizations following diagnosis of COVID-19. The findings of this study highlight the importance of providing frail, vulnerable individuals with linguistically concordant care.
Authors
- Claire Kendall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2686-1135)
- Marie‐Hélène Chomienne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8035-3428)
- Denis Prud’homme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9047-0871)
- Amy P. Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6841-2122)
- Alain P. Gauthier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8794-9977)
- Mwali Muray
- Douglas G. Manuel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0912-0845)
- Ricardo Batista (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5272-2457)
- Peter Tanuseputro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-0795)
- Lise M. Bjerre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3634-3585)
- Michael Reaume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9287-6098)
- Haris Imsirovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1403-7070)
- Josette-Renée Landry
- Louise Bouchard
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Université de Moncton (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Institut du Savoir Montfort (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- Laurentian University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06301-0
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Institut du savoir Montfort-Recherche