Measuring geographic proximity and continuity with family medicine at end-of-life: Protocol for a population-level retrospective cohort study using Canadian Health Administrative Data
We hypothesize that patients living closer to their family physician will experience higher COC and improved healthcare outcomes at the end of life. Findings have the potential to inform health policy and planning aimed at improving equitable geographic access to family medicine during the late stages of life.
Authors
- Michelle Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8127-5492)
- Lawrence C. E. Mbuagbaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5855-5461)
- Shuaib Hafid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2853-6881)
- K. Bruce Newbold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6441-7863)
- Sarina Roslyn Isenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6059-5366)
- Aaron Jones
- Peter Gozdyra
- Ana Gayowsky
- Andrew P. Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9212-5641)
- Erin Gallagher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0539-3830)
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
- Impact (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336790
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00