Citizens receiving home care services from the Extra-Mural Program [and taking new prescription medications] who reported that the staff talked with them about the side-effects of their new prescription medications

Table

Unit %

Year 2018 Year 2015 Year 2012
Province
New Brunswick
52.5
50.5 - n/a
55.0
52.9 - 57.2
43.0
40.6 - 45.4
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
49.5
45.3 - n/a
50.2
45.8 - 54.6
43.8
38.8 - 48.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
52.2
48.0 - n/a
50.0
45.5 - 54.5
33.6
29.0 - 38.2
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
47.5
43.3 - n/a
52.5
47.6 - 57.3
43.2
38.0 - 48.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
64.4
58.7 - n/a
66.9
60.9 - 73.0
55.4
47.7 - 63.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
48.8
39.2 - n/a
54.0
45.3 - 62.7
32.9
22.3 - 43.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
57.0
51.0 - n/a
66.6
60.2 - 73.0
54.7
46.6 - 62.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
60.8
52.0 - n/a
58.9
51.2 - 66.6
47.4
37.8 - 57.0
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
48.9
37.3 - n/a
49.8
37.4 - 62.2
55.9
42.9 - 69.0
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
39.5
24.9 - n/a
64.3
51.1 - 77.6
50.7
36.2 - 65.2
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
49.5
36.2 - n/a
57.8
45.1 - 70.4
S
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
55.9
42.7 - n/a
S
S
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
48.0
33.8 - n/a
50.7
38.4 - 62.9
37.6
23.4 - 51.9
Dieppe and Memramcook
S
58.9
44.2 - 73.6
S
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
50.2
34.4 - n/a
S
S
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
63.5
56.1 - n/a
72.0
63.6 - 80.5
56.7
46.0 - 67.4
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
67.5
58.5 - n/a
57.3
48.8 - 65.9
51.6
41.5 - 61.6
Fredericton
36.8
29.3 - n/a
51.2
41.0 - 61.4
40.6
29.5 - 51.7
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
S
S
S
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
62.8
51.1 - n/a
59.8
49.7 - 70.0
55.3
42.7 - 67.8
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
S
S
S
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
S
S
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
66.2
52.2 - n/a
S
S
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
60.3
51.0 - n/a
56.1
47.6 - 64.6
48.2
37.6 - 58.9
Moncton
49.0
42.1 - n/a
44.6
37.0 - 52.1
38.1
30.0 - 46.2
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
34.6
20.1 - n/a
S
S
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
S
S
S
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
37.6
24.0 - n/a
S
S
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
40.2
25.3 - n/a
S
S
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
47.1
32.7 - n/a
S
S
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
48.1
36.8 - n/a
41.8
27.3 - 56.4
25.8
13.9 - 37.8
Riverview and Coverdale
36.7
24.5 - n/a
50.1
34.9 - 65.3
29.4
15.8 - 43.1
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
68.1
54.2 - n/a
39.5
24.9 - 54.1
S
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
45.0
38.0 - n/a
40.5
33.0 - 48.0
30.9
23.8 - 38.0
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
S
S
S
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
54.2
44.3 - n/a
54.8
44.0 - 65.5
62.9
48.5 - 77.4
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
61.0
46.4 - n/a
77.0
64.8 - 89.2
S
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
55.5
44.0 - n/a
64.5
52.8 - 76.2
30.2
17.7 - 42.8
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
69.0
59.9 - n/a
55.3
43.3 - 67.4
35.2
22.5 - 47.9
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
55.0
43.5 - n/a
55.9
45.7 - 66.1
50.0
35.9 - 64.1
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
62.2
52.0 - n/a
87.0
77.6 - 96.3
S
Age
18-64
52.9
48.4 - n/a
54.2
49.8 - 58.7
45.7
41.4 - 49.9
65 and over
52.5
50.2 - n/a
55.0
52.5 - 57.4
42.1
39.1 - 45.1
Gender
Female
50.9
48.3 - n/a
50.5
47.7 - 53.3
40.7
37.6 - 43.7
Male
54.6
51.6 - n/a
61.1
57.9 - 64.4
46.5
42.7 - 50.3
Language
Preferred language of service: English
51.0
48.6 - n/a
50.4
47.9 - 53.0
39.2
36.4 - 42.0
Preferred language of service: French
59.3
55.2 - n/a
68.8
64.7 - 72.9
54.1
49.1 - 59.0
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
74.1
60.8 - n/a
56.6
41.8 - 71.5
52.2
37.7 - 66.7
Non-Indigenous
52.4
50.3 - n/a
55.1
52.9 - 57.4
42.8
40.3 - 45.2
Education level
High school or less
54.3
51.8 - n/a
54.6
52.1 - 57.1
43.8
40.9 - 46.7
Postsecondary
49.6
45.9 - n/a
56.3
52.0 - 60.6
41.6
37.0 - 46.2
Household income
Less than $25,000
51.6
48.3 - n/a
54.8
51.4 - 58.2
42.2
38.5 - 45.9
$25,000 to less than $60,000
56.7
53.1 - n/a
55.3
51.4 - 59.2
44.4
40.2 - 48.6
$60,000 or more
48.7
41.0 - n/a
68.9
61.1 - 76.6
43.2
35.4 - 51.0
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator is the percentage of citizens receiving home care services from the Extra-Mural Program [and taking new prescription medications] who reported that the staff talked with them about the side-effects of their new prescription medications in the last 2 months.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Home Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who had taken any new prescription medicine or changed any of the medicines they were taking in the last 2 months. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "yes" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no" to the question: In the last 2 months, did Extra-Mural staff talk with you about the side-effects of these medicines?

Notes

The 2021 edition of the Home Care Survey was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the pandemic did not influence the survey’s response rate, users are advised to use the survey data with caution, especially when creating estimates for small sub-populations or when comparing it to other editions of the survey.

Unit

%

NBHC code

XM_MED06_1

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