Persons with a disability : A population health profile

Table

Confidence Intervals



Health outcomes
Perceived health, very good or excellent %
Perceived mental health, very good or excellent %
Life satisfaction, satisfied or very satisfied %
Three or more chronic health conditions %
Chronic pain %
Hypertension %
Arthritis %
Depression %
Anxiety %
Takes 6 or more different prescription medications on a regular basis %
Health behaviours
Exercises at least 2.5 hours per week %
Eats 5 or more servings of fruit or vegetables per day %
Daily or occasional smoker %
Use of cannabis daily %
Heavy drinking %
Social and economic factors
Health literacy
Written information about condition/prescription is hard to understand, always or usually %
Verbal information about condition/prescription is easy to understand, always or usually %
Social isolation and loneliness
Sense of belonging to local community, somewhat strong or very strong %
Lonely (based on loneliness score) %
Contributors to feelings of stress
Own physical health problem or condition %
Health of family members %
Financial situation %
Provides long-term care for someone %
Health services
Types of difficulties experienced in getting the health care needed
General financial barriers %
Unable to leave house %
Had to travel over 100 km/60 miles %
Services not available in area %
Transportation problems %
Trouble getting medical or rehabilitation equipment or supplies %
Trouble physically accessing a health care setting %
Regular place of care
Family doctor %
After-hours or walk-in clinic %
Hospital emergency department %
Average number of visits per type of provider in the last 12 months
Family doctor Number
Nurse practitioner Number
After-hours clinic or a walk-in clinic Number
Hospital emergency department Number
Access to family doctors
Has a primary care provider %
Can get an appointment within five days %
Hospital emergency department: Waited less than 4 hours %
Experience of care with family doctor
…Gives them enough time to discuss, always %
…Limits the number of problems that can be discussed in a visit %
…Explains things in a way that they can understand, always %
…Involves them in decisions about their health care, always %
…. Helps them coordinate the care from other providers, always %
Favourable rating of services received (8, 9 or 10 out of 10) %
Need for mental health care
Needed to talk to a health professional about their mental health %
...but did not see someone %
Reasons for not seeing a mental health professional
Wait time for services was too long %
Could not afford the cost or insurance did not cover enough %
Access to specialized services
Has seen a specialist in the last 12 months %
Waited less than 1 month for a first visit %
Has required a diagnostic test %
Waited less than 1 month for a diagnostic test %
Access to home care services
Needed home care services in the last 12 months, but did not receive any %
Management of chronic health conditions
Knows what their prescribed medications do (strongly agrees) %
Confidence in managing their health condition, very confident %

n/a = Not applicable / not available

S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About this Table

Content and description

Data about the experience persons with a disability reported throughout their journey while interacting with the New Brunswick health system.

The indicators are organized based on the population health model and capture the experience that persons with a disability had with health services regarding availability, visits, wait times, communication and overall care.

Why it is important

By better understanding the needs and experiences of persons with a disability while accessing required health services, we can better assess the quality of programs and services.