Characteristics of health care related to mental health and substance use disorders among Community Health Centre clients in Ontario: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community Health Centre (CHC) client populations with a history of mental illness or substance use disorders, or both, are not described well in the literature. We identified CHC clients in Ontario with a history of health care related to mental health or substance use disorders, or both, and describe their demographic characteristics, health system use and related health risks in comparison to other people in the province with similar diagnoses who did not use CHC services.

Methods

We conducted a population-based cohort study using provincial health administrative data among Ontario residents aged 21-105 years with a previously established medical history of a mental illness or substance use disorder, or both. We examined 3 groups: clients of CHC sites that serve

SUBMITTER: Booth RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7252687 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature