Access to Cardiovascular Care for Indigenous Peoples in Canada: A Rapid Review.

ABSTRACT: Indigenous peoples in Canada are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared to non-Indigenous people. Contributing factors include historical oppression, racism, healthcare biases, and disparities in terms of the social determinants of health. Access to and inequity in cardiovascular care for Indigenous peoples in Canada remain poorly studied and understood. A rapid review of the literature was performed using the PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) databases to identify articles describing access to cardiovascular care for Indigenous peoples in Canada between 2002 and 2021. Included articles were presented narratively in the context of delays in seeking, reaching, or receiving care, or as disparities in cardiovascular outcomes, and were ass

SUBMITTER: Vervoort D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486860 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature