Recommendations for equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada

Non-Pathological Psychological Distress among Mainland Chinese in Canada and Its Sociodemographic Risk Factors amidst the Pandemic

“…The first section gathers general sociodemographic information about participants and the second section collects information on psychological, cognitive, and behavioral responses towards COVID-19. In light of previous findings [ 2 ], we included questions on sociodemographic information (e.g., gender, employment status, income and financial satisfaction, and living conditions) to have a comprehensive understanding of risk factors in this vulnerable minoritized group. The financial satisfaction, health status, and perceived discrimination were rated with a 5-point Likert Scale: from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied) for financial satisfaction, from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) for health status, and from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) for perceived discrimination.…”

“…The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been spreading widely in Canada [ 1 ]. It has exacerbated health inequalities that have long persisted in pre-pandemic Canada, with racialized people, women, unemployed individuals, homeless individuals, or those with low incomes being disproportionately more affected by the pandemic [ 2 ]. In this context, there is a growing interest in assessing the psychological impact of the pandemic across the globe [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ].…”

Excess mortality, COVID-19 and health care systems in Canada

“…Other reviews have pointed to the need for health care systems to be attentive to social determinants of health and issues of equity, 16 as well as to health system workforce, communications and governance factors, 17 as the pandemic continues or recedes. This analysis suggests a need both for health care systems to generate better and more consistent data, and for a forensic analysis of factors contributing to mortality, such as the possible explanations outlined here.…”

Surmortalité, COVID-19 et systèmes de santé au Canada

“…Quelle devrait être la réaction des systèmes de santé au Canada? D'autres analyses ont souligné la nécessité, pour les systèmes de santé, de porter une attention particulière aux déterminants sociaux de la santé et aux inégalités 16 , de se soucier des travailleurs de la santé, de veiller aux enjeux de communication et de gouvernance 17 , à mesure que la pandémie perdurera ou s'estompera. Cette analyse évoque le besoin qu'ont les systèmes de santé de générer des données de meilleure qualité, plus cohérentes, ainsi que de procéder à une analyse spécifique des facteurs contribuant à la mortalité, à l'instar des pistes d'explications résumées ici.…”