Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary Health Care, 2007-2008

Contains data on issues relating to experiences with health care that impact Canadians. More specifically, the goal of this survey was to provide a picture of access and utilization of primary care as well as information on issues specific to Canadians living with chronic conditions and their experiences with the health care system. Ultimately, the data collected will provide information for the development of effective policies and strategies, both provincially and nationally, to help improve health care for all Canadians. Measures include: health status, primary health care type, health care use, health care utilization, experience with primary health care providers, access to health care, emergency room use, prescription medication use, chronic conditions, patient activation, and demographic characteristics.

本数据集收录与影响加拿大民众的医疗保健体验相关的各类议题数据。具体而言，本次调查旨在全面呈现基础医疗（primary care）服务的可及性与利用现状，并收集加拿大慢性病（chronic conditions）患者群体的专属医疗议题及其在医疗保健系统中的体验相关信息。最终，所采集的数据将为省级及国家级层面制定高效政策与策略提供支撑，助力改善全体加拿大民众的医疗保健服务质量。本次调研涵盖的测评维度包括：健康状况、基础医疗服务类型、医疗服务使用情况、医疗保健利用度、基层医疗服务提供者体验、医疗服务可及性、急诊室（emergency room）使用情况、处方药（prescription medication）使用情况、慢性病状况、患者激活（patient activation）以及人口统计学特征（demographic characteristics）。