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Health inequities in cardiac care and cardiovascular guideline concordance in Australian migrant populations: data correlation for culturally and linguistically diverse populations (DatCALD) project

P. A. Dalinjong, J. Glover, A. Oommen, K. Wechkunanukul

European Heart Journal, 2024

Abstract

Evidence of inequities in acute cardiac care and concordance with cardiovascular guidelines in migrant populations have not been well documented in Australia. Additionally, knowledge of correlations between clinical data and population health data of these marginalised groups is seriously lacking.

To establish an interactive population health atlas and perform data correlations to determine health inequities in cardiac care provision in emergency departments (EDs) and examine guideline concordance in migrant populations.

This study correlated population health data derived from public health surveillance systems with the clinical data of migrant populations in Australia. The interactive atlas has been established and data correlations between relevant variables have been produced. Degree of correlations were presented as a correlation coefficient (r).

The evidence revealed a strong relationship between migrant status and poor cardiac care provision. Migrant populations who were born overseas in non-English-speaking (NES) countries were less likely to access universal health coverage in Australia (Medicare) and were more likely to live with socioeconomic disadvantage (r= 0.24). Birthplaces of migrants were associated with longer processing time for cardiac care in ED, including time to meet an ED doctor and total ED stay time (Figure 1). Migrant populations were less likely to receive cardiac care at triage within the recommended timeframe of 10 minutes (r= -0.35), whereas…

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