Burden of Illness Chapter 3 Arlene S. Bierman, Farah Ahmad, Jan Angus, Richard H. Glazier, Mandana Vahabi, Cynthia Damba, Janice Dusek, Susan K. Shiller, Yingzi Li, Stephanie Ross, Gabriel Shapiro, Douglas Manuel.
A Tool for Monitoring and Improvement The Project for an Ontario Women s Health Evidence-Based Report (POWER) will serve as a tool to help policymakers and providers to improve the health of and reduce inequities among the women of Ontario.
Uses for POWER Study Priority Setting Building the Evidence Base Informing Practice and Policy Tool for Improvement Integrating Equity into Planning and Quality Improvement
Stakeholder Consultations Power Study Roundtables Consumers: representatives of community based groups and associations Providers: clinicians, government, health data agencies, LHINs, CHCs, CCACs Range of areas and interests Especially cancer, cardiovascular, and depression Some representation from outside GTA
Ontario Women s Health Equity Report Volume 1 Burden of Illness Cancer Depression Cardiovascular disease Access to Health Care Conclusions and Policy Implications Volume 2 Diabetes HIV Infection Musculoskeletal Disorders (arthritis, osteoporosis) Reproductive and Gynecological Health Special Populations (low income, immigrant and older women) Social Determinants of Health Interactive data cube
Measuring and Monitoring Gender Differences in Health and Health Care Women and men have very different: Patterns of illness, morbidity, and mortality Social contexts Experiences with health care Health inequities among women associated with: Socioeconomic position Ethnicity Geography
Women s Health Reporting: Developing a New Model The Ontario Women s Health Equity Report can serve as a model for incorporating gender and equity as an integral component of improvement efforts; focusing on the need to integrate efforts to improve population health and health care services; building upon evidence-based analyses to provide new information on factors and pathways contributing to gender and socioeconomic differences in health outcomes.
Assessing Equity Overall Population Women Men Income Geography Income Geography Education Ethnicity Education Ethnicity
Health Indicator Measurement and Reporting: A Tool to Drive Change Health indicator measurement and reporting provide essential tools for informing and monitoring efforts to: Improve population health Improve access to quality and outcomes of health care services Reduce inequities in health and health care
Effecting Change... Reporting by itself does not result in improvement. For performance measurement and reporting to result in change it needs to be evidencebased, strategy driven, linked to a commitment for change by health system leaders and providers, and mechanisms for accountability.
POWER Study Women s Health Equity Framework
Women s Health Indicator Framework Gender Sex & Community and Health System Characteristics Non-Medical Determinants of Health Health System Performance Health Status
POWER Study Gender and Equity Health Indicator Framework
Indicators from the Burden of Illness chapter Health and Functional Status Global health (self-rated health) Self-rated mental health Activity limitations Limitations in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) and Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) Activities prevented by pain Hospitalization rates due to fall-related injury among seniors
Indicators Chronic Disease Risk Factors Lower income Lower education Food insecurity Health behaviours that increase the risk of chronic disease Physical inactivity Inadequate fruit and vegetable intake Overweight / obesity Smoking
Indicators Chronic Conditions Prevalence Hypertension Arthritis Obstructive lung disease Diabetes Heart disease or stroke Urinary incontinence Prevalence of depression Prevalence of multiple (2 or more) chronic conditions
Indicators Sexually Transmitted Infections Incidence Chlamydia Gonorrhea Number of prevalent HIV cases HIV risk factors AIDS incidence Prenatal HIV testing
Indicators Mortality All-cause mortality rate Premature mortality (deaths before age 75) Excess death before age 75 Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLLs) *75 Chronic disease mortality rate Ischemic heart disease Cerebrovascular disease Other circulatory diseases Pneumonia mortality rate Mortality rate from trauma and injury Life expectancy at birth Life expectancy at age 65 Disability-free life expectancy
LHIN-level analysis All indicators with the exception of those reported on mortality were available at the regional (LHIN level) LHINs have received their data on: Self-rated health (percentage of population reporting fair or poor health) Self-rated mental health Percentage of population reporting activity limitations Percentage of population IADL and/or ADL limitations Fall-related hospitalization rate Prevalence of heart disease and/or stroke Prevalence of diabetes Prevalence of urinary incontinence Physical inactivity Inadequate fruit and vegetable intake Smoking
Burden of Illness Chapter LHIN-level data availability Data available for LHIN, LHIN and age, LHIN and income, LHIN and education Self-rated health (fair/poor) Prevalence of activity limitations Prevalence of limitations in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) or basic Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Hospitalization due to fall-related injury among seniors (education unavailable) Inadequate fruit/vegetable intake Smoking Physical inactivity Overweight or obesity Arthritis High blood pressure (hypertension) Prevalence of multiple chronic conditions
Burden of Illness Chapter LHIN-level data availability Self-rated mental health (fair/poor) Asthma Heart disease and stroke Diabetes Lower income Lower education Activities prevented by pain Food insecurity Urinary incontinence Depression Sexually transmitted infections Mortality Data available at LHIN level only LHIN-level data unavailable
Age-standardized percentage of adults aged 25 and older who reported being a daily or occasional smoker, by sex, education level and Local Health Integration Network, in Ontario, 2005
Uses for POWER Study Priority Setting Building the Evidence Base Informing Practice and Policy Tool for Improvement Integrating Equity into Planning and Quality Improvement
Health and Functional Status
Age-standardized percentage of adults aged 25 and older who reported their health as fair or poor, by annual household income and sex, 2005 Percentage (%) 40 30 20 10 0 26 25 21 18 13 13 8 7 Low Low er middle Middle Higher Annual household income Women Men Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Age-standardized percentage of adults aged 25 years and older who reported their health as fair or poor, by ethnicity and sex, in Ontario, 2005 40 Percent (%) 30 20 10 29 24 16* 16* 15* 14 9* 8* 19* 12* 12 13 0 Aboriginal** Black South and West Asian, Arab East and Southeast Asian Other*** White Ethnicity Women Men Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey 3.1 *Interpret with caution due to high sampling variability (coefficient of variation 16.6 33.3) **Only includes off-reserve Aboriginals (North American Indian, Metis, Inuit) ***Includes Latin American, other racial and multiple racial origins.
Age-standardized percentage of adults aged 25 years and older who reported their health as fair or poor, by sex and language, in Ontario, 2005 Percentage (%) 40 30 20 10 0 28* 22* 21* 12 13 12 12 13 11 English only French only English and French only Women Men English or French with other language 17* Neither English nor French (other) Language Exhibit 3A.5 Age-standardized percentage of adults aged 25 years and older who reported their health as fair or poor, by sex and language, in Ontario, 2005 Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Age-specific percentage of adults aged 25 years and older who reported having activity limitations, by sex and annual household income, in Ontario, 2005 60 Aged 25 64 years 60 Aged 65 and older 50 44 Percentage (%) 40 20 35 37 30 27 25 22 20 19 Percentage (%) 40 20 40 39 37 36 38 34 0 Low Lower middle Middle Higher Annual household income 0 Low Lower middle Middle Higher Annual household income Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Age-specific percentage of adults aged 25 years and older who reported that their activities were prevented due to pain or discomfort, by sex and annual household income, in Ontario, 2000/01 40 35 Percentage (%) 30 20 10 26 16 15 10 27 23 18* 25 16 11 7 27 26 13 11* 0 Women 25 64 Women 65+ Men 25 64 Men 65+ Sex and age group (years) Low income Low er middle income Middle income Higher income Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Chronic disease risk factors
Age-standardized percentage of women aged 25 and older who reported health behaviours that increase the risk of chronic diseases, by sex and education level, in Ontario, 2005 100 80 60 40 20 65 57 60 56 55 51 48 49 42 46 46 34 28 26 21 8 0 Physical inactivity* Inadequate fruit and vegetable intake** Overweight or obese*** Smoking^ Education level Less than secondary school graduation At least some post-secondary school Secondary school graduation Bachelor's degree or higher Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Age-standardized percentage of men aged 25 and older who reported health behaviours that increase the risk of chronic diseases, by sex and education level, in Ontario, 2005 100 Percentage (%) 80 60 40 20 59 51 49 41 69 68 66 66 63 64 57 55 40 29 26 13 0 Physical inactivity* Inadequate fruit and vegetable intake** Overweight or obese*** Smoking^ Education level Less than secondary school graduation At least some post-secondary school Secondary school graduation Bachelor's degree or higher Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Age-standardized percentage of adults aged 25 years and older who reported being current smokers, by sex and ethnicity, in Ontario, 2005 100 80 Percentage (%) 60 40 20 39 43 10* 19* 5* 18 18 4* 13 25 22 25 0 Aboriginal** Black South and West Asian, Arab East and Southeast Asian Other*** White Ethnicity Women Men Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Age-standardized percentage of adults aged 25 years and older who reported being overweight or obese, by sex and ethnicity, in Ontario, 2005 100 80 60 40 56 66 64 60 39 48 35 41 67 65 47 20 17 0 Aboriginal** Black South and West Asian, Arab East and Southeast Asian Other*** White Ethnicity Women Men Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Prevalence of chronic conditions
Age-standardized percentage of women aged 25 and older who reported having selected chronic diseases, by sex and annual household income, in Ontario, 2005 40 30 30 27 32 29 26 26 Percentage(%) 20 10 21 21 15 13 11 11 8 6 9 8 6 6 3 4 0 Hypertension Arthritis Obstructive lung disease* Diabetes Annual household income Low Lower middle Middle Higher Heart disease or stroke Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Age-standardized percentage of men aged 25 and older who reported having selected chronic diseases, by sex and annual household income, in Ontario, 2005 40 31 30 20 10 23 26 24 20 19 18 15 13 10 10 11 11 8 8 8 9 9 5 6 0 Hypertension Arthritis Obstructive lung disease* Diabetes Heart disease or stroke Annual household income Low Lower middle Middle Higher Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Age-standardized percentage* of the population aged 25 years and older, by sex and number of chronic conditions, in Ontario, 2005 One condition 30% Two conditions 17% Three conditions 8% One condition 30% conditions 16% Three conditions 6% No conditions 38% Four conditions 4% Five or more conditions 2% No conditions 45% Five or more conditions 1% Four conditions 2% Women Men Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Age-specific percentage of adults aged 25 years and older who reported having two or more chronic conditions, by sex and annual household income, in Ontario, 2005 Aged 25 64 years Aged 65 and older 100 100 Percentage (%) 80 60 40 20 34 28 30 23 25 20 21 16 Percentage (%) 80 60 40 20 70 69 65 61 60 62 57 50 0 Low Lower Middle middle Annual household income Higher 0 Low Lower middle Middle Annual household income Higher Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Age-standardized percentage of adults aged 25 years and older who reported having two or more chronic conditions, by sex and ethnicity, in Ontario, 2005 60 50 48 Percentage (%) 40 30 20 41 29 25* 23 19 16 16 29 34 27 26 10 0 Aboriginal** Black South and West Asian, Arab East and Southeast Asian Other*** White Ethnicity Women Men Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle, 3.1
Mortality
All-cause mortality rate per 100,000 population, by sex and neighbourhood income quintile, in Ontario*, 2001 800 700 686 Rate per 100,000 600 500 400 300 200 418 577 351 357 546 339 515 523 362 100 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Lowest income Neighbourhood income quintile Highest income Women Men Data sources: Statistics Canada s Canadian Mortality Database and 2001 Census
Premature mortality (percentage of the population who died before age 75 years), by sex and neighbourhood income quintile, in Ontario*, 2001 50 Percentage (%) 40 30 20 26 41 33 31 29 28 21 20 19 19 10 0 Lowest income Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Neighbourhood income quintile Women Men Highest income Data sources: Statistics Canada s Canadian Mortality Database and 2001 Census
Mortality rate from circulatory diseases per 100,000 population, by sex, type of disease and neighbourhood income quintile, in Ontario*, 2001 250 200 Other circulatory diseases Other circulatory diseases 250 222 Cerebrovascular disease Cerebrovascular disease Ischemic heart disease Ischemic heart disease 185 181 200 165 169 Rate per 100,000 150 100 123 105 102 100 111 Rate per 100,000 150 100 50 50 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Lowest Highest Income Income Neighbourhood income quintile 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Lowest Highest Income Income Neighbourhood income quintile Women Men Data sources: Statistics Canada s Canadian Mortality Database and 2001 Census
Summary Sizable and modifiable health inequities on multiple measures across multiple domains. Identified inequities among women associated with socioeconomic position are often greater than differences between men and women. Opportunity to improve population health while reducing health inequities by focusing on chronic disease prevention and management and targeting atrisk populations.
Data Challenges Need core items for monitoring that don t change over time Data across continuum of care Data completeness and quality Oversample minority groups Domains not measured: caregiving, violence against women
Driving Improvement and Equity Prioritize Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Coordinate Population Health, Community, and Clinical Responses Address the Broader Determinants of Health Routinely Include Gender and Equity Analysis in Health Indicator Monitoring
Towards Equity in Health Prevention and Health Promotion Health System Redesign Chronic Disease Management Patient Centeredness Address Broader Determinants of Health Performance Measurement and Improvement Routine Gender and Equity Analysis Improve Data Capacity for Measurement Build the Evidence Base What Works
Targets for Intervention Interventions: Patient Level Practice Level Health System Level Community Level Partnerships with Human Service Providers and Community based Organizations Quality Improvement-Target and Monitor Disparities Advocacy for Policy and Cross-Sectoral Partnerships to Address Social Determinants of Health
For more information, please contact us: The POWER Study is funded by Echo: Improving Women's Health in Ontario, an agency of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. This presentation does not necessarily reflect the views of Echo or the Ministry.