MORTALITY STATISTICS FOR COLCHESTER COUNTY NOVA COTIA AN…的死亡率统计.pdfVIP

MORTALITY STATISTICS FOR COLCHESTER COUNTY, NOVA SCOTIA: AN ANALYSIS OF NOVA SCOTIA DEATH CERTIFICATE DATA, 1998-2005 Alison Zwaagstra Health Information Analyst Network for End of Life Studies June 2009 Network for End of Life Studies Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement School of Health Administration Dalhousie University 5161 George Street, Suite 700 Halifax, NS, Canada B3J 1M7 Phone: (902) 494-1307 Fax: (902) 494-6849 Email: nels@dal.ca Web site: www.nels.dal.ca Introduction With support from a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement (ICE) grant (#HOA-80067), the Network for End of Life Studies (NELS) is investigating vulnerable populations at end of life. Death certificate data from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics (NSVS) is being analyzed to describe persons dying of chronic disease in Nova Scotia by causes of death and to estimate the size of the population that could benefit from palliative and end of life care. To date, chronic disease reports have been completed for cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), multiple sclerosis (MS), and Parkinson’s disease. Reports are planned or in progress for Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, renal disease, congestive heart failure (CHF), and cerebrovascular disease (stroke). Purpose The purpose of this work-in-progress report is to provide death data by age and causes of death for Colchester County to assist in a needs assessment for a residential hospice in the Colchester East Hants District Health Authority. We welcome feedback on the information presented herein. Methods: Study Population for this Report : The Colchester East Hants District Health Authority (DHA 4) includes East Hants as well as Colchester County. According to the 2006 Census,