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Critical Illness in Migrant Workers in the Windsor-Essex Region: A Descriptive Analysis

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  • Alex Zhou

    (Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Abdelhady Osman

    (Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Genesis Flores

    (Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada)

  • Dhuvaraha Srikrishnaraj

    (Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada)

  • Jayashree Mohanty

    (School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9A 0C5, Canada)

  • Retage Al Bader

    (Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada)

  • Amy Llancari

    (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada)

  • Aya El-Hashemi

    (Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada)

  • Manahel Elias

    (Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada)

  • Kanza Mirza

    (Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada)

  • Maureen Muldoon

    (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada)

  • Ryan Palazzolo

    (Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada)

  • Farwa Zaib

    (Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada)

  • Indryas Woldie

    (Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
    Windsor Regional Hospital Cancer Program, Windsor, ON N8W 1L9, Canada)

  • Caroline Hamm

    (Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
    Windsor Regional Hospital Cancer Program, Windsor, ON N8W 1L9, Canada)

Abstract

Despite their essential role in Canadian agriculture, migrant workers face numerous healthcare barriers. There is a knowledge gap regarding the healthcare experiences of migrant workers with critical illness in the Windsor-Essex region. Our objective was to collect information on the experiences of migrant workers experiencing a critical illness at Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) between 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2021. We conducted a retrospective chart review and interviews with migrant workers. We identified 14 migrant workers who presented to WRH with a critical illness over these 10 years. Despite occasional barriers regarding access to care, the migrant workers received an appropriate standard of care in Canada. Five of the fourteen patients identified were repatriated to their home countries. The migrant worker patients interviewed expressed satisfaction with the care they received in Canada but identified repatriation as a specific concern to receiving continuity of care. The health and financial burden imposed by critical illness on migrant workers and their employers makes critically ill workers vulnerable to medical repatriation as a unique social determinant of health. Considering the critical role of migrant workers in Canada’s food security, policy changes should be considered to ensure critically ill workers are able to remain until recovery.

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  • Alex Zhou & Abdelhady Osman & Genesis Flores & Dhuvaraha Srikrishnaraj & Jayashree Mohanty & Retage Al Bader & Amy Llancari & Aya El-Hashemi & Manahel Elias & Kanza Mirza & Maureen Muldoon & Ryan Pala, 2023. "Critical Illness in Migrant Workers in the Windsor-Essex Region: A Descriptive Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(16), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:16:p:6587-:d:1218644
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    1. Carlos Colindres & Amy Cohen & C. Susana Caxaj, 2021. "Migrant Agricultural Workers’ Health, Safety and Access to Protections: A Descriptive Survey Identifying Structural Gaps and Vulnerabilities in the Interior of British Columbia, Canada," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-15, April.
    2. Carlos Colindres & Amy Cohen & C. Susana Caxaj, 2021. "Correction: Colindres et al. Migrant Agricultural Workers’ Health, Safety and Access to Protections: A Descriptive Survey Identifying Structural Gaps and Vulnerabilities in the Interior of British Col," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-1, September.
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