An article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal said more health-care providers in Canada should take additional measures to better communicate with French-speaking patients, even if it means using interpreters.
Despite a high level of bilingualism in Canada’s Francophone population, many are not comfortable speaking English in health care settings, said the article. "Of note, researchers have found that Francophones living in Ontario have poorer health outcomes when compared with their Anglophone counterparts.
The article said patients took part in a series on informal interviews with family physicians in communities that had large Francophone populations.
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