Health Services Utilization

Publications authored by CHSPR faculty and staff from 2009 to the present are listed here. Older peer-reviewed publications are usually available from individual journals and can be searched for using PubMed. Older reports published by CHSPR (from 1973) are available from the UBC Library cIRcle database. If you cannot find a specific publication, please contact us.


Kyomba GK, Law MR, Grépin KA, Mayaka SM, Mambu TN, Mbunga BK, Hategeka C, Mapatano MA, Konde JN, Ngo-Bebe D, Babakazo PD, Mafuta EM, Kiyombo GM. Barriers and facilitators to healthcare facility utilization by non-Ebola patients during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Glob Health Res Policy. 2024 Nov 19;9(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s41256-024-00387-6. Read more

Lavoie JG, Clark W, McDonnell L, Toor J, Nickel N, Anang P, Kusugak MA, Evaluardjuk-Palmer T, Brown N, Voisey Clark G, Wong S, Sanguins J. Inuit mental health service utilisation in Manitoba: results from the qanuinngitsiarutiksait study. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec;83(1):2413228. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2413228. Epub 2024 Oct 14. Read more

Hoben M, Maxwell CJ, Ubell A, Doupe MB, Goodarzi Z, Allana S, Beleno R, Berta W, Bethell J, Daly T, Ginsburg L, Rahman AS, Nguyen H, Tate K, McGrail K. EXploring Patterns of Use and Effects of Adult Day Programs to Improve Trajectories of Continuing Care (EXPEDITE): Protocol for a Retrospective Cohort Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Aug 30;13:e60896. doi: 10.2196/60896. Read more

Marquis S, Lunsky Y, McGrail KM, Baumbusch J. Fetal alcohol syndrome and population level health care usage in British Columbia, Canada. Disabil Health J. 2024 Aug 14:101684. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101684. Online ahead of print. Read more

Gao C, Cho LL, Dhillon A, Kim S, McGrail K, Law MR, Sunderji N, Barbic S. Understanding the factors related to how East and Southeast Asian immigrant youth and families access mental health and substance use services: A scoping review. PLoS One. 2024 Jul 15;19(7):e0304907. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304907. eCollection 2024. Read more

Au SW, Law MR, Cheng L, McGrail K, Harrison M. The Impact of reference pricing on prescribing patterns, costs, and health services utilization of proton pump inhibitors: A quasi-experimental study in British Columbia, Canada. Health Policy. 2024 Apr 4;144:105061. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105061. Online ahead of print. Read more

Ow N, Marchand K, Liu G, Mallia E, Mathias S, Sutherland J, Barbic SP. Patterns of service utilization among youth with substance use service need: a cohort study. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2023 Nov 3;18(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s13011-023-00572-9. Read more

Zeitouny S, Cheung DC, Bremner KE, Pataky RE, Pequeno P, Matelski J, Peacock S, Del Giudice ME, Lapointe-Shaw L, Tomlinson G, Mendlowitz AB, Mulder C, Tsui TCO, Perlis N, Walker JD, Sander B, Wong WWL, Krahn MD, Kulkarni GS. The impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare system resource use and costs in two provinces in Canada: An interrupted time series analysis. PLoS One. 2023 Sep 8;18(9):e0290646. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290646. eCollection 2023. Read more

Itiola AJ, Cheng L, Zhang W, Gomes T, Shah BR, Law MR. The Impact of Blood Glucose Test Strips Reimbursement Limits on Utilization, Costs, and Health Care Use in British Columbia. Can J Diabetes. 2023 Aug 21:S1499-2671(23)00193-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2023.08.005. Online ahead of print. Read more

Marquis SN, McGrail KM, Lunsky Y, Baumbusch J. The Use of Medically Required Dental Services by Youth with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities in British Columbia, Canada. J Can Dent Assoc. 2023 Jul;89:n7. Read more

Desai S, Zhang W, Sutherland JM, Singer J, Quon BS. Factors associated with frequent high-cost individuals with cystic fibrosis and their healthcare utilization and cost patterns. Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 1;13(1):8910. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-35942-7. Read more

Romanowski K, Law MR, Karim ME, Campbell JR, Hossain MB, Gilbert M, Cook VJ, Johnston JC. Healthcare utilization after respiratory tuberculosis: a controlled interrupted time series analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 May 9:ciad290. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad290. Online ahead of print. Read more

Marquis S, Lunsky Y, McGrail KM, Baumbusch J. Population-level use of gynecological health services by female youth with intellectual/developmental disabilities in British Columbia Canada. Disabil Health J. 2023 Apr 13:101478. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2023.101478. Online ahead of print. Read more

Marquis S, Lunsky Y, McGrail KM, Baumbusch J. Population level administrative data evidence of visits to the emergency department by youth with intellectual/developmental disabilities in BC, Canada. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Apr 8;69:52-57. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.04.006. Online ahead of print. Read more

Fejfar D, Andom AT, Msuya M, Jeune MA, Lambert W, Varney PF, Aron MB, Connolly E, Juárez A, Aranda Z, Niyigena A, Cubaka VK, Boima F, Reed V, Law MR, Grépin KA, Mugunga JC, Hedt-Gauthier B, Fulcher I. The impact of COVID-19 and national pandemic responses on health service utilisation in seven low- and middle-income countries. Glob Health Action. 2023 Mar 7;16(1):2178604. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2178604. Read more

Marchand K, Liu G, Mallia E, Ow N, Glowacki K, Hastings KG, Mathias S, Sutherland JM, Barbic S. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol or drug use symptoms and service need among youth: a cross-sectional sample from British Columbia, Canada. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2022 Dec 22;17(1):82. doi: 10.1186/s13011-022-00508-9. Read more

Rudoler D, Peterson S, Stock D, Taylor C, Wilton D, Blackie D, Burge F, Glazier RH, Goldsmith L, Grudniewicz A, Hedden L, Jamieson M, Katz A, MacKenzie A, Marshall E, McCracken R, McGrail K, Scott I, Wong ST, Lavergne MR. Changes over time in patient visits and continuity of care among graduating cohorts of family physicians in 4 Canadian provinces. CMAJ. 2022 Dec 12;194(48):E1639-E1646. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.220439. Read more

Singer A, Kosowan L, LaBine L, Shenoda D, Katz A, Abrams EM, Halas G, Wong ST, Talpade S, Kirby S, Baldwin A, Francois J. Characterizing the use of virtual care in primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Prim Care. 2022 Dec 10;23(1):320. doi: 10.1186/s12875-022-01890-w. Read more

Lavoie JG, Clark W, McDonnell L, Nickel N, Dutton R, Kanayok J, Anawak J, Anawak C, Brown L, Clark GV, Evaluardjuk-Palmer M, Ford F, Fowler-Woods M, Wong S, Sanguins J, Katz A. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. Kivalliq Inuit women travelling to Manitoba for birthing: findings from the Qanuinngitsiarutiksait study. 2022 Nov 23;22(1):870. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05214-9. Read more

Loyal JP, Lavergne MR, Shirmaleki M, Fischer B, Kaoser R, Makolewksi J, Small W. Trends in Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization in British Columbia: Descriptive Analysis of Population-Based Linked Administrative Data from 2008 to 2018. Can J Psychiatry. 2022 Oct 6:7067437221128477. doi: 10.1177/07067437221128477. Online ahead of print. Read more