title: [The concept mapping of representations of the future of health services in French in linguistic minority].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In the context of institutional incompleteness affecting the official minority language communities, we examine how the Francophones in a minority context see the future of health services offered in French.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study is based on a participatory methodology: the concept mapping will serve to identify the conceptual universe of a given problem. From a master statement such as: "When I think about the future of health services in French, I think of ...", participants are invited to make as many statements as come to mind. These statements are then categorized individually and treated collectively through a multivariate analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The main themes emerging from the mapping exercise indicate the issues and challenges raised by the participants, namely the geographical context, specific needs, language rights, education and training, human resources, bilingualism and translation, the minority experience, active offer, the role of governmental bodies, community mobilization, collaboration and networking.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The participatory approach that concept mapping allows is interesting in more than one way: its flexibility provides a space for both individual and collective reflection; it allows identification and structuring of the crucial dimensions of an issue; and the research outcomes are useful both to researchers and participants in guiding action and achieving goals. Social actors can therefore benefit from a collective dynamic to reflect on the foundations for the development and organization of health services in French.
authors.affiliation: Université d'Ottawa. louise.bouchard@uottawa.ca.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bouchard
mesh_terms: D003210:Concept Formation; D005544:Forecasting; D006296:Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: Concept mapping; health services in French; official language minority; representations