Krystina B. Lewis

ORCID: 0000-0001-6761-7548
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Research Areas
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Nursing education and management
  • Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Psychiatric care and mental health services

University of Ottawa
2016-2025

MedStar Washington Hospital Center
2025

Ottawa Hospital
2015-2024

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
2015-2024

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
2024

Université Laval
2023

Lewis University
2022

Gannon University
2022

GTx (United States)
2017

Ottawa Heart Institute
2014

Introduction. The Ottawa Decision Support Framework (ODSF) has guided practitioners and patients facing difficult decisions for 20 years. It asserts that decision support interventions address patients’ decisional needs improve quality. Purpose. To update the ODSF based on a synthesis of evidence. Methods. We conducted an overview systematic reviews, searching 9 electronic databases. Eligible reviews included assessments, interventions, outcome measures by ODSF. extracted data synthesized...

10.1177/0272989x20911870 article EN Medical Decision Making 2020-04-01

The 2013 update of the evidence informing quality dimensions behind International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS) offered a model process for developers patient decision aids.To summarize and used to inform systematic development aids from IPDAS Collaboration.To provide further details about design methods, we summarized findings subgroup (n = 283 aid projects) in recent review user involvement by Vaisson et al. Using new measure user-centeredness (UCD-11), then rated degree reported...

10.1177/0272989x211014163 article EN Medical Decision Making 2021-06-19

<h3>Clinical Question</h3> Are patient decision aids (PtDAs) associated with (1) improved quality defined as a informed by the evidence and value-based decision; (2) decision-making processes feeling informed, defining clear values related to decision, active participation in making (3) better health system outcomes compared either usual care or non-PtDA intervention? <h3>Bottom Line</h3> Patient are without worse outcomes.

10.1001/jama.2017.10289 article EN JAMA 2017-08-15

Background. Patient decision aids (PtDAs) are effective interventions to support patient involvement in health care decisions, but there is little use practice. Our study aimed determine subsequent PtDA clinical practice following published randomized controlled trials. Design. A descriptive using an e-mail-embedded questionnaire survey targeting authors of 133 trials included Cochrane Reviews PtDAs (106 authors). We classified level as a) implementation, defined integrating within...

10.1177/0272989x19868193 article EN Medical Decision Making 2019-08-17

Basic health literacy is required for making decisions. The aim of this chapter to discuss the use shared decision interventions supporting patient involvement in provides a definition and discusses link between three levels literacy: functional, communicative/interactive, critical. Interprofessional Shared Decision Making Model used identify various players involved: patient, family/surrogate/significant others, coach, care professionals. When patients are involved making, they have better...

10.3233/978-1-61499-790-0-263 article EN Studies in health technology and informatics 2017-01-01

Little is known about patient perspectives regarding consent for obtaining extra research-specific bone marrow (BM) samples during the diagnostic procedure acute leukemia (AL). This study aimed to better understand experiences with consenting provide these and identify potential areas practice improvement. Semi-structured interviews were conducted patients treated AL, 4–6 years prior interviews, healthcare professionals involved sample collection. A total of 17 (14 agreed a 3 did not have in...

10.3390/curroncol32030179 article EN cc-by Current Oncology 2025-03-19

The purpose of this study was to describe family engagement practices in a cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) and explore their relationship with patient outcomes. Observations were conducted on 104 patients, most (n = 61; 58%) having members present. On average, 1.3 ± 0.6 present per observation period patient, spending 69% the time at bedside. common forms included communication 100%), active presence 36; 59%), direct contribution 35; 57%). Patients 3 times less likely be...

10.1177/23743735251330463 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Patient Experience 2025-03-01

Abstract Introduction New graduate nurses (NGN) experience role stress and ambiguity as well mental if the reality of their work environment clashes with prior expectations. Multiple studies illustrate looming issues burnout low self-efficacy amongst NGN, along declining retention rates. The strategy this project was to improve nursing orientation via introduction support meetings for NGN employed in an ABA verified regional burn center. Such were designed advance participant’s clinical...

10.1093/jbcr/iraf019.093 article EN cc-by Journal of Burn Care & Research 2025-03-01

Abstract Background When people who can use or benefit from research findings are engaged as partners on study teams, the quality and impact of better. These include patients/consumers clinicians do not identify researchers. They referred to “knowledge users”. This partnered approach is called integrated knowledge translation (IKT). We know little about users’ involvement in conduct systematic reviews. aimed evaluate team members’ degree meaningful engagement their perceptions having used an...

10.1186/s40900-024-00550-w article EN cc-by Research Involvement and Engagement 2024-02-09
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