A5056655758- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2020-2025
Hospital Del Mar
2022-2025
Vassar College
2025
Parc de Salut
2022-2024
University Health Network
2017-2023
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
2017-2023
Hospital del Mar Research Institute
2022-2023
Municipal Institute for Medical Research
2022-2023
Public Health Ontario
2018-2021
University of Toronto
2017-2021
There is an urgency to respond the longstanding deficiencies in health human resources long-term care (LTC) home sector, which have been laid bare by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Nurse practitioners (NPs) represent efficient solution resource challenges. During current pandemic, many Medical Directors LTC homes worked virtually reduce risk of transmission. In contrast, NPs were present for in-person care. This study aims understand NPs' roles optimizing resident and...
In recent decades, economic crises and political reforms focused on employment flexibilization have increased the use of non-standard (NSE). National contexts determine how employers interact with labour state interacts markets manages social welfare policies. These factors influence prevalence NSE level insecurity it creates, but extent to which a country's policy context mitigates health influences is unclear. This study describes workers experience insecurities created by NSE, this their...
Due to the interplay of multiple complex and interrelated factors, long-term care (LTC) home residents are increasingly vulnerable sustaining poor outcomes in crisis situations such as COVID-19 pandemic. While death is considered an unavoidable end for LTC residents, importance facilitating a good one primary goals palliative end-of-life care. Nurse practitioners (NPs) well-situated optimize needs residents. This study explores role NPs dignified while also facing increased pressures related...
Despite the benefits of a 4-year degree colleges graduate an average only 51% their students within 6 years matriculation. Previous studies have identified individual-level and institutional-level factors that influence college completion but not adequately examined institutional actions regarding student mental health improve rates. Using positive deviance method, we conducted site visits at five institutions interviewed 172 participants including administrators (44%), faculty (23%), (32%)...
Background World economies increasingly rely on non-standard employment arrangements, which has been linked to ill health. While work and conditions are recognized structural determinants of health equity, policies aiming protect workers from negative implications predominantly focus standard arrangements the needs in may be neglected. The aim this study is explore workers’ experiences gaps labour regulations social protections its influence their well-being across 6 countries with differing...
The prevalence of vision and hearing loss is higher amongst older individuals with dementia, as well in long-term care settings than the wider community. However, incidence sensory impairment underreported often goes untreated. In this study, we aimed to understand nurses' current experiences screening caring for residents who have dementia impairment.As part a larger study on an environmental scan was conducted front-line healthcare providers. We report here findings from content analysis...
This study aims to understand the factors that contribute supervisory nurse performance in long-term care facilities.Long-term facilities have been faced with staffing challenges and increasing resident needs, resulting suboptimal quality of care. Nursing leadership has identified as a key factor provision high-quality care.The comparative case employed complexity science framework compare two facilities. The were chosen based on level perceived support staff received from their supervisors,...
Despite emerging evidence that persons with cognitive impairment (CI) (including dementia and/or delirium) can be rehabilitated post-hip fracture surgery, there still remains a paucity of research on best practice rehabilitation strategies help healthcare providers effectively rehabilitate CI. Therefore, this qualitative study explores professionals' (HCPs) perspectives who have been successfully providing for people CI.Sixteen HCPs specialty in rehabilitating CI from one inpatient facility...
Aim To examine the association between stress secondary to residents' responsive behaviours and job satisfaction of nurses nursing assistants working in homes. test whether supervisory support, work effectiveness empowerment confound this relationship. Background Understanding how influences for staff determining factors influencing relationship are important retention The term ‘responsive behaviours’ refers subset behavioural psychological symptoms dementia. Methods Survey responses from...
Objectives New models for the workforce are required in long-term care (LTC) homes, as was made evident during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Nurse Practitioner (NP)-led of represent an effective solution. This study explored NPs’ roles supporting LTC homes changes directives, policies, and recommendations related to COVID-19 were introduced. Design Qualitative exploratory study. Context Thirteen NPs working Ontario, Canada. Methods Semi-structured interviews conducted...
This focused critical ethnography aimed to deepen our understanding of the impact participating in a temporary, cyclical, low-wage migration program on mental and emotional health (MEH) Mexican women their non-migrating family members. Except for global care chains research, field migrant has paid limited attention importance transnational dynamics MEH relatives beyond workers’ children. The current study broadens this framework examine how family-level changes brought about by affect not...
Abstract Background Migrant seasonal agricultural workers face conditions of material vulnerability such as inadequate housing difficulties prevent access to running water supplies. The purpose this study is explore the perceptions professionals involved in care and support migrant workers, it relates consumption their impact on these workers’ health, a context COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A qualitative exploratory descriptive was conducted 2021 part larger research project, based 63 personal...
In long-term care facilities (LTCF), registered nurses (RNs) perform both clinical and supervisory roles as part of a team aiming to provide high-quality residents. The residents have several co-morbidities complex needs. Unfortunately, new RNs receive minimal preparation in gerontology experience during their program, leading low retention rates affecting resident outcomes. This qualitative study explored factors that influence performance LTCF from the perspective 24 participants Ontario,...
Abstract Aim The charge nurse in long‐term care facilities (LTCFs) performs a multiplicity of tasks that range from oversight the entire facility to directly assisting residents activities daily living. In order refine resident‐centred strategies and increase quality provided LTCFs, this study aims at gaining more nuanced understanding different dimensions role as central figure these institutions. Methods Data were generated through semi‐structured interviews. A purposive sample ten...
Staff working in long-term care (LTC) homes during COVID-19 frequently reported a lack of communication, collaboration, and teamwork, all which are associated with staff dissatisfaction, health concerns, support moral distress. Our study introduced regular huddles to LTC COVID-19, led by Nurse Practitioner (NP). The objectives were evaluate the process huddle implementation examine differences outcomes between categories (direct staff, allied management) who attended those did not.All...
To assess the influence of job insecurity and social exclusion on health migrant men women working in agricultural sector Spain.Qualitative quantitative data will be collected four Spanish autonomous regions (Catalonia, La Rioja, Murcia, Andalusia) between 2021 2022. First, semi-structured personal interviews with at least 40 professional key informants or experts (from NGOs, associations, health, services, trade unions, cooperatives, politics, cultural mediators). Second, combined...
Objectives: To access associations between job satisfaction and supervisory support as moderated by stress. Methods: For this cross-sectional study, data collected from 591 nursing assistants in 42 homes Canada Spain were analyzed with mixed-effects regression. Results: In both countries, stress related to residents’ behaviors was negatively associated satisfaction, and, Canada, it the positive association satisfaction. Stress family conflict issues of differently each location: greater a...
Despite the increase in global research on health inequalities, more needs to be done strengthen efforts inform local interventions. In this article, we ask what determines capacity engage inequalities. A bibliometric analysis identified Spain as 10th highest contributor field (1966–2015), yet a significant proportion of production was affiliated just few institutions Barcelona. How and why has city produced so much inequalities over four decades? realist explanatory case study conducted...
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic created major challenges in long-term care (LTC) homes across Canada and globally. A nurse practitioner-led interdisciplinary huddle intervention was developed to support staff wellbeing two LTC Ontario, Canada. objective of this study identify the constructs strongly influencing process implementation huddles both sites, capturing overall barriers facilitators intervention’s intrinsic properties. Methods Nineteen participants were interviewed about...
Abstract Background There is a growing number of older adults with cognitive impairment (CI) that require inpatient rehabilitation, and as such patient centred rehabilitation models have been developed. However, implementing evidence-based without attending to the fit model new context could lead an unsuccessful outcome. Researchers collaborated administrators staff in one rural site adapt care Canadian province Ontario. This paper reports on contextual factors influenced implementation...
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic entailed a deep economic crisis that affected working populations globally. However, non-standard workers (NSW, understood as with temporary contracts, not full-time, self-employed or paying taxes/making active pension contributions) were more severely hit than stable and protected jobs. aim of this study thus was to explore the experiences NSW during how these their mental health in Spain, one countries Europe highest shares self-employment applied...
More than half of long-term care (LTC) residents are reported to be living with dementia, affecting their ability understand and express information, thereby having profound implications for effective interactions. This is further compounded by hearing vision loss which also affects two thirds residents. Persons dementia have identified the assessment such sensory impairment, along its treatment care, as a key research priority. As part larger project aiming develop package screening tools...
emotional and mental health distress of working away from their home community.The objectives this poster are twofold: First: Relying on case studies, five in-depth interviews, participant observation data Quebec, Ontario, Mexico, we analyse the pertaining to these temporary migrant workers according distinct life stages locations.Second: We chart pathways barriers encompassing physical psycho-emotional health-contingent social, cultural, economic, political environmental factors operating...