A5018406899- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Music Therapy and Health
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Disaster Response and Management
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
University of Alberta
2013-2025
Alberta Health Services
2023
Toronto Metropolitan University
2015-2017
Laing O'Rourke (United Kingdom)
2016
Alberta Innovates
2016
Health Solutions (Sweden)
2016
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
2016
CARE Canada
2016
Indigenous Wellbeing Centre
1964
Abstract The goal of this commentary is to highlight the ageism that has emerged during COVID-19 pandemic. Over 20 international researchers in field ageing have contributed document. This discusses how older people are misrepresented and undervalued current public discourse surrounding It points issues documenting deaths adults, lack preparation for such a crisis long-term care homes, some ‘protective’ policies can be considered patronising initial perception was virus really an adult...
During the pandemic, there has been significant social media attention focused on increased COVID-19 risks and impacts for people with dementia their care partners. However, these messages can perpetuate misconceptions, false information, stigma.
Few supports exist for family/friend care partners when the recipient is a person living with dementia in home. This study assessed effectiveness of My Tools Care-In Care (MT4C-In Care), self-administered, web-based psychoeducational intervention. The overall was mixed methods pragmatic randomized controlled trial, concurrent process evaluation and an active (educational) control. intervention group received link to MT4C-In 2 months. Participants were eligible if they adult (≥18 years age)...
Cancer inequities such as late access to cancer screening and diagnosis affect people of African Latin American descent in Canada. These addition experiences racism discrimination unequal living working conditions are detrimental their wellness. We aim delineate together with a patient-oriented pathway improve equity wellness care. This is 3-year community-based participatory research study. The study will take place Alberta Ontario involve 125 participants including cancer, family community...
Abstract Relationship-centred mealtimes can support care home residents, who are at high risk for loneliness. However, staff do not consistently promote relationship-centred mealtimes. This secondary analysis examined the impact of factors (selected based on Theory Planned Behaviour) upon interest in making more relationship-centred. Data were from a cross-sectional, quantitative survey 670 North America. We used multivariable logistic regression to test hypotheses. The model was...
Abstract Aim To examine the concept of preparedness over time in research with informal caregivers older adults. Design Concept analysis. Methods Rodgers' evolutionary method analysis was used to guide this theoretical paper due dynamic nature preparedness, which is influenced by both context and time. Using inductive approach, elements were derived from a content included studies. In final step, generate hypotheses implications regarding concept, conceptual structure adults connected...
A decade ago, urgent calls were made to address the harms of social isolation and loneliness experienced by older adults living with a chronic illness or in care home.1Victor CR Loneliness homes: neglected area research?.Aging Health. 2012; 8: 637-646Crossref Scopus (67) Google Scholar The urgency this call was repeated recently WHO launch commission as pressing health threat.2WHOWHO launches foster...
Introduction: Caring for a person with advanced disease can have detrimental impact on the quality of life family caregivers. This is further compounded in rural areas that few or no palliative care services. Hope has positive influence caregivers persons cancer but factors influencing hope specifically women not been examined.Purpose: The purpose this study was to determine caring cancer, by examining relationship demographic variables, self-efficacy, guilt, and caregiver physical mental...
COVID-19 has had a profound impact on long-term care (LTC) homes in Canada. But the measures put place to control infection within LTC have also devastating impacts health and well-being of residents through effects social connection. Here, we offer guiding principles enable connection promote quality life for during beyond. These were generated by working group COVID-19 Dementia Task Force, convened Alzheimer Society Canada identify urgent emerging issues raised Canadians with dementia.
With the COVID-19 pandemic halting all in-person research in March 2020, many researchers adopted virtual methods to continue their work amid this global crisis. As persisted and safety of participants remained a priority, grew popularity for qualitative researchers. This turn led methodological insights on application advantages conducting using methods. Virtual have been found enhance participant comfort, facilitate open discussion sensitive topics, alleviate fatigue researchers, result...
Meals in long-term care (LTC) are essential to residents not only for nutrition and their physical well-being but also social interactions supporting resident quality of life. This study aims understand the mealtime experiences family partners during coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic when restrictions were put place LTC retirement homes. Interpretive description analysis qualitative interviews homes, with 17 4 residents. Convenience snowball sampling was used recruit participants...
Abstract Aims To assess visitors' perceptions of the benefits and challenges related to engaging in a remote visit intervention, which was designed address loneliness people living with moderate severe dementia care homes. Design A qualitative descriptive study. Methods Twenty‐four homes Canada their family friends (i.e., visitors) took part facilitated visits 2021. Each person received scheduled for 30–60 min per week 6 weeks. Participants chose complete one longer visit, or multiple...
Long-term care settings provide to a large proportion of predominantly older, highly disabled adults across the United States and Canada. Managing improving quality is challenging, in part because staffing dependent on relatively non-professional health aides resources are limited. Feedback interventions these rare, there has been little published information about process feedback intervention. Our objectives were describe key components uptake reports, as well other indicators participant...
Remote approaches for dementia research are required in the era of COVID-19, but moving a program from person to remote involves additional considerations. We recommend using outcome measures that have psychometric properties delivery, and we against adapting in-person scales delivery without evidence equivalency. suggest designs maximize benefit participants, which could implications control groups. Researchers should plan flexibility their methods must not assume all participants will be...
Emergency departments use triage to ensure that patients with the highest level of acuity receive care quickly and safely. Triage is typically a nursing process documented as structured unstructured (free text) data. Free-text narratives have been studied for specific conditions but never reviewed in comprehensive manner.The objective this paper was identify map academic literature examines narratives. The described types research conducted, identified gaps research, determined where...