Isabelle Pelletier

ORCID: 0000-0002-2065-2263
Publications
Citations
Views
---
Saved
---
About
Contact & Profiles
Research Areas
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches
2019-2020

Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
2018

Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
2018

Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale
2018

Centre National des Soins Palliatifs et de la Fin de Vie
2018

Université Laval
2007

Abstract Objective Improving care transitions for older adults can reduce emergency department (ED) visits, adverse events, and empower community autonomy. We conducted an inductive qualitative content analysis to identify themes emerging from comments better understand ED transitions. Methods The LEARNING WISDOM prospective longitudinal observational cohort includes (≥ 65 years) who experienced a transition after visit both before during COVID-19. Their on this were collected via phone...

10.1186/s12877-023-04482-0 article EN cc-by BMC Geriatrics 2024-01-03

A majority of patients with dementia present behavioral and psychological symptoms, such as agitation, which may increase their suffering, be difficult to manage by caregivers, precipitate institutionalization. Although internal factors, discomfort, associated agitation in dementia, little research has examined this question. The goal study is document the relationship between discomfort (including subtypes) older adults suffering from dementia.This correlational used a cross-sectional...

10.1186/1471-2318-7-27 article EN cc-by BMC Geriatrics 2007-11-22

Elderly patients discharged from hospital experience fragmented care, repeated and lengthy emergency department (ED) visits, relapse into their earlier condition, rapid cognitive functional decline. The Acute Care for Elders (ACE) program at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada uses innovative strategies, such as transition coaches, to improve the care experiences of frail elderly patients. ACE reduced lengths stay readmission patients, increased patient satisfaction, saved health system...

10.2196/17363 article EN cc-by JMIR Research Protocols 2020-03-17

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Elderly patients discharged from hospital experience fragmented care, repeated and lengthy emergency department (ED) visits, relapse into their earlier condition, rapid cognitive functional decline. The Acute Care for Elders (ACE) program at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada uses innovative strategies, such as transition coaches, to improve the care experiences of frail elderly patients. ACE reduced lengths stay readmission patients, increased patient...

10.2196/preprints.17363 preprint EN 2019-12-11
Coming Soon ...