A5008122587- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Disaster Response and Management
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Wikis in Education and Collaboration
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Health Sciences Research and Education
Athabasca University
2007-2021
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West
2020
Monash University
2020
NIHR Clinical Research Network
2020
Centre for Global Health Research
2020
University College London
2020
Hospital for Sick Children
2020
Great Ormond Street Hospital
2020
Universidade de São Paulo
2020
SickKids Foundation
2020
There is a growing body of evidence in support more active engagement patients health research, beyond the traditional role subject or participant, which has led to realization that their perspectives are critical component effective research.1,2 This importance recently been acknowledged number countries, including United Kingdom, States, and Canada. For example, Canadian Institutes Health Research established Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research, coalition federal, provincial,...
The critical illness of an adult constitutes a crisis for the patient's family. They relinquish primary responsibility physical well-being patient to health providers, but remain involved, working get through situation. What this "work"? Results two grounded theory studies revealed that family members were engaged first in pivotal work gaining access because their overarching need be present with and critically ill relative. Other included patient-related work, nurse/physician-related...
Researchers have identified the needs of family members critically ill adults, explored their experiences, and investigated interventions. To address a gap in theoretical knowledge about how nurses help these individuals, authors developed grounded theory nursing support from perspective members. Results indicated that were initiated into cycle Work to meet perceived responsibilities Get Through experience. Supportive engaged process Lightening Our Load mitigate negative effects critical...
Over the last decade, health care delivery has shifted to partnering with patients and their families improve quality of care, lower costs. Partnering family members (FMs) critically ill who lack capacity is particularly important for improving experiences outcomes both FMs. How best apply such strategies, however, yet unknown. The IMPACT trial will evaluate two interventions that enable partnerships patients, each in a distinct content area, but similar they empower support This...
Abstract Background The goal of the Global Health in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum (HiPPP) Alliance, comprising consumers leading international multidisciplinary academics clinicians, is to generate research translation priorities build collaboration around healthy lifestyle obesity prevention among women across reproductive years. In doing so, we actively seek involve research, implementation initiatives. There are limited frameworks specifically designed key windows before...
Tube feeding (TF) is frequently prescribed for adults admitted to acute care facilities prevent or ameliorate malnutrition, yet little known about patients' needs and experiences with receiving this therapy. Patients' perspectives regarding the factors influencing their experiences, as well information support needs, are required inform healthcare providers' (HCPs') patient-centered practices.Based on an interpretive description qualitative approach, 12 unstructured face-to-face interviews...
Family-centered care (FCC) improves the quality and safety of health provision, reduces cost, patient, family, provider satisfaction. Despite several decades advocacy, research, evidence, there are still challenges in uptake adoption FCC practices adult critical care. The objective this study was to understand supports barriers family-centered (FcACC). A qualitative descriptive design used develop a taxonomy. Interviews focus groups were conducted with 21 participants Alberta, Canada, from...
Formal debating is a process for argumentation with long history of use in classroom settings to promote students' development skills associated influencing others. In an online, 14-week, MN nursing course, modified formal debate procedures and rules were used address contemporary issues nursing. A qualitative descriptive study student's reflections about engaging the was conducted involving 24 48 students representing three sections this course taught by professors during 2009-2010 academic...
Introduction: Transitioning into the Canadian rural acute care environment can be challenging for new RNs, and so retention is of concern. Currently, few seasoned registered nurses (RNs) are available to support RNs during transition because (a) RN workforce countrywide aging significant numbers retiring, (b) number working rurally has plummeted in past 10 years. Investigations phenomenon RNs’ transitions have been conducted, but little known about this as it relates hospitals. Most findings...
Objective: Written summaries about visits with general practitioners' have influenced increased patient knowledge, satisfaction, recollection, and compliance, strengthened the doctor–patient relationship. All previous studies this communication pre-dated electronic medical record (EMR) era, none examined views from parents of children asthma. We explored parents' perceptions receiving a hard copy summary Letter immediately following visit, pediatric asthma specialist findings care plan for...
Purpose: We explored Registered Dietitians’ (RDs’) perceptions about expressive touch (ET) as a means to provide client-centred care, practice unreported date. For this study, ET is defined relatively spontaneous, responsive, and affective contact by dietitians. Methods: This exploratory study used an explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach. RDs in Northern Ontario were surveyed (54% response, n = 135) these results further interviews with subset of participants (n 17). Analysis...
Abstract Background: The goal of the Global Health in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum (HiPPP) Alliance, comprising consumers leading international multidisciplinary academics clinicians, is to generate research translation priorities build collaboration around healthy lifestyle obesity prevention among women across reproductive years. In doing so, we actively seek involve research, implementation initiatives. There are limited frameworks specifically designed key windows before...