- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
University of Calgary
2016-2023
Calgary Laboratory Services
2021
Statistics Canada
2017
Patients with coronary artery disease experience various barriers which impact their ability to optimally manage condition. Financial may result in cost related non-adherence medical therapies and recommendations, impacting patient health outcomes. Patient experiences regarding financial remain poorly understood. Therefore, we used qualitative methods explore the of care among patients heart disease. We conducted a descriptive study participants Alberta, Canada (n = 13) who perceived care....
We examined the process that South Asians undergo when managing their hypertension (HTN).Using grounded theory methods, 27 community-dwelling English-, Punjabi-, or Hindi-speaking Asian participants (12 men and 15 women), who self-identified as having HTN were interviewed. Transcripts analyzed using constant comparison.The core category was "fitting it in". First, assessed diagnosis treatment primarily in context of current family/social environment. Participants paid attention to either...
Abstract Aim To understand how registered nurses implement their nursing practice in correctional institutions with healthcare governance by a health authority (e.g. Ministry of Health). Design Straussian grounded theory. Methods Simultaneous data collection and analysis were undertaken using theoretical sampling, constant comparison memo writing. Thirteen engaged semi‐structured telephone interviews about implementing including, providing direct care to adult offenders. Data collected...
The Assessing Outcomes of Enhanced Chronic Disease Care Through Patient Education and a Value-based Formulary Study (ACCESS) was 2 x factorial randomized trial that tested the impact tailored self-management education support (SMES) program, which demonstrated 22% reduction in adverse clinical events. We sought to qualitatively explore participants' perspectives on SMES intervention, ways it may have improved skills. used qualitative descriptive approach conducted individual semistructured...
Background— Mixed methods research, the use of both qualitative and quantitative within 1 program study, is becoming increasingly popular to allow investigators explore patient experiences (qualitative) also measure outcomes (quantitative). Coronary artery disease its risk factors are some most studied conditions; however, extent which mixed studies being conducted in these content areas unknown. We sought comprehensively describe characteristics published on coronary major (diabetes...
Abstract Introduction People with chronic medical conditions often take medications that improve long‐term outcomes but which can be harmful during acute illness. Guidelines recommend healthcare providers offer instructions to temporarily stop these when patients are sick (i.e., days). We describe the experiences of managing days and providing day guidance their patients. Methods undertook a qualitative descriptive study. purposively sampled from across Canada. Adult were eligible if they...
The tension between custody and caring is particular to correctional nursing practice, including issues such as the priorities of safety security that often dominate practice. evidence should underlie practice regrettably sparse. There are two reasons a grounded theory (GT) approach paramount for building foundational knowledge advance First, development theories regarding will provide an in-depth understanding this subspecialty lead further research endeavors. Second, process carried out in...