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2012

Duggleby, W., Williams, A., McIntosh, M.J., Eby, J., Leipert, B.

Most informal caregivers in Canada are women (Cranwick, 1997; Fast, Eales & Keating, 2001; Kaden & MacDonald, 1990; MacLean, Cairn, & Sellick, 1998). Women caring for dying persons at the end-of-life have been identified in the literature as those most likely to experience negative physical and...

2017-05-15

Ploeg, J., Kaufman, S. , Duggleby, W., Bartholomew, A. , Ganann, J. , Worrall, C. , Markle - Reid, M., Smith, B. , McKinnell, Jennifer, Kennedy, L. , Radcliffe, D. , Valaitis, R. , McAiney, C.

Introduction: Health care professionals frequently partner with librarians when developing online tools for patients and their families. However, even with input from the most qualified of information professionals, these websites are often difficult to identify and can remain largely unused by...

2011

Ghosh, S., Swindle, J., Peacock, S., Duggleby, W.

Background: Several research studies have reported the poor quality of life of family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, factors that influence their quality of life have not been clearly defined. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with the...

2010

Leddy, B., Myrick, F., Ceci, C., Profetto-McGrath, J., Fraser, K., Ross, C., Caine, V., Gauthier, S, Olson, K., Barnes, N., Sebulisky, J., Conroy, S., Henson, J. A., Wilson, D., Chambers, J., Holliday, L., McIlwraith, D., Austin, W., O'Brien, B., McKay, S., Olson, J., Jackman, D, Paul, P.

2012

Goodridge, Donna, Duggleby, W., Cooper, Lori J., Williams, A., Taniguichi, A., Leipert, B., Wilson, D., Marshall,D.

A “Changes Toolkit” was developed to help rural older palliative care patients and their caregivers deal with multiple concurrent transitions that cause disruption in their lives. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of the “Changes Toolkit” to support rural palliative...

2010

Cunningham, S., Holtslander, L., Steeves, M., Duggleby-Wenzel, S., Duggleby, W.

This study used van Dijk's critical-discourse approach to explore the current societal discourse on hope and to explore the hope of older terminally ill cancer patients, their significant others and primary nurse. Forty-three newspaper articles dealing with hope and cancer were collected and...

2008

Nixon, B., Duggleby, W.

This video reflects the hope experience of male spouses of women with breast cancer. It was funded by Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Prairies/NWT.

2013

Hampton, M., Cooper, D., Holstlander, L., Ghosh, S., Williams, A., Duggleby, W., McLean, R. T., Hallstrom, L.

Background Hope has been identified as a key psychosocial resource among family caregivers to manage and deal with the caregiver experience. The Living with Hope Program is a self-administered intervention that consists of watching an international award winning Living with Hope film and...

2013

Wilson, D., Magnus, R., Hewitt, J., Barnes, N., Vihos, J., Peterson, K.

This mixed-methods study addressed the problem that although waiting placement is considered a major hospital utilization issue, minimal evidence exists to highlight the extent of it and the personal impact of waiting placement. An analysis of two years of complete hospital data for the Canadian...

2011

Duggleby, W., Penz, K.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the hope experience of registered nurses (RNs) who provide palliative care services in community settings. The specific aims of the study were to (1) describe their hope experience, (2) develop a reflexive understanding of the processes of their...