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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...

2014

Busing, B., Forbes, D., Thomas, P., Thabane, L., Gibson, M., Hoch, J., Browne, G., Markle-Reid, M., McAiney, C.

Background: Depressive symptoms in older home care clients are common but poorly recognized and treated, resulting in adverse health outcomes, premature institutionalization, and costly use of health services. The objectives of this study were to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a new...

2008

Hawranik, P., Jansen, L., Kingston, D., Markle-Reid, M., Henderson, S., Peacock, P., Forbes, D., Morgan, D., Leipert, B.

The purpose was to examine the use and availability of home and communitybased services by men and women with dementia using data from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey.Variables of interest were based on the Andersen and Newman model and included predisposing, enabling, need, and use of...

2007

Markle-Reid, M., Kingston, D., Browne, G., Grdisa, V.

Introduction: Integration has been advanced as a strategy for the delivery of a number of human services that have traditionally been delivered by autonomous agencies with independent processes and funding sources. However, measurement of the dimensions of integration has been hampered by...

2013

Gibson, M., Forbes, D., Morgan, D. G., Thiessen, E., Blake, C., Markle-Reid, M., Culum, I., Finkelstein, S.

This article discusses the First Nations sample of a larger study on dementia care decisions and knowledge sharing. The purpose is to enhance understanding of the process of knowledge sharing among health care practitioners (HCPs), care partners, and persons with dementia (PWDs) within a rural...

2008

Henderson, S., Peacock, S., Kingston, D., Morgan, D., Leipert, B., Hawranik, P.

The purpose was to examine the use and availability of home and community-based services by men and women with dementia using data from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey. Variables of interest were based on the Andersen and Newman model and included predisposing, enabling, need, and use...

2012

Forbes, D. A., Thiessen, E., Blake, C. M., Morgan, D. G., Markle-Reid, M., Gibson, M., Finkelstein, S.

INTRODUCTION: Accessing, assessing, exchanging, and applying dementia care information can be challenging in rural communities for healthcare practitioners (HCPs), persons with dementia (PWD), and their care partners. The overall purpose of this research was to enable HCPs, care partners, and PWD...

2014

Forbes, D. A., Blake, C., Peacock, S., Thiessen, E., Hawranik, P.

Background Rest-activity and sleep-wake cycles are controlled by the endogenous circadian rhythm generated by the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus. Degenerative changes in the SCN appear to be a biological basis for circadian disturbances in people with dementia, and might be...

2009

Forbes, D., Culum, I., Morgan, D.G., Forbes, J., Lischka, A.R., Forbes, S., Peacock, S.

Background Rest-activity and sleep-wake cycles are controlled by the endogenous circadian rhythmgenerated by the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus. Degenerative changes in the SCN appear to be a biological basis for circadian disturbances in people with dementia, and might be...

2002

Adamson, J., Campbell, T.D., Forbes, D.A., Morgan, D., Bangma, J., Peacock, S.