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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...
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2012
Klosek, M., Hall, J., St-Amant, O., Ward-Griffin, C., DeForge, R., Forbes, D., Oudshoorn, A., McWilliam, C.
With the number of people living with dementia expected to more than double within the next 25 years, the demand for dementia home care services will increase. In this critical ethnographic study, we drew upon interview and participant data with persons with dementia, family caregivers, in-home...
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2010
Ohler, M.C., Forbes, D.A., Kerr, M.S.
Patient outcomes are reliant on nursing calibre, which in turn is dependent on the health of work environments and practice settings. The National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses (NSWHN) examined a broad spectrum of nurses’ work and health, with one finding of particular concern: Nurses...
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Design and introduction of a quality of life assessment and practice support system: perspectives from palliative care settings
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Sawatzky, Richard, Laforest, Esther, Schick-Makaroff, Kara, Stajduhar, Kelli, Reimer-Kirkham, Sheryl, Krawczyk, Marian, Öhlén, Joakim, McLeod, Barbara, Hilliard, Neil, Tayler, Carolyn, Cohen, S. Robin
Background: Quality of life (QOL) assessment instruments, including patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs), are increasingly promoted as a means of enabling clinicians to enhance person-centered care. However, integration of these instruments...
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2010
Cummings, G., Tourangeau A. E., Ferron, E. M., Cranley, L. A., Harvey, S.
Aim. This paper is a report of a study to identify nurse reported determinants of intention to remain employed and to develop a model explaining determinants of hospital nurse intention to remain employed. Background. A worsening shortage of nurses globally suggests that efforts must be made...
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Developing a living with hope program for caregivers of family members with advanced cancer.
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Duggleby, Wendy, Holtslander, Lorraine, Williams, Allison, Degner, Lesley, Cammer, Allison, Wright, Karen
A theory-based intervention, the Living with Hope Program (LWHP), was designed to foster hope in caregivers of family members with advanced cancer. The LWHP was developed from qualitative data and using Harding and Higginson's recommendations for family caregiver interventions as a guide. The...
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Developing an Initial Program Theory to Explain How Patient-Reported Outcomes Are Used in Health Care Settings: Methodological Process and Lessons Learned
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Flynn, Rachel, Schick-Makaroff, Kara, Levay, Adrienne, Greenhalgh, Joanne
A central aspect of any theory-driven realist investigation (synthesis or evaluation) is to develop an initial program theory (IPT). An IPT can be used to frame and understand how, for whom, why, and under what contexts complex interventions work or not. Despite well-established evidence that...
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2009
Estabrooks, C.A., Norton, P.G., Cummings, G.G., Squires, J.E., Birdsell, J.M.
Background: The context of healthcare organizations such as hospitals is increasingly accepted as having the potential to influence the use of new knowledge. However, the mechanisms by which the organizational context influences evidence-based practices are not well understood. Current measures...
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Development of a “Changes Toolkit” for Rural Older Palliative Patients and Their Family Caregivers
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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...
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Development of a checklist to assess the quality of reporting of knowledge translation interventions using the workgroup for intervention development and evaluation research (WIDER) recommendations.
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Scott, S. D., Archibald, M., Arseneau, D., Albrecht, L.
Background Influenced by an important paper by Michie et al., outlining the rationale and requirements for detailed reporting of behavior change interventions now required by Implementation Science, we created and refined a checklist to operationalize the Workgroup for Intervention Development...