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- 126Nursing, Faculty of/Health Systems
- 3Nursing, Faculty of/Nursing Education
- 3Medicine and Dentistry, Faculty of
- 3Medicine and Dentistry, Faculty of/Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence (ARCHE)
- 2Nursing, Faculty of/Health Equity
- 23Estabrooks, C.A.
- 15Cummings, G. G.
- 14Cummings, G.G.
- 13Estabrooks, C.
- 13Estabrooks, C. A.
- 13Norton, P.
- 10Systematic reviews
- 9Implementation
- 9Knowledge translation
- 8Canada, Alberta
- 8Employee training
- 8Long-term care
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2007
Warren, K. G., Patten, S. B., Schopflocher, D. P., Metz, L. M., Warren, S., Svenson, L. W.
BACKGROUND: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is reported to be uncommon among North American aboriginals despite frequent intermarriage with people of European ancestry, but few population-based studies have been conducted. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of MS among First...
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2005
Estabrooks, C.A., Brigidear, K., Profetto-McGrath, J., Chong, H.
Several researchers have examined nurses' knowledge sources within the context of research utilization, but conclusions are equivocal. Common problems include a lack of replication, conflicting results, poor generalizability of results, and unclear implications for practice. The objectives of...
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Protocol for a systematic review of the use of narrative storytelling and visual-arts-based approaches as knowledge translation tools in healthcare.
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Scott, S. D., Brett-Maclean, P., Archibald, M., Hartling, L.
Background The arts are powerful, accessible forms of communication that have the potential to impart knowledge by attracting interest and developing meaningful connections. Knowledge translation aims to reduce the ‘evidence-practice’ gap by developing, implementing and evaluating strategies...
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2006
Norris, C.M., Graham, M.M., Galbraith, P.D., Knudtson, M.L., Ghali, W.A.
Aims: To describe health status outcomes at 4 years for a cohort of elderly patients with cardiac disease. Methods and results: Using the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcomes Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease, an outcomes initiative capturing all patients undergoing cardiac catheterization...
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2014
Vanspronsen, E., Nykiforuk, C., Schopflocher, D.
The Irvine-Minnesota Inventory (IMI) is an audit tool used to record properties of built environments. It was designed to explore the relationships between environmental features and physical activity. As published, the IMI does not provide scoring to support this use. Two papers have since been...
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Retrospective and prospectively assessed childhood adversity in association with major depression, alcohol consumption and painful conditions.
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Wilkes, T., Wild, C., El-Guebaly, N., Williams, J., Schopflocher, D., Lavorato, D., Colman, I., Bulloch, A., Patten, S.
Background. Considerable evidence now links childhood adversity to a variety of adult health problems. Unfortunately, almost all of these studies have relied upon retrospective assessment of childhood events, creating a vulnerability to bias. In this study, we sought to examine three associations...
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2011
Barnard, D., Norton, P.G., Cranley, L.A., Estabrooks, C.A., Cummings, G.G.
Background: The current profile of residents living in Canadian nursing homes includes elder persons with complex physical and social needs. High resident acuity can result in increased staff workload and decreased quality of work life. Aims: Safer Care for Older Persons [in residential]...
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Scoping the Literature about Internationally Educated Nurses in Canada: Mapping a Research Agenda
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Neiterman, Elena, Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn, Covell, Christine L.
The purpose of this scoping review was to map the key themes in the Canadian literature about the professional integration of internationally educated nurses (IENs), identify the types, sources and gaps in evidence, and provide recommendations for research. The review was guided by a six-step...
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2007
Virani, S. N., Schopflocher, D. P., Russell, M. L., Svenson, L.
Varicella vaccine was licensed in Canada in 1998, and a publicly funded vaccination programme introduced in the province of Alberta in 2001. In theory the vaccination programme might increase the burden of disease from shingles, making it important to develop baseline data against which future...