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2013

Estabrooks, C. A., Ghandour, E. K., Légaré, F., Grimshaw, J., Attieh, R., Ouimet, M., Gagnon, M., Roch, G.

Background With the persistent gaps between research and practice in healthcare systems, knowledge translation (KT) has gained significance and importance. Also, in most industrialized countries, there is an increasing emphasis on managing chronic health conditions with the best available...

2005

Bunnah, T., Ellehoj, E., Iglesias, S., Yee, J., Bott, N., Jennissen, B., Schopflocher, D.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the maternal and perinatal outcomes of Alberta's regionalized system of care. In particular, to compare the outcomes of communities with limited or no local intrapartum care with those of regional and tertiary care centres. METHODS: We conducted a population-based...

2023-01-01

Dahlke, Sherry, Shrestha, Shovana

Information about pain assessment and management with a special focus towards older adults

1990

Grace, M., Wry, J., Oberle, K., Paul, P.

To determine if the post-operative experience of elderly and younger patients is different, data were collected from 41 elderly patients (65 years and older) and 249 younger patients (under 65 years). Pain and anxiety were assessed on days two and three post-operative. Anxiety was also measured...

2011

Duggleby, W.

2023-01-01

Dahlke, Sherry, Shrestha, Shovana

Information about the palliative care model that can be started early in a chronic condition and progresses as a person ages through to death.

2012

Duggleby, W., Marshall, D., Penz, K., Williams, A., Goodridge, D., Leipert, B., Cooper, L., Wilson, D.

The purpose of this article was to report an in-depth appraisal of palliative care professionals’ perceptions of effective interpersonal communication while providing palliative care for older adults in rural settings. A total of four focus group interviews were conducted involving 12 palliative...

2017-11-01

Alaazi, Dominic, Vallianatos, Helen, Yohani, Sophie, Okeke-Ohejirika, Philomena, Ayalew, Tesfaye, Salami, Bukola, Nsaliwa, Christina

Parenting practices are known predictors of child health and social outcomes. Yet very little is known about the parenting practices of African immigrants in Canada and their impact on child health and wellbeing, including mental health. This dearth of knowledge exists despite widespread...

2007

Warren, S. A., Yiannakoulias, N., Svenson, L. W., Schopflocher, D. P.

Our objective is to examine how persons diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease (PD) change residence following disease onset. We hypothesize that persons choose to change residence (locally or regionally) in different ways depending on whether or not they have been...

2008

Brindley, P. G., Drummond, J., Suen, G. I.

This manuscript is part-three of a threepart series on Medical Simulation, Part-one addressed the \"why\" of Simulation, namely, why Medical Simulation offers novel opportunities to improve education, continuing-competency, and patient safety. Part-two focused on the \"how\" of simulation,...