Disability in Long-Term Care Residents Explained by Prevalent Geriatric Syndromes, Not Long-Term Care Home Characteristics: A Cross-Sectional Study
2017
Self-care disability is dependence on others to conduct activities of daily living, such as bathing, eating and dressing. Among long-term care residents, self-care disability lowers quality of life and increases health care costs. Understanding the correlates of self-care disability in […]
Trajectories of Stroke Care in Ontario: Which Path to Best Care?
2017
Background: Few studies have tracked stroke survivors through transitions across the health system and identified the most common trajectories and quality of care received. The objectives of our study were to examine the trajectories that incident stroke patients experience and […]
The Relationship Between Diabetes Care Quality and Diabetes-Related Hospitalizations and the Modifying Role of Comorbidity
2017
Objectives To evaluate the impact of comorbidity on diabetes care quality and diabetes-related hospitalizations and to examine whether associations between the likelihood of diabetes-related hospitalizations and compliance with diabetes testing are modified by type of comorbidity. Methods A population-based cohort […]
High Cost Users of Health Care Among Adults With Developmental Disabilities
2017
The Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities Program (H-CARDD) has studied the health service use of over 66,000 adults with developmental disabilities and demonstrated that they have more complex health profiles and are more likely to use hospital based […]
Organizational Factors in Integrated Healthcare Delivery Models: A Review of Measurement Tools
2016
Family Work in Four Early Psychosis Intervention Programs: An Exploratory Study
2016
Family support is a recommended practice in guidelines for Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) programs worldwide and is included in the Ontario Early Psychosis Intervention Program Standards1. However, implementation is often a challenge due to time and resource constraints. Additionally, a […]
Palliative Care Delivery Across Health Sectors: A Population-Level Observational Study
2016
Little population-level information exists about the delivery of palliative care across multiple health sectors, important in providing a complete picture of current care and gaps in care.
Palliative Care in Ontario: A Population-Based Study Across Health Sectors Using Health Administrative Databases
2016
In collaboration with Cancer Care Ontario, the Central East LHIN led the work of the Data and Performance Subcommittee of Provincial Hospice Palliative Care Steering Committee, with the responsibility of developing and implementing a data and performance measurement strategy. To […]
Half of All Patients Dying in Ontario Receive Some Form of Palliative Care, Usually in Hospital
2016
Assessing Research Protocols: Primary Data Collection
2016