Smoking, Drinking, Diet and Physical Activity—Modifiable Lifestyle Risk Factors and Their Associations with Age to First Chronic Disease
2019
This study examined the incidence of a person’s first diagnosis of a selected chronic disease, and the relationships between modifiable lifestyle risk factors and age to first of six chronic diseases.
Combining Integration of Care and a Population Health Approach: A Scoping Review of Redesign Strategies and Interventions, and Their Impact
2019
Background and aim: Many health systems attempt to develop integrated and population health-oriented systems of care, but knowledge of strategies and interventions to support this effort is lacking. We aimed to identify specific redesign strategies and interventions, and to present […]
Self-Management, Self-Management Support Needs and Interventions in Advanced Cancer: A Scoping Review
2019
Patients with advanced cancer can experience illness trajectories similar to other progressive chronic disease conditions where undertaking self-management (SM) and provision of self-management support (SMS) becomes important. The main objectives of this study were to map the literature of SM […]
Does End-of-Life Care Differ for Anglophones and Francophones? A Retrospective Cohort Study of Decedents in Ontario, Canada
2019
Background: Approximately half of decedents in Ontario, Canada, receive some palliative care, but little is known about the influence of language on the nature of these services. Objective: To examine differences between English- and French-speaking residents of Ontario in end-of-life […]
Predicting High Healthcare Resource Utilization in Ontario
2019
Quality Indicators for Ambulatory Care for Older Adults with Diabetes and Comorbid Conditions: A Delphi Study
2018
An increasing number of people are living with multiple chronic conditions and it is unclear which quality indicators should be used to guide care for this population.
The Effect of Socio-Demographic Factors on Mental Health and Addiction High-Cost Use: A Retrospective, Population-Based Study in Saskatchewan
2018
Can High-Cost Spending in the Community Signal Admission to Hospital? a Dynamic Modeling Study for Urgent and Elective Cardiovascular Patients
2018
High Health Care Costs Among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Population‐Based Study
2018
While it is generally accepted that adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) use health services to a greater extent than the general population, there is remarkably little research that focuses on the costs associated with their health care. Using […]
Variation in the Health Outcomes Associated with Frailty Among Home Care Clients: Relevance of Caregiver Distress and Client Sex
2018