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View article: Assessing the Impact of an Indigenous Palliative Care Nurse Navigator: A Program Evaluation
Assessing the Impact of an Indigenous Palliative Care Nurse Navigator: A Program Evaluation Open
Introduction: Indigenous peoples in Canada face significant health disparities rooted in colonization and experience inequitable access to palliative care. Patient navigation has proven effective in both Indigenous and palliative contexts,…
View article: Describing the characteristics and symptom profile of a group of urban patients experiencing socioeconomic inequity and receiving palliative care: a descriptive exploratory analysis
Describing the characteristics and symptom profile of a group of urban patients experiencing socioeconomic inequity and receiving palliative care: a descriptive exploratory analysis Open
Background: Individuals experiencing socioeconomic inequity have worse health outcomes and face barriers to palliative and end-of-life care. There is a need to develop palliative care programs tailored to this underserved population. Objec…
View article: Improving access to palliative care for people experiencing socioeconomic inequities: findings from a community-based pilot research study
Improving access to palliative care for people experiencing socioeconomic inequities: findings from a community-based pilot research study Open
Introduction In Canada, people experiencing socioeconomic inequities have higher rates of late diagnosis and lower survival rates than the general population. Palliative care services focussed on this population are scarce. We developed a…
View article: Access, relationships, quality and safety (ARQS): a qualitative study to develop an Indigenous-centred understanding of virtual care quality
Access, relationships, quality and safety (ARQS): a qualitative study to develop an Indigenous-centred understanding of virtual care quality Open
Background Among Indigenous peoples in Canada, access to high-quality healthcare remains an important determinant of health. The shift to virtual and remote-based approaches, expedited during the COVID-19 pandemic, influenced the ways in w…
View article: The Indigenous primary health care and policy research network: Guiding innovation within primary health care with Indigenous peoples in Alberta
The Indigenous primary health care and policy research network: Guiding innovation within primary health care with Indigenous peoples in Alberta Open
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its Final Report with 94 Calls to Action, several of which called upon the health care sector to reform based on the principles of reconciliation. In the province of Alber…
View article: Dying alone: An Indigenous man's journey at the end of life.
Dying alone: An Indigenous man's journey at the end of life. Open
Palliative care is an approach to improving the quality of life for patients with life-threatening illnesses. It focuses on the whole person, including physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. There has been a recent focus on the…