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Social Determinants of Health and 30-Day Mortality After Inpatient Elective Surgery Open
Importance Prior research conducted in private for-profit health care systems has suggested that social determinants of health (SDOH) play a role in adverse postoperative outcomes. Whether these findings translate to universal health care …
View article: Structured implementation of a bubble-CPAP program to reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants
Structured implementation of a bubble-CPAP program to reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants Open
Background CPAP effectiveness may depend not only on the device itself, but also on implementation. We hypothesized that structured implementation would be associated with improved outcomes. This study describes a bubble-CPAP (b-CPAP) prog…
View article: Can Pictograms Help Older Adults to Assess Their Own Level of Functional Capacity? Using Human Centered Design Methods to Develop and Validate Pictograms for the Functional Assessment of Activities of Daily Living
Can Pictograms Help Older Adults to Assess Their Own Level of Functional Capacity? Using Human Centered Design Methods to Develop and Validate Pictograms for the Functional Assessment of Activities of Daily Living Open
Despite the potential value of image-based tools, and the fact that self-reported functional status has been shown to be reliable and have predictive validity, few visual-based assessment tools, or mixed-modality tools incorporating pictog…
View article: Effectiveness of patient decision aids for cardiovascular decisions: systematic review with sex/gender-based analysis
Effectiveness of patient decision aids for cardiovascular decisions: systematic review with sex/gender-based analysis Open
Aims Determine effectiveness of cardiovascular patient decision aids (PtDAs), assess consideration for sex and/or gender in included trials, and report whether PtDAs included sex/gender information in personal cardiovascular risk calculati…
View article: Developing an evaluation framework for public health environmental surveillance: Protocol for an international, multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study
Developing an evaluation framework for public health environmental surveillance: Protocol for an international, multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study Open
Introduction Public health environmental surveillance has evolved, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, with wastewater-based surveillance being a prominent example. As surveillance methods expand, it is important to have a robust e…
View article: Developing an evaluation framework for public health environmental surveillance: Protocol for an international, multidisciplinary e-Delphi study
Developing an evaluation framework for public health environmental surveillance: Protocol for an international, multidisciplinary e-Delphi study Open
Introduction Public health environmental surveillance has evolved, especially during the coronavirus disease pandemic, with wastewater-based surveillance being a prominent example. As surveillance methods diversify and expand, it is essent…
Trends in Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Canada: Variation by Migration and Temporal Factors, 2001-2018 Open
During this study period, decreases occurred in the prevalences of smoking and physical inactivity, along with increases in obesity, diabetes, and hypertension prevalences. By migration-group status, established immigrants in Canada had a …
View article: Derivation and validation of a mortality risk prediction model in older adults needing home care: Updating the RESPECT (Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-Life in their Communities Tool) algorithm for use with data from the interRAI Home Care Assessment System
Derivation and validation of a mortality risk prediction model in older adults needing home care: Updating the RESPECT (Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-Life in their Communities Tool) algorithm for use with data from the interRAI Home Care Assessment System Open
Background Despite an increasing number of risk prediction models being developed within the healthcare space, few have been widely adopted and evaluated in clinical practice. RESPECT, a mortality risk communication tool powered by a predi…
View article: Estimated mortality risk and use of palliative care services among home care clients during the last 6 months of life: a retrospective cohort study
Estimated mortality risk and use of palliative care services among home care clients during the last 6 months of life: a retrospective cohort study Open
Many older adults in Ontario do not receive any palliative home care before death. Prognostic tools such as RESPECT may improve recognition of reduced life expectancies and palliative care needs of individuals in their final years of life.
View article: Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions
Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions Open
Compared to usual care, across a wide variety of decisions, patient decision aids probably helped more adults reach informed values-congruent choices. They led to large increases in knowledge, accurate risk perceptions, and an active role …
View article: Nurse practitioner and physician end-of-life home visits and end-of-life outcomes
Nurse practitioner and physician end-of-life home visits and end-of-life outcomes Open
Objectives Physicians and nurse practitioners (NPs) play critical roles in supporting palliative and end-of-life care in the community. We examined healthcare outcomes among patients who received home visits from physicians and NPs in the …
View article: RESPECT for person-centred palliative and end-of-life care in Ontario’s long-term care homes
RESPECT for person-centred palliative and end-of-life care in Ontario’s long-term care homes Open
CONTEXT: Increasingly, more and more Canadians spend their final days in supportive living environments, such as retirement homes and long-term care (LTC) homes. Despite the average life expectancy of 18 months among those living in LTC, a…
View article: Barriers and facilitators to reducing paracetamol use in low back pain: A qualitative study
Barriers and facilitators to reducing paracetamol use in low back pain: A qualitative study Open
Support from healthcare professionals, patient willingness, perceived necessity, risk awareness, effort, and varied strategies influence deprescribing outcomes for LBP patients using paracetamol. Addressing these factors is crucial when de…
View article: Physician and Nurse Practitioner Home Visits at End of Life Associated with Better Patient Outcomes: A Population-Based Study
Physician and Nurse Practitioner Home Visits at End of Life Associated with Better Patient Outcomes: A Population-Based Study Open
CONTEXT: Home visits at the end of life decrease hospitalizations and hospital deaths, which reduces healthcare costs and aligns with most patients’ wishes. In addition to family physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs) play a critical role i…
View article: (C)onsumer focused (E)ducation on p(A)racetamol (S)ide (E)ffects, i(N)adequate (O)utcomes and (W)eaning (CEASE NOW) for individuals with low back pain: results of a feasibility study
(C)onsumer focused (E)ducation on p(A)racetamol (S)ide (E)ffects, i(N)adequate (O)utcomes and (W)eaning (CEASE NOW) for individuals with low back pain: results of a feasibility study Open
Objectives To determine the feasibility of a patient-education booklet to support patients with low back pain (LBP) to reduce paracetamol intake. Design Single group, repeated measures feasibility study. Setting Community. Participants Adu…
View article: Care trajectory in homes care users across mortality-risk profiles: an observational study.
Care trajectory in homes care users across mortality-risk profiles: an observational study. Open
ObjectivesRESPECT is a prognostic tool, developed using linked population-based data, to predict 6-month mortality in community-dwelling older adults. RESPECT is implemented and openly accessible as a web-based tool on ProjectBigLife.ca, w…
View article: Using routinely collected data to develop and evaluate a clinical tool for early identification of palliative care needs in long-term care: The RESPECT Project.
Using routinely collected data to develop and evaluate a clinical tool for early identification of palliative care needs in long-term care: The RESPECT Project. Open
ObjectivesPrognostication tools reporting personalized mortality risk and survival can improve advance care planning and discussions about end-of-life care. We developed, validated, and implemented a mortality risk algorithm for older adul…
View article: Development and validation of a cardiovascular disease risk-prediction model using population health surveys and dietary indices: the Cardiovascular Disease Population Risk Tool – Nutrition (CVDPoRT-Nutrition).
Development and validation of a cardiovascular disease risk-prediction model using population health surveys and dietary indices: the Cardiovascular Disease Population Risk Tool – Nutrition (CVDPoRT-Nutrition). Open
ObjectivesOnly a few cardiovascular risk prediction models have been developed based on modifiable exposures and even fewer utilize complex dietary factors. Our objective was to develop and validate the Cardiovascular Disease Population Ri…
View article: Consumer focused education on acetaminophen side effects, inadequate outcomes and weaning for individuals with low back pain: protocol for a feasibility study
Consumer focused education on acetaminophen side effects, inadequate outcomes and weaning for individuals with low back pain: protocol for a feasibility study Open
Background: Prescription and over the counter medications, such as paracetamol, account for a significant proportion of the direct and indirect costs in managing low back pain (LBP). Existing research has not only questioned the efficacy o…
View article: Predicting death in home care users: derivation and validation of the Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-Life in the Community Tool (RESPECT)
Predicting death in home care users: derivation and validation of the Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-Life in the Community Tool (RESPECT) Open
The RESPECT mortality risk prediction tool that makes use of readily available information can improve the identification of palliative and end-of-life care needs in a diverse older adult population receiving home care.
View article: Development and validation of a predictive algorithm for risk of dementia in the community setting
Development and validation of a predictive algorithm for risk of dementia in the community setting Open
Background Most dementia algorithms are unsuitable for population-level assessment and planning as they are designed for use in the clinical setting. A predictive risk algorithm to estimate 5-year dementia risk in the community setting was…
View article: cchsflow: an open science approach to transform and combine population health surveys
cchsflow: an open science approach to transform and combine population health surveys Open
Setting The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) is one of the world’s largest ongoing cross-sectional population health surveys, with over 130,000 respondents every two years or over 1.1 million respondents since its inception in 2001.…
View article: Deep ROC Analysis and AUC as Balanced Average Accuracy to Improve Model Selection, Understanding and Interpretation
Deep ROC Analysis and AUC as Balanced Average Accuracy to Improve Model Selection, Understanding and Interpretation Open
Optimal performance is critical for decision-making tasks from medicine to autonomous driving, however common performance measures may be too general or too specific. For binary classifiers, diagnostic tests or prognosis at a timepoint, me…
View article: Smoking patterns based on birth-cohort-specific histories from 1965 to 2013, with projections to 2041
Smoking patterns based on birth-cohort-specific histories from 1965 to 2013, with projections to 2041 Open
Using data from the 2003 to 2013 cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey, this study’s objective was to characterize smoking history by sex using birth cohorts beginning in 1920. Smoking histories for each birth cohort included age …
View article: FAIR Access to Personal Health Information in Private and Public COVID-19 Health Applications
FAIR Access to Personal Health Information in Private and Public COVID-19 Health Applications Open
There are an increasing number of consumer smartphone and eHealth applications that are potentially helpful for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. These applications include contact tracing, proximity tracking, eThermometers and heart rate…