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View article: Enhancing heart valve disease surveillance: a quality improvement project demonstrating cost-effective triaging and Clinical Scientist-led services to improve patient care
Enhancing heart valve disease surveillance: a quality improvement project demonstrating cost-effective triaging and Clinical Scientist-led services to improve patient care Open
Heart valve disease (HVD) is increasing in prevalence in the UK due to the ageing population, placing greater demands on diagnostic heart valve clinics. While many services recognise the need to improve efficiency and standardisation, init…
View article: "No place like home: impact of the House Calls model on ED visits, hospitalizations and time in the community"
"No place like home: impact of the House Calls model on ED visits, hospitalizations and time in the community" Open
Home-based primary care in Canada is currently greatly under-powered, despite an aging population, an increasing proportion of homebound older adults,1 and 100% of Canadians hoping to age at home.2 Homebound older adults in Canada have inc…
View article: What Drove Clients’ Decisions to Pause Personal Homecare Services Before and During the Pandemic?
What Drove Clients’ Decisions to Pause Personal Homecare Services Before and During the Pandemic? Open
Background: With an increasing reliance on homecare and a scarcity of providers, there is potential to gain insight from existing administrative data to optimize planning and care delivery. To enable more accurate predictions of service us…
View article: Workplace Challenges and Support Needs Experienced by Nurse Leaders in Home and Community Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.
Workplace Challenges and Support Needs Experienced by Nurse Leaders in Home and Community Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. Open
The COVID-19 pandemic had unprecedented impacts on the wellbeing of home care workers. Responsive leadership is a key facilitator for positive perceptions of work and reduced turnover intentions. Yet, the impact of the pandemic on nurse le…
View article: A Good Investment: Expanding Capacity to Care for Older Adults in the Home and Community Care Sector Through Increased Personal Support Worker Wages—ERRATUM
A Good Investment: Expanding Capacity to Care for Older Adults in the Home and Community Care Sector Through Increased Personal Support Worker Wages—ERRATUM Open
View article: Scheduling, Income, and School Closures: Unlocking the Key Drivers of Home Care Personal Support Unplanned Absences Through Time-to-Event Regression Analysis
Scheduling, Income, and School Closures: Unlocking the Key Drivers of Home Care Personal Support Unplanned Absences Through Time-to-Event Regression Analysis Open
Healthcare workers’ unplanned workplace absences are a global challenge with consequences for care recipients, employers, and healthcare systems. With rising home care demand, understanding drivers of home care personal support worker (PSW…
View article: Factors Influencing Nurses’ Decisions to Leave or Remain in the Home and Community Care Sector During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Factors Influencing Nurses’ Decisions to Leave or Remain in the Home and Community Care Sector During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Background/Objectives: Home and community care (HCC) nurses experienced increased occupational challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, including increased workloads, job stressors, and occupational risks, like virus exposure. The objectiv…
View article: Factors Influencing Nurses’ Decisions to Leave or Remain in the Home and Community Care Sector During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Factors Influencing Nurses’ Decisions to Leave or Remain in the Home and Community Care Sector During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Background/Objectives: Home and community care (HCC) nurses experienced increased occupational challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic including increased workloads, job stressors and occupational risks like virus exposure. The objective w…
View article: Resilience for working in Ontario home and community care: registered practical nurses need the support of themselves, family and clients, and employers
Resilience for working in Ontario home and community care: registered practical nurses need the support of themselves, family and clients, and employers Open
The process of building and maintaining resilience by RPNs working in the home and community care sector was guided by the day-to-day experiences of providing care for clients and the conditions of being a mobile health care provider. Howe…
View article: How High-Performing Personal Support Workers Set and Maintain Boundaries When Providing Care: A Case Study in Ontario, Canada
How High-Performing Personal Support Workers Set and Maintain Boundaries When Providing Care: A Case Study in Ontario, Canada Open
Personal support workers (PSWs) provide a large proportion of in-home care services for Canadians. PSWs must negotiate with clients and their family on how prescribed care is delivered. How PSWs set and maintain professional and personal b…
View article: Burnout and occupational stress of home care rehabilitation professionals transitioning out of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada
Burnout and occupational stress of home care rehabilitation professionals transitioning out of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada Open
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the home healthcare industry, with increased rates of burnout and stress among homecare rehabilitation professionals (hcRPs). This study aimed to (1) examine the nature of burn…
View article: Enhancing Physical Activity Recommendations to Support Cognition in Homecare: A Quality Improvement Project
Enhancing Physical Activity Recommendations to Support Cognition in Homecare: A Quality Improvement Project Open
Background: Physical activity is a safe, evidence-based self-management strategy for older adults (aged 65+) with cognitive impairment. Although homecare occupational therapists (OTs) and physiotherapists (PTs) are well positioned to suppo…
View article: Factors influencing nursing professionals’ adherence to facial protective equipment usage: A comprehensive review
Factors influencing nursing professionals’ adherence to facial protective equipment usage: A comprehensive review Open
View article: A Leave of Absence Might Not Be a Bad Thing: Registered Practical Nurses Working in Home Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A Leave of Absence Might Not Be a Bad Thing: Registered Practical Nurses Working in Home Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
To describe the resilience and emotional intelligence of Registered Practical Nurses working in Home and Community Care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, to determine if there was a relationship between resilience and emotional i…
View article: Shifting the Safety Culture: Evaluation of a Novel Approach to Understanding and Responding to Workplace Harassment and Violence Experienced by Homecare Workers
Shifting the Safety Culture: Evaluation of a Novel Approach to Understanding and Responding to Workplace Harassment and Violence Experienced by Homecare Workers Open
Background: Workplace violence and harassment are commonplace for healthcare workers and most incidents are unreported. Normalization of these experiences, lack of confidence in reporting systems, and fear of the consequences of reporting …
View article: The effects of occupational and mental stress among home care rehabilitation professionals working during the COVID-19 pandemic: An exploratory qualitative study
The effects of occupational and mental stress among home care rehabilitation professionals working during the COVID-19 pandemic: An exploratory qualitative study Open
Home care rehabilitation professionals (hcRPs) provide health services for clients with a broad range of medical conditions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, home care rehabilitation professionals experienced exacerbations of pre-existing wor…
View article: Sustaining a Workforce: Reflections on Work from Home and Community Care Nurses Transitioning out of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sustaining a Workforce: Reflections on Work from Home and Community Care Nurses Transitioning out of the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on nurses’ well-being and desire to practice; however, the experience of Canadian home and community care nurses remains less well understood. As the health human resources…
View article: Efficacy of Installation of Temporary Bathing Transfer Aids by Older Adults
Efficacy of Installation of Temporary Bathing Transfer Aids by Older Adults Open
Grab bars facilitate bathing and reduce the risk of falls during bathing. Suction cup handholds and rim-mounted tub rails are an alternative to grab bars. The objective of this study was to determine whether older adults could install hand…
View article: A Good Investment: Expanding Capacity to Care for Older Adults in the Home and Community Care Sector Through Increased Personal Support Worker Wages
A Good Investment: Expanding Capacity to Care for Older Adults in the Home and Community Care Sector Through Increased Personal Support Worker Wages Open
Most older adults prefer to age in place, which for many will require home and community care (HCC) support. Unfortunately, HCC capacity is insufficient to meet demand due in part to low wages, particularly for personal support workers (PS…
View article: Economic Evidence for Home and Community Care Investment: The Case for Ontario Personal Support Workers’ Wage Parity
Economic Evidence for Home and Community Care Investment: The Case for Ontario Personal Support Workers’ Wage Parity Open
The home and community care (HCC) sector is in a health human resource crisis. Particularly concerning is the shortage of personal support workers (PSWs) who provide the majority of HCC. This paper outlines a strategy to mitigate the HCC P…
View article: “You Have to Be Careful About Every Detail” How the COVID-19 Pandemic Shaped the Experiences of Canadian Personal Support Workers Working in Home Care
“You Have to Be Careful About Every Detail” How the COVID-19 Pandemic Shaped the Experiences of Canadian Personal Support Workers Working in Home Care Open
Objectives Personal support workers (PSWs) are an essential but vulnerable workforce supporting the home care sector in Canada. Given the impact COVID-19 has had on healthcare workers globally, understanding how PSWs have been impacted is …
View article: Optimizing Weekend Schedules in Home Health Care: The Essential Care on Weekends for Personal Support Quality Improvement Project
Optimizing Weekend Schedules in Home Health Care: The Essential Care on Weekends for Personal Support Quality Improvement Project Open
The availability of personal support workers (PSWs) is a limiting factor for home care system capacity, as this workforce provides 70% to 80% paid care in this sector. Without sufficient support to live at home, many seniors and people wit…
View article: Is 911 The Answer? A Retrospective Review of Emergency Medical Services Use by Home Care Providers
Is 911 The Answer? A Retrospective Review of Emergency Medical Services Use by Home Care Providers Open
With the Ontario healthcare system under strain the use of resources—particularly emergency medical services (EMS) is an increasing focus. Recent work has identified long-term care facilities as high users of EMS despite access to health-r…
View article: Why Did Home Care Personal Support Service Volumes Drop During the COVID-19 Pandemic? The Contributions of Client Choice and Personal Support Worker Availability
Why Did Home Care Personal Support Service Volumes Drop During the COVID-19 Pandemic? The Contributions of Client Choice and Personal Support Worker Availability Open
Home care personal support service delivery decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and qualitative studies have suggested many potential contributors to these reductions. This paper provides insight into the source (client or provider) of…
View article: How Might We Have Known? Using Administrative Data to Predict 30-Day Hospital Readmission in Clients Receiving Home Care Services from 2018 to 2021
How Might We Have Known? Using Administrative Data to Predict 30-Day Hospital Readmission in Clients Receiving Home Care Services from 2018 to 2021 Open
Background: Reducing hospital readmissions can improve individual health outcomes and lower system-level costs. This study aimed to understand the characteristics of home care Personal Support clients who experienced a hospital admission (…
View article: Consumer perspectives on grab bars: A Canadian national survey of grab bar acceptability in homes
Consumer perspectives on grab bars: A Canadian national survey of grab bar acceptability in homes Open
Given the prevalence and severity of bathroom falls and injuries across age groups, there is growing interest in policy-level approaches to bathroom fall prevention. Grab bars reduce fall risk during bathing transfers and improve bathing a…
View article: Determinants of nurse's and personal support worker's adherence to facial protective equipment in a community setting during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A pilot study
Determinants of nurse's and personal support worker's adherence to facial protective equipment in a community setting during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A pilot study Open
View article: Homecare personal support worker experiences working during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study
Homecare personal support worker experiences working during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study Open
View article: Determinants of nurse’s and personal support worker’s adherence to facial protective equipment in a community setting during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study
Determinants of nurse’s and personal support worker’s adherence to facial protective equipment in a community setting during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study Open
View article: Design and Implementation of an Instrumented Data Glove that measures Kinematics and Dynamics of Human Hand
Design and Implementation of an Instrumented Data Glove that measures Kinematics and Dynamics of Human Hand Open
Human hands are versatile biomechanical architectures that can perform simple movements such as grasping to complicated movements such as playing a musical instrument. Such extremely dependable and useful parts of the human body can be deb…