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View article: Sociodemographic Factors in Older Adults’ Gait Speed Decline: A Gender Disaggregate Growth Curve Analysis of the Ibadan Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Sociodemographic Factors in Older Adults’ Gait Speed Decline: A Gender Disaggregate Growth Curve Analysis of the Ibadan Longitudinal Study of Ageing Open
Background Gait speed is an important predictor of older adults’ well-being. We estimated the influence of sociodemographic factors on the gait speed decline of community-dwelling older Nigerians. Methods Using the Ibadan Study of Ageing (…
View article: Sociodemographic determinants of mobility decline among community-dwelling older adults: findings from the Canadian longitudinal study on ageing
Sociodemographic determinants of mobility decline among community-dwelling older adults: findings from the Canadian longitudinal study on ageing Open
Background Mobility is fundamental to healthy ageing and quality of life. Mobility decline has been associated with functional impairment, falls, disability, dependency, and death among older adults. We explored the sociodemographic determ…
View article: Impact of structured multicentre enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol implementation on length of stay after colorectal surgery
Impact of structured multicentre enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol implementation on length of stay after colorectal surgery Open
Background Increased length of stay after surgery is associated with increased healthcare utilization and adverse patient outcomes. While enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have been shown to reduce length of stay after color…
View article: Essential requirements for the governance and management of data trusts, data repositories, and other data collaborations
Essential requirements for the governance and management of data trusts, data repositories, and other data collaborations Open
IntroductionAround the world, many organisations are working on ways to increase the use, sharing, and reuse of person-level data for research, evaluation, planning, and innovation while ensuring that data are secure and privacy is protect…
View article: Inter-rater Reliability, Construct Validity, and Feasibility of the Modified “Which Health Approaches and Treatments Are You Using?” (WHAT) Questionnaires for Assessing the Use of Complementary Health Approaches in Pediatric Oncology
Inter-rater Reliability, Construct Validity, and Feasibility of the Modified “Which Health Approaches and Treatments Are You Using?” (WHAT) Questionnaires for Assessing the Use of Complementary Health Approaches in Pediatric Oncology Open
Objective: This study aimed to test the inter-rater reliability, construct validity, and feasibility of the modified “Which Health Approaches and Treatments Are You Using?” (WHAT) questionnaires in pediatric oncology. Methods: A sample of …
View article: A population-based study of the direct longitudinal health care costs of upper extremity trauma in patients aged 18–65 years
A population-based study of the direct longitudinal health care costs of upper extremity trauma in patients aged 18–65 years Open
Health care expenditure increased more than fivefold in the year after UE trauma surgery and remained greater than the matched cohort for the subsequent 2 years. Those with more serious injuries and post-injury visits for mental health wer…
View article: ICES Data and Analytic Services: Eight Years Young.
ICES Data and Analytic Services: Eight Years Young. Open
ObjectiveIn March 2014, ICES launched Data & Analytic Services (DAS), expanding the access to ICES data and analytics beyond ICES scientists and analytic staff. In eight years, DAS has grown and evolved to increase high quality services of…
View article: Pivoting data and analytic capacity to support Ontario’s COVID-19 response
Pivoting data and analytic capacity to support Ontario’s COVID-19 response Open
IntroductionHealth care systems have faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to timely population-based data has been vital to informing public health policy and practice. MethodsWe describe how ICES, an indepen…
View article: Building A Research Partnership Between Computer Scientists and Health Service Researchers for Access and Analysis of Population-Level Health Datasets
Building A Research Partnership Between Computer Scientists and Health Service Researchers for Access and Analysis of Population-Level Health Datasets Open
IntroductionThere is widespread enthusiasm to improve health through the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) methods to large population-level health datasets. Achieving this may require successful collabora…
View article: Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Treated With Catheter Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Treated With Catheter Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Open
View article: Pain Squad+ smartphone app to support real-time pain treatment for adolescents with cancer: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Pain Squad+ smartphone app to support real-time pain treatment for adolescents with cancer: protocol for a randomised controlled trial Open
Introduction Pain negatively affects the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of adolescents with cancer. The Pain Squad+ smartphone-based application (app), has been developed to provide adolescents with real-time pain self-management su…
View article: Development and usability testing of HEARTPA♀N: protocol for a mixed methods strategy to develop an integrated smartphone and web-based intervention for women with cardiac pain
Development and usability testing of HEARTPA♀N: protocol for a mixed methods strategy to develop an integrated smartphone and web-based intervention for women with cardiac pain Open
Introduction More women experience cardiac pain related to coronary artery disease and cardiac procedures compared with men. The overall goal of this programme of research is to develop an integrated smartphone and web-based intervention (…
View article: Teens Taking Charge: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based Self-Management Program With Telephone Support for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Teens Taking Charge: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based Self-Management Program With Telephone Support for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Open
Background Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a serious and potentially debilitating pediatric illness. Improved disease self-management may help to improve health outcomes. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of t…
View article: Examination of psychological risk factors for chronic pain following cardiac surgery: protocol for a prospective observational study
Examination of psychological risk factors for chronic pain following cardiac surgery: protocol for a prospective observational study Open
Introduction Approximately 400 000 Americans and 36 000 Canadians undergo cardiac surgery annually, and up to 56% will develop chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP). The primary aim of this study is to explore the association of pain-related be…
View article: Pan-Canadian Real-World Health Data Network: Building a National Data Platform
Pan-Canadian Real-World Health Data Network: Building a National Data Platform Open
IntroductionResearchers and decision makers from across Canada use linked provincial administrative data for analysis and to address research and policy questions. Currently there are several impediments to working harmoniously across prov…
View article: Integrating population-wide laboratory testing data with physician audit-and-feedback reports to improve glycemic and cholesterol control among Ontarians with diabetes
Integrating population-wide laboratory testing data with physician audit-and-feedback reports to improve glycemic and cholesterol control among Ontarians with diabetes Open
IntroductionImproving the care and management of patients with diabetes, particularly those with extreme blood glucose and/or cholesterol levels, has been identified as a key priority area for healthcare in Ontario. A multi-organizational …
View article: Secure data analysis environments: can we agree on criteria for “Appropriate secure access” to linked health data?
Secure data analysis environments: can we agree on criteria for “Appropriate secure access” to linked health data? Open
Overall objectives or goalMany health data linkage ecosystems across the world have designed and implemented secure data analysis environments as one of their controls to protect patient privacy and confidentiality. These have been shaped …
View article: Designing and Implementing a Privacy Preserving Record Linkage Protocol
Designing and Implementing a Privacy Preserving Record Linkage Protocol Open
IntroductionThe Ontario Brain Institute has developed Brain-CODE, an informatics platform, to support the acquisition, storage, management and analysis of multi-modal data. The standardized research data within Brain-CODE spans several bra…
View article: The Ontario Data Safe Haven: Bringing High Performance Computing to Population-wide Data Assets
The Ontario Data Safe Haven: Bringing High Performance Computing to Population-wide Data Assets Open
IntroductionCanadian provincial health systems have a data advantage – longitudinal population-wide data for publicly funded health services, in many cases going back 20 years or more. With the addition of high performance computing (HPC),…
View article: Integrating Ontario Health and Social Services Data to for Research and Policy Development
Integrating Ontario Health and Social Services Data to for Research and Policy Development Open
IntroductionIntegrating health and social services data is critical to understanding social determinants of health and responding to public expectations for evidence-based policies amidst changing demographics and fiscal constraint.
While…
View article: A National Concept Dictionary
A National Concept Dictionary Open
Overall objectives or goalMost of the organizations that use population administrative data for research purposes have internal repository of validated definitions and algorithms of their own. Many of these concepts and definitions are app…
View article: Developing Accessible, Pictorial Versions of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Instruments Suitable for Economic Evaluation: A Report of Preliminary Studies Conducted in Canada and the United Kingdom
Developing Accessible, Pictorial Versions of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Instruments Suitable for Economic Evaluation: A Report of Preliminary Studies Conducted in Canada and the United Kingdom Open
View article: Evaluating an Innovative eLearning Pain Education Interprofessional Resource: A Pre–Post Study
Evaluating an Innovative eLearning Pain Education Interprofessional Resource: A Pre–Post Study Open
PEIR is an effective eLearning program with high student ratings for educational design and usability that significantly improved pain knowledge and understanding of collaborative care.
View article: Self-management of cardiac pain in women: an evidence map
Self-management of cardiac pain in women: an evidence map Open
Objective To describe the current evidence related to the self-management of cardiac pain in women using the process and methodology of evidence mapping. Design and setting Literature search for studies that describe the self-management of…
View article: Comparison of health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with catheter ablation or antiarrhythmic drug therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Comparison of health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with catheter ablation or antiarrhythmic drug therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol Open
Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia and causes patients considerable burden; symptoms such as palpitations and dyspnoea are common, leading to frequent emergency room visits. Patients with AF repo…
View article: Increasing research capacity with ICES Data & Analytic Services (DAS)
Increasing research capacity with ICES Data & Analytic Services (DAS) Open
BackgroundThe Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) is a not-for-profit organization that conducts research to evaluate health care delivery and outcomes. Established in 1992, ICES houses a vast and secure array of linkable, co…
View article: Pharmacist led proactive follow-up algorithm for advanced EGFR positive NSCLC patients on afatinib
Pharmacist led proactive follow-up algorithm for advanced EGFR positive NSCLC patients on afatinib Open
View article: Rate of Egfr Mutation Testing for Patients with Nonsquamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Implementation of Reflex Testing by Pathologists
Rate of Egfr Mutation Testing for Patients with Nonsquamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Implementation of Reflex Testing by Pathologists Open
Background: Testing for mutation of the EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) gene is a standard of care for patients with advanced nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer (nsclc). To improve timely access to EGFR results, a few centres i…
View article: Impact of Reflex <i>EGFR</i>/<i>ALK</i> Testing on Time to Treatment of Patients With Advanced Nonsquamous Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Impact of Reflex <i>EGFR</i>/<i>ALK</i> Testing on Time to Treatment of Patients With Advanced Nonsquamous Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Open
Purpose: Optimal first-line systemic therapy for patients with advanced nonsquamous (nonsq) non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) requires confirmation of EGFR/ ALK status, which can delay treatment. We evaluated the impact of reflex testing,…
View article: Technology-Enabled Remote Monitoring and Self-Management — Vision for Patient Empowerment Following Cardiac and Vascular Surgery: User Testing and Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol
Technology-Enabled Remote Monitoring and Self-Management — Vision for Patient Empowerment Following Cardiac and Vascular Surgery: User Testing and Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol Open
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