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Research Studies

Health and Care Experiences

  • Clients/Patients
    • Measuring client experience of emerging models of integrated home and community care.
      Project summary available here.
    • Giosa J, Holyoke P, Stolee P. Let’s Get Real about Person-and Family-Centred Geriatric Home Care: A Realist Synthesis. Canadian Journal on Aging. 2019 Dec;38(4):449-467.
      Article available here.
      Project summary available here.
    • Transition from Hospital to Home after cardiac surgery - a learning ecosystem.
      Report available here.
    • Bender D, Holyoke P. Why some patients who do not need hospitalization cannot leave: A case study of reviews in 6 Canadian hospitals. In Healthcare management forum 2018;31(4):121-125. Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.
      Article available here.
    • Sharing Nuu-chah-nulth patient voices to increase culturally safe care. 
      Project summary available here.
    • Dialogue and Storywork in support of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cancer patients throughout oncology and primary care transition experiences. 
      Project summary available here.
      Transition Support Resources available here
    • Improving continuity of care for older adults by optimizing home and community care partnerships. 
      Project summary available here.
    • Older People’s Experiences of Self-Care, Family/Friend Caregiving, and Formal Home Care.
      Project summary available here.
    • Barken R. Older People’s Experiences of Self-Care, Family/Friend Caregiving, and Formal Home Care. 2016.
      Report available here.
    • Sharkey S, Lefebre N. Bringing Nursing Back to the Future through People-Powered Care. Nursing Leadership, 2017;30(1), 11-22.
      Article available here.
    • Bender D, Holyoke P. Bringing Person and Family-Centred Care Alive in Home, Community and Long-Term Care Organizations. Healthcare Quarterly. 2016;19(1):70-5.
      Abstract available here.
    • Toscan J, Manderson B, Santi SM, Stolee P. "Just another fish in the Pond": The transitional care experience of a hip fracture patient. International Journal of Integrated Care. 2013;13(26).
      Article available here.
    • Evaluation of the feasibility of using a ‘hand-held’ fluorescence digital imaging device for real-time advanced wound care monitoring in a community setting.
      Project summary available here.
    • Thomas R, Gifford W, Poudner J, Scott T, Brooks C, Hamilton R, et al. First Nations, Inuit, and Metis women's experiences of cancer survivorship: Protocol for the National Picture Project. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2015;14(1):97-120.
      Article available here.
    • Pauley T, Gargaro J, Chenard G, Cavanagh H, McKay S. Home-based diabetes self-management coaching delivered by paraprofessionals: A randomized controlled trial. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 2016;35(3-4), 137-154.
      Article available here.
    • Doran D, Lefebre N, O’Brien-Pallas L, Estabrooks C, White P, Carryer J, et al. The relationship among evidence-based practice and client dyspnea, pain, falls and pressure ulcer outcomes in the community setting. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 2014;11(5):247-83.
      Publication available here.
  • Caregivers
    • Bagheri Z.S., Beltran J., Holyoke P., Sole G., Hutchinson K., Dutta T. Reducing the Risk of Falls by 78% with a New Generation of Slip Resistant Winter Footwear. In: Goossens R., Murata A. (eds) Advances in Social and Occupational Ergonomics. AHFE 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 970. Springer, Cham.
      Article available here.
    • Giosa J, & Holyoke P. Caregiving is not a disease: moving from reactive to proactive supports for family caregivers across the healthcare system. Healthcare quarterly Toronto, ON; 2014;17(3), 36-41.
      Article available here.
    • Brookman C, Holyoke P, Toscan J, Bender D, Tapping B. Promising practices and indicators for caregiver education and support programs. 2011.
      Report available here
      • One page summary of final report available here
      • Guide to the promising practices and indicators for caregiver education and support programs available here.
      • Technical appendix available here
    • Shearkhani S, Mckinnon A, Maybee A, Marlett N, Shklarov S, Holyoke P. Uncovering the experiences of patients and caregivers as couples. 2016.
      Report available here.
    • The experiences of patients and caregivers as couples. 
      Project summary available here
    • Striking a balance between self-care, family caregiving, and formal home care.
      Project summary available here.
    • Giosa J, Stolee P, Dupuis S, Mock. SE., Santi S. An Examination of Family Caregiver Experiences during Care Transitions of Older Adults. Canadian Journal on Aging. 2014;33(02):137-53.
      Abstract available here.
  • Providers
    • Using the Observe, Coach, Assist and Report (OCAR) Framework to structure personal support practice in home and community care.
      A summary on the environmental scan available here.
      Project summary available here.
    • How PSWs set and maintain safe and respectful limits with Clients.
      Project summary available here.
    • Bagheri ZS, Patel N, Li Y, Rizzi K, Lui GKY, Holyoke P, et al. Selecting slip resistant winter footwear for personal support workers. Work. 2019;64(1):135-51.
      Abstract available here.
    • Almost J, Gifford WA, Doran D, et al. The Acceptability and Feasilility of Implementing an Online Educational Intervention with Nurses in a Provincial Prison Context. Journal of Forensic Nursing; 2019 April 11.
      Abstract available here.
    • Sharkey S, Lefebre N. Bringing Nursing Back to the Future through People-Powered Care. Nursing Leadership, 2017;30(1), 11-22.
      Article available here.
    • PSW safety in the home care.
      Project summary available here.
    • Slip-resistant footwear for PSWs to use outdoors in winter. 
      Project summary available here.
    • The potential for Personal Support Workers to bring stroke best practices to stroke survivors and their family caregivers in their homes: An exploratory study.
      Project summary available here.
    • Gifford W, Lefebre N. Understanding audit and feedback to support falls prevention and pain management in home healthcare. Home Health Care Management & Practice. 2015; August:79-85.
    • Lefebre N. Rekindling the spirit: Staff Engagement 2.1. Nursing Leadership. 2014;26(2):15-8.
    • Scott T, Menzies C, Chenard G, Spence M. Bridging the Gap: Innovative Approaches to Continuing Education in Rural, Remote and Isolated First Nation Communities. Seminars in Dialysis. 2013;26(2):164-8.
  • Research with clients/patients and caregivers
    • Participatory Research to Action (PR2A) Framework. 
    • Project summary available here.
  • Researchers
    • Updating the Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) Core Competencies for Home Health Nursing (HHN).
      Project summary available here. Latest poster summary available here.
    • Sim S, Lai J, Aubrecht K, Cheng I, Embrett M, Ghandour E, et al. CIHR Health System Impact Fellows: Reflections on "Driving Change" Within the Health System. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2019;8(6):325-8.
      Article available here.
*Please contact research@sehc.com if you would like a copy of the conference presentations.