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McNeil, Karen; Achenbach, Jillian; Lawson, Beverley; Delahunty-Pike, Alannah; Barber, Brittany; Diepstra, Heidi – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Although the Canadian Consensus Guidelines for Primary Care of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities recommends conducting periodic health checks in primary care, uptake is lacking. This study seeks to understand factors influencing the conduct of periodic health checks and identify what needs to change to increase…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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Siddiqua, Ayesha; Janus, Magdalena; Mesterman, Ronit; Duku, Eric; Georgiades, Kathy; Saxena, Farah; Zhao, Haoyu; Saunders, Natasha – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
In a cohort of kindergarten children in Ontario, Canada with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (n = 1522), we tested the association of age at ASD diagnosis and characteristics of (1) the child's primary care provider and, (2) the child using health administrative databases. We tested the association of primary care practice model and time from…
Descriptors: Physicians, Primary Health Care, Individual Characteristics, Age Differences
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O'Brien, Sarah; English, Leona – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2022
This study focuses on interprofessional learning and education in collaborative care teams in primary health care. Using a case study methodology, the researcher collected data through semi-structured interviews and document analysis. Through purposeful sampling, the study explores the experiences of five diverse health professionals (two nurses,…
Descriptors: Interprofessional Relationship, Cooperation, Primary Health Care, Health Personnel
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Sophie Langlois; Johanne Goudreau – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based counseling approach. However, its learning processes and their influencing factors are understudied, failing to address the suboptimal use of motivational interviewing in clinical practice. A participatory action research was conducted in collaboration with 16 primary care clinicians, who encountered…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Guides, Motivation Techniques, Counseling Techniques
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Nicola Gregson; Cathy Randle-Phillips; Sal Hillman – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Primary care health checks, screenings and GP consultations are often the gateway for people with intellectual disabilities to access their physical and mental healthcare. For a population who experience greater levels of health difficulties alongside significant health inequality, improving care quality and access is of major importance. This…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Medical Services, Family Practice (Medicine), Primary Health Care
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Lawrence Grierson; Mathew Mercuri; Asiana Elma; Meera Mahmud; Dorothy Bakker; Neil Johnston; Monica Aggarwal; Gina Agarwal – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2024
The maldistribution of family physicians challenges equitable primary care access in Canada. The "Theory of Social Attachment" suggests that preferential selection and distributed training interventions have potential in influencing physician disposition. However, evaluations of these approaches have focused predominantly on rural…
Descriptors: Physicians, Graduate Medical Education, Correlation, Medical Schools
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Kamran, Hamza; Hassan, Hadi; Ali, Mehr Un Nisa; Ali, Danish; Taj, Moizzuddin; Mir, Zara; Pandya, Munj; Steinberg, Shirley R.; Jamal, Aamir; Zaidi, Mukarram – Qualitative Research Journal, 2022
Purpose: This study examined 46 articles in total, which yielded 5 recurring themes: perceived discrimination, language barriers, socioeconomic barriers, cultural barriers and educational/knowledge barriers. The two most dominant themes found were the inability to speak the country's primary language and belonging to a culture with different…
Descriptors: Primary Health Care, Access to Health Care, Barriers, Immigrants
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Toal-Sullivan, Darene; Lemonde, Manon; Gauthier, Alain P.; Dahrouge, Simone – Health Education Journal, 2021
Introduction: There is growing interest in the role and use of patient navigators within the health care system. Currently, qualifications and training expectations documented in the literature vary tremendously depending on context and patient population. This paper details the theoretical and pedagogical principles used to develop, implement and…
Descriptors: Lay People, Community Health Services, Health Personnel, Access to Health Care
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Breau, Genevieve; Baumbusch, Jennifer; Thorne, Sally; Hislop, T. Greg; Kazanjian, Arminee – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Primary care providers are the main point of contact with the healthcare system for individuals with intellectual disability, and they may have pre-existing attitudes towards this group that impacts care. We examined whether participants' gender, age, professional status and experience with individuals with intellectual disability were associated…
Descriptors: Primary Health Care, Allied Health Personnel, Physicians, Medical Students
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Oelke, Nelly; Wilhelm, Amanda; Jackson, Karen – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2016
The role of nurses in primary care is poorly understood and many are not working to their full scope of practice. Building on previous research, this knowledge translation (KT) project's aim was to facilitate nurses' capacity to optimise their practice in these settings. A Summit engaging Alberta stakeholders in a deliberative discussion was the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperation, Nurses, Primary Health Care
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Gray, Ben; Hilder, Jo; Macdonald, Lindsay; Tester, Rachel; Dowell, Anthony; Stubbe, Maria – Research Ethics, 2017
Research ethics guidelines grew out of several infamous episodes where research subjects were exploited. There is significant international synchronization of guidelines. However, indigenous groups in New Zealand, Canada and Australia have criticized these guidelines as being inadequate for research involving indigenous people and have developed…
Descriptors: Ethics, Research, Guidelines, Cultural Relevance
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Shooshtari, Shahin; Temple, Beverley; Waldman, Celeste; Abraham, Sneha; Ouellette-Kuntz, Héléne; Lennox, Nicholas – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: No standardized tool is used in Canada for comprehensive health assessments of adults with intellectual disabilities. This study was conducted to determine the feasibility of implementing the Comprehensive Health Assessment Program (CHAP) in Manitoba, Canada. Method: This was a qualitative study using a purposive sample of physicians,…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Intervention, Foreign Countries
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Tian, Fang; Roy, Marguerite; Streefkerk, Cindy; De Champlain, Andre F.; Anderson, Erin; Cuddihy, Helen – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of using a Competency-based Achievement System (CBAS) (a formative tool) in the practice ready assessment (PRA) of internationally-trained physicians seeking licensure to practice in Canada (summative assessment). The study was a retrospective analysis of over 5,000 FieldNotes completed…
Descriptors: Physicians, Foreign Medical Graduates, Foreign Countries, Performance Based Assessment
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McCusker, Jane; Cole, Martin G.; Yaffe, Mark; Strumpf, Erin; Sewitch, Maida; Sussman, Tamara; Ciampi, Antonio; Lavoie, Kim; Belzile, Eric – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: Among primary care patients with chronic physical conditions and comorbid depressive symptoms, to assess (1) the effect of lay telephone coaching on adherence to a psycho-educational intervention for depression, (2) demographic characteristics that predict adherence and (3) the association between adherence and 6-month outcomes. Design:…
Descriptors: Intervention, Depression (Psychology), Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
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Ouellette-Kuntz, H.; Cobigo, V.; Balogh, R.; Wilton, A.; Lunsky, Y. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Secondary prevention involves the early detection of disease while it is asymptomatic to prevent its progression. For adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, secondary prevention is critical as they may not have the ability to recognize the early signs and symptoms of disease or lack accessible information about these.…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Prevention, Adults
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