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Open AccessServices for older adults in rural primary care memory clinic communities and surrounding areas: a qualitative descriptive study
As part of a larger study, and in collaboration with rural primary health care teams, RaDAR (Rural Dementia Action Research) primary care memory clinics have evolved and continue to spread in communities acros...
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Open AccessRural-urban differences in use of health services before and after dementia diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study
Rural-urban differences in health service use among persons with prevalent dementia are known. However, the extent of geographic differences in health service use over a long observation period, and prior to d...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Factors infuencing sustainability and scaleup of rural primary healthcare memory clinics: perspectives of clinic team members
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Open AccessFactors influencing sustainability and scale-up of rural primary healthcare memory clinics: perspectives of clinic team members
The aging of rural populations contributes to growing numbers of people with dementia in rural areas. Despite the key role of primary healthcare in rural settings there is limited research on effective models ...
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Open AccessEvidence for measurement bias of the short form health survey based on sex and metropolitan influence zone in a secondary care population
The 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) is a widely used measure of health related quality of life, but has been criticized for lacking an empirically supported model and producing biased estimates of men...
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Open AccessBarriers and facilitators to development and implementation of a rural primary health care intervention for dementia: a process evaluation
With rural population aging there are growing numbers of people with dementia in rural and remote settings. The role of primary health care (PHC) is critical in rural locations, yet there is a lack of rural-sp...
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Open AccessIdentifying and understanding the health and social care needs of older adults with multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers: a sco** review
As the population is aging, the number of persons living with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) is expected to increase. This review seeks to answer two research questions from the perspectives of older adults...
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Open AccessDoes organizational context influence the use of best practices by healthcare aides in residential long term care?
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Aboriginal Experiences of Aging and Dementia in a Context of Sociocultural Change: Qualitative Analysis of Key Informant Group Interviews with Aboriginal Seniors
Examining the role of culture and cultural perceptions of aging and dementia in the recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of age-related cognitive impairment remains an understudied area of clinical neuropsych...
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Building a Tool to Identify Risk for Lynch Syndrome Among Individuals Presenting for Screening Colonoscopy
The goal of this work was to build and pilot-test a user-friendly Lynch syndrome risk assessment tool among individuals presenting for routine screening colonoscopy. Participants included adults presenting to ...
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Perceptions of High-Risk Care and Barriers to Care Among Women at Risk for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer following Genetic Counseling in the Community Setting
Data are limited regarding barriers to care among women, with or at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC), following genetic counseling in the community setting. Using a telephone survey, we ret...
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Cancer prevention and screening practices among women at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer after genetic counseling in the community setting
The context is that there are limited data regarding the management of women at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) after genetic counseling in the community setting. The objective of the stud...
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Open AccessStudy protocol for the translating research in elder care (TREC): building context through case studies in long-term care project (project two)
The organizational context in which healthcare is delivered is thought to play an important role in mediating the use of knowledge in practice. Additionally, a number of potentially modifiable contextual facto...
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Open AccessTranslating research in elder care: an introduction to a study protocol series
The knowledge translation field is undermined by two interrelated gaps – underdevelopment of the science and limited use of research in health services and health systems decision making. The importance of con...
