Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shoba Dawson, Angel Bierce, Gene Feder, John Macleod, Katrina M. Turner, Stan Zammit, Natalia Lewis
Summary: The study aims to systematically evaluate the evidence on trauma-informed approaches in primary and community mental healthcare globally. A systematic search will be conducted for English primary studies published between 1990 and February 2020, with a results-based convergent synthesis planned for analysis.
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Rachael Frost, Greta Rait, Su Aw, Greta Brunskill, Jane Wilcock, Louise Robinson, Martin Knapp, Nicole Hogan, Karen Harrison Dening, Louise Allan, Jill Manthorpe, Kate Walters
Summary: The study found that primary care-led dementia care models are feasible and well-received. Key intervention components include information provision, social and emotional support, and links to community organizations. Factors influencing feasibility include provider engagement and leadership, dementia care capacity, resources, and collaboration.
AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Rakesh Narendra Modi, Sarah Kelly, Sarah Hoare, Alison Powell, Isla Kuhn, Juliet Usher-Smith, Jonathan Mant, Jenni Burt
Summary: Screening programmes are important in healthcare activity and require careful delivery to generate net benefit. This study aims to explore and synthesize evidence on how screening programmes can be delivered in primary care, including barriers, facilitators, and strategies. Findings will be disseminated to academics, decision-makers, practitioners, and the public through various channels.
Article
Business
Lu Zheng, Klaus Ulrich, Javier Sendra-Garcia
Summary: This study identifies alternative configurations leading to high innovation performance using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, revealing seven configurational paths explaining high innovation performance and three paths to the absence of high innovation performance. The findings provide new insight for innovation research.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Primary Health Care
Emma Ladds, Maaedah Khan, Lucy Moore, Asli Kalin, Trish Greenhalgh
Summary: This systematic review explores the impact of remote and digital care models on continuity in primary care. It finds that both patients and clinicians value continuity in remote care, but there are challenges and risks involved. Further research is needed to understand the relationship between remote care, continuity, and equity.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Zara Thompson, Felicity A. Baker, Jeanette Tamplin, Imogen N. Clark
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the impact and mechanisms of music-based interventions, specifically singing, for people with dementia and their care-partners. Findings suggest that singing can positively impact individuals with dementia and their care-partners, improving psychological well-being, quality of life, cognition, and care-partner well-being.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Nursing
Zhuming Bao, Margaret Landers
Summary: This study aimed to systematically review evidence on non-pharmacological interventions for pain management in patients with dementia, identifying various interventions such as massage and play activities program. The majority of studies showed that non-pharmacological interventions have positive effects on pain management in patients with dementia.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Clarissa Giebel, Kerry Hanna, James Watson, Thomas Faulkner, Lena O'Connell, Sandra Smith, Warren James Donnellan
Summary: This study evaluated and synthesized the evidence base on barriers and facilitators to accessing and using community-based social care in dementia. The study used a mixed-methods systematic review design and focused on community-based social care services such as day care, respite care, paid home care, and peer support groups. The results showed that there are significant barriers and facilitators to accessing care in the community, and addressing these barriers requires a multifaceted approach on multiple levels.
INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Megan A. Mullins, Julie P. W. Bynum, Suzanne E. Judd, Philippa J. Clarke
Summary: The study found that living in areas with low primary care supply and lack of regular medical care were associated with higher odds of cognitive impairment. This highlights the importance of primary care in preventing cognitive decline.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Paul Stolee, Jacobi Elliott, Anik M. C. Giguere, Sara Mallinson, Kenneth Rockwood, Joanie Sims Gould, Ross Baker, Veronique Boscart, Catherine Burns, Kerry Byrne, Judith Carson, Richard J. Cook, Andrew P. Costa, Justine Giosa, Kelly Grindrod, Mohammad Hajizadeh, Heather M. Hanson, Stephanie Hastings, George Heckman, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Ayse Kuspinar, Samantha Meyer, Josephine McMurray, Phyllis Puchyr, Peter Puchyr, Olga Theou, Holly Witteman
Summary: This study aims to implement enhanced primary healthcare approaches for older patients in Canada, including risk screening, patient engagement, shared decision making, and care coordination. Through a multi-phase mixed methods study involving questionnaires, interviews, and tailored interventions, the care model will be evaluated to optimize care for older adults based on patient and provider experience, quality of life, qualitative interviews, and economic evaluation.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Huong Q. Nguyen, Jessica D. Vallejo, Mayra Macias, Maricela Garcia Shiffman, Romina Rosen, Velda Mowry, Omotayo Omotunde, Benjamin Hong, In-Lu Amy Liu, Soo Borson
Summary: The study compared the hospital utilization and end-of-life care of persons living with dementia receiving home-based primary care (HBPC) with a matched comparison group, finding that HBPC resulted in more patient-centered end-of-life care for decedents. Caregivers reported that HBPC provided coordinated, continuous, and convenient care, with some unmet needs.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Julian Hirt, Gero Langer, Fabian Wilde, Dorothee Bauernschmidt, Gabriele Meyer, Anja Bieber
Summary: Information technology can provide valuable support for individuals with dementia and their caregivers through technology-based counselling interventions. This study aims to identify conditions for successful implementation of these interventions and investigate their effectiveness through a mixed-methods systematic review, including Qualitative Comparative Analysis and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Results will be disseminated through various channels for both scientific and non-scientific audiences.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chloe E. Holden, Sally Wheelwright, Amelie Harle, Richard Wagland
Summary: This review emphasizes the crucial role of health literacy for cancer patients. Poorer outcomes are associated with difficulties in health literacy. Efforts should be made to improve understanding, enhance health literacy, and empower patients to be more actively involved in their care.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Susan M. Smith, Emma Wallace, Barbara Clyne, Fiona Boland, Martin Fortin
Summary: Despite the significant challenges posed by multimorbidity, there is still uncertainty surrounding the most effective interventions for managing patients with multiple chronic conditions. The review found little evidence of improvements in health-related quality of life and mental health, highlighting the need for further research in this area.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Allison M. Boll, Melissa R. Ensey, Katherine A. Bennett, Mary P. O'Leary, Breanne M. Wise-Swanson, Aimee M. Verrall, Michael V. Vitiello, Barbara B. Cochrane, Elizabeth A. Phelan
Summary: The primary care liaison model is feasible, fosters ongoing interactions between primary care and Area Agencies on Aging, and connects older adults and their caregivers to relevant programs and services. Adoption of the primary care liaison model by other Area Agencies on Aging across the U.S. may help further the vision of optimized health and well-being of older adults.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Primary Health Care
Isabelle Vedel, Vladimir Khanassov
ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2015)
Letter
Nursing
Rafaella Queiroga Souto, Vladimir Khanassov, Quan Nha Hong, Paula L. Bush, Isabelle Vedel, Pierre Pluye
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2015)
Article
Primary Health Care
Vladimir Khanassov, Isabelle Vedel
ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2016)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Vladimir Khanassov, Jingyi Hu, David Reeves, Harm van Marwijk
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
(2018)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Vladimir Khanassov, Isabelle Vedel, Pierre Pluye
CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING
(2014)
Article
Primary Health Care
Vladimir Khanassov, Laura Rojas-Rozo, Rosa Sourial, Xin Qiang Yang, Isabelle Vedel
Summary: This study identified the met and unmet needs of persons living with dementia and their caregivers, including memory, physical health, medication management, and more. Participants had different attitudes towards community health services and family medicine practices.
BMC FAMILY PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Melanie Ann Smithman, Sarah Descoteaux, Emilie Dionne, Lauralie Richard, Mylaine Breton, Vladimir Khanassov, Jeannie L. Haggerty
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
(2020)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Vladimir Khanassov, Pierre Pluye, Sarah Descoteaux, Jeannie L. Haggerty, Grant Russell, Jane Gunn, Jean-Frederic Levesque
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
(2016)