A Review of Advance Care Planning Programs in Long-Term Care Homes: Are They Dementia Friendly?

by Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, Sharon Kaasalainen, Jenny Ploeg, Carrie McAiney
Published 2014-01-01

Exploration of the acceptability and usability of advance care planning tools in long term care homes

by Tamara Sussman, Sharon Kaasalainen, Rennie Bimman, Harveer Punia, Nathaniel Edsell, Jess Sussman
Published 2020-11-01

Using a self-directed workbook to support advance care planning with long term care home residents

by Tamara Sussman, Sharon Kaasalainen, Jack Lawrence, Paulette V. Hunter, Valerie Bourgeois-Guerin, Michelle Howard
Published 2021-07-01

Increasing the Frequency and Timeliness of Pain Assessment and Management in Long-Term Care: Knowledge Transfer and Sustained Implementation

by Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Jaime Williams, Sharon Kaasalainen, Paulette V. Hunter, Maryse L. Savoie, Abigail Wickson-Griffiths
Published 2016-01-01

Meaningful connections in dementia end of life care in long term care homes

by Lynn McCleary, Genevieve N Thompson, Lorraine Venturato, Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, Paulette Hunter, Tamara Sussman, Sharon Kaasalainen
Published 2018-09-01

The complexity of caregiving for community-living older adults with multiple chronic conditions: A qualitative study

by Jenny Ploeg, Anna Garnett, Kimberly D Fraser, Lisa Garland Baird, Sharon Kaasalainen, Carrie McAiney, Maureen Markle-Reid, Sinéad Dufour
Published 2020-12-01

Healthcare providers’ experiences in supporting community-living older adults to manage multiple chronic conditions: a qualitative study

by Jenny Ploeg, Marie-Lee Yous, Kimberly Fraser, Sinéad Dufour, Lisa Garland Baird, Sharon Kaasalainen, Carrie McAiney, Maureen Markle-Reid
Published 2019-11-01

Protocol for a Case Study to Explore the Transition to Practice of New Graduate Nurses in Long-Term Care

by Carly Whitmore RN, MScN, Pamela E. Baxter RN, PhD, Sharon Kaasalainen RN, PhD, Jenny Ploeg RN, PhD
Published 2018-09-01

Perspectives and experiences of compassion in long-term care facilities within Canada: a qualitative study of patients, family members and health care providers

by Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, Lorraine Venturato, Paulette Hunter, Sharon Kaasalainen, Tamara Sussman, Lynn McCleary, Genevieve Thompson, Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, Shane Sinclair
Published 2019-05-01

“A Crazy Roller Coaster at the End”: A Qualitative Study of Death Preparedness With Caregivers of Persons With Dementia

by Pamela Durepos RN, PhD, Jenny Ploeg PhD, Tamara Sussman PhD, Noori Akhtar-Danesh PhD, Sharon Kaasalainen RN, PhD
Published 2020-08-01

Low investment non-pharmacological approaches implemented for older people experiencing responsive behaviours of dementia

by Marie-Lee Yous RN, BScN, MScN, Lori Schindel Martin RN, PhD, Sharon Kaasalainen RN, PhD, Jenny Ploeg RN, PhD
Published 2020-10-01

Nurses' Experiences in Caring for Older Adults With Responsive Behaviors of Dementia in Acute Care

by Marie-Lee Yous RN, BScN, MScN, Jenny Ploeg RN, PhD, Sharon Kaasalainen RN, PhD, Lori Schindel Martin RN, PhD
Published 2019-04-01

Barriers and facilitators to optimal supportive end-of-life palliative care in long-term care facilities: a qualitative descriptive study of community-based and specialist palliati...

by Sharon Kaasalainen, Sharon E Straus, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Patricia Harasym, Sarah Brisbin, Misha Afzaal, Aynharan Sinnarajah, Lorraine Venturato, Patrick Quail, Tamara Sussman, Navjot Virk
Published 2020-08-01

Multi-disciplinary supportive end of life care in long-term care: an integrative approach to improving end of life

by Patricia M. Harasym, Misha Afzaal, Sarah Brisbin, Aynharan Sinnarajah, Lorraine Venturato, Patrick Quail, Sharon Kaasalainen, Sharon Straus, Tamara Sussman, Navjot Virk, Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc
Published 2021-05-01

Assessing the quality of economic evaluations of clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners: A systematic review of cost-effectiveness

by Deborah A. Marshall, Faith Donald, Sarah Lacny, Kim Reid, Denise Bryant-Lukosius, Nancy Carter, Renee Charbonneau-Smith, Patricia Harbman, Sharon Kaasalainen, Kelley Kilpatrick, Ruth Martin-Misener, Alba DiCenso
Published 2015-01-01

Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of the Namaste Care program in long-term care settings in Canada

by Sharon Kaasalainen, Paulette V. Hunter, Vanina Dal Bello-Haas, Lisa Dolovich, Katherine Froggatt, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Maureen Markle-Reid, Jenny Ploeg, Joyce Simard, Lehana Thabane, Jenny T. van der Steen, Ladislav Volicer
Published 2020-03-01

“Now I Don’t Have to Guess”: Using Pamphlets to Encourage Residents and Families/Friends to Engage in Advance Care Planning in Long-Term Care

by Tamara Sussman MSW, PhD, Sharon Kaasalainen RN, PhD, Matthew Bui RN, BScN, BScKin, MSc, Noori Akhtar-Danesh MSc, PhD, Susan Mintzberg MSW, Patricia Strachan RN, PhD
Published 2017-12-01

A pilot evaluation of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC) program

by Sharon Kaasalainen, Tamara Sussman, Genevieve Thompson, Lynn McCleary, Paulette V. Hunter, Lorraine Venturato, Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, Jenny Ploeg, Deborah Parker, Shane Sinclair, Vanina Dal Bello-Haas, Marie Earl, John J. You, the SPA-LTC team
Published 2020-07-01

Mixed-methods single-arm repeated measures study evaluating the feasibility of a web-based intervention to support family carers of persons with dementia in long-term care faciliti...

by Wendy Duggleby, Kathya Jovel Ruiz, Jenny Ploeg, Carrie McAiney, Shelley Peacock, Cheryl Nekolaichuk, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Sunita Ghosh, Kevin Brazil, Jennifer Swindle, Dorothy Forbes, Sandra Woodhead Lyons, Jasneet Parmar, Sharon Kaasalainen, Laura Cottrell, Jillian Paragg
Published 2018-10-01

A Systematic Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists: What Is the Quality of the Evidence?

by Faith Donald, Kelley Kilpatrick, Kim Reid, Nancy Carter, Ruth Martin-Misener, Denise Bryant-Lukosius, Patricia Harbman, Sharon Kaasalainen, Deborah A. Marshall, Renee Charbonneau-Smith, Erin E. Donald, Monique Lloyd, Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, Jennifer Yost, Pamela Baxter, Esther Sangster-Gormley, Pamela Hubley, Célyne Laflamme, Marsha Campbell–Yeo, Sheri Price, Jennifer Boyko, Alba DiCenso
Published 2014-01-01