Category: Population and public health

What happened and why? Case studies to determine the extent of equity-lens driven decision-making in response to COVID-19 in Canada and Sierra Leone

in Evaluation, Population and public health

Summary The study’s purpose stems from a critical need to address a pressing issue in public health. The current prevalence of homogeneous and uniform public health policies (PHPs) at the population level inadvertently exacerbates underlying inequalities, resulting in inequitable outcomes across various contexts. Recognizing the significance of this problem, it becomes imperative to explore an…
Knowledge translation workbook

in Health services and policy research, Implementation science, Population and public health

Summary The KT Program designed a practical workbook to support implementers to do practical knowledge translation. Our workbook was designed using key theories, models and frameworks including the knowledge-to-action model. Implementers are prompted to complete fillable worksheets to design, implement and evaluate evidence-based strategies. Building upon over a decade of capacity building at the KTP,…
Models of care

in Aging, Health services and policy research, Implementation science, Population and public health

Summary The Knowledge Translation Program and Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) identified innovative and promising models of care that were implemented in long-term care homes (LTCHs) during the COVID-19 pandemic and provided suggestions on best practices that could be integrated into LTCHs to potentially improve resident care. The project included a quantitative survey and semi- structured…
Implementation of the Comparison of Outcomes and Access to Care for Heart Failure (COACH) trial

in Circulatory and respiratory health, Implementation science, Population and public health

Summary The KT Program supported implementation of the COACH intervention, which included a point-of-care risk assessment tool and a rapid ambulatory transitional heart failure clinic, across ten acute care hospitals in Ontario. We identified barriers and facilitators to implementation of the COACH intervention and used theoretical mapping to recommend strategies to sites to leverage facilitators…
Comparing effectiveness of sustainability of knowledge translation interventions for chronic disease management in older adults

in Aging, Population and public health, Systematic review with network meta-analysis

Summary This is a systematic review and network meta analysis of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of sustainability of knowledge translation (KT) interventions that target chronic disease management (CDM) for end-users, including older patients, beyond 1 year after implementation. This also entailed an economic analysis of the interventions identified to be effective. Project Resources Funded By Principal…
Efficacy of the trivalent and quadrivalent influenza vaccines relative to one another among adults 60 years of age and older: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

in Aging, Infection and immunity, Population and public health, Systematic review with network meta-analysis

Summary This network meta-analysis aimed to compare the efficacy of influenza vaccines of any valency for adults 60 years and older. It demonstrated efficacy associated with IIV3-HD and RIV vaccines in protecting older persons against LCI, and RIV vaccine may reduce all-cause mortality when compared with other vaccines, but the evidence is uncertain. However, differences…
Controlled-release hydromorphone and risk of infection in adults: A systematic review

in Infection and immunity, Neurosciences, mental health, and addiction, Population and public health, Systematic review

Summary This systematic review included adult people who inject drugs (PWID) exposed to controlled-release hydromorphone and the risk of acquiring endocarditis, hepatitis C virus, or HIV. Very few studies have examined the risk of IE, HCV, and HIV infection after exposure to controlled-release hydromorphone. Very low-quality and scant evidence suggests uncertainty around the risks of…
Guidelines for preventing respiratory illness in older adults aged 60 years and above living in long-term care: A rapid review of clinical practice guidelines

in Aging, Infection and immunity, Population and public health, Rapid Review

Summary This study aims to identify infection protection and control recommendations from published clinical practice guidelines for adults aged 60 years and older in long-term care settings. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigator Co-Investigators KTP Project Staff
Global evidence of gender equity in academic health research: A scoping review

in Population and public health, Scoping review

Summary Scoping review with the objective of charting the global literature on gender equity in academic health research. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigator Co-Investigators KTP Project Staff