Publications and Presentations

Tarride JE, Blackhouse G, Lamarche L, Forsyth P, Oliver D, Carr T, Howard M, Thabane L, Datta J, Dolovich L, Clark R, Price D & Mangin D. (2024). Cost-effectiveness analysis of health tapestry, a complex primary care program for older adults: a post-hoc analysis. BMC Primary Care 25, 235. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02475-5

Clark R, Gaber J, Datta J, Talat S, Bomze S, Marentette-Brown S, Gagnon C, Oliver D, Lamarche L, Forsyth P, Carr T, Price D, & Mangin D. (2023). Understanding collaborative implementation between community and academic partners in a complex intervention: A qualitative descriptive study. BMC Health Services Research, 23 (606). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09617-y

Mangin D, Lamarche L, Oliver D, Blackhouse G, Bomze S, Borhan S, Carr T, Clark R, Datta J, Dolovich L, Gaber J, Forsyth P, Howard M, Marentette-Brown S, Risdon C, Talat S, Tarride J, Thabane L, Valaitis R, & Price D. (2023). Health TAPESTRY Ontario: A multi-site randomized controlled trial testing implementation and reproducibility. Annals of Family Medicine, 21 (2), 132-142. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2944     

Gaber J, Clark RE, Lamarche L, Datta J, Talat S, Bomze S, Marentette-Brown S, Parascandalo F, Di Pelino S, Oliver D, Price D, Geoffrion L, Wayne D, & Mangin D. (2022). Understanding volunteer retention in a complex, community-centered intervention: A mixed methods study in Ontario, Canada. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30 (6), pp. 2259-2269. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13775.

Lamarche L, Clark RE, Parascandalo F, & Mangin D. (2022). The implementation and validation of the NoMAD during a complex primary care intervention. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22: 175. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01655-0

Di Pelino S, Lamarche L, Carr T, Datta J, Gaber J, Oliver D, Gallagher J, Dragos S, Price D, & Mangin D. (2022). Lessons learned through two-phases of developing and implementing a technology supporting integrated care: A case study. JMIR Formative Research, 6: 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/34899.

Gaber J, Di Pelino S, Datta J, Talat S, Browne T, Marentette-Brown S, Bomze S, Forsyth P, Oliver D, & Mangin D. (2022). Community volunteers and primary care providers supporting older adults in system navigation: A mixed methods study. International Journal of Integrated Care, 22(1): 18, pp. 1–14. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5978

Gaber J, Datta J, Clark R, Lamarche L, Parascandalo F, Di Pelino S, Forsyth P, Oliver D, Mangin D, & Price D. (2022). Understanding how context and culture in six communities can shape implementation of a complex intervention: A comparative case study. BMC Health Services Research, 22: 221. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07615-0; https://rdcu.be/cHfFe

Valaitis R, Cleghorn L, Vassilev I, Rogers A, Ploeg J, Kothari A, Risdon C, Gillett J, Guenter D, & Dolovich L. (2021). A web-based social network tool (GENIE) for supporting self-management among high users of the health care system: Feasibility and usability study. JMIR Form Res ;5(7):e25285. doi: 10.2196/25285

Moore A, Motaghi S, Sadeghirad B, Begum H, Riva JJ, Gaber J, and Dolovich L. (2021). Volunteer impact on health-related outcomes for seniors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 24: 1. https://doi.org/10.5770/cgj.24.434

Santaguida, P.L., Oliver, D., Gilsing, A., Lamarche, L., Griffith, L.E., Mangin, D., Richardson, J., Kastner, M., Raina, P., Dolovich, L. (2020). Delphi consensus on core criteria set selecting among health-related outcomes measures (HROM) in primary health care. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 127, 105-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.04.028

Mangin, D., Lamarche, L., Oliver, D. et al. (2020) Health TAPESTRY Ontario: protocol for a randomized controlled trial to test reproducibility and implementation. Trials 21, 714. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04600-y

Gaber J, Oliver D, Valaitis R, Cleghorn L, Lamarche L, Avilla E, Parascandalo F, Price D, Dolovich L. (2020) Experiences of integrating community volunteers as extensions of the primary care team to help support older adults at home: A qualitative study. BMC Family Practice, 21:92 https://bit.ly/HTAPvols

Valaitis R, Cleghorn L, Dolovich L, Agarwal G, Gaber J, Mangin D, Oliver D, Parascandalo F, Ploeg J, Risdon C. (2020) Examining interprofessional teams structures and processes in the implementation of a primary care intervention (Health TAPESTRY) for older adults using normalization process theory. BMC Family Practice, 21(63) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01131-y

Valaitis, R., Cleghorn, L., Ploeg, J., Risdon, C., Mangin, D., Dolovich, L., Agarwal, G., Oliver, D., Gaber, J. (2020) Disconnected Relationships between Primary Care and Community-based Health and Social Services and System Navigation for Older Adults: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. BMC Family Medicine, 21:69 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01143-8

Dolovich LGaber J, Valaitis R, Ploeg J, Oliver D, Richardson J, Mangin D, Parascandalo F, & Agarwal G. Exploration of volunteers as health connectors within a multi-component primary care-based program supporting self-management of diabetes and hypertension. Health and Social Care in the Community. On line November 28, 2019.

Valaitis R, Gaber J, Waters H, Lamarche L, Oliver D, Parascandalo F, Schofield R, Dolovich L. (2020) Health TAPESTRY: Exploring the potential of a nursing student placement within a primary care intervention for community-dwelling older adults. Sage Open Nursing, 6: 1-12. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2377960820909672

Dolovich LGaber J, Valaitis R, Ploeg J, Oliver D, Richardson J, Mangin D, Parascandalo F, Agarwal G. Exploration of volunteers as health connectors within a multi-component primary care-based program supporting self-management of diabetes and hypertension. Health and Social Care in the Community. On line November 28, 2019.

Agarwal G, Gaber J, Richardson J, Mangin D, Ploeg J, Valaitis R, Reid G, Lamarche L, Parascandalo F, Javadi D, O’Reilly D, Dolovich L. Pilot randomized controlled trial of a complex intervention for diabetes self-management supported by volunteers, technology, and interprofessional primary health care teams. Pilot and Feasibility Studies October 27, 2019, 5, Article 118. https://pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-019-0504-8

Ploeg J, Valaitis RK, Cleghorn L, Yous M, Gaber J, Agarwal G, Kastner M, Mangin D, Oliver D,Parascandalo F, Risdon C,Dolovich L. Perceptions of older adults in Ontario, Canada on the implementation and impact of a primary care programme, Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (Health TAPESTRY): a descriptive qualitative study. BMJ Open 2019;9:e026257.URL: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e026257.share

Dolovich L, Oliver D, Lamarche L, Thabane L, Valaitis R, Agarwal G, Carr T, Foster G, Griffith L, Javadi D, Kastner M, Mangin D, Papaioannou A, Ploeg J, Raina P, Richardson J, Risdon C, Santaguida P, Straus S, Price D. Combining volunteers and primary care teamwork to support health goals and needs of older adults: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Canadian Medical Association Journal 191(18): e491-500. URL: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/191/18/E491

Javadi D, Lamarche L, Avilla E, Siddiqui R, Gaber J, Bhamani M, Oliver D, Cleghorn L, Mangin D, Dolovich L. Feasibility study of goal setting discussions between older adults and volunteers facilitated by an eHealth application: Development of the Health TAPESTRY approach. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 4:184. URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0377-2

Santaguida P, Dolovich L, Oliver D, Lamarche L, Gilsing A, Griffith L, Richardson J, Mangin D, Kastner M, Raina P.  Protocol for a Delphi Consensus exercise to identify a core set of criteria for selecting health related outcome measures (HROM) to be used in primary health care. BMC Family Practice 2018: 19:152. URL: https://bmcfampract.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-018-0831-5

Oliver D, Dolovich L, Lamarche L, Gaber J,  Avilla E, Bhamani M, Price D. A volunteer program to connect primary care and the home to support the health of older adults: A community case study. Frontiers in Medicine [online ahead of print]. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00048. URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2018.00048/abstract

Carter N, Valaitis R, Lam A, Feather J, Nicholl J, Cleghorn L. (2018) Navigation delivery models and roles of navigators in primary care: a scoping literature review. BMC Health Services Research 18:96. URL: http://rdcu.be/GzZR

Lamarche L, Oliver D, Cleghorn L, Werstuck MMD, Pauw G, Bauer M, Doyle L, McPhee C, O’Neill C, Guenter D, Winemaker S, White J, Price D, Dolovich, L.  (2017) Using Aggregate Data on Health Goals, Not Disease Diagnoses, to Develop and Implement a Healthy Aging Group Education Series. J Community Med Health Educ 7: 535. doi: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000535.URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Doug_Oliver/publication/
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Smith-Turchyn J, Gravesande J, Agarwal G, Mangin D, Javadi D, Peter J, Parascandalo F, Dolovich L, Richardson J. (2017). A healthy lifestyle app for older adults with diabetes and hypertension: Usability assessment. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management (IJHTM), 16(3,4), 250- 270. URL: https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1504/IJHTM.2017.088862

Kastner M, Sayal R, Oliver D, Straus SE, Dolovich L. (2017). Sustainability and scalability of a volunteer-based primary care intervention (Health TAPESTRY): A mixed-methods analysis. BMC Health Services Research17(514). doi 10.1186/s12913-017-2468-9. URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5540508/

Dolovich L, Oliver D, Lamarche L, Agarwal G, Carr T, Chan D, Cleghorn C, Griffith L, Javadi D, Kastner M, Longaphy J, Mangin D, Papaioannou A, Ploeg J, Raina P, Richardson J, Risdon C, Santaguida L, Straus S, Thabane L, Valaitis R, Price D. (2016). A protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial using the Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (Health TAPESTRY) platform approach to promote person-centred primary health care for older adults 11(49).doi: 10.1186/s13012-016-0407-5. URL: https://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13012-016-0407-5

Ramsden V, Bighead S. (2015) Weechihitotan (Let’s help and support each other): The value of aboriginal health research in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, 22 – 24. URL: https://issuu.com/shrf/docs/shrf_aboriginalhealthreport_final

Valaitis R, Longaphy J, Nair K, Agarwal G, Griffith L, Kastner M, Oliver D, Ploeg J, Straus S, Dolovich L. (2014). Persona-scenario exercise for codesigning primary care interventions. Canadian Family Physician, 60(3): 294-296. URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3952768/

Dolovich L. Health TAPESTRY: A model that can assist with addressing social needs. The Upstream Lab Virtual Event, April 20, 2021. Oral Presentation.

Dolovich L, Datta J. Health TAPESTRY Digital Health and Technology in Integrated Care. IFIC (International Foundation for Integrated Care) Canada Virtual Community Conference, November 20, 2019. Oral Presentation.

Dolovich L, O’Reilly D. Cost-effectiveness analysis of a trial evaluating a volunteer and enhanced primary care team based program for older adults. NAPCRG, (North American Primary Care Research Group) Toronto, Ontario November 16-20, 2019. Oral Presentation.

Valaitis R, Agarwal G, Cleghorn L, Dolovich L, Gaber J, Lamarche L, Mangin D, Oliver D, Parascandalo F, Ploeg J, Risdon C. Balancing Flexibility and Fidelity: Exploring Implementation of a Complex Intervention (Health TAPESTRY) in a Primary Health Care Team. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois. November 9-13, 2018. Oral presentation.

Datta J, Bomze S. It’s a Tapestry: Community Based First Aid and Integrated Health. International First Aid Education Conference. Niagara Falls, Ontario. April 22-25. Oral Presentation.

Lamarche L. Health TAPESTRY: A Platform for Primary Care Innovation and Reform. Gerontological Nurses Association Conference. Niagara Falls, Ontario. April 12-13, 2018. Oral Presentation.

Peter J, Agarwal G, Letts L, Liddy C, Mangin D, Oliver D, O’Reilly D, Ploeg J, Reid G, Richardson J, Ryan B, Valaitis R, Parascandalo F, Dolovich L. A feasibility randomized controlled trial of a complex intervention for supporting patients with multiple chronic conditions in the self-management of their health. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting, Montréal, Québec, November 17-21, 2017. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, Oliver D, Lamarche L, Agarwal G, Carr T, Foster G, Griffith L, Javadi D, Kastner M, Mangin D, Papaioannou A, Ploeg J, Raina P, Richardson J, Risdon C, Santaguida P L, Straus S, Thabane L, Valaitis R, Price D. A pragmatic randomized controlled trial using the Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (Health TAPESTRY) approach to promote person-focused primary healthcare for older adults. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting, Montréal, Québec, November 17-21, 2017. Oral presentation; Considered as one of 20 highest-rated submissions, but not accepted as the top 3.

Toal-Sullivan D,  Chiocchio F, Gauthier A, Prud’Homme D, Lemonde M, DolovichD, Dahrouge S. An Innovative Navigator Training Program in Primary Care. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Montréal, Québec, November 8 – 11, 2017. Oral presentation.

Kennedy C, Ioannidis G, Lamarche L, Oliver D, Dolovich L, Radcliffe S, Giangregorio A, Papaioannou A. A multifaceted intervention improves functional fitness in pre-frail/frail seniors: results from the Tapestry-TRIAGE study. ASBMR Annual Meeting 2017, September 8-11, 2017, Denver, Colorado. Oral presentation.

Valaitis R, Peter J, Schofield R, Lamarche L, Waters H, Oliver D, Parascandalo F, Dolovich L. Evaluation of an innovative nursing student placement in a community-based primary care program focused on optimal aging. CHNC Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, June 20 – 22, 2017. Oral presentation.

Lamarche L, Carr T, Chan D, Cleghorn L, Oliver D, Peter J, Price D, Sant A, Siddiqui R,  Valaitis R,  Dolovich L.  Connecting patients to the clinic through community volunteers and technology. eHealth 2017, Toronto, June 4 – 7, 2017. Oral presentation.

Peter J, Alsharif L, Darling C, Agarwal G, Oliver D, Valaitis R, Dolovich L. Perspectives from volunteer “health connectors” on goal setting and implementation in a multi-component intervention for supporting patient self-management of chronic conditions. Trillium Research Day, Toronto, Ontario, May 31, 2017. Oral presentation.

Oliver D, Valaitis R, Peter J, Cleghorn L, Agarwal G, Lamarche L, Parascandalo F, Dolovich L. Integrating Volunteers into Community-Based Primary Healthcare Service Delivery: Development of a Volunteer Program Supporting Vulnerable Populations in Two Complex Interventions. CAHSPR (Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research) Conference, Toronto, Ontario, May 24 – 26, 2017. Oral presentation.

Valaitis R, Cleghorn L, Ploeg J, Dolovich L, Oliver D, Risdon C, Agarwal G, Mangin D, Peter J, Chung H. Building better linkages between primary care and community-based health and social services for healthy ageing. CAHSPR (Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research) Conference, Toronto, Ontario, May 24 – 26, 2017. Oral presentation.

Radcliffe S,   Giangregorio A,  Ioannidis G,  Kennedy C,  Lamarche L,  Oliver D, Dolovich L,  Haney E,  Papaioannou A. Tailored Exercise for Frail/Pre-Frail Community Dwelling Older Adults: TAPESTRY TRIAGE. CGS Conference (Canadian Geriatrics Society), Toronto, Ontario, April 20 – 22, 2017. Oral presentation.

Peter J, Agarwal G, Oliver D, Valaitis R, Richardson J, Ploeg J, Mangin D, O’Reilly D, Liddy C, Reid G, Letts L, Ryan B, Dolovich L. Exploration of the effects of the Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality with Health Connectors for Diabetes Management (Health TAPESTRY-HC-DM) program on volunteers. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 12 – 16, 2016. Oral presentation.

Valaitis R, Dolovich L, Oliver D, Ploeg J, Risdon R, Agarwal G, Mangin D, Cleghorn L, Peter J, Parascandalo F, Fuller N, on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY team. Evolving Structures and Processes: Interprofessional Teamwork and the Implementation of Health TAPESTRY. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 12 – 16, 2016. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, Oliver D, Lamarche L, Griffith L, Mangin D, Papaioannou A, Ploeg J, Raina P, Richardson J, Foster G, Thabane L, Valaitis R, Price D,  on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY team. Health needs in older adults identified and resultant actions using the Health TAPESTRY volunteer and technology enabled interprofessional team based care platform. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 12 – 16, 2016. Oral presentation.

Valaitis, R, Dolovich L, Oliver D, Ploeg J, Risdon R, Agarwal G, Mangin D, Cleghorn L, on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY team. A Fresh Set of Eyes: Interprofessional Teamwork and the Implementation of Health TAPESTRY. Family Medicine Forum (FMF), Vancouver, B.C. November 9 – 12, 2016. Oral presentation.

Moore A, Bhamani M, Peter J, Longaphy J, Oliver D, Riva J, Moore A, Dolovich L. Effectiveness of primary care volunteers for improving health and health service use for older adults living in the community: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Family Medicine Forum (FMF), Vancouver, B.C. November 9 – 12, 2016. Oral presentation.

Valaitis R, Dolovich L, Oliver D, Ploeg J, Risdon C, Agarwal G, Mangin D, Cleghorn L, Parascandalo F, Peter J, Fuller N, on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY team. Integrating Inter-professional Primary Care Teams, Volunteers, and eHealth Technologies to Optimize Care of the Elderly: The Health TAPESTRY Intervention. Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG), Montréal, Québec, October 20 – 22, 2016. Oral presentation.

Valaitis R, on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY Team. Shifting Roles and Models in Community-Based Primary Health Care and the Power of Co-design. 2016 International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research (ICCHNR) Symposium, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK,   September 15 – 16, 2016. Oral presentation.

Kastner M, Sayal R, Straus SE, Oliver D, Dolovich L. Sustainability and Scalability of a volunteer-based primary care intervention (Health TAPESTRY): A mixed methods analysis. KT Canada Scientific Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, June 13-14, 2016. Oral presentation.

Peter J, Agarwal G, Letts L, Liddy C, Mangin D, Oliver D, O’Reilly D, Ploeg J, Reid G, Richardson J, Ryan B, Valaitis R, Dolovich L. Exploration of The Effects on Volunteers of the Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality With Health Connectors for Diabetes Management (Health TAPESTRY-HC-DM) Program. Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day, Toronto, Ontario, June 1, 2015.  Oral presentation.

Valaitis R, Dolovich L, Oliver D, Ploeg J, Risdon C, Agarwal G, Mangin D, Cleghorn L, Parascandalo F, Peter J, Fuller N. A Fresh Set of Eyes:  Interprofessional Teamwork and the Implementation of Health TAPESTRY. Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day, Toronto, Ontario, June 1, 2015.  Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, Oliver D, Valaitis R, Ploeg R, Risdon C, Agarwal G, Mangin D, Cleghorn L, Peter J. A Complex Intervention to Optimize the Health of Older Adults: Understanding the Implementation of Health TAPESTRY. CAHSPR (Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research), Toronto, Ontario, May 9 – 12, 2016. Oral presentation.

Lamarche L, Cleghorn L, Valaitis R, Dolovich L. When threads unravel: Testing the limits of collaboration within primary care. Qualitative Methods QM Conference, Glasgow, UK, May 3 – 5, 2016. Oral presentation.

Ramsden VR, Bighead S, Rabbitskin N, et al. Enhanced and Integrated Pathways to Wellness: A Tapestry Initiative with Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada 2016 National Training Program Montréal, Québec February, 16-17, 2016. Oral presentation. Abstract, pp. 28.

Cleghorn L, Dolovich L, Gillett J, Guenter D, Kennedy A, Kothari A, Ploeg J, Risdon C, Rogers A, Valaitis R, Vassilev I. Implementing EUGENIE in Ontario: experience of the TAPESTRY project. Final EUWISE Conference: Self-Management Support for Chronic Illness in a Time of Austerity. University of Southampton, UK, November 23 – 24 2015. Oral presentation.

Bauer M, Cleghorn L, Colwill K, Delmore B, Edwards D, Guenter D, Oliver D, Pauw G, Peter J, Spoljar M. Valaitis R. Collaborative Practice: Messy, Time Consuming and Worth IT! AFHTO, (Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario), Toronto, Ontario, October 28 – 29, 2015. Oral presentation.

Kastner M, Sayal R, Straus SE, Oliver D, Dolovich L. Sustainability and Scalability of TAPESTRY. NAPCRG, (North American Primary Care Research Group), Cancun, Mexico, October 24 – 28, 2015. Oral presentation.

Javadi D, Siddiqui R, Valaitis R, Cleghorn L, Ploeg J, Avilla E, Peter J, Oliver D, Lamarche L, Longaphy J, Risdon C, Guenter D, Stosic A, Mangin D, Dolovich L. Development and pilot testing of a technology-enabled process for ascertainment, documentation, and dialogue about life and health goals NAPCRG, (North American Primary Care Research Group), Cancun, Mexico, October 24 – 28, 2015. Oral presentation.

Moore A, Moore A, Bhamani M, Peter J, Longaphy J, Oliver D, Dolovich L. Effectiveness of Primary Care Volunteers for Improving Health and Health Service Use for Older Adults Living in the Community: A Systematic Review. NAPCRG, (North American Primary Care Research Group), Cancun, Mexico, October 24 – 28, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, Oliver D, Valaitis R,  Ploeg J, Agarwal G, Raina P, Papaioannou A, Richardson J, Griffith L, Kastner M, Carr T, Chan D, Risdon C, Mangin D, Nair K, Bhamani M, Longaphy J, Lamarche L, Javadi D, Peter J, Avilla E, Siddiqui R, Xie L, Price D on behalf the TAPESTRY team. The use of volunteers, technology, system navigation and interprofessional team to keep older adults healthy at home: Findings from the TAPESTRY Pilot Studies. NAPCRG, (North American Primary Care Research Group), Cancun, Mexico, October 24 – 28, 2015. Oral presentation.

Kastner M, Sayal R, Straus SE, Oliver D, Dolovich L. Sustainability and Scalability of TAPESTRY. The Primary Healthcare Partnership Forum (PriFor) 2015, St. John’s Newfoundland, June 29-30, 2015. Oral presentation.

Oliver D, Avilla E, Bhamani M, May J, O’Leary J, Dolovich L, Lamarche L. The TAPESTRY Volunteer Program: An Innovative Volunteer Initiative to Connect Patients to their Primary Care Providers. The Primary Healthcare Partnership Forum (PriFor) 2015, St. John’s Newfoundland, June 29-30, 2015. Oral presentation.

Agarwal G, Sant A, Richardson R, Carr T, Chan D, Oliver D, Avilla E, Siddiqui R, Xie L, Makarski J, Lamarche L, Javadi D, Dolovich L. Using a Personal Health Record (PHR) and associated health volunteer and self-management applications to connect people in their homes to their health care team. The Primary Healthcare Partnership Forum (PriFor) 2015, St. John’s Newfoundland, June 29-30, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, Oliver D, Price D, Nair K, Bhamani M, Longaphy J, Lamarche L, Javadi D. Using developmental evaluation methodology to develop and implement the TAPESTRY community-based primary healthcare program. The Primary Healthcare Partnership Forum (PriFor) 2015, St. John’s Newfoundland, June 29-30, 2015. Oral presentation.

Oliver D, Avilla E, Bhamani M, May K, O’Leary J, Lamarche L, Dolovich L, Jessica Peter. Evaluation of the TAPESTRY Volunteer Program: A Pilot Study of an Innovative Volunteer Initiative to Connect Patients to their Primary Care Providers. Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day, Toronto, Ontario, June 4, 2015. Oral presentation.

Javadi D, Siddiqui R, Valaitis R, Cleghorn L, Ploeg J, Avilla E, Peter J, Oliver D, Lamarche L, Longaphy J, Risdon C, Guenter D, Stosic A, Mangin D, Dolovich L. Development and pilot testing of a technology-enabled process for ascertainment, documentation, and dialogue about life and health goals. Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day, Toronto, Ontario, June 4, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, Oliver D, Price D, Nair K, Longaphy J, Bhamani M, on behalf of the TAPESTRY team Using developmental evaluation methodology to develop and implement the TAPESTRY community-based primary healthcare program.  NAPCRG (North American Primary Care Research Group), New York City, New York, November 21 – 25, 2014. Oral presentation.

Longaphy J, Valaitis R, Agarwal G, Nair K, Richardson J, Letts L, Dolovich L. The use of persona-scenario groups to co-develop the TAPESTRY-CM Project. NAPCRG (North American Primary Care Research Group), New York City, New York, November 21 – 25, 2014. Oral presentation.

Oliver D. Volunteer engagement in primary care: Lessons learned from the TAPESTRY pilot study, FMF 2014 (Family Medicine Forum), Québec City, Québec, November 13 – 15, 2014. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, Oliver D, Price D, Nair K, Avilla E, Agarwal G, Chan D, Goeree R, Letts L, Mangin D, Papaioannou A, Raina P, Richardson, J, Risdon C, Straus S, Valaitis R, Longaphy J, Bhamani M. Renewal of interdisciplinary team processes to enhance linkages to the community and home based health care. AFHTO (Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario), Toronto, Ontario, October 15-16, 2014. Oral presentation.

Oliver D, Avilla E, Nair K, Longaphy J, Gill S,  Dolovich, L on behalf of the TAPESTRY Team. Engaging volunteers to help older adults to stay healthy at home: The development of the TAPESTRY volunteer program. Oral Presentation CPHA Public Health 2014 (Canadian Public Health Association) Toronto, Ontario, May 26 – 29, 2014. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, Nair K, Bhamani M, Longaphy J. Using developmental evaluation methodology to develop and implement the TAPESTRY community-based primary healthcare program. Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day, Toronto, Ontario, May 28, 2014. Oral presentation.

Longaphy J, Valaitis R, Agarwal G, Nair K, Richardson J, Letts L, Dolovich L. The use of persona-scenario groups to co-develop the tapestry-cm project.  Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day, Toronto, Ontario, May 28, 2014. Oral Presentation.

Valaitis R, Agarwal G, Chan D, Griffith L, Oliver D, Papaioannou A, Ploeg J, Price D, Pritchard J, Raina P, Richardson J, Risdon C, Strauss S, Fitzpatrick K, Longaphy J, Nair K, Building a Story Together: Using Persona Scenarios to Co-Develop the TAPESTRY Project. (Qualitative Health Research) Halifax, NS, October 25-26, 2013. Oral Presentation.

Price D, Oliver D, Mangin D, Talat S. Health TAPESTRY (Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience, Strengthening Quality), CFN National Conference on Frailty, Toronto, Ontario September 26-27, 2019. Poster Presentation.

Gaber J, Oliver D, Mangin D, Lamarche L, Valaitis R, Parascandalo F, Price D. Exploring Volunteers’ Experiences in Health TAPESTRY, a Primary Care-Based Program Supporting Older Adult. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois. November 9-13 2018. Poster presentation.

Ramsden V, Kirychuk S, Rabbitskin N,  Abonyi S, Dolovich L, Dosman J, Fenton M, Graham H, Lamarche L, Bighead S, Davis B, Jacobson N, Karunanayake C, McKay S, Turner T. Māmawōhkamātowin (Working Together) – Enhancing Health & Wellness. NAPCRG, (North American Primary Care Research Group) Chicago, Illinois, November 9-13, 2018. Poster Presentation.

Toal-Sullivan D, Chiocchio F, Gauthier A P, Prud’homme D, Lemonde M, Dolovich L, Dahrouge S. An Innovative Navigator Training Program in Primary Care. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting. Montréal, Québec. November 17-21 2017. Poster presentation.

Valaitis R,  Cleghorn C,  Ploeg J,  Dolovich L,  Oliver D,  Risdon C, Agarwal G, Mangin D, Peter J, Chung H. Building Better Linkages between Primary Care and Community-Based Health and Social Services for Healthy Ageing. CAHSPR (Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research) Conference, Toronto, Ontario, May 24 – 26, 2017. Poster presentation.

Ramsden V, Bighead S, Rabbitskin N, Ermine W, McKay S, Dolovich L, Oliver D, Price D. Enhanced and Integrated Pathways to Wellness: A Teams Advancing Patient Experience to Strengthen Quality (TAPESTRY) Initiative with Sturgeon Lake First Nation. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 12 – 16, 2016. Poster presentation.

Lamarche L, Oliver D, Cleghorn L, Dolovich L, MacDonald Werstuck M, Pauw G, Bauer M, Doyle L, McPhee C, O’Neill C, Guenter D, Winemaker S, White J. Addressing population-based and individual health care goals through a Healthy Aging Group Educational Series, Family Medicine Forum (FMF), Vancouver, B.C. November 9 – 12, 2016. Poster presentation.

Oliver D, Bauer M, Colwill K, Doyle L, Cleghorn L, Lamarche L, Dolovich L, Valaitis R, on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY team. Inter-professional Teamwork to Support Optimal Aging: Promising Solutions and Strategies from the Health TAPESTRY Intervention Study. Association of Family Health Teams (AFHTO), Toronto, Ontario, October 17-18, 2016. Poster presentation.

Cleghorn L, Peter J, Oliver D, Dolovich L, Agarwal G, Lamarche L, on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY team. Purposeful Volunteering: Developing the Health TAPESTRY Volunteer Role to Support Health Goals of Vulnerable Populations in Two Complex Interventions. Association of Family Health Teams (AFHTO), Toronto, Ontario, October 17-18, 2016. Poster presentation.

MacDonald Werstuck M, Pauw G, Cleghorn L, Oliver D.  Taking a Bite out of Malnutrition: The TAPESTRY Project. Association of Family Health Teams (AFHTO), Toronto, Ontario, October 17-18, 2016. Poster presentation.

Valaitis R, Cleghorn L, Gillett J, Guenter D, Kennedy A, Kothari A, Ploeg J, Risdon C, Rogers A, Vassilev I, Dolovich L. Feasibility and Implementation of EU-GENIE in the Health TAPESTRY Program: An online tool to enhance the use of personal networks and community-based health and social services for high health service users. CAHSPR (Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research), Toronto, Ontario, May 9 – 12, 2016. Poster presentation.

Kennedy C, Lamarche L, Papaioannou A, Oliver D, Ioannidis G, Radcliffe S, Valaitis R, Dolovich L. A Multi-faceted Intervention to Slow Frailty in Primary Care: The TRIAGE (Targeting, Referring, Intervening to Promote Healthy AGEing) Study. ICFSR (International Conference on Frailty & Sarcopenia Research), Philadelphia, PA, April 28-29, 2016. Poster presentation.

Kastner M, Sayal R, Straus SE, Oliver D, Dolovich L. Sustainability and Scalability of TAPESTRY (Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality). Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Washington, D.C. December 14-15, 2015. Poster presentation.

Ramsden V, Bighead S, Rabbitskin N, Ermine W, McKay S, Dolovich L, Oliver D, Price P. Teams Advancing Patient Experience to Strengthen Quality (TAPESTRY) Initiative with Sturgeon Lake First Nation: Advanced and integrated pathways to wellness. NAPCRG, (North American Primary Care Research Group), Cancun, Mexico, October 24 – 28, 2015. Poster presentation.

Hazzan A, Ploeg J, Oliver D, Dolovich L, Papaioannou A. Preliminary Results from the TAPESTRY Caregiver Study. Canadian Conference on Dementia (CCD), Ottawa, Ontario, October 1 – 3 2015. Poster presentation.

Kanters D, Lamarche L, Griffith L, Dolovich L. Validation of Common Indicators of Primary Healthcare in the Health TAPESTRY Optimal Aging Randomized Controlled Trial. McMaster Institute of Geoscience Symposium, Hamilton, Ontario, September 29 – October 1, 2015. Poster presentation.

Ramsden VR, Bighead S, Rabbitskin N, Ermine W, Ballantyne W, McKay S, Dolovich L, Oliver D, Price D and the Research Team. Sturgeon Lake First Nation: A Teams Advancing Patient Experience to Strengthen Quality (TAPESTRY). 61st Annual Family Medicine Review of the Saskatchewan College of Family Physicians, Regina, S K, September 25-26, 2015. Poster Presentation.

Ramsden VR, Bighead S, Rabbitskin N, Ermine W, Ballantyne W, McKay S, Dolovich L, Oliver D, Price D and the Research Team. Enhanced & Integrated Pathways to Wellness Programs: A Teams Advancing Patient Experience to Strengthen Quality (TAPESTRY) initiative with Sturgeon Lake First Nation. The Primary Healthcare Partnership Forum (PriFor) 2015, St. John’s Newfoundland, June 29-30, 2015. Poster Presentation. Abstract – 11, pp. 56.

Valaitis R, Longaphy J, Nair K, Agarwal G, Griffiths L, Kastner M, Oliver D, Ploeg J, Straus S, Dolovich L. Using persona-scenario exercise to co-design a complex primary care intervention for older adults.  CAG (Canadian Association on Gerontology), Niagara Falls, Ontario October 16-18, 2014. Poster presentation.

Sant A, Carr T, Chan D, Oliver D, Agarwal G, Avilla E,  Siddiqui R, Dolovich L. The use of technology in TAPESTRY to facilitate data collection and communication between patients, volunteers and interprofessional teams.  AFHTO (Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario), Toronto, Ontario, October 15-16, 2014. Poster Presentation.

Valaitis R, Dolovich L, Longaphy J, TAPESTRY Team.  The use of persona-scenario exercises to co-develop of the TAPESTRY program, CAHSPR (Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research) Toronto, Ontario, May 12 – 15, 2014.

Dolovich L, Oliver D, Price D, TAPESTRY Team. The use of volunteers, technology, and interprofessional team to keep older adults healthy at home: Initial findings from the TAPESTRY Pilot Study, CAHSPR (Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research) Toronto, Ontario, May 12 – 15, 2014.

Steele C, Mold J, Dolovich L. Evaluating, Disseminating, and Implementing Goal-Oriented Care. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting, Virtual, November 20-24, 2020.

Valaitis R, Ploeg J, Markle-Reid M, Gannon R, Chang K, Dolovich L, Karimi R, Longaphy J, Nair K. Hands-On Workshop on the Use of the Persona-Scenario Method to Co-Design Interventions. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, November 17-21, 2017.

Ramsden V. Enhanced and Integrated Pathways to Wellness: A Tapestry Initiative with Sturgeon Lake First Nation.  Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada 2016 National Training Program, Montreal, Quebec, February, 16-17, 2016.

Marzanek-Lefebvre F, Longaphy J. Community Engagement, Workshop presented at Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day, 2014, Toronto, Ontario, May 28, 2014.

Bui V, Lamarche L, Dolovich L, on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY team. Patient goals influenced by medications: An analysis from a trial of the Health TAPESTRY program. OPEN 2016 Research Showcase, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, November 2, 2016. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY Team. Health Promotion and Health Aging Panel. Seniors Friendly Care: Action and Beyond, Ontario Hospital Association Conference, Toronto, Ontario, October 5, 2016. Oral Presentation.

Agarwal G, on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY Team. Health TAPESTRY-HC-DM and Volunteers. Community Builders’ Breakfast, Volunteer Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, April 14, 2016. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L. Helping Keep Adults Healthy At Home: TAPESTRY-HC-DM (Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality for people through Health Connectors for Diabetes Management). INSPIRE-PHC Program Management Committee, Toronto, Ontario, October 8, 2015. Oral presentation.

Oliver D, Guenter D on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY team. Starting the Conversation: Advanced Care Planning. Health TAPESTRY Healthy Aging Series, Hamilton, Ontario, September 30, 2015. Oral presentation.

Oliver D, Guenter D on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY team. Is Vacuuming enough? Fitness and Function. Health TAPESTRY Healthy Aging Series, Hamilton, Ontario, September 23, 2015. Oral presentation.

Oliver D, Guenter D on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY team. Take a Bite out of Nutrition. Health TAPESTRY Healthy Aging Series, Hamilton, Ontario, September 16, 2015. Oral presentation.

Oliver D, Guenter D on behalf of the Health TAPESTRY team. Introduction to the Healthy Aging Series: A Teaser. Health TAPESTRY Healthy Aging Series, Hamilton, Ontario, September 9, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, Oliver D. TAPESTRY – Teams Advancing Patient Experience Strengthening Quality. YWCA Hamilton 125th Annual General Meeting, Hamilton, Ontario, June 24, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, on behalf of the TAPESTRY Team. TAPESTRY Research Program on home-based care for at risk populations CPT / CEM / PATH / Biostats ROUNDS, Hamilton, Ontario, May 5, 2015. Oral presentation.

Oliver D, on behalf of the TAPESTRY Team. Health TAPESTRY, Hamilton Family Heath Team Hamilton, Ontario, April 15, 2015. Oral presentation.

Longaphy J, Valaitis R, Nair K, Dolovich L, on behalf of the TAPESTRY Team. The use of persona-scenario exercises to co-develop the TAPESTRY program. C E & B Research Day, Hamilton, Ontario, March 26, 2015. Oral presentation.

Lamarche L, on behalf of the TAPESTRY Team. Health TAPESTRY. Body & Soul Group, Dundas, Ontario, March 17, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, on behalf of the TAPESTRY Team. Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strength Quality (or TAPESTRY).  Ontario Ministry of Health Primary Care Group, Toronto, Ontario, March 12, 2015. Oral presentation.

Oliver D, on behalf of the TAPESTRY Team. The TAPESTRY Program:  A Cross-Canada Primary Care Intervention to Help Older Adults Stay Healthy at Home. Geriatric Grand Rounds, Hamilton Ontario, March 9, 2015. Oral presentation.

Oliver D, O’Leary J, May K, Papaioannou A, Valaitis R. Community Engagement / Volunteerism: TAPESTRY Community Volunteers Experience; The Shalom Village Experience; St. Peter’s Centre; EU-GENIE. TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Carr T, Chan D, Sant A, Avilla E, Siddiqui R Creating a Person-centred Digital Health Ecosystem TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, on behalf of the TAPESTRY Team. Research Methods. TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Valaitis R, Cleghorn C. Team-based Primary Health Systems Innovations TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Valaitis R, Cleghorn L. TAPESTRY EU-GENIE. TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Valaitis R, Cleghorn L. Health Links – TAPESTRY Pilot Study. TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation. Agarwal G, Richardson J. Optimal Aging Domains. TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Zwarenstein M, Thorpe C, Kastner M. Knowledge Translation and Sustainability TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, Sloan J, Monro M, Farid D, Ramsden V, Bighead S, Rabbitskin N, Aubrey-Bassler, White J, Edwards D, Cleghorn L. Program Implementation: HomeVive‐TAP; AccessHealth-TAP; Enhancing and Integrated Pathways to Wellness Program: TAPESTRY Initiative with Sturgeon Lake First Nation; TAPESTRY with Better for Prevention and Screening (TAP-BPS); Hamilton Pilot Study; HealthLinks Pilot Study TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Raina P, Hazzan A, Richardson J, Santaguida L, Javadi D, Howard, M. Optimal Aging Domains: Caregiver Role; Physical Activity; Tools; Goal Setting; iGAP. TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Santaguida L, Gilsing A, Lamarche L, Griffith L, Kastner M, Richardson J, Mangin D, Oliver D, Price D, Dolovich L, Raina P. Delphi consensus exercise to identify a core criteria set (CCS) for selecting health related measures (HRM) to be used in primary care and TAPESTRY. TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Carr T, Siddiqui R, Avilla E, Sant A, Chan D, Haynes B. Technology Demonstrations: TAP APP; Virtual Learning Centre; Personal Health Records, McMaster PHR; Electronic Medical Records: OSCAR; Optimal Aging Portal. TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, Longaphy J, Lamarche L, Agarwal G, Richardson J, O’Reilly D, Kastner M. Innovative Methods: Developmental Evaluation; Persona Scenarios; Older Adult RCT Protocol; TAPESTRY CardioMetabolic; Health Economics; Knowledge Translation Sustainability. TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Ramsden VR, Bighead S, Rabbitskin N. Enhancing & Integrated Pathways to Wellness Programs: A Teams Advancing Patient Experience to Strengthen Quality (TAPESTRY) Initiative with Sturgeon Lake First Nation presented at the TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton, Ontario, February 25, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, on behalf of the TAPESTRY team. Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strength Quality (or TAPESTRY). A paradigm shift to a person centred integrated health care delivery approach.  MOH Research Showcase, Toronto, Ontario, February 23, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, on behalf of the TAPESTRY team. Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strength Quality (or TAPESTRY). A paradigm shift to a person centred integrated health care delivery approach.  Team Based Care Summit, Ottawa, Ontario, February 18, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich L, on behalf of the TAPESTRY team. Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strength Quality (or TAPESTRY).  A paradigm shift to a person centred integrated health care delivery approach.  INSPIRE PHC Group, Toronto, Ontario, February 17, 2015. Oral presentation.

Dolovich, L. TAPESTRY Team. Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strength Quality (or TAPESTRY) A paradigm shift to a person centred integrated health care delivery approach. KT National Seminar, Toronto, ON, Jan 8, 2015. Oral presentation.

Price D, Dolovich L. The use of volunteers, technology, and the interprofessional team to keep older adults healthy at home: Pilot implementation of the TAPESTRY program in primary care.  OCFP (The Ontario Chapter of the College of Family Physicians), Toronto, Ontario, November 27 – 29, 2014. Oral presentation.

Rabbitskin N, Ramsden VR. Invited WebEx Presentation with the HCC Regional Coordinators and Partners on What the TAPESTRY Program at Sturgeon Lake First Nation Is About and What It Hopes to Accomplish. Presented from Sturgeon Lake First Nation on November 25, 2014.

Nair K, Longaphy J. on behalf of the TAPESTRY team. TAPESTRY Persona Group Findings, Phase 1, Pilot Data, Hamilton, Ontario, April 10, 2014.

Dolovich, L., TAPESTRY team. (2014) Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality: TAPESTRY, The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) Primary Health Care Branch, PHC 2014-2015 Research Rounds Videoconference.

Posters (Other)

Cleghorn L, Dolovich L, Kennedy A, Kothari A, Longaphy J, Ploeg J, Risdon C, Rogers A, Valaitis R, Vassilev I. TAPESTRY National Summit, Hamilton Ontario February 24-25, 2015. Poster presentation.

Research Summaries

Health TAPESTRY Ontario: A Pragmatic Multi-site Randomized Controlled Trial Testing Implementation and Reproducibility of a Complex Intervention for Older Adults

Why did we do the study? The first study testing the value of Health TAPESTRY found that people who received Health TAPESTRY walked more, had fewer hospitalizations, and saw their primary care team more often than the control group. This study was done under very controlled research conditions so in…

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The implementation and validation of the NoMAD during a complex primary care intervention

Why did we do the study? The NoMAD (Normalization Measurement Development) is a 23-item tool that measures implementation. It is based on Normalization Process Theory. We used the NoMAD to understand how Health TAPESTRY became “normalized” into everyday clinical practice. Because it is a relatively new tool, in this we…

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Lessons Learned Through Two Phases of Developing and Implementing a Technology Supporting Integrated Care: Case Study

Why did we do the study? The TAP-App is the custom-built internet-based application that is an integral part of Health TAPESTRY. The TAP-App allows volunteers to collection client information, helps the volunteer coordinators manage appointments, and allows the primary care teams to receive information about clients and request more information…

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Understanding Volunteer Retention in a Complex, Community-Centered Intervention: A Mixed Methods Study in Ontario, Canada

Why did we do the study?  Health TAPESTRY relies on volunteers to complete visits with clients in their homes. With any volunteer role, sometimes volunteers decide to no longer participate with the program, whereas others volunteer for a long time. Keeping volunteers is important to organizations as it allows them…

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Community volunteers and primary care providers supporting older adults in system navigation: A mixed methods study

Why did we do the study? System navigation is commonly used in primary care to help connect patients to more services and other health care settings with an overall goal of improving patient care. Within Health TAPESTRY, there are opportunities for both the primary care team and trained community volunteers…

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Understanding how Context and Culture in Six Communities can Shape Implementation of a Complex Intervention: A Comparative Case Study

Why did we do the study? Health TAPESTRY was implemented in six communities across Ontario, Canada. Each community differed in many aspects (e.g., size, rural vs. urban, etc). The primary care teams involved in Health TAPESTRY were also vastly different (e.g., number and type of providers, in-clinic programs, etc). We…

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Experiences of integrating community volunteers as extensions of the primary care team to help support older adults at home: A qualitative study

Abstract Background Increasing the integration of community volunteers into primary health care delivery has the potential to improve person-focused, coordinated care, yet the use of volunteers in primary care is largely unexplored. Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (Health TAPESTRY) is a multi-component intervention involving trained community volunteers functioning…

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Examining interprofessional teams structures and processes in the implementation of a primary care intervention (Health TAPESTRY) for older adults using normalization process theory

Abstract Background Many countries are engaged in primary care reforms to support older adults who are living longer in the community. Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality [Health TAPESTRY] is a primary care intervention aimed at supporting older adults that involves trained volunteers, interprofessional teams, technology, and system navigation.…

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Perceptions of older adults in Ontario, Canada on the implementation and impact of a primary care programme, Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (Health TAPESTRY): a descriptive qualitative study

Abstract Objectives: The aim of the study was to explore the perceptions of older adults on the implementation and impact of Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (Health TAPESTRY), a multicomponent primary care programme that seeks to improve care coordination for individuals through health-related goal-setting supported by trained lay…

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