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Robin Urquhart

Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University
Verified email at cdha.nshealth.ca
Cited by 3163

Stakeholders' views on identifying patients in primary care at risk of dying: a qualitative descriptive study using focus groups and interviews

R Urquhart, J Kotecha, C Kendell, M Martin… - British Journal of …, 2018 - bjgp.org
Background Strategies have been developed for use in primary care to identify patients at
risk of declining health and dying, yet little is known about the perceptions of doing so or the …

[HTML][HTML] Hospital capacity for patient engagement in planning and improving health services: a cross-sectional survey

…, GR Baker, L Moody, K Scane, R Urquhart… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Patient engagement (PE) in planning or improving hospital facilities or services
is one approach for improving healthcare delivery and outcomes. To provide evidence on …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-level factors influence the implementation and use of complex innovations in cancer care: a multiple case study of synoptic reporting

R Urquhart, GA Porter, J Sargeant, L Jackson… - Implementation …, 2014 - Springer
Background The implementation of innovations (ie, new tools and practices) in healthcare
organizations remains a significant challenge. The objective of this study was to examine the …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) in health care: a scoping review

…, W Berta, A Kothari, J Boyko, R Urquhart - Implementation …, 2015 - Springer
Background Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) refers to collaboration between researchers
and decision-makers. While advocated as an approach for enhancing the relevance and …

Inequity in access to cancer care: a review of the Canadian literature

AR Maddison, Y Asada, R Urquhart - Cancer Causes & Control, 2011 - Springer
Despite the policy and research attention on ensuring equitable access—equal access for
equal need—to health care, research continues to identify inequities in access to cancer …

Patient engagement in hospital health service planning and improvement: a scoping review

L Liang, A Cako, R Urquhart, SE Straus, WP Wodchis… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Patient engagement (PE) improves patient, organisation and health system
outcomes, but most research is based on primary care. The primary purpose of this study was to …

Toward population‐based indicators of quality end‐of‐life care: Testing stakeholder agreement

E Grunfeld, R Urquhart, E Mykhalovskiy, A Folkes… - Cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Quality indicators (QIs) are tools designed to measure and improve quality
of care. The objective of this study was to assess stakeholder acceptability of QIs of end‐of‐…

[HTML][HTML] Patient and family financial burden associated with cancer treatment in Canada: A national study

…, J Wright, C Stevens, D D'Souza, R Urquhart… - Supportive Care in …, 2021 - Springer
Goal To determine patient-reported financial and family burden associated with treatment of
cancer in the previous 28 days across Canada. Methods A self-administered questionnaire (…

When “a headache is not just a headache”: a qualitative examination of parent and child experiences of pain after childhood cancer

PR Tutelman, CT Chambers, R Urquhart… - Psycho …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Today, more than 80% of children diagnosed with cancer are expected to survive.
Despite the high prevalence of pain associated with the diagnosis and treatment of …

Primary care providers' experiences with and perceptions of personalized genomic medicine

…, C Sawka, N Schneider, J Sussman, R Urquhart… - Canadian Family …, 2016 - cfp.ca
Objective To assess primary care providers’ (PCPs’) experiences with, perceptions of, and
desired role in personalized medicine, with a focus on cancer. Design Qualitative study …