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Shannon Spenceley

Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Lethbridge
Verified email at uleth.ca
Cited by 786

Sources of moral distress for nursing staff providing care to residents with dementia

S Spenceley, CSG Witcher, B Hagen, B Hall… - …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The World Health Organization estimates the number of people living with dementia at
approximately 35.6 million; they project a doubling of this number by 2030 and tripling by 2050. …

The road less traveled: Nursing advocacy at the policy level

SM Spenceley, L Reutter… - Policy, Politics, & Nursing …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
A frequent observation made about nursing advocacy at the policy level is its absence—or at
least its invisibility. Yet there is a persistent belief that nurses will participate in advocacy at …

Caring in the wake of the rising tide: Moral distress in residential nursing care of people living with dementia

EM Pijl-Zieber, O Awosoga, S Spenceley… - …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Moral distress is increasingly being recognized as a concern for health care
professionals. The purpose of this study was to explore the nature and prevalence of moral …

Association between continuity and access in primary care: a retrospective cohort study

…, CM Cook, RL Walker, P Faris, S Spenceley… - … Open Access Journal, 2020 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Continuity of care is a tenet of primary care. Our objective was to explore the
relation between a change in access to a primary care physician and continuity of care. …

Dementia care in the context of primary care reform: an integrative review

SM Spenceley, N Sedgwick, J Keenan - Aging & mental health, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: The purpose of this review was to determine the influence of the growing body
of evidence about the attributes of high-performing primary care systems on the literature …

Self-care from the perspective of people living with diabetes

SM Spenceley, BA Williams - Canadian Journal of Nursing …, 2006 - cjnr.archive.mcgill.ca
This review presents findings from a critical integrative review of research into barriers to
and facilitators of self-care from the perspective of people with diabetes. The review was …

Creating cultures of care: Exploring the social organization of care delivery in long-term care homes

S Caspar, A Phinney, S Spenceley… - Journal of Long-Term …, 2020 - eprints.lse.ac.uk
Context: As a result of changing demographics, the number of older adults living in long-term
care homes (LTCHs) is expected to rise dramatically. Thus, there is a pressing need for …

Development and validation of the moral distress in dementia care survey instrument

…, B Hagen, B Hall, T Sajobi, S Spenceley - Journal of Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To report on the development and validation of the Moral Distress in Dementia Care
Survey instrument. Background Despite growing awareness of moral distress among nurses, …

[PDF][PDF] Mitigating Moral Distress in Dementia Care: Implications for Leaders in the Residential Care Sector.

S Spenceley, S Caspar, EM Pijl - Nursing Leadership (1910-622X), 2017 - researchgate.net
In 2012, the World Health Organization estimated that the number of people living with dementia
worldwide was approximately 35.6 million; they projected a doubling of this number by …

Improving primary care: Continuity is about relationships

C Andres, LL Cook, S Spenceley, R Wedel… - Canadian Family …, 2016 - cfp.ca
The attributes of a high-performing primary care system are now well documented in the
literature and include the following: access; continuity; teambased care that is comprehensive …