A Phenomenological Inquiry of the Shift to Virtual Care Delivery: Insights from Front-Line Primary Care Providers.

The rapid deployment of virtual primary care visits served as a first-line response to COVID-19 and can now be examined for insights, particularly as virtual care is playing an ongoing role in patient care and consultations. Input from primary care providers directly responsible for virtual care delivery is needed to inform policies and strategies for quality care and interactions. The overarching goal of this research study was to examine the use of virtual care as a mechanism for primary healthcare delivery.

Patients' and caregivers' experiences of virtual care in a primary care setting during the COVID-19 pandemic: A patient-oriented research study.

Objective: This study explored patient and caregiver expectations and experiences of virtual primary care in Manitoba, Canada. This study focused on accessibility of care, acceptability and perceptions of quality from 'users' of primary healthcare services. Due to the rapid implementation of virtual primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, patient/public input was largely bypassed.

Characterizing the use of virtual care in primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: In March 2020, Canada implemented restrictions to curb viral transmission of COVID-19, which resulted in abrupt disruptions to conventional (in-person) clinical care. To retain continuity of care the delivery of primary care services shifted to virtual care. This study examined the nature of virtual visits, characterizing the use and users of virtual care in primary care settings from March 14/20 to June 30/20 of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study protocol for Attachment & Child Health (ATTACH) program: promoting vulnerable Children's health at scale.

Background: Children's exposure to toxic stress (e.g., parental depression, violence, poverty) predicts developmental and physical health problems resulting in health care system burden.

Demonstrating the complexity of patient-partnered research in primary care: a snapshot of patient-partners.

Background: In Canada, we are still struggling to achieve the critical goal of enabling performant health care systems that moves research results to real-world impact particularly for primary care. To address this, we have created a primary care research network where patient partners are involved in all levels of decision making for governance, research, and innovation. For many researchers, however, it is unclear what primary care patient-partners 'brings to the table.

Establishing patient-partner priorities within the primary and integrated health care innovations network in Canada.

Background: Many experienced primary care researchers have seen the benefits of meaningful engagement with patients and community members in their research, elevating them to a research partner status. The research questions and agendas, however, are often initiated and determined by the researchers. Increasingly, research teams, organizations and networks actively engage with patient-partners to better understand what their research priorities would look like, bringing patient-partners into the research process much earlier.

Feasibility and Tolerability of Daily Pulse Consumption in Individuals with Peripheral Artery Disease.

The present study investigated the feasibility, tolerability, and adherence of daily consumption of whole pulses (dried beans, peas, lentils, chickpeas) by individuals with peripheral artery disease participating in an 8-week study. Study questionnaires and semi-structured interviews for 26 participants were used to determine prestudy pulse consumption and participants' experiences with respect to adherence, positive and negative effects, bowel routine, satiety, and enjoyment of the foods. Although the majority of participants rarely consumed pulses prior to the study, there was a high rate of adherence to daily consumption of the study foods for 8 weeks despite comments regarding study fatigue during the latter part of the study.

Daily non-soy legume consumption reverses vascular impairment due to peripheral artery disease.

Objective: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) results from a decrease in blood flow to the limbs due to the presence of atherosclerotic plaque. It has been reported that isoflavones isolated from soybeans reduce arterial stiffness, a component of atherosclerotic disease. This study examined the effect of consuming whole legumes (non-soy) on arterial function in humans with PAD.

Canadian Quality Circle pilot project in osteoporosis: rationale, methods, and feasibility.

Unlabelled: PROBLEM ADDRESSED Family physicians are not adequately following the 2002 Osteoporosis Canada guidelines for providing optimal care to patients with osteoporosis.

Objective Of Program: The Canadian Quality Circle (CQC) pilot project was developed to assess the feasibility of the CQC project design and to gather information for implementing a national study of quality circles (QCs). The national study would assess whether use ofQCs could improve family physicians' adherence to the osteoporosis guidelines.