Publications by authors named "Laura Aloisio"
Article Synopsis
- The study explored ways to improve the implementation and sustainability of Best Practice Guidelines (BPGs) in nursing and healthcare by analyzing strategies used in various organizations.
- Through a combination of qualitative research methods, including narrative report analysis and interviews, the researchers identified key themes like stakeholder engagement and leadership that impact the effectiveness of BPGs.
- The result was the development of 28 validated indicators that can help healthcare organizations effectively use BPGs, which were positively received by both end users and leaders in the field.
Background: An emerging strategy to increase deceased organ donation is to use dedicated donation physicians to champion organ donation. We sought to conduct a systematic review of the effectiveness of donation physicians in improving organ donation outcomes.
Objective: A systematic review was conducted following Cochrane principles.
Background: Inappropriate health care leads to negative patient experiences, poor health outcomes and inefficient use of resources. We aimed to conduct a systematic review of inappropriately used clinical practices in Canada.
Methods: We searched multiple bibliometric databases and grey literature to identify inappropriately used clinical practices in Canada between 2007 and 2021.
Background: In long-term care facilities, nurses' job satisfaction predicts staff turnover, which adversely affects resident outcomes. Thus, it is important to develop a comprehensive understanding of factors affecting nurses' job satisfaction in long-term care facilities.
Objectives: To analyze factors associated with job satisfaction among nurses in nursing homes from individual and organizational perspectives utilizing a deductive approach.
To whom health care aides report: Effect on nursing home resident outcomes.
Int J Older People Nurs
November 2021
Introduction: Health care aides (personal support workers and nursing assistants) provide ~80%-90% of direct care to residents in nursing homes; it is therefore important to understand whether supervision of health care aides affects quality of care. We sought to determine whether health care aide reporting practices are associated with resident outcomes in nursing homes.
Design And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional secondary analysis of survey data of 3991 health care aides from 322 units in 89 nursing homes in Western Canada.
Background: Context is recognized as important to successful knowledge translation (KT) in health settings. What is meant by context, however, is poorly understood. The purpose of the current study was to elicit tacit knowledge about what is perceived to constitute context by conducting interviews with a variety of health system stakeholders internationally so as to compile a comprehensive list of contextual attributes and their features relevant to KT in healthcare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To identify demographic-, individual- and organisational-level predictors of job satisfaction among managers in residential long-term care (LTC) facilities.
Background: Job satisfaction predicts turnover among managers in LTC settings. However, factors affecting job satisfaction among LTC facility managers remain poorly understood.
Objectives: We examined demographic, individual, and organizational context factors associated with nurses' job satisfaction in residential long-term care (LTC) settings. Job satisfaction has implications for staff turnover, staff health, and quality of care.
Design: A cross-sectional analysis of survey data collected in the Translating Research in Elder Care program.
Aims: To conduct a concept analysis of clinical practice contexts (work environments) in health care.
Background: Context is increasingly recognized as important to the development, delivery, and understanding of implementation strategies; however, conceptual clarity about what comprises context is lacking.
Design: Modified Walker and Avant concept analysis comprised of five steps: (1) concept selection; (2) determination of aims; (3) identification of uses of context; (4) determination of its defining attributes; and (5) definition of its empirical referents.
Background: To increase the likelihood of successful implementation of evidence-based practices, researchers, knowledge users, and healthcare professionals must consider aspects of context that promote and hinder implementation in their setting. The purpose of the current study was to identify contextual attributes and their features relevant to implementation by healthcare professionals and compare and contrast these attributes and features across different clinical settings and healthcare professional roles.
Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of 145 semi-structured interviews comprising 11 studies (10 from Canada and one from Australia) investigating healthcare professionals' perceived barriers and enablers to their use of research evidence in clinical practice.
Background: Job satisfaction is a predictor of intention to stay and turnover among allied healthcare providers. However, there is limited research examining job satisfaction among allied health professionals, specifically in residential long-term care (LTC) settings. The purpose of this study was to identify factors (demographic, individual, and organizational) that predict job satisfaction among allied healthcare providers in residential LTC.
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