Healthcare Research

KEY FINDING: Early research highlighted the negative impact of caregiving on caregiver wellbeing, including depression and anxiety, while more recent studies also identified positive outcomes such as happiness and resiliency.

KEY FINDING: The optimal case identification algorithm used free-text keyword searches and a physician billing code, and had 70.6% sensitivity (61.9–78.4), 98.5% specificity (97.3–99.3), 89.9% PPV (82.2–95.0), 94.7% NPV (92.8–96.3), and an F-score of 79.1.

KEY FINDING: Dr. Ho has contributed to advances in spinal cord injury research, including pressure injury management and prevention.

KEY FINDING: The network members collaborated to implement best practices within six priority domains: emotional wellbeing, sexual health, walking, and wheeled mobility.

KEY FINDING: The Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry (RHSCIR) collects data on individuals with SCI to answer research questions, facilitate implementation of best practices, and link stakeholders.

KEY FINDING: The study found high variability in the quality of the CPGs. Twenty-seven CPGs achieved a good rigour of development domain score of >70%.

KEY FINDING: The study identified key indicators to assess the quality of upper extremity rehabilitation, including the expertise of therapists, the amount of therapy provided, and patient outcomes.

KEY FINDING: Five studies found hydrophilic-coated catheters to be cost-effective compared to uncoated catheters.

KEY FINDING: Participants reported a lack of information about the transition process and expressed uncertainty and anxiety about moving from pediatric to adult healthcare services.

KEY FINDING: Machine learning shows promise in improving diagnostic accuracy through advances in MRI segmentation and classification.