Kathryn A Fisher - McMaster Experts

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Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Assistant Professor (Part-Time), Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences

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- Acceptability and preliminary effects of the volunteer-supported Meaningful Moments program to engage older adults with advanced dementia on a hospital-based specialized dementia care unit: a mixed methods study. BMC Geriatrics. 24:593. 2024
- Device-specific quality of life: results from the ATLAS trial—avoid transvenous leads in appropriate subjects. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. zvae067. 2024
- Experiences of Families, Staff, Volunteers, and Administrators With Namaste Care for Persons With Advanced Dementia in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 25:830-836. 2024
- The stroke transitional care intervention for older adults with stroke and multimorbidity: a multisite pragmatic randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics. 23:687. 2023
- Evaluation of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care (SPA-LTC) programme: a protocol of a cluster randomised control trial. BMJ Open. 13:e073585-e073585. 2023
- Feasibility and Effects of Namaste Care for Persons with Advanced Dementia in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 24:1433-1438.e5. 2023
- Older adults’ experiences and perceived impacts of the Aging, Community and Health Research Unit-Community Partnership Program (ACHRU-CPP) for diabetes self-management in Canada: a qualitative descriptive study. BMJ Open. 13:e068694-e068694. 2023
- How do individual, social, environmental, and resilience factors shape self-reported health among community-dwelling older adults: a qualitative case study. BMC Geriatrics. 23:8. 2023
- The Aging, Community and Health Research Unit Community Partnership Program (ACHRU-CPP) for older adults with diabetes and multiple chronic conditions: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics. 22:99. 2022
- Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of the adapted Namaste Care program delivered by caregivers of community-dwelling older persons with moderate to advanced dementia: a mixed methods feasibility study. BMC Geriatrics. 22:797. 2022
- Learner Experiences Matter in Interprofessional Palliative Care Education: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 63:698-710. 2022
- Self-reported health and the well-being paradox among community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study using baseline data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). BMC Geriatrics. 22:112. 2022
- A multi-stage process to develop quality indicators for community-based palliative care using interRAI data. PLoS ONE. 17:e0266569-e0266569. 2022
- Implementation of the Community Assets Supporting Transitions (CAST) transitional care intervention for older adults with multimorbidity and depressive symptoms: A qualitative descriptive study. PLoS ONE. 17:e0271500-e0271500. 2022
- Validity, reliability, and acceptability of the Evidence-Informed Decision-Making (EIDM) competence measure. PLoS ONE. 17:e0272699-e0272699. 2022
- The impact of multimorbidity level and functional limitations on the accuracy of using self-reported survey data compared to administrative data to measure general practitioner and specialist visits in community-living adults. BMC Health Services Research. 21:1123. 2021
- The use of weighted blankets as a novel approach for treatment of persistent vocalizations in late stage dementia. Geriatric Nursing. 42:1253-1256. 2021
- What Factors Shape Self-Reported Health Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults? A Scoping Review. Canadian Journal on Aging. 40:177-192. 2021
- Cross-sectional Study of Prevalence and Correlates of Urinary Incontinence in Older Home-Care Clients With Type 2 Diabetes in Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 45:47-54.e4. 2021
- Effect of socio-demographic and health factors on the association between multimorbidity and acute care service use: population-based survey linked to health administrative data. BMC Health Services Research. 21:62. 2021
- Effectiveness of a nurse-led hospital-to-home transitional care intervention for older adults with multimorbidity and depressive symptoms: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 16:e0254573-e0254573. 2021
- Functional limitations in people with multimorbidity and the association with mental health conditions: Baseline data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). PLoS ONE. 16:e0255907-e0255907. 2021
- The Relationship Between Multimorbidity and Self-Reported Health Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults and the Factors that Shape This Relationship: A Mixed Methods Study Protocol Using CLSA Baseline Data. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 20:160940692110501-160940692110501. 2021
- Effectiveness of a community program for older adults with type 2 diabetes and multimorbidity: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics. 20:174. 2020
- Study protocol for a hospital-to-home transitional care intervention for older adults with multiple chronic conditions and depressive symptoms: a pragmatic effectiveness-implementation trial. BMC Geriatrics. 20:240. 2020
- Caregivers of older adults with dementia and multiple chronic conditions: Exploring their experiences with significant changes. Dementia. 19:2601-2620. 2020
- Measuring multimorbidity series. An overlooked complexity - Comparison of self-report vs. administrative data in community-living adults: Paper 3. Agreement across data sources and implications for estimating associations with health service use. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 124:173-182. 2020
- Measuring multimorbidity series: an overlooked complexity—comparison of self-report vs. administrative data in community-living adults—paper 1: introduction. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 124:160-162. 2020
- Measuring multimorbidity series—an overlooked complexity comparison of self-report vs. administrative data in community-living adults: paper 2. Prevalence estimates depend on the data source. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 124:163-172. 2020
- A Deterioration in Hearing Is Associated With Functional and Cognitive Impairments, Difficulty With Communication, and Greater Health Instability. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 39:159-171. 2020
- Lessons Learned from Historical Analysis of Seven Decades of Educational Scholarship at McMaster University School of Nursing. Quality Advancement in Nursing Education. 6. 2020
- Self-management program versus usual care for community-dwelling older adults with multimorbidity: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial in Ontario, Canada. The Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity. 10:2235042X2096339-2235042X2096339. 2020
- The hidden complexity of measuring number of chronic conditions using administrative and self-report data: A short report. The Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity. 10:2235042X2093128-2235042X2093128. 2020
- Insights on multimorbidity and associated health service use and costs from three population-based studies of older adults in Ontario with diabetes, dementia and stroke. BMC Health Services Research. 19:313. 2019
- Potential quality indicators for seriously ill home care clients: a cross-sectional analysis using Resident Assessment Instrument for Home Care (RAI-HC) data for Ontario. BMC Palliative Care. 18:3. 2019
- A Comparison of Users and Nonusers of a Web-Based Intervention for Carers of Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: Mixed Methods Secondary Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 21:e14254-e14254. 2019
- A Profile of Older Adults With a History of Stroke Receiving Home Care in Ontario, Canada. Home Health Care Management and Practice. 31:162-171. 2019
- An Evaluation of the Family Informal Caregiver Stroke Self-Management Program. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 45:660-668. 2018
- Web-Based Intervention for Family Carers of Persons with Dementia and Multiple Chronic Conditions (My Tools 4 Care): Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 20:e10484-e10484. 2018
- A Web-Based Intervention to Help Caregivers of Older Adults With Dementia and Multiple Chronic Conditions: Qualitative Study. JMIR Aging. 1:e2-e2. 2018
- Community Program Improves Quality of Life and Self‐Management in Older Adults with Diabetes Mellitus and Comorbidity. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 66:263-273. 2018
- Study protocol: pragmatic randomized control trial of an internet-based intervention (My tools 4 care) for family carers. BMC Geriatrics. 17:181. 2017
- The ACHRU-CPP versus usual care for older adults with type-2 diabetes and multiple chronic conditions and their family caregivers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 18:55. 2017
- Comorbidity and its relationship with health service use and cost in community-living older adults with diabetes: A population-based study in Ontario, Canada. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 122:113-123. 2016
- Patterns of health service use in community living older adults with dementia and comorbid conditions: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada. BMC Geriatrics. 16:177. 2016
- The Aging, Community and Health Research Unit—Community Partnership Program for older adults with type 2 diabetes and multiple chronic conditions: a feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2:24. 2016
- The wish to die among palliative home care clients in Ontario, Canada: A cross-sectional study. BMC Palliative Care. 15:24. 2016
- Increasing comorbidity and health services utilization in older adults with prior stroke. Neurology. 87:2091-2098. 2016
- Comorbidity Burden and Health Services Use in Community-Living Older Adults with Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 40:35-42. 2016
- Dimensionality, Reliability and Validity of the InterRAI Depression Rating Scale in a Canadian Palliative Care Population. Social Indicators Research. 122:297-314. 2015
- Patient Characteristics Associated With Prognostic Awareness: A Study of a Canadian Palliative Care Population Using the InterRAI Palliative Care Instrument. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 49:716-725. 2015
- Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms in a Canadian palliative home care population: a cross-sectional study. BMC Palliative Care. 13:10. 2014
- Validity of the SF-12 in a Canadian Old Order Mennonite Community. Applied Research in Quality of Life. 9:429-448. 2014
- Physical health in a Canadian Old Order Mennonite community. Rural and Remote Health. 13:2252. 2013
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- Comparing quality indicator rates for home care clients receiving palliative and end-of-life care before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. BMC Palliative Care. 2024