Ruta K Valaitis - McMaster Experts

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Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
Professor Emeritus, Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences

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- Implementation and evaluation of an integrated hospital-to-home transitional care intervention for older adults with stroke and multimorbidity: a feasibility study. International Journal of Integrated Care. 367-367. 2019
- IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF TRANSITIONAL CARE INTERVENTION LINKING HOSPITAL-BASED OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH STROKE AND MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS. International Journal of Stroke. 176-176. 2018
- Collaboration between Local Public Health Units and Regional Health Authorities in Canada for Integrated Health System Planning Using a Population Health Approach: Research. International Journal of Integrated Care. 177-177. 2018
- Examining the Delivery of Mental Health Services Using a Population Health Framework in Primary Care and Public Health Collaborations. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2017
- Examining the Delivery of Mental Health Services Using a Population Health Framework in Primary Care and Public Health Collaborations. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 8-8. 2017
- A Qualitative Evaluation of the Ontario School Food and Beverage Policy using an Implementation Framework: Lessons Learned. The FASEB Journal. 2016
- When Threads Unravel: Testing the Limits of Collaboration Within Primary Care. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2016
- MY STROKE TEAM (MYST): A MOBILE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION TO ENHANCE INTERPROFESSIONAL STROKE CARE. The Gerontologist. 207-207. 2014
- A Theoretical Perspective of the Nature of Collaboration between Public Health and Primary Care. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 799-799. 2013
- A Theoretical Perspective of the Nature of Collaboration between Public Health and Primary Care. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 838-838. 2013
- Building a story together: Using Persona Scenario Focus Groups to co-develop the TAPESTRY intervention. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 828-828. 2013
- Development of an Ecological Framework for Building Successful Collaboration between Primary Care and Public Health with a Large Multi-jurisdictional Team. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 837-837. 2013
- Development of an Ecological Framework for Building Successful Collaboration between Primary Care and Public Health with a Large Multi-jurisdictional Team. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 798-798. 2013
- Methodological Challenges and Lessons Learned in Conducting a Series of Qualitative Studies in a Complex Program of Research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 800-800. 2013
- Methodological Challenges and Lessons Learned in Conducting a Series of Qualitative Studies in a Complex Program of Research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 839-839. 2013
- Overview of the Qualitative Studies and Methods Used to Develop the Ecological Framework for Building Successful Collaboration between Primary Care and Public Health. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 837-838. 2013
- Overview of the Qualitative Studies and Methods Used to Develop the Ecological Framework for Building Successful Collaboration between Primary Care and Public Health. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 798-799. 2013
- Using Policy-Relevant Qualitative Methods for Studying Complex Population Health Interventions. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 794-794. 2013
journal articles
- Optimizing Registered Nurse Roles in the Delivery of Cancer Survivorship Care within Primary Care Settings. Nursing Leadership. 29:46-58. 2106
- A Multi-Site Qualitative Study to Explore and Understand Barriers and Enablers Indigenous Community Members Experience when Accessing Health and Social Services, from the Perspective of Indigenous Patient Navigators and Indigenous Community Members in Canada. International Journal of Indigenous Health. 20. 2025
- "When you're in the office, it means you managed to get somewhere": An interpretive descriptive study of the perceptions of adolescents accessing primary care for mental health services.. Health Care Transit. 3:100093. 2025
- A Multiphase Mixed Methods Study on the Integration of a Population Health Approach in Sexual Health Programs and Services in Ontario Public Health Units. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. 55:319-332. 2023
- Influences on the uptake of a population health approach to sexual health programs in Ontario public health units: a qualitative descriptive study. Zeitschrift für Gesundheitswissenschaften. 31:1443-1452. 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
- Enhancing Physical and Community MoBility in OLDEr Adults with Health Inequities Using CommuNity Co-Design (EMBOLDEN): Results of an Environmental Scan. Canadian Geriatrics Journal. 26:23-30. 2023
- Health TAPESTRY Ontario: A Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial Testing Implementation and Reproducibility. Annals of Family Medicine. 21:132-142. 2023
- Two-Eyed Seeing Application in Research Analysis: An Integrative Review. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 22. 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
- Preliminary instrument development to measure implementing a population health approach in sexual health. Public Health Nursing. 39:1374-1385. 2022
- The Role of the Indigenous Patient Navigator: A Scoping Review. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. 54:199-210. 2022
- Evaluating Public Participation in a Deliberative Dialogue: A Single Case Study. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 11:2638-2650. 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
- Knowledge translation strategies for sharing evidence-based health information with older adults and their caregivers: findings from a persona-scenario method. BMC Geriatrics. 21:665. 2021
- Optimizing the Meaningful Engagement of Older Adults With Multimorbidity and Their Caregivers as Research Partners: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 40:1807-1817. 2021
- A Web-Based Social Network Tool (GENIE) for Supporting Self-management Among High Users of the Health Care System: Feasibility and Usability Study. JMIR Formative Research. 5:e25285-e25285. 2021
- Engagement of older adults with multimorbidity as patient research partners: Lessons from a patient-oriented research program. Journal of Comorbidity. 11:263355652199950-263355652199950. 2021
- Addressing quadruple aims through primary care and public health collaboration: ten Canadian case studies. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 20:507. 2020
- Disconnected relationships between primary care and community-based health and social services and system navigation for older adults: a qualitative descriptive study. BMC Primary Care. 21:69. 2020
- Examining Interprofessional teams structures and processes in the implementation of a primary care intervention (Health TAPESTRY) for older adults using normalization process theory. BMC Primary Care. 21:63. 2020
- Experiences of integrating community volunteers as extensions of the primary care team to help support older adults at home: a qualitative study. BMC Primary Care. 21:92. 2020
- Health TAPESTRY Ontario: protocol for a randomized controlled trial to test reproducibility and implementation. Trials. 21:714. 2020
- Modifiable factors related to life-space mobility in community-dwelling older adults: results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. BMC Geriatrics. 20:35. 2020
- National Competencies for Registered Nurses in Primary Care: A Delphi Study. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 42:1078-1087. 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
- A Web-Based Social Network Tool (GENIE) for Supporting Self-management Among High Users of the Health Care System: Feasibility and Usability Study (Preprint) 2020
- Primary Care for Transgender Individuals: A Review of the Literature Reflecting a Canadian Perspective. SAGE Open. 10:215824402096282-215824402096282. 2020
- Health TAPESTRY Ontario: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial to Test Reproducibility and Implementation 2020
- Models of Care and Team Activities in the Delivery of Transgender Primary Care: An Ontario Case Study. Transgender Health. 5:122-128. 2020
- Exploration of volunteers as health connectors within a multicomponent primary care‐based program supporting self‐management of diabetes and hypertension. Health and Social Care in the Community. 28:734-746. 2020
- Impact of Interprofessional Primary Care Practice on Patient Outcomes: A Scoping Review. SAGE Open. 10:215824402093589-215824402093589. 2020
- Health TAPESTRY Ontario: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial to Test Reproducibility and Implementation 2020
- An evaluation study of caregiver perceptions of the Ontario’s Health Links program. PLoS ONE. 15:e0229579-e0229579. 2020
- An integrated hospital-to-home transitional care intervention for older adults with stroke and multimorbidity: A feasibility study. Journal of Comorbidity. 10:2235042X1990045-2235042X1990045. 2020
- Exploring the implementation and delivery of primary care services for transgender individuals in Ontario: case study protocol. Primary Health Care Research and Development. 21:e14. 2020
- Health TAPESTRY: Exploring the Potential of a Nursing Student Placement Within a Primary Care Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults. SAGE Open Nursing. 6:237796082090967-237796082090967. 2020
- Health TAPESTRY Ontario: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial to Test Replicability and Implementation 2019
- Health TAPESTRY: co-designing interprofessional primary care programs for older adults using the persona-scenario method. BMC Primary Care. 20:122. 2019
- Pilot randomized controlled trial of a complex intervention for diabetes self-management supported by volunteers, technology, and interprofessional primary health care teams. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 5:118. 2019
- Optimization of home care nurses in Canada: A scoping review. Health and Social Care in the Community. 27:e604-e621. 2019
- Perceptions of older adults in Ontario, Canada on the implementation and impact of a primary care programme, Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (Health TAPESTRY): a descriptive qualitative study. BMJ Open. 9:e026257-e026257. 2019
- Combining volunteers and primary care teamwork to support health goals and needs of older adults: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 191:E491-E500. 2019
- Multi-site implementation of nutrition screening and diagnosis in medical care units: Success of the More-2-Eat project. Clinical Nutrition. 38:897-905. 2019
- Social capital and self-rated health: A cross-sectional study of the general social survey data comparing rural and urban adults in Ontario. Health and Social Care in the Community. 27:424-436. 2019
- Capacity development among academic trainees in community-based primary health care research: The Aging, Community and Health Research Unit Experience. Primary Health Care Research and Development. 20:e139. 2019
- Feasibility and preliminary effects of an integrated hospital-to-home transitional care intervention for older adults with stroke and multimorbidity: A study protocol. Journal of Comorbidity. 9:2235042X1982824-2235042X1982824. 2019
- How the Rural Context Influences Social Capital: Experiences in two Ontario Communities. Journal of Rural and Community Development. 14:1-+. 2019
- “Primary care is primary care”: Use of Normalization Process Theory to explore the implementation of primary care services for transgender individuals in Ontario. PLoS ONE. 14:e0215873-e0215873. 2019
- Low food intake in hospital: patient, institutional, and clinical factors. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 43:1239-1246. 2018
- Navigation delivery models and roles of navigators in primary care: a scoping literature review. BMC Health Services Research. 18:96. 2018
- Organizational factors influencing successful primary care and public health collaboration. BMC Health Services Research. 18:420. 2018
- ADVANCING TRANSITIONAL CARE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ADULTS WITH STROKE AND MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS. Innovation in Aging. 2:196-196. 2018
- Case management in primary care for frequent users of healthcare services with chronic diseases and complex care needs: an implementation and realist evaluation protocol. BMJ Open. 8:e026433-e026433. 2018
- Health Care. Innovation in Aging. 2:142-142. 2018
- IMPACT OF INTERNET-BASED INTERVENTIONS ON MENTAL HEALTH OF CAREGIVERS OF ADULTS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS. Innovation in Aging. 2:126-127. 2018
- “IT’S NOT A JOB YOU APPLY FOR”: A MIXED-METHOD EVALUATION OF THE ‘HEALTH LINKS’ CAREGIVER EXPERIENCE. Innovation in Aging. 2:124-124. 2018
- Caregiver-Focused, Web-Based Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Part 2). Journal of Medical Internet Research. 20:e11247-e11247. 2018
- Impact of Internet-Based Interventions on Caregiver Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 20:e10668-e10668. 2018
- Strengthening primary health care through primary care and public health collaboration: the influence of intrapersonal and interpersonal factors. Primary Health Care Research and Development. 19:378-391. 2018
- Evolution and 15-year effect of a pan-Canadian training program: Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research-Primary Health Care.. Canadian Family Physician. 64:475-476. 2018
- How Political Science Can Contribute to Public Health: A Response to Gagnon and Colleagues. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 7:288-289. 2018
- Nutrition Care after Discharge from Hospital: An Exploratory Analysis from the More-2-Eat Study. Healthcare (Switzerland). 6:9-9. 2018
- Protocol for a program of research from the Aging, Community and Health Research Unit. Journal of Comorbidity. 8:2235042X1878950-2235042X1878950. 2018
- A narrative evaluation of a community‐based nurse navigation role in an urban at‐risk community. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 73:2997-3006. 2017
- An Environmental Scan of Health and Social System Navigation Services in an Urban Canadian Community. SAGE Open Nursing. 3:237796081668956-237796081668956. 2017
- Changing nutrition care practices in hospital: a thematic analysis of hospital staff perspectives. BMC Health Services Research. 17:498. 2017
- Implementation and maintenance of patient navigation programs linking primary care with community-based health and social services: a scoping literature review. BMC Health Services Research. 17:116. 2017
- What systemic factors contribute to collaboration between primary care and public health sectors? An interpretive descriptive study. BMC Health Services Research. 17:796. 2017
- Web-Based Interventions to Improve Mental Health, General Caregiving Outcomes, and General Health for Informal Caregivers of Adults With Chronic Conditions Living in the Community: Rapid Evidence Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 19:e263-e263. 2017
- Malnutrition or frailty? Overlap and evidence gaps in the diagnosis and treatment of frailty and malnutrition. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 42:449-458. 2017
- Implementation strategy for advanced practice nursing in primary health care in Latin America and the Caribbean. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública. 41:1-1. 2017
- Partners in research: building academic‐practice partnerships to educate and mentor advanced practice nurses. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 23:382-390. 2017
- Advanced Practice Nursing: A Strategy for Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Universal Access to Health. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem. 25:e2826. 2017
- Moving towards a new vision: implementation of a public health policy intervention. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 16:412. 2016
- Supporting successful implementation of public health interventions: protocol for a realist synthesis. Systematic Reviews. 5:54. 2016
- Nurse practitioner caseload in primary health care: Scoping review. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 62:170-182. 2016
- Street Smarts ↔ Book Smarts. SAGE Open. 6:215824401665639-215824401665639. 2016
- Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Mobile Health Technologies for Managing Chronic Conditions in Older Adults: A Scoping Review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 4:e29-e29. 2016
- A protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial using the Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (Health TAPESTRY) platform approach to promote person-focused primary healthcare for older adults. Implementation Science. 11:49. 2015
- Built environment interventions aimed at improving physical activity levels in rural Ontario health units: a descriptive qualitative study. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 15:464. 2015
- Community health nurses’ learning needs in relation to the Canadian community health nursing standards of practice: results from a Canadian survey. BMC Nursing. 13:31. 2014
- Using an integrated knowledge translation approach to build a public health research agenda. Health Research Policy and Systems. 12:6. 2014
- Development of an ecological framework for building successful collaboration between Primary Care and Public Health. BMC Health Services Research. 14:P133-P133. 2014
- Persona-scenario exercise for codesigning primary care interventions.. Canadian Family Physician. 60:294-296. 2014
- Viewpoints about collaboration between primary care and public health in Canada. BMC Health Services Research. 13:311. 2013
- Brokering for the primary healthcare needs of recent immigrant families in Atlantic, Canada. Primary Health Care Research and Development. 14:63-79. 2013
- Competence trust among providers as fundamental to a culturally competent primary healthcare system for immigrant families. Primary Health Care Research and Development. 14:80-89. 2013
- A scoping literature review of collaboration between primary care and public health. Primary Health Care Research and Development. 13:327-346. 2012
- A Usability Study of Patients Setting Up a Cardiac Event Loop Recorder and BlackBerry Gateway for Remote Monitoring at Home. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 18:484-90. 2012
- Methods, strategies and technologies used to conduct a scoping literature review of collaboration between primary care and public health. Primary Health Care Research and Development. 13:219-236. 2012
- Use of home telehealth in palliative cancer care: a case study. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 18:297-300. 2012
- Online communities of practice as a communication resource for community health nurses working with homeless persons. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 67:1273-1284. 2011
- A Questionnaire for Assessing Community Health Nurses’ Learning Needs. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 32:1055-1072. 2010
- Simulated experiences: Nursing students share their perspectives. Nurse Education Today. 29:859-866. 2009
- Nurse Faculty Perceptions of Simulation Use in Nursing Education. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 31:312-329. 2009
- The Experiences of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Postpartum Women in the First 4 Weeks at Home. Qualitative Health Research. 19:194-206. 2009
- Preparing the Community Health Nursing Workforce: Internal and External Enablers and Challenges Influencing Undergraduate Nursing Programs in Canada. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 5:1-21. 2008
- Pragmatists, Positive Communicators, and Shy Enthusiasts: Three Viewpoints on Web Conferencing in Health Sciences Education. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 9:e39-e39. 2007
- A Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome extranet: supporting local communication and information dissemination. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 5:17. 2005
- Computers and the Internet: Tools for Youth Empowerment. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 7:e51-e51. 2005
- Online Discussions With Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents: Perspectives and Possibilities. Health Promotion Practice. 6:464-471. 2005
- Enabling youth participation in school-based computer-supported community development in Canada. Health Promotion International. 20:260-268. 2005
- Fostering interactions: the networking needs of community health nursing researchers and decision makers. Evidence & Policy. 1:291-304. 2005
- Problem-Based Learning Online: Perceptions of Health Science Students. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 10:231-252. 2005
- Public Health Nursesʼ Perceptions of Mobile Computing in a School Program. CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing. 23:153-160. 2005
- Websites offering information about depression or cognitive behaviour therapy reduced depressive symptoms. Evidence-Based Nursing. 7:78-78. 2004
- "THEY DON'T TRUST US; WE'RE JUST KIDS." VIEWS ABOUT COMMUNITY FROM PREDOMINANTLY FEMALE INNER CITY YOUTH. Health Care for Women International. 23:248-266. 2002
- Interactive continuing education workshops or conferences can improve professional practice and patient outcomes. Evidence-Based Nursing. 5:26-26. 2002
- Women’s Experiences Breastfeeding in Public Places. Journal of Human Lactation. 17:31-38. 2001
- A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Breastfeeding and Early Childhood Caries. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 91:411-417. 2000
- Community computing: Perceptions of technology access, use and policies in urban Ontario. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 6:80-83. 2000
- Content Analysis of Infant Feeding Messages in a Canadian Women's Magazine, 1945 to 1995. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 32:196-203. 2000
- A systematic overview of the relationship between infant feeding caries and breast-feeding.. Ontario dentist. 75:23-27. 1998
- Do Consumer Infant Feeding Publications and Products Available in Physicians' Offices Protect, Promote, and Support Breastfeeding?. Journal of Human Lactation. 13:203-208. 1997
- Surveying infant feeding practices.. Canadian Nurse. 92:21. 1996
- Meeting Parents' Postpartal Information Line. MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing. 21:90-95. 1996
- A Local Community's Approach to Breastfeeding Promotion. Journal of Human Lactation. 10:113-118. 1994
- An evaluation of breastfeeding promotion literature: does it really promote breastfeeding?. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 84:24-27. 1993
- Postpartum care: home or hospital?. Canadian Nurse. 88:29-31. 1992
- Experiences of Nursing Joint Appointments in a Teaching Health Unit. Public Health Nursing. 6:135-140. 1989
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