NSHRF Scoping Review
Scoping Review
Initiating work together with Kathleen Groves who is study coordinator and MLS student, and Robin Parker, librarian; with technical help to arrange distance connection with others on the team.
New Investigator Award
Dr. Brenda Sabo would like to acknowledge and thank the NSHRF for funding this foundational research to improve the timeliness of palliative care.
NSHRF Scoping Review
Project Title
Transitioning from curative to supportive/palliative intent: A scoping review of facilitators and barriers.
Time Period and Funding
2015-7, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) Establishment Grant. $81,637 over two years.
Principal Investigators
Brenda Sabo (PI), Grace Johnston (coPI)
Co-investigators
David Dupere, Simon Field, Erna Snelgrove-Clarke, Deborah McLeod, Stephen Couban, Liam Mulroy, David Abriel, Roy Ellis, Shelley Meldrum.
Project Coordinator
Kathleen Groves
Purpose
Uncover and challenge the barriers to earlier transition to palliative including communication among professionals, patients and families.
For this study, transition refers to change in location (e.g., acute care setting to community/home care) or healthcare professional (e.g., oncologist or cardiologist to palliative care team).
Objectives
- Carry out a scoping review on successful interventions, facilitators and barriers to timely, effective transitioning from a curative to a palliative approach to care,
- Conduct workshops for healthcare professionals and patients/families to elicit feedback on scoping review findings and identify next steps, and
- Develop a framework for an intervention study
Outputs
- Factors that facilitate or impede early transition from curative to palliative care from a scoping review of research, policy papers, government reports and other material
- Design of Knowledge Translation (KT) approaches
- Inform a TRIC 3-year grant proposal targeting design/implementation/evaluation of KT tools to support and enhance timely referral for palliative care