Kevin Brazil

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1 Effect of a clinical pathway to reduce hospitalizations in nursing home residents with pneumonia: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2006 3.83
2 Effect of a multifaceted intervention on number of antimicrobial prescriptions for suspected urinary tract infections in residents of nursing homes: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2005 2.50
3 Agreement between self-report and medical records on signs and symptoms of respiratory illness. Prim Care Respir J 2012 1.56
4 Interobserver reliability of radiologists' interpretations of mobile chest radiographs for nursing home-acquired pneumonia. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2006 1.41
5 The Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA). Can J Aging 2009 1.36
6 It's all about relationships: a qualitative study of health researchers' perspectives of conducting interdisciplinary health research. BMC Health Serv Res 2008 1.26
7 Resource utilization and cost analyses of home-based palliative care service provision: the Niagara West End-of-Life Shared-Care Project. Palliat Med 2012 1.20
8 Evaluating the effectiveness of community-based dementia care networks: the Dementia Care Networks' Study. Gerontologist 2005 1.20
9 Self-reported teamwork in family health team practices in Ontario: organizational and cultural predictors of team climate. Can Fam Physician 2011 1.18
10 Organization specific predictors of job satisfaction: findings from a Canadian multi-site quality of work life cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Serv Res 2002 1.16
11 Improving clinician self-efficacy does not increase asthma guideline use by primary care clinicians. Acad Pediatr 2012 1.11
12 Sleep disturbances in spousal caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Int Psychogeriatr 2007 1.08
13 Enhancing family physician capacity to deliver quality palliative home care: an end-of-life, shared-care model. Can Fam Physician 2008 1.07
14 Optimizing antibiotics in residents of nursing homes: protocol of a randomized trial. BMC Health Serv Res 2002 1.06
15 A proposed systems approach to the evaluation of integrated palliative care. BMC Palliat Care 2010 1.03
16 Family Perceptions of End-of-Life Care in long-term care facilities. J Palliat Care 2004 1.03
17 Caregiving at the end of life: perspectives from spousal caregivers and care recipients. Palliat Support Care 2007 1.03
18 Patient self-report and medical records: measuring agreement for binary data. Can Fam Physician 2011 0.99
19 Are family physician visits and continuity of care associated with acute care use at end-of-life? A population-based cohort study of homecare cancer patients. Palliat Med 2013 0.91
20 The influence of culture on home-based family caregiving at end-of-life: a case study of Dutch reformed family care givers in Ontario, Canada. Soc Sci Med 2010 0.91
21 Who's minding the shop? The role of Canadian research ethics boards in the creation and uses of registries and biobanks. BMC Med Ethics 2008 0.91
22 Effect of preventive primary care outreach on health related quality of life among older adults at risk of functional decline: randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2010 0.90
23 Educating families about end-of-life care in advanced dementia: acceptability of a Canadian family booklet to nurses from Canada, France, and Japan. Int J Palliat Nurs 2013 0.90
24 Pneumonia and lower respiratory infections in nursing home residents: predictors of hospitalization and mortality. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007 0.86
25 Self-reported use of natural health products: a cross-sectional telephone survey in older Ontarians. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 2009 0.86
26 Effect of a multifaceted intervention on adherence to hand hygiene among healthcare workers: a cluster-randomized trial. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010 0.86
27 Physicians' and nurses' perceived usefulness and acceptability of a family information booklet about comfort care in advanced dementia. J Palliat Med 2011 0.85
28 Evidence-based clinical pathways to manage urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities: a qualitative case study describing administrator and nursing staff views. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2007 0.84
29 What do Canadians think about physician-pharmaceutical industry interactions? Health Policy 2013 0.84
30 Nurse practitioner and physician collaboration in long-term care homes: survey results. Can J Aging 2009 0.83
31 A family booklet about comfort care in advanced dementia: three-country evaluation. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2011 0.82
32 Resident and family perceptions of the nurse practitioner role in long term care settings: a qualitative descriptive study. BMC Nurs 2013 0.82
33 Older adults' awareness of community health and support services for dementia care. Can J Aging 2009 0.81
34 Predictors of home care expenditures and death at home for cancer patients in an integrated comprehensive palliative home care pilot program. Healthc Policy 2011 0.81
35 Canada's Compassionate Care Benefit: is it an adequate public health response to addressing the issue of caregiver burden in end-of-life care? BMC Public Health 2011 0.81
36 The evaluation of an interdisciplinary pain protocol in long term care. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2012 0.80
37 Perceptions of the process of care among caregivers and care recipients in dementia care networks. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2007 0.80
38 A shared care model pilot for palliative home care in a rural area: impact on symptoms, distress, and place of death. J Pain Symptom Manage 2011 0.80
39 Organizational assessment in paediatric primary care: development and initial validation of the primary care organizational questionnaire. Health Serv Manage Res 2006 0.80
40 Predictors of Place of Death for Those in Receipt of Home-Based Palliative Care Services in Ontario, Canada. J Palliat Care 2015 0.80
41 The psychological and health consequences of caring for a spouse with dementia: a critical comparison of husbands and wives. J Women Aging 2014 0.79
42 Stress processes in caring for an end-of-life family member: application of a theoretical model. Aging Ment Health 2009 0.79
43 Organizational culture, job satisfaction, and clinician turnover in primary care. J Prim Care Community Health 2010 0.79
44 Reaching common ground: a patient-family-based conceptual framework of quality EOL care. J Palliat Care 2005 0.79
45 Role of the nurse practitioner in providing palliative care in long-term care homes. Int J Palliat Nurs 2013 0.78
46 The Buffering Effect of Hope on Clinicians' Behavior: A Test in Pediatric Primary Care. J Soc Clin Psychol 2009 0.78
47 Nurses' perceptions around providing palliative care for long-term care residents with dementia. J Palliat Care 2007 0.78
48 Building capacity in palliative care for personal support workers in long-term care through experiential learning. Int J Older People Nurs 2012 0.77
49 Adherence to hand hygiene and risk factors for poor adherence in 13 Ontario acute care hospitals. Am J Infect Control 2011 0.77
50 Evaluating program integration and the rise in collaboration: case study of a palliative care network. J Palliat Care 2011 0.77
51 A comparison of self-report and health care provider data to assess surveillance definitions of influenza-like illness in outpatients. Can J Public Health 2012 0.77
52 Comfort Care Rounds: a staff capacity-building initiative in long-term care homes. J Gerontol Nurs 2014 0.77
53 Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms in a Canadian palliative home care population: a cross-sectional study. BMC Palliat Care 2014 0.77
54 The impact of specialized oncology nursing on patient supportive care outcomes. J Psychosoc Oncol 2011 0.76
55 Nurses' perceptions of and satisfaction with the medication administration system in long-term-care homes. Can J Nurs Res 2010 0.76
56 An action-based approach to improving pain management in long-term care. Can J Aging 2010 0.76
57 Managing palliative care for adults with advanced heart failure. Can J Nurs Res 2011 0.76
58 Continuity of care for advanced cancer patients: comparing the views of spousal caregivers in Ontario, Canada, to Dumont et al.'s theoretical model. J Palliat Care 2007 0.75
59 A mixed methods study of the work patterns of full-time nurse practitioners in nursing homes. J Clin Nurs 2014 0.75
60 Organizational attributes of practices successful at a disease management program. J Pediatr 2008 0.75
61 A system lifeworld perspective on dying in long term care settings for older people: contested states in contested places. Health Place 2010 0.75
62 The last word: family members' descriptions of end-of-life care in long-term care facilities. J Palliat Care 2006 0.75
63 Measuring horizontal integration among health care providers in the community: an examination of a collaborative process within a palliative care network. J Interprof Care 2014 0.75
64 The spirit of palliative practice: a qualitative inquiry into the spiritual journey of palliative care physicians. Palliat Support Care 2010 0.75
65 Palliative care nursing in rural and urban community settings: a comparative analysis. Int J Palliat Nurs 2011 0.75
66 Family caregivers' ideal expectations of Canada's Compassionate Care Benefit. Health Soc Care Community 2011 0.75
67 Managing pain medications in long-term care: nurses' views. Br J Nurs 2015 0.75