PURPOSE In 2004, we undertook a consultation with Canadian primary health care experts
to define the attributes that should be evaluated in predominant and proposed models of …

Objective To measure adherence and to identify factors associated with adherence to
antihypertensive medications in family practice patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and …

Background. Despite cancer patients preferring to spend their last days out-of-hospital, many
make difficult visits to the emergency department (ED). Family physician continuity of care …

Background At the time of this study (2009) the role of the nurse practitioner was new to the
province of British Columbia. The provincial government gave the responsibility for …

A cross-sectional survey of inpatient palliative care subjects (n = 52) was performed to
determine the severity and distribution of symptoms thought to be associated with dehydration in …

Background: Fulfillment of patient preferences for location of dying is of continued end-of-life
care interest. Of those voicing a preference, most prefer home. However the majority of …

Background: Although many patients with cancer would prefer to die at home, most die in
hospital. We carried out a study to describe the yearly trends in the place of death between …

OBJECTIVE To examine whether patients’ characteristics, familiarity with the clinic, or
perspectives on the quality of their care predict whether they receive advice from physicians …

Context Despite being commonplace in health care systems, little research has described
home care nursing's effectiveness to reduce acute care use at the end of life. Objectives To …

Background: Continuity of primary care is known to be associated with both improved
processes and outcomes of care. Despite continuity being a desired attribute of end-of-life care …