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Meredith Vanstone

Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University
Verified email at mcmaster.ca
Cited by 4892

Thinking about social power and hierarchy in medical education

M Vanstone, L Grierson - Medical education, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Context Social power has been diversely conceptualised in many academic areas. Operating
on both the micro (interactional) and macro (structural) levels, we understand power to …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic disease patients' experiences with accessing health care in rural and remote areas: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

…, M Giacomini, D DeJean, M Vanstone… - Ontario health …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Rurality can contribute to the vulnerability of people with chronic diseases.
Qualitative research can identify a wide range of health care access issues faced by patients …

The impact of PTSD on veterans' family relationships: An interpretative phenomenological inquiry

SL Ray, M Vanstone - International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although there is a significant amount of literature on veterans with PTSD,
there is a limited amount of literature on the impact of PTSD on veterans’ family relationships …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding health professional role integration in complex adaptive systems: a multiple-case study of physician assistants in Ontario, Canada

…, J Abelson, PA Miller, M Levine, M Vanstone - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Background To meet the complex needs of healthcare delivery, the Ministry of Health and
Long Term Care (MOHLTC) introduced Physician Assistants (PAs) into the Ontario health care …

Women's experiences of publicly funded non-invasive prenatal testing in Ontario, Canada: considerations for health technology policy-making

M Vanstone, K Yacoub, M Giacomini… - Qualitative Health …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) via fetal DNA in maternal blood has been publicly funded
in Ontario, Canada, for high-risk women since 2014. We solicited women’s experiences …

[HTML][HTML] Women's perspectives on the ethical implications of non-invasive prenatal testing: a qualitative analysis to inform health policy decisions

M Vanstone, A Cernat, J Nisker, L Schwartz - BMC Medical Ethics, 2018 - Springer
Background Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) is a technology which provides information
about fetal genetic characteristics (including sex) very early in pregnancy by examining …

[HTML][HTML] Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: the eMERGe reporting guidance

…, GW Noblit, C Pope, J Thomas, M Vanstone… - BMC medical research …, 2019 - Springer
Aims The aim of this study was to provide guidance to improve the completeness and clarity
of meta-ethnography reporting. Background Evidence-based policy and practice require …

Appraising qualitative research for evidence syntheses: a compendium of quality appraisal tools

U Majid, M Vanstone - Qualitative health research, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
As the movement toward evidence-based health policy continues to emphasize the importance
of including patient and public perspectives, syntheses of qualitative health research are …

[HTML][HTML] Type 2 diabetes patients' and providers' differing perspectives on medication nonadherence: a qualitative meta-synthesis

F Brundisini, M Vanstone, D Hulan, D DeJean… - BMC health services …, 2015 - Springer
Background Poor adherence to medication regimens increases adverse outcomes for patients
with Type 2 diabetes. Improving medication adherence is a growing priority for clinicians …

Beyond individualism: professional culture and its influence on feedback

…, CPM van der Vleuten, M Vanstone… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Context Although feedback is widely considered essential to learning, its actual influence on
learners is variable. Research on responsivity to feedback has tended to focus on individual …