Ruth Croxford
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5488973 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Ruth Croxford |
| NOMBRES | Ruth |
| APELLIDO | Croxford |
| FIRMA | CROXFORD R |
| AFILIACIONES | Sunnybrook Health Science Centre |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6738-0402 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1999 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Impact of cannabis legalization on drug possession offences among people who experience incarceration in Ontario, Canada
BACKGROUND: In October 2018, Canada legalized non-medical cannabis possession and use. While a stated objective of legalization was to prevent people from entering the criminal justice system for cannabis possession, we lack evidence about whether this objective has been achieved. This study aims to compare drug offences among people who experienced incarceration in Ontario, Canada, before and after cannabis legalization. METHODS: We used offence…
Suboptimal maternal and cord plasma pyridoxal 5′ phosphate concentrations are uncommon in a cohort of Canadian pregnant women and newborn infants
Vitamin B 6 is important in fetal development, but little is known of the vitamin B 6 status of pregnant women and newborns in North America and potential modifying factors. This prospective study determined maternal and cord plasma concentrations of pyridoxal 5' phosphate (PLP; an indicator of vitamin B 6 status) in a convenience sample of 368 Canadian pregnant women and their newborns. The association of maternal intake of vitamin B 6 and fetal…
A Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study of the Costs of Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
BACKGROUND: Studies of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) have not evaluated the costs and outcomes in the context of expected arthritis worsening. OBJECTIVES: Using a cost-consequence approach, to examine changes in direct health care costs and arthritis severity after TJA for hip/knee arthritis compared with contemporaneous changes in matched controls. RESEARCH DESIGN: Case control study nested in a population-based prospective cohort. SUBJECTS: In…
Costs and determinants of privately financed home-based health care in Ontario, Canada
The Canadian context in which home-based healthcare services are delivered is characterised by limited resources and escalating healthcare costs. As a result, a financing shift has occurred, whereby care recipients receive a mixture of publicly and privately financed home-based services. Although ensuring that care recipients receive efficient and equitable care is crucial, a limited understanding of the economic outcomes and determinants of priv…
Can a publicly funded home care system successfully allocate service based on perceived need rather than socioeconomic status? A Canadian experience
The present quantitative study evaluates the degree to which socioeconomic status (SES), as opposed to perceived need, determines utilisation of publicly funded home care in Ontario, Canada. The Registered Persons Data Base of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan was used to identify the age, sex and place of residence for all Ontarians who had coverage for the complete calendar year 1998. Utilisation was characterised in two dimensions: (1) propens…
Physician Enthusiasm As an Explanation for Area Variation in the Utilization of Knee Replacement Surgery
BACKGROUND: Explanations for regional variation in the use of many medical and surgical treatments is controversial. OBJECTIVES: To identify factors that might be amenable to intervention, we investigated the determinants of regional variation in the use of knee replacement surgery. RESEARCH DESIGN: We examined the effect of the following factors: characteristics and opinions of surgeons; family physicians and rheumatologists; patients' severity …
Costs and determinants of privately financed home-based health care in Ontario, Canada
The Canadian context in which home-based healthcare services are delivered is characterised by limited resources and escalating healthcare costs. As a result, a financing shift has occurred, whereby care recipients receive a mixture of publicly and privately financed home-based services. Although ensuring that care recipients receive efficient and equitable care is crucial, a limited understanding of the economic outcomes and determinants of priv…
Can a publicly funded home care system successfully allocate service based on perceived need rather than socioeconomic status? A Canadian experience
The present quantitative study evaluates the degree to which socioeconomic status (SES), as opposed to perceived need, determines utilisation of publicly funded home care in Ontario, Canada. The Registered Persons Data Base of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan was used to identify the age, sex and place of residence for all Ontarians who had coverage for the complete calendar year 1998. Utilisation was characterised in two dimensions: (1) propens…
Physician Enthusiasm As an Explanation for Area Variation in the Utilization of Knee Replacement Surgery
BACKGROUND: Explanations for regional variation in the use of many medical and surgical treatments is controversial. OBJECTIVES: To identify factors that might be amenable to intervention, we investigated the determinants of regional variation in the use of knee replacement surgery. RESEARCH DESIGN: We examined the effect of the following factors: characteristics and opinions of surgeons; family physicians and rheumatologists; patients' severity …
Can a publicly funded home care system successfully allocate service based on perceived need rather than socioeconomic status? A Canadian experience
The present quantitative study evaluates the degree to which socioeconomic status (SES), as opposed to perceived need, determines utilisation of publicly funded home care in Ontario, Canada. The Registered Persons Data Base of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan was used to identify the age, sex and place of residence for all Ontarians who had coverage for the complete calendar year 1998. Utilisation was characterised in two dimensions: (1) propens…
Costs and determinants of privately financed home-based health care in Ontario, Canada
The Canadian context in which home-based healthcare services are delivered is characterised by limited resources and escalating healthcare costs. As a result, a financing shift has occurred, whereby care recipients receive a mixture of publicly and privately financed home-based services. Although ensuring that care recipients receive efficient and equitable care is crucial, a limited understanding of the economic outcomes and determinants of priv…
A Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study of the Costs of Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
BACKGROUND: Studies of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) have not evaluated the costs and outcomes in the context of expected arthritis worsening. OBJECTIVES: Using a cost-consequence approach, to examine changes in direct health care costs and arthritis severity after TJA for hip/knee arthritis compared with contemporaneous changes in matched controls. RESEARCH DESIGN: Case control study nested in a population-based prospective cohort. SUBJECTS: In…
Suboptimal maternal and cord plasma pyridoxal 5′ phosphate concentrations are uncommon in a cohort of Canadian pregnant women and newborn infants
Vitamin B 6 is important in fetal development, but little is known of the vitamin B 6 status of pregnant women and newborns in North America and potential modifying factors. This prospective study determined maternal and cord plasma concentrations of pyridoxal 5' phosphate (PLP; an indicator of vitamin B 6 status) in a convenience sample of 368 Canadian pregnant women and their newborns. The association of maternal intake of vitamin B 6 and fetal…
Impact of cannabis legalization on drug possession offences among people who experience incarceration in Ontario, Canada
BACKGROUND: In October 2018, Canada legalized non-medical cannabis possession and use. While a stated objective of legalization was to prevent people from entering the criminal justice system for cannabis possession, we lack evidence about whether this objective has been achieved. This study aims to compare drug offences among people who experienced incarceration in Ontario, Canada, before and after cannabis legalization. METHODS: We used offence…
Medicine (5 obras) · Environmental health (3 obras) · Population (3 obras) · Surgery (3 obras) · Business (2 obras) · Cohort (2 obras) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 obras) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (2 obras) · Internal Medicine (2 obras) · Knee replacement (2 obras)