Larry W Chambers
Biographic Data
| ID | 2068342 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Larry W Chambers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Larry W |
| FAMILY NAME | Chambers |
| SIGNATURE | CHAMBERS L W |
| AFFILIATIONS | McMaster University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2983-1505 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Moving Knowledge into Action Through Communities of Practice
This monograph reports the results of a three-year multiple case study of nine knowledge-to-action (KTA) initiatives mobilized in communities of practice (C0Ps) operating in Ontario's seniors' health system. A multiple case study design was used to conduct nine case studies through a combination of case study and ethnographic methods. Deductive analytical methods were used to answer two broad research questions about the KTA processes mobilized t…
The impact of a cardiovascular health awareness program (CHAP) on reducing blood pressure
CHAP was associated with a reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure for those participants who attended more than one session. The magnitude of blood pressure reductions was significant clinically and statistically
Implementing a standardized community-based cardiovascular risk assessment program in 20 Ontario communities
The aim of the study is to describe the implementation of the Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP) in 20 mid-sized communities across Ontario, Canada, and identify key factors in the successful multi-site delivery of a collaborative cardiovascular risk assessment and management program. Lead organizations were identified and contracted following a request for proposals. An Implementation Guide detailed steps in community mobilization an…
A Community-based Program for Cardiovascular Health Awareness
Tracking the Use and Impact of a Community Social Report
Using the U.S. Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System’s Health Related Quality of Life Survey Tool in a Canadian City
Are Child Pedestrians at Increased Risk of Injury on One-way Compared to Two-way Streets
Qualitative and quantitative research methods
Interprovincial Comparisons of Public and Private Sector Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly in Canada
Janet Greb, Larry W. Chambers, Amiram Gafni, Ron Goeree, Roberta Labelle, Interprovincial Comparisons of Public and Private Sector Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly in Canada, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Sep., 1994), pp. 278-296
A Randomized Trial of Quality Assurance in Nursing Homes
Sixty nursing homes were randomly allocated to receive or not to receive a quality assurance intervention. The experimental intervention included the use of predeveloped quality assurance packages, the services of a quality assurance consultant, and the process of working through the quality assurance cycle with one of two principal indicator conditions. Two prevalent health problems, hazardous mobility and constipation, were selected as the prin…
Evaluation of public health preschool child developmental screening
We conducted a randomized controlled trial of a public health and education screening program aimed at all 4,797 four to five year old children registering for kindergarten in three school districts of southern Ontario, Canada. Children received either the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) with a community health intervention program for positive screeness; the DDST with no intervention for positive screenees; or no screening test. The i…
Sensitivity to Change and the Effect of Mode of Administration on Health Status Measurement
A measure of global health status, the McMaster Health Index Questionnaire (MHIQ), was assessed to determine two important measurement properties related to its reliability and validity--sensitivity to change and the effect of mode of administration. Ninety-six patients in a physiotherapy clinic were randomly assigned to three mode-of-administration study groups, administered the MHIQ at four points in time including at admission and discharge fr…
A will and a way
Response by Cadman, et al
Response by Cadman, et al David Cadman, Steven Walter, and Larry Chambers CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.74.10.1171-a Published Online: October 07, 2011
The usefulness of the Denver Developmental Screening Test to predict kindergarten problems in a general community population
The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) was administered to 2,569 children five to seven months prior to starting kindergarten in September 1980 in a geographically well-defined community. The test was administered by trained public health nurses. At the end of the 1980-1981 school year, all 163 kindergarten teachers in the area completed a rating form for each child in their class. The rating form determined global ratings of: 1) learning…
A Controlled Trial of the Impact of the Family Practice Nurse on Volume, Quality, and Cost of Rural Health Services
Rural Newfoundland communities with and without expanded role nurses were compared on a before and after basis. The rural communities are located in a geographically isolated area served by a 40-bed hospital staffed by salaried physicians. Primary care visits within the community increased by 186 per cent after establishment of the family practice nurse community clinic and attendance at the hospital decreased by 35 per cent. Acute care days in h…
The usefulness of the Denver Developmental Screening Test to predict kindergarten problems in a general community population
The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) was administered to 2,569 children five to seven months prior to starting kindergarten in September 1980 in a geographically well-defined community. The test was administered by trained public health nurses. At the end of the 1980-1981 school year, all 163 kindergarten teachers in the area completed a rating form for each child in their class. The rating form determined global ratings of: 1) learning…
Evaluation of public health preschool child developmental screening
We conducted a randomized controlled trial of a public health and education screening program aimed at all 4,797 four to five year old children registering for kindergarten in three school districts of southern Ontario, Canada. Children received either the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) with a community health intervention program for positive screeness; the DDST with no intervention for positive screenees; or no screening test. The i…
Are Child Pedestrians at Increased Risk of Injury on One-way Compared to Two-way Streets
Tracking the Use and Impact of a Community Social Report
Using the U.S. Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System’s Health Related Quality of Life Survey Tool in a Canadian City
Interprovincial Comparisons of Public and Private Sector Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly in Canada
Janet Greb, Larry W. Chambers, Amiram Gafni, Ron Goeree, Roberta Labelle, Interprovincial Comparisons of Public and Private Sector Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly in Canada, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Sep., 1994), pp. 278-296
A Controlled Trial of the Impact of the Family Practice Nurse on Volume, Quality, and Cost of Rural Health Services
Rural Newfoundland communities with and without expanded role nurses were compared on a before and after basis. The rural communities are located in a geographically isolated area served by a 40-bed hospital staffed by salaried physicians. Primary care visits within the community increased by 186 per cent after establishment of the family practice nurse community clinic and attendance at the hospital decreased by 35 per cent. Acute care days in h…
Response by Cadman, et al
Response by Cadman, et al David Cadman, Steven Walter, and Larry Chambers CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.74.10.1171-a Published Online: October 07, 2011
The usefulness of the Denver Developmental Screening Test to predict kindergarten problems in a general community population
The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) was administered to 2,569 children five to seven months prior to starting kindergarten in September 1980 in a geographically well-defined community. The test was administered by trained public health nurses. At the end of the 1980-1981 school year, all 163 kindergarten teachers in the area completed a rating form for each child in their class. The rating form determined global ratings of: 1) learning…
Evaluation of public health preschool child developmental screening
We conducted a randomized controlled trial of a public health and education screening program aimed at all 4,797 four to five year old children registering for kindergarten in three school districts of southern Ontario, Canada. Children received either the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) with a community health intervention program for positive screeness; the DDST with no intervention for positive screenees; or no screening test. The i…
Sensitivity to Change and the Effect of Mode of Administration on Health Status Measurement
A measure of global health status, the McMaster Health Index Questionnaire (MHIQ), was assessed to determine two important measurement properties related to its reliability and validity--sensitivity to change and the effect of mode of administration. Ninety-six patients in a physiotherapy clinic were randomly assigned to three mode-of-administration study groups, administered the MHIQ at four points in time including at admission and discharge fr…
A will and a way
A Randomized Trial of Quality Assurance in Nursing Homes
Sixty nursing homes were randomly allocated to receive or not to receive a quality assurance intervention. The experimental intervention included the use of predeveloped quality assurance packages, the services of a quality assurance consultant, and the process of working through the quality assurance cycle with one of two principal indicator conditions. Two prevalent health problems, hazardous mobility and constipation, were selected as the prin…
Interprovincial Comparisons of Public and Private Sector Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly in Canada
Janet Greb, Larry W. Chambers, Amiram Gafni, Ron Goeree, Roberta Labelle, Interprovincial Comparisons of Public and Private Sector Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly in Canada, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Sep., 1994), pp. 278-296
Qualitative and quantitative research methods
Tracking the Use and Impact of a Community Social Report
Using the U.S. Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System’s Health Related Quality of Life Survey Tool in a Canadian City
Are Child Pedestrians at Increased Risk of Injury on One-way Compared to Two-way Streets
A Community-based Program for Cardiovascular Health Awareness
Implementing a standardized community-based cardiovascular risk assessment program in 20 Ontario communities
The aim of the study is to describe the implementation of the Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP) in 20 mid-sized communities across Ontario, Canada, and identify key factors in the successful multi-site delivery of a collaborative cardiovascular risk assessment and management program. Lead organizations were identified and contracted following a request for proposals. An Implementation Guide detailed steps in community mobilization an…
The impact of a cardiovascular health awareness program (CHAP) on reducing blood pressure
CHAP was associated with a reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure for those participants who attended more than one session. The magnitude of blood pressure reductions was significant clinically and statistically
Moving Knowledge into Action Through Communities of Practice
This monograph reports the results of a three-year multiple case study of nine knowledge-to-action (KTA) initiatives mobilized in communities of practice (C0Ps) operating in Ontario's seniors' health system. A multiple case study design was used to conduct nine case studies through a combination of case study and ethnographic methods. Deductive analytical methods were used to answer two broad research questions about the KTA processes mobilized t…
Medicine (14 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (3 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Population (3 works)