Richard Sawatzky
Biographic Data
| ID | 212902 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Sawatzky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Sawatzky |
| SIGNATURE | SAWATZKY R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8042-190X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 41 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 41 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Person-centred care as an evolving field of research
Background: There is evidence that person-centred care has positive effects, and the research field is growing fast and is cumbersome to overview. The purpose of this scoping review is to present an overview of the international research literature on person-centred care. Approach: Relevant literature indexed in PubMed, Scopus, PsychINFO, CINAHL and Web of Science was retrieved. Literature searches were developed using index terms and free text w…
How Are People Undergoing Dialysis Expected to Benefit From Cognitive Behavioural Therapy? A Realist Analysis
INTRODUCTION: Depressive symptoms remain inadequately addressed and undertreated in people who receive life-prolonging dialysis treatment. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been shown to be effective for treating depression; however, we lack an understanding of how and under what circumstances people with depressive symptoms receiving dialysis may benefit from it. The aim of this study is to identify ideas underlying CBT in general and deve…
Cosmin reporting guideline for studies on measurement properties of patient‐reported outcome measures
Can patient-reported data improve predictions about who will be a high-need, high-cost patient in British Columbia
Tree-based latent variable model for assessing differential item functioning in patient-reported outcome measures
Mapping a research-advocacy-policy agenda on human rights and albinism
The lived experience of albinism is profoundly shaped by the social determinants of health (SDOH). Threats to the security and well-being of persons with albinism should be viewed through a human rights lens that encompasses the explanatory frameworks at play
Quality of life of the Canadian population using the VR-12
This is the first study to present Canadian norms for the VR-12. Health utility norms can serve as a valuable input for Canadian economic models, while summary component and domain norms can help interpret routinely-collected data
Unsupervised item response theory models for assessing sample heterogeneity in patient-reported outcomes measures
PCTree and MixPCM were not consistent in detecting covariates associated with differential interpretations of PROM items. Future research will use computer simulations to assess these models' Type I error and statistical power for identifying covariates associated with DIF
Patient-reported mental health and well-being trajectories in oncology patients during radiation therapy
Measuring skill-based health literacy in chronic airway disease patients
Lessons learned from screening literature on person-centred care
Short introduction: To develop evidence-based person-centred care practice, informed by synthesised international knowledge, there is a need to comprehensively identify relevant citations from systematic data-base searches. However, systematic searches on ‘thick’ concepts with diffuse conceptual boundaries like person-centred care will generate to many citations possible to screen and assess manually. Background and purpose: The implementation of…
Centredness in health care
Accuracy of mixture item response theory models for identifying sample heterogeneity in patient-reported outcomes
An Integrated Framework to Conceptualize and Develop the Vancouver Airways Health Literacy Tool (VAHLT)
There is currently no comprehensive tool to assess the functional health literacy (HL) skills of chronic airway disease (CAD) patients. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of a new HL measure, the Vancouver Airways Health Literacy Tool (VAHLT). The tool was developed through the following phases: (1) Tool conceptualization , consisting of: (A) a systematic review (SR), (B) focus group sessions with CAD patients to understan…
Response shift in results of patient-reported outcome measures
Future response shift research will benefit from collaboration among diverse people, formulating alternative hypotheses of response shift, and conducting the most conclusive studies aimed at testing these (falsification)
Patient-reported outcomes and the identification of subgroups of atrial fibrillation patients
Knowledge translation resources to support the use of quality of life assessment tools for the care of older adults living at home and their family caregivers
Our study affirms the need to tailor KT resources on QOL assessment for different audiences. Our KT resources are available: www.healthyqol.com/older-adults
Implications of response shift for micro-, meso-, and macro-level healthcare decision-making using results of patient-reported outcome measures
Given empirical evidence of response shift, there is a critical need for guidelines and knowledge translation to avoid potential misinterpretations of PROM results and consequential biases in decision-making. Our framework with guiding questions provides a structure for developing strategies to address potential impacts of response shift at micro-, meso-, and macro-levels
Critical examination of current response shift methods and proposal for advancing new methods
No single response shift method is optimal; each method has strengths and limitations. Additionally, extra steps need to be taken to correctly interpret the results. Advancing new methods and conducting computer simulation studies that compare methods are recommended to move response shift research forward
Micro-Meso-Macro Practice Tensions in Using Patient-Reported Outcome and Experience Measures in Hospital Palliative Care
This article applies a micro-meso-macro analytical framework to understand clinicians' experiences and perspectives of using patient-reported outcome and experience measures (PROMs and PREMs) in routine hospital-based palliative care. We structure our discussion through qualitative analysis of a design and implementation project for using an electronic tablet-based tool among hospital-based palliative clinicians to assess patients' and their fami…
Challenges When Translating and Culturally Adapting a Measurement Instrument
There is evidence that low suitability and comprehensibility of printed education materials (PEMs) affects patients' and relatives' ability to read and comprehend information. However, few instruments measure the suitability of written information, and none exist in the Swedish language. The aim was to describe the translation and adaptation of the Suitability and Comprehensibility of Materials (SAM+CAM) instrument into the Swedish language and h…
Interpretation and use of patient-reported outcome measures through a philosophical lens
‘The Elephant on the Table’
Scoping review of response shift methods
Examining gender-related differential item functioning of the Veterans Rand 12-item Health Survey
A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Spirituality and Quality of Life
Sample Heterogeneity and the Measurement Structure of the Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale
Micro-Meso-Macro Practice Tensions in Using Patient-Reported Outcome and Experience Measures in Hospital Palliative Care
This article applies a micro-meso-macro analytical framework to understand clinicians' experiences and perspectives of using patient-reported outcome and experience measures (PROMs and PREMs) in routine hospital-based palliative care. We structure our discussion through qualitative analysis of a design and implementation project for using an electronic tablet-based tool among hospital-based palliative clinicians to assess patients' and their fami…
A computer-assisted approach to filtering large numbers of documents for media analyses
Media analysts are challenged to acquire selections of documents that are representative of their topics of interest. Conventional search and selection processes are often constrained because of an inability to efficiently filter large amounts of potentially relevant documents and thus pose the risk of introducing bias. We describe a computer-assisted approach to increase the probability of identifying all articles relevant to a topic (in this ca…
A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Spirituality and Quality of Life
Toward an Explanation of Observed Ethnic Differences in Youths' Tobacco Use
We examined whether differences in smoking rates of Asian and white/Caucasian youth could be explained by personal (gender, employment status, volunteerism, parental education, and income) and social factors including differences in youths' relationships with their parents, extent of enculturation, and exposure to parental or peer smoking. A survey was conducted of a random sample of schools in 2 cities in British Columbia, Canada to obtain data …
Sample Heterogeneity and the Measurement Structure of the Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale
Latent variable mixture models
Sacred spaces in public places
REIMER‐KIRKHAM S, SHARMA S, PESUT B, SAWATZKY R, MEYERHOFF H and COCHRANE M. Nursing Inquiry 2012; 19 : 202–212 Sacred spaces in public places: religious and spiritual plurality in health care Several intriguing developments mark the role and expression of religion and spirituality in society in recent years. In what were deemed secular societies, flows of increased sacralization (variously referred to as ‘new’, ‘alternative’, ‘emergent’ and ‘pro…
Hospitable Hospitals in a Diverse Society
Relative importance measures for reprioritization response shift
A computer-assisted approach to filtering large numbers of documents for media analyses
Media analysts are challenged to acquire selections of documents that are representative of their topics of interest. Conventional search and selection processes are often constrained because of an inability to efficiently filter large amounts of potentially relevant documents and thus pose the risk of introducing bias. We describe a computer-assisted approach to increase the probability of identifying all articles relevant to a topic (in this ca…
Understanding the Landscape
Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to describe the needs and experiences of rural individuals commuting to an urban center for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: Data were analyzed from a “Patient Adherence and Satisfaction Survey” conducted by telephone as part of a quality improvement focus, and supplemented with in‐depth semi‐structured interviews with rural patients following PCI. Findings: Both urban and rural patie…
Guidelines for secondary analysis in search of response shift
The privileged normalization of marijuana use – an analysis of Canadian newspaper reporting, 1997–2007
The objective of this study was to systematically examine predominant themes within mainstream media reporting about marijuana use in Canada. To ascertain the themes present in major Canadian newspaper reports, a sample ( N = 1999) of articles published between 1997 and 2007 was analyzed. Drawing from Manning's theory of the symbolic framing of drug use within media, it is argued that a discourse of 'privileged normalization' informs portrayals o…
Minimal evidence of response shift in the absence of a catalyst
Response shift and disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease
Purposeful Agency in Support Seeking During Cancer Treatment From a Person-Centered Perspective
People diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) manifest high supportive needs. eHealth supportive programs successfully satisfy those needs, but the process of generating supportive outcomes is less understood. We conducted this study to explore patients' efforts to satisfy their supportive needs throughout the treatment course, not limited to but particularly considering their use of the Internet. Guided by interpretive description, 19 w…
Minimal impact of response shift for SF-12 mental and physical health status in homeless and vulnerably housed individuals
‘The Elephant on the Table’
Scoping review of response shift methods
Examining gender-related differential item functioning of the Veterans Rand 12-item Health Survey
The use of latent variable mixture models to identify invariant items in test construction
The DLD framework and the use of LVMMs have significant potential for advancing theoretical developments and research on item selection and the development of PROMs for heterogeneous populations
Challenges When Translating and Culturally Adapting a Measurement Instrument
There is evidence that low suitability and comprehensibility of printed education materials (PEMs) affects patients' and relatives' ability to read and comprehend information. However, few instruments measure the suitability of written information, and none exist in the Swedish language. The aim was to describe the translation and adaptation of the Suitability and Comprehensibility of Materials (SAM+CAM) instrument into the Swedish language and h…
Interpretation and use of patient-reported outcome measures through a philosophical lens
Micro-Meso-Macro Practice Tensions in Using Patient-Reported Outcome and Experience Measures in Hospital Palliative Care
This article applies a micro-meso-macro analytical framework to understand clinicians' experiences and perspectives of using patient-reported outcome and experience measures (PROMs and PREMs) in routine hospital-based palliative care. We structure our discussion through qualitative analysis of a design and implementation project for using an electronic tablet-based tool among hospital-based palliative clinicians to assess patients' and their fami…
An Integrated Framework to Conceptualize and Develop the Vancouver Airways Health Literacy Tool (VAHLT)
There is currently no comprehensive tool to assess the functional health literacy (HL) skills of chronic airway disease (CAD) patients. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of a new HL measure, the Vancouver Airways Health Literacy Tool (VAHLT). The tool was developed through the following phases: (1) Tool conceptualization , consisting of: (A) a systematic review (SR), (B) focus group sessions with CAD patients to understan…
Response shift in results of patient-reported outcome measures
Future response shift research will benefit from collaboration among diverse people, formulating alternative hypotheses of response shift, and conducting the most conclusive studies aimed at testing these (falsification)
Patient-reported outcomes and the identification of subgroups of atrial fibrillation patients
Medicine (34 works) · Psychology (28 works) · Public health (17 works) · Computer Science (15 works) · Health care (14 works) · Nursing (13 works) · Political science (11 works) · Quality of Life Research (11 works) · Psychometrics (10 works) · Statistics (10 works)