Donna Goodridge
Biographic Data
| ID | 321171 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donna Goodridge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donna |
| FAMILY NAME | Goodridge |
| SIGNATURE | GOODRIDGE D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Saskatchewan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8680-8646 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Transforming COPD Management: Insights from the Provincial Clinical Network & Integrated Care Pathway Implementation in Saskatchewan Canada
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most common chronic medical condition leading to hospitalization and is also the most expensive at an estimated 30% higher cost than the next leading cause, with an estimated 1 in 10 people in Saskatchewan (SK) living with COPD. Approach: The SK Transforming Health with Integrated Care (THINC) implementation science team (IST) has undertaken this evaluation with the primary goal of p…
The colliding cultures of healthcare systems and academic research: The role of research teams
Background: The imperative to conduct relevant and responsive research to improve healthcare for patients, families, and communities, means researchers must develop best practices to work in concert with the health system research needs. Audience: This workshop will interest researchers, patient partners, and policy makers who work alongside each other for health system transformation. The session will explore challenges that arise during health …
Patient partners’ perspectives of meaningful engagement in synthesis reviews: A patient‐oriented rapid review
Under Reporting of Abuse of Older Adults in the Canadian Prairie Provinces
This tri-provincial mixed methods study explores the reasons for under reporting abuse of older adults in the Prairie Provinces of Canada. Abuse of community-residing older adults, and specifically the reasons for not reporting such abuse, is poorly understood. This paper discusses the findings of the qualitative arm of the study that collected data through interviews with older adults having histories of abuse, their family members and service p…
I Am Okay With It, But I Am Not Going to Do It: The Exogenous Factors Influencing Non-Participation in Medical Assistance in Dying
Medical assistance in dying (MAID) processes are complex, shaped by legislated directives, and influenced by the discourse regarding its emergence as an end-of-life care option. Physicians and nurse practitioners (NPs) are essential in determining the patient's eligibility and conducting MAID provisions. This research explored the exogenous factors influencing physicians' and NPs' non-participation in formal MAID processes. Using an interpretive …
What Is Right for Me, Is Not Necessarily Right for You: The Endogenous Factors Influencing Nonparticipation in Medical Assistance in Dying
Access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) is influenced by legislation, health care providers (HCPs), the number of patient requests, and the patients' locations. This research explored the factors that influenced HCPs' nonparticipation in formal MAID processes and their needs to support this emerging practice area. Using an interpretive description methodology, we interviewed 17 physicians and 18 nurse practitioners who identified as non-part…
Mind the gap: Is the Canadian long-term care workforce ready for a palliative care mandate
The average expected lifespan in Canadian long-term care (LTC) homes is now less than two years post-admission, making LTC a palliative care setting. As little is known about the readiness of LTC staff in Canada to embrace a palliative care mandate, the main objective of this study was to assess qualities relevant to palliative care, including personal emotional wellbeing, palliative care self-efficacy and person-centred practices ( e.g. knowing …
Patient family advisors’ perspectives on engagement in health‐care quality improvement initiatives: Power and partnership
BACKGROUND: Engagement of the public in defining and shaping the organization and delivery of health care is increasingly viewed as integral to improving quality and promoting transparent decision making. Meaningful engagement of the public in health-care reform is predicated on shifting entrenched power imbalances between health-care systems and those it claims to serve. OBJECTIVES: To describe the expressions, forms and spaces of power from the…
Peer bullying in seniors’ subsidised apartment communities in Saskatoon, Canada: Participatory research
Given that 'home' is the major physical-spatial environment of many older adults and that home, social and neighbourhood environments are well-recognised to impact both the ability to age in place and quality of life in this population, a better understanding of the nature of social interactions within seniors' communal living environments is critical for health promotion. This paper describes a two-phase participatory research study examining pe…
Shifting the balance: Conceptualising empowerment in individuals with spinal cord injury
Empowerment is believed to be an essential element in self-management of disease and the promotion of self-efficacy, and can be defined as the ability of individuals to increase control over aspects of their lives. In contrast, powerlessness in individuals with chronic illness can occur when they perceive that they lack the capacity, authority or resources to affect an outcome. Individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are at risk for powerles…
Home Care Clients in the Last Year of Life: Is Material Deprivation Associated With Service Characteristics
Inequalities in allocation of home care services based on age, diagnosis, and marital status, but not material deprivation, suggest the need to carefully match service with need at the end of life
End of life care policies: Do they make a difference in practice
Peer bullying in seniors’ subsidised apartment communities in Saskatoon, Canada: Participatory research
Given that 'home' is the major physical-spatial environment of many older adults and that home, social and neighbourhood environments are well-recognised to impact both the ability to age in place and quality of life in this population, a better understanding of the nature of social interactions within seniors' communal living environments is critical for health promotion. This paper describes a two-phase participatory research study examining pe…
Mind the gap: Is the Canadian long-term care workforce ready for a palliative care mandate
The average expected lifespan in Canadian long-term care (LTC) homes is now less than two years post-admission, making LTC a palliative care setting. As little is known about the readiness of LTC staff in Canada to embrace a palliative care mandate, the main objective of this study was to assess qualities relevant to palliative care, including personal emotional wellbeing, palliative care self-efficacy and person-centred practices ( e.g. knowing …
I Am Okay With It, But I Am Not Going to Do It: The Exogenous Factors Influencing Non-Participation in Medical Assistance in Dying
Medical assistance in dying (MAID) processes are complex, shaped by legislated directives, and influenced by the discourse regarding its emergence as an end-of-life care option. Physicians and nurse practitioners (NPs) are essential in determining the patient's eligibility and conducting MAID provisions. This research explored the exogenous factors influencing physicians' and NPs' non-participation in formal MAID processes. Using an interpretive …
What Is Right for Me, Is Not Necessarily Right for You: The Endogenous Factors Influencing Nonparticipation in Medical Assistance in Dying
Access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) is influenced by legislation, health care providers (HCPs), the number of patient requests, and the patients' locations. This research explored the factors that influenced HCPs' nonparticipation in formal MAID processes and their needs to support this emerging practice area. Using an interpretive description methodology, we interviewed 17 physicians and 18 nurse practitioners who identified as non-part…
End of life care policies: Do they make a difference in practice
End of life care policies: Do they make a difference in practice
Home Care Clients in the Last Year of Life: Is Material Deprivation Associated With Service Characteristics
Inequalities in allocation of home care services based on age, diagnosis, and marital status, but not material deprivation, suggest the need to carefully match service with need at the end of life
Shifting the balance: Conceptualising empowerment in individuals with spinal cord injury
Empowerment is believed to be an essential element in self-management of disease and the promotion of self-efficacy, and can be defined as the ability of individuals to increase control over aspects of their lives. In contrast, powerlessness in individuals with chronic illness can occur when they perceive that they lack the capacity, authority or resources to affect an outcome. Individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are at risk for powerles…
Peer bullying in seniors’ subsidised apartment communities in Saskatoon, Canada: Participatory research
Given that 'home' is the major physical-spatial environment of many older adults and that home, social and neighbourhood environments are well-recognised to impact both the ability to age in place and quality of life in this population, a better understanding of the nature of social interactions within seniors' communal living environments is critical for health promotion. This paper describes a two-phase participatory research study examining pe…
Patient family advisors’ perspectives on engagement in health‐care quality improvement initiatives: Power and partnership
BACKGROUND: Engagement of the public in defining and shaping the organization and delivery of health care is increasingly viewed as integral to improving quality and promoting transparent decision making. Meaningful engagement of the public in health-care reform is predicated on shifting entrenched power imbalances between health-care systems and those it claims to serve. OBJECTIVES: To describe the expressions, forms and spaces of power from the…
Mind the gap: Is the Canadian long-term care workforce ready for a palliative care mandate
The average expected lifespan in Canadian long-term care (LTC) homes is now less than two years post-admission, making LTC a palliative care setting. As little is known about the readiness of LTC staff in Canada to embrace a palliative care mandate, the main objective of this study was to assess qualities relevant to palliative care, including personal emotional wellbeing, palliative care self-efficacy and person-centred practices ( e.g. knowing …
Patient partners’ perspectives of meaningful engagement in synthesis reviews: A patient‐oriented rapid review
Under Reporting of Abuse of Older Adults in the Canadian Prairie Provinces
This tri-provincial mixed methods study explores the reasons for under reporting abuse of older adults in the Prairie Provinces of Canada. Abuse of community-residing older adults, and specifically the reasons for not reporting such abuse, is poorly understood. This paper discusses the findings of the qualitative arm of the study that collected data through interviews with older adults having histories of abuse, their family members and service p…
I Am Okay With It, But I Am Not Going to Do It: The Exogenous Factors Influencing Non-Participation in Medical Assistance in Dying
Medical assistance in dying (MAID) processes are complex, shaped by legislated directives, and influenced by the discourse regarding its emergence as an end-of-life care option. Physicians and nurse practitioners (NPs) are essential in determining the patient's eligibility and conducting MAID provisions. This research explored the exogenous factors influencing physicians' and NPs' non-participation in formal MAID processes. Using an interpretive …
What Is Right for Me, Is Not Necessarily Right for You: The Endogenous Factors Influencing Nonparticipation in Medical Assistance in Dying
Access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) is influenced by legislation, health care providers (HCPs), the number of patient requests, and the patients' locations. This research explored the factors that influenced HCPs' nonparticipation in formal MAID processes and their needs to support this emerging practice area. Using an interpretive description methodology, we interviewed 17 physicians and 18 nurse practitioners who identified as non-part…
The colliding cultures of healthcare systems and academic research: The role of research teams
Background: The imperative to conduct relevant and responsive research to improve healthcare for patients, families, and communities, means researchers must develop best practices to work in concert with the health system research needs. Audience: This workshop will interest researchers, patient partners, and policy makers who work alongside each other for health system transformation. The session will explore challenges that arise during health …
Transforming COPD Management: Insights from the Provincial Clinical Network & Integrated Care Pathway Implementation in Saskatchewan Canada
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most common chronic medical condition leading to hospitalization and is also the most expensive at an estimated 30% higher cost than the next leading cause, with an estimated 1 in 10 people in Saskatchewan (SK) living with COPD. Approach: The SK Transforming Health with Integrated Care (THINC) implementation science team (IST) has undertaken this evaluation with the primary goal of p…
Medicine (11 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Health care (6 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (5 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works)