Shelley Doucet
Biographic Data
| ID | 328864 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shelley Doucet |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shelley |
| FAMILY NAME | Doucet |
| SIGNATURE | DOUCET S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New Brunswick |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4420-8199 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Exploring Diagnostic and Post-Diagnostic Care Experiences among People Living with Dementia and Care Partners in Canada: A Qualitative Study
Background Receiving a dementia diagnosis is a complex experience that can provide clarity about symptoms but often creates uncertainty. Support during and after diagnosis is essential to help individuals navigate living with dementia. This qualitative descriptive study examined experiences during and after diagnosis among people with dementia and care partners in New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec. Methods Interviews with 5 people with dementia …
External Facilitation When Implementing Complex Interventions for Integrated Care: A Realist Synthesis
Background and aim. Implementing complex interventions for integrated care often presents significant challenges in achieving the expected results. The involvement of external facilitators who provide training and support for healthcare providers and managers can strengthen implementation strategies, foster cooperation among diverse partners, and ultimately improve the patient experience of integrated care. However, the mechanisms occurring durin…
Bringing health research to life: Readers theatre as an innovative knowledge translation strategy
While the results are promising, further research is warranted to better understand its full potential
Enhancing Care Integration and Accessibility through Patient Navigation
Background: Individuals with complex care needs (CCNs) require more health and social care services than the average population. These individuals have better outcomes if they have access to integrated services across settings and sectors. One solution to address the multifaceted care needs of this population is patient navigation (PN). This model is increasingly being used across North America and abroad and is defined as a patient-centred appro…
Elicit an initial program theory on the scale-up of integrated care programs: First step of a realist synthesis
Background: Realist synthesis is a comprehensive method of review for evaluating complex programs such as integrated models of care. The first step of the synthesis is to clarify the scope of the review and to explore existing theories in the literature related to targeted programs. The aim is to elicit an initial program theory in the form of context (C), mechanism (M) and outcome (O) configurations, which serve as a reference model for data col…
Case management for individuals with complex care needs: Factors assisting and hindering implementation
Introduction: Case management (CM) is an effective integrated model of care for patients with chronic conditions and complex care needs, given the focus on improving patient engagement in healthcare and improving self-management skills. While CM often leads to positive outcomes, little is known about the factors which promote or hinder implementation. Objective: This study seeks to examine factors which facilitated and hindered the implementation…
A Living Laboratory Supporting Individuals with Complex Care Needs: The Centre for Research in Integrated Care
Individuals with complex care needs (CCNs) require more health and social care services than the average population. These individuals have better outcomes if they have access to integrated services across settings and sectors. Although promising research on integrated care is underway, efforts are typically not coordinated and occur without patient partner involvement. The critical need for collaboration among stakeholders in this field prompted…
Navigating Dementia Care: An Integrated Program for People with Dementia, Care Partners, and the Care Team
Dementia care is often fragmented and difficult to navigate. Patient navigation (PN) is one solution to address the care needs of people with dementia (PWD) and their care partners. Navigating Dementia NB/ Naviguer la démence NB was a research project that piloted a patient navigation (PN) program in a small semi-rural province in Canada for PWD, their care partners, and the care team. The intervention was co-designed with multiple stakeholders, …
Obtaining Consent for Research on Risky Behaviours Among Adolescents in Canada: A Scoping Review
This scoping review explores current practices for obtaining consent in research on risky behaviours among adolescents in Canada. The JBI methodology for scoping reviews was used. The database search was conducted in August 2021 and updated in November 2022. Papers published in 2010 or later were included. Extracted data included study characteristics, sample characteristics, and consent procedures. The review included 83 reports covering 57 stud…
Registered Nurses and Practical Nurses Working Together: An Institutional Ethnography
In Canada, different categories of nursing professionals, including registered nurses and practical nurses, often "collaborate" to provide care to patients. How their collaboration is currently conceptualized in the literature varies; and these conceptualizations are not always contextualized by the complex sociopolitical environment in which nursing professionals work. The purpose of this study was to explicate how different categories of nursin…
Patient engagement in health implementation research: A logic model
INTRODUCTION: Growing evidence supports patient engagement (PE) in health implementation research to improve the quality, relevance and uptake of research. However, more guidance is needed to plan and operationalize PE before and throughout the research process. The aim of the study was to develop a logic model illustrating the causal links between context, resources, activities, outcomes and impact of PE in an implementation research programme. …
Reconciling validity and challenges of patient comfort and understanding: Guidelines to patient‐oriented questionnaires
BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are widely recognized as important tools for achieving a patient-centred approach in health research. While PROMs are subject to several stages of validation during development, even questionnaires with robust psychometric properties may challenge patient comfort and understanding. AIM: Building on the experience of patient engagement in the PriCARE research programme, this paper outlines the …
Patient and researcher experiences of patient engagement in primary care health care research: A participatory qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Studies have highlighted common challenges and barriers to patient engagement in research, but most were based on patient partners' or academic researchers' experiences. A better understanding of how both groups differentially experience their partnership could help identify strategies to improve collaboration in patient engagement research. AIM: This study aimed to describe and compare patient partners' and academic researchers' expe…
NB housing study protocol: Investigating the relationship between subsidized housing, mental health, physical health and healthcare use in New Brunswick, Canada
Income and housing are pervasive social determinants of health. Subsidized housing is a prominent affordability mechanism in Canada; however, waitlists are lengthy. Subsidized rents should provide greater access to residual income, which may theoretically improve health outcomes. However, little is known about the health of tenants who wait for and receive subsidized housing. This is especially problematic for New Brunswick, a Canadian province w…
Patient navigation for people with dementia, their caregivers, and the care team: A needs assessment
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Occupational disruption during a pandemic: Exploring the experiences of individuals living with chronic disease
The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of occupational disruption during a pandemic among individuals living with chronic disease, with particular attention to experiences related to managing disease(s) and routine healthcare. This qualitative descriptive study using virtual semi-structured interviews was conducted with 23 participants diagnosed with chronic disease(s) for at least 2 years, living in New Brunswick, Canada. Three ove…
Observation and Institutional Ethnography: Helping Us to See Better
Observation is a staple data collection method, which is used in many qualitative approaches, including both traditional and institutional ethnographies. While observation is one of the most used data collection methods in traditional ethnography, less is written about its use by institutional ethnographers. Institutional ethnography is an approach to social research where the aim is to explicate how peoples' every activities are coordinated or r…
Experiences of Caregivers as Clients of a Patient Navigation Program for Children and Youth with Complex Care Needs: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
The number of Canadian children and youth with complex care needs has continued to rise, and their need for resources across all sectors can be extensive. Navigating the maze of resources and services can create confusion and impact how care is delivered and integrated. Patient navigators can help support and guide patients and caregivers through the healthcare system by matching their needs to appropriate resources with the aim to improve access…
Patient Navigation as an Approach to Improve the Integration of Care: The Case of NaviCare/SoinsNavi
Children and youth with complex care needs require more and varied healthcare services than the average population, as well as a high degree of coordinated care. Evidence has shown that these individuals and their families have better outcomes if they have access to integrated care. Patient navigation can serve as a novel approach to improve the integration of care for individuals with complex care needs in an increasingly fragmented system. Navi…
What Are the Perceptions, Experiences, and Behaviors of Health Care Providers After Implementation of a Comprehensive Smoke-Free Hospital Policy
The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions, experiences, and behaviors of health care providers (HCPs) after the implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free policy. This qualitative descriptive study, using semi-structured interviews, was conducted with 28 HCPs working in a Canadian hospital. Four overarching themes emerged from the analysis including (a) greater support for tobacco reduction, (b) enhanced patient care and interactions…
A Mixed-MethodsQuick StrikeResearch Protocol to Learn About Children With Complex Health Conditions and Their Families
Advances have been made to improve health care for children with complex health conditions (CCHCs); however, little is known of the needs of these children and their families in the Canadian context. In this article, we describe our Canadian Institutes of Health Research funded Quick Strike protocol, a mixed-methods multisite research project that explored CCHC and their families in two Canadian provinces. The aims were (a) to describe and define…
Getting through Ethics: The Fit between Research Ethics Board Assessments and Qualitative Research
In this paper, we draw on the authors' collective experiences as qualitative researchers undergoing research ethics reviews. We highlight specific areas within our standard national guidelines that support qualitative research. Using case examples, we illustrate how diverse interpretations of these guidelines can be inconsistent and problematic for qualitative researchers. We outline recommendations for transparency, reciprocity, and streamlining…
Contemporary Paradigms for Research Related to Women's Mental Health
Mental health problems are serious health concerns that affect women across diverse settings internationally. Knowledge of this population historically has been informed by research using a positivist approach. This article is a critical examination of contemporary paradigms for research related to women's mental health. We begin the article with an introduction to women's mental health, followed by an overview of the postpositivist, critical the…
Observation and Institutional Ethnography: Helping Us to See Better
Observation is a staple data collection method, which is used in many qualitative approaches, including both traditional and institutional ethnographies. While observation is one of the most used data collection methods in traditional ethnography, less is written about its use by institutional ethnographers. Institutional ethnography is an approach to social research where the aim is to explicate how peoples' every activities are coordinated or r…
Getting through Ethics: The Fit between Research Ethics Board Assessments and Qualitative Research
In this paper, we draw on the authors' collective experiences as qualitative researchers undergoing research ethics reviews. We highlight specific areas within our standard national guidelines that support qualitative research. Using case examples, we illustrate how diverse interpretations of these guidelines can be inconsistent and problematic for qualitative researchers. We outline recommendations for transparency, reciprocity, and streamlining…
Occupational disruption during a pandemic: Exploring the experiences of individuals living with chronic disease
The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of occupational disruption during a pandemic among individuals living with chronic disease, with particular attention to experiences related to managing disease(s) and routine healthcare. This qualitative descriptive study using virtual semi-structured interviews was conducted with 23 participants diagnosed with chronic disease(s) for at least 2 years, living in New Brunswick, Canada. Three ove…
Patient Navigation as an Approach to Improve the Integration of Care: The Case of NaviCare/SoinsNavi
Children and youth with complex care needs require more and varied healthcare services than the average population, as well as a high degree of coordinated care. Evidence has shown that these individuals and their families have better outcomes if they have access to integrated care. Patient navigation can serve as a novel approach to improve the integration of care for individuals with complex care needs in an increasingly fragmented system. Navi…
Experiences of Caregivers as Clients of a Patient Navigation Program for Children and Youth with Complex Care Needs: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
The number of Canadian children and youth with complex care needs has continued to rise, and their need for resources across all sectors can be extensive. Navigating the maze of resources and services can create confusion and impact how care is delivered and integrated. Patient navigators can help support and guide patients and caregivers through the healthcare system by matching their needs to appropriate resources with the aim to improve access…
A Mixed-MethodsQuick StrikeResearch Protocol to Learn About Children With Complex Health Conditions and Their Families
Advances have been made to improve health care for children with complex health conditions (CCHCs); however, little is known of the needs of these children and their families in the Canadian context. In this article, we describe our Canadian Institutes of Health Research funded Quick Strike protocol, a mixed-methods multisite research project that explored CCHC and their families in two Canadian provinces. The aims were (a) to describe and define…
Contemporary Paradigms for Research Related to Women's Mental Health
Mental health problems are serious health concerns that affect women across diverse settings internationally. Knowledge of this population historically has been informed by research using a positivist approach. This article is a critical examination of contemporary paradigms for research related to women's mental health. We begin the article with an introduction to women's mental health, followed by an overview of the postpositivist, critical the…
Getting through Ethics: The Fit between Research Ethics Board Assessments and Qualitative Research
In this paper, we draw on the authors' collective experiences as qualitative researchers undergoing research ethics reviews. We highlight specific areas within our standard national guidelines that support qualitative research. Using case examples, we illustrate how diverse interpretations of these guidelines can be inconsistent and problematic for qualitative researchers. We outline recommendations for transparency, reciprocity, and streamlining…
A Mixed-MethodsQuick StrikeResearch Protocol to Learn About Children With Complex Health Conditions and Their Families
Advances have been made to improve health care for children with complex health conditions (CCHCs); however, little is known of the needs of these children and their families in the Canadian context. In this article, we describe our Canadian Institutes of Health Research funded Quick Strike protocol, a mixed-methods multisite research project that explored CCHC and their families in two Canadian provinces. The aims were (a) to describe and define…
What Are the Perceptions, Experiences, and Behaviors of Health Care Providers After Implementation of a Comprehensive Smoke-Free Hospital Policy
The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions, experiences, and behaviors of health care providers (HCPs) after the implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free policy. This qualitative descriptive study, using semi-structured interviews, was conducted with 28 HCPs working in a Canadian hospital. Four overarching themes emerged from the analysis including (a) greater support for tobacco reduction, (b) enhanced patient care and interactions…
Patient Navigation as an Approach to Improve the Integration of Care: The Case of NaviCare/SoinsNavi
Children and youth with complex care needs require more and varied healthcare services than the average population, as well as a high degree of coordinated care. Evidence has shown that these individuals and their families have better outcomes if they have access to integrated care. Patient navigation can serve as a novel approach to improve the integration of care for individuals with complex care needs in an increasingly fragmented system. Navi…
Experiences of Caregivers as Clients of a Patient Navigation Program for Children and Youth with Complex Care Needs: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
The number of Canadian children and youth with complex care needs has continued to rise, and their need for resources across all sectors can be extensive. Navigating the maze of resources and services can create confusion and impact how care is delivered and integrated. Patient navigators can help support and guide patients and caregivers through the healthcare system by matching their needs to appropriate resources with the aim to improve access…
Occupational disruption during a pandemic: Exploring the experiences of individuals living with chronic disease
The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of occupational disruption during a pandemic among individuals living with chronic disease, with particular attention to experiences related to managing disease(s) and routine healthcare. This qualitative descriptive study using virtual semi-structured interviews was conducted with 23 participants diagnosed with chronic disease(s) for at least 2 years, living in New Brunswick, Canada. Three ove…
Observation and Institutional Ethnography: Helping Us to See Better
Observation is a staple data collection method, which is used in many qualitative approaches, including both traditional and institutional ethnographies. While observation is one of the most used data collection methods in traditional ethnography, less is written about its use by institutional ethnographers. Institutional ethnography is an approach to social research where the aim is to explicate how peoples' every activities are coordinated or r…
Reconciling validity and challenges of patient comfort and understanding: Guidelines to patient‐oriented questionnaires
BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are widely recognized as important tools for achieving a patient-centred approach in health research. While PROMs are subject to several stages of validation during development, even questionnaires with robust psychometric properties may challenge patient comfort and understanding. AIM: Building on the experience of patient engagement in the PriCARE research programme, this paper outlines the …
Patient and researcher experiences of patient engagement in primary care health care research: A participatory qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Studies have highlighted common challenges and barriers to patient engagement in research, but most were based on patient partners' or academic researchers' experiences. A better understanding of how both groups differentially experience their partnership could help identify strategies to improve collaboration in patient engagement research. AIM: This study aimed to describe and compare patient partners' and academic researchers' expe…
NB housing study protocol: Investigating the relationship between subsidized housing, mental health, physical health and healthcare use in New Brunswick, Canada
Income and housing are pervasive social determinants of health. Subsidized housing is a prominent affordability mechanism in Canada; however, waitlists are lengthy. Subsidized rents should provide greater access to residual income, which may theoretically improve health outcomes. However, little is known about the health of tenants who wait for and receive subsidized housing. This is especially problematic for New Brunswick, a Canadian province w…
Patient navigation for people with dementia, their caregivers, and the care team: A needs assessment
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Patient engagement in health implementation research: A logic model
INTRODUCTION: Growing evidence supports patient engagement (PE) in health implementation research to improve the quality, relevance and uptake of research. However, more guidance is needed to plan and operationalize PE before and throughout the research process. The aim of the study was to develop a logic model illustrating the causal links between context, resources, activities, outcomes and impact of PE in an implementation research programme. …
Obtaining Consent for Research on Risky Behaviours Among Adolescents in Canada: A Scoping Review
This scoping review explores current practices for obtaining consent in research on risky behaviours among adolescents in Canada. The JBI methodology for scoping reviews was used. The database search was conducted in August 2021 and updated in November 2022. Papers published in 2010 or later were included. Extracted data included study characteristics, sample characteristics, and consent procedures. The review included 83 reports covering 57 stud…
Registered Nurses and Practical Nurses Working Together: An Institutional Ethnography
In Canada, different categories of nursing professionals, including registered nurses and practical nurses, often "collaborate" to provide care to patients. How their collaboration is currently conceptualized in the literature varies; and these conceptualizations are not always contextualized by the complex sociopolitical environment in which nursing professionals work. The purpose of this study was to explicate how different categories of nursin…
Bringing health research to life: Readers theatre as an innovative knowledge translation strategy
While the results are promising, further research is warranted to better understand its full potential
Enhancing Care Integration and Accessibility through Patient Navigation
Background: Individuals with complex care needs (CCNs) require more health and social care services than the average population. These individuals have better outcomes if they have access to integrated services across settings and sectors. One solution to address the multifaceted care needs of this population is patient navigation (PN). This model is increasingly being used across North America and abroad and is defined as a patient-centred appro…
Elicit an initial program theory on the scale-up of integrated care programs: First step of a realist synthesis
Background: Realist synthesis is a comprehensive method of review for evaluating complex programs such as integrated models of care. The first step of the synthesis is to clarify the scope of the review and to explore existing theories in the literature related to targeted programs. The aim is to elicit an initial program theory in the form of context (C), mechanism (M) and outcome (O) configurations, which serve as a reference model for data col…
Case management for individuals with complex care needs: Factors assisting and hindering implementation
Introduction: Case management (CM) is an effective integrated model of care for patients with chronic conditions and complex care needs, given the focus on improving patient engagement in healthcare and improving self-management skills. While CM often leads to positive outcomes, little is known about the factors which promote or hinder implementation. Objective: This study seeks to examine factors which facilitated and hindered the implementation…
A Living Laboratory Supporting Individuals with Complex Care Needs: The Centre for Research in Integrated Care
Individuals with complex care needs (CCNs) require more health and social care services than the average population. These individuals have better outcomes if they have access to integrated services across settings and sectors. Although promising research on integrated care is underway, efforts are typically not coordinated and occur without patient partner involvement. The critical need for collaboration among stakeholders in this field prompted…
Navigating Dementia Care: An Integrated Program for People with Dementia, Care Partners, and the Care Team
Dementia care is often fragmented and difficult to navigate. Patient navigation (PN) is one solution to address the care needs of people with dementia (PWD) and their care partners. Navigating Dementia NB/ Naviguer la démence NB was a research project that piloted a patient navigation (PN) program in a small semi-rural province in Canada for PWD, their care partners, and the care team. The intervention was co-designed with multiple stakeholders, …
Exploring Diagnostic and Post-Diagnostic Care Experiences among People Living with Dementia and Care Partners in Canada: A Qualitative Study
Background Receiving a dementia diagnosis is a complex experience that can provide clarity about symptoms but often creates uncertainty. Support during and after diagnosis is essential to help individuals navigate living with dementia. This qualitative descriptive study examined experiences during and after diagnosis among people with dementia and care partners in New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec. Methods Interviews with 5 people with dementia …
External Facilitation When Implementing Complex Interventions for Integrated Care: A Realist Synthesis
Background and aim. Implementing complex interventions for integrated care often presents significant challenges in achieving the expected results. The involvement of external facilitators who provide training and support for healthcare providers and managers can strengthen implementation strategies, foster cooperation among diverse partners, and ultimately improve the patient experience of integrated care. However, the mechanisms occurring durin…
Medicine (17 works) · Health care (15 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Political science (12 works) · Nursing (11 works) · Computer Science (10 works) · Integrated care (8 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (7 works) · Qualitative research (7 works) · Sociology (7 works)