Abigail Wickson‐griffith
Biographic Data
| ID | 4426896 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abigail Wickson‐griffith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abigail |
| FAMILY NAME | Wickson‐griffith |
| SIGNATURE | GRIFFITH A W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Regina |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1290-5037 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the “SPA‐LTC Voices” Video Series as a Means of Articulating a Palliative Approach in Long‐Term Care Settings
Palliative care has earned its place as a respected approach to medicine that focuses on quality of life, symptom management, a team approach, and family involvement, typically following the diagnosis of a life‐limiting illness. To improve health equity, it is important to encourage the adaptation of palliative care practice and philosophy beyond hospices and within a range of care settings. To support further adaptation in long‐term care, our re…
Delivering person-centred palliative care in long-term care settings: Is humanism a quality of health-care employees or their organisations
Reflecting on sustained calls for patient-centredness and culture change in long-term care, we evaluated the relative importance of personal and organisational predictors of palliative care, hypothesising the former as weaker predictors than the latter. Health-care employees (N = 184) from four Canadian long-term care homes completed a survey of person-centred care, self-efficacy, employee wellbeing and occupational characteristics. Using backwar…
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 …
Who would want to die like that?” Perspectives on dying alone in a long-term care setting
The discourse of dying alone is negatively weighted and models of a good death identify not dying alone as a key outcome. Understanding why dying alone is viewed negatively and its effects on care is a priority. In separate focus groups with long-term care residents, family caregivers, and staff, we identified evidence for four different perspectives on the importance of presence at the time of death. However, while each individual had their own …
Who would want to die like that?” Perspectives on dying alone in a long-term care setting
The discourse of dying alone is negatively weighted and models of a good death identify not dying alone as a key outcome. Understanding why dying alone is viewed negatively and its effects on care is a priority. In separate focus groups with long-term care residents, family caregivers, and staff, we identified evidence for four different perspectives on the importance of presence at the time of death. However, while each individual had their own …
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 …
Who would want to die like that?” Perspectives on dying alone in a long-term care setting
The discourse of dying alone is negatively weighted and models of a good death identify not dying alone as a key outcome. Understanding why dying alone is viewed negatively and its effects on care is a priority. In separate focus groups with long-term care residents, family caregivers, and staff, we identified evidence for four different perspectives on the importance of presence at the time of death. However, while each individual had their own …
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 …
Delivering person-centred palliative care in long-term care settings: Is humanism a quality of health-care employees or their organisations
Reflecting on sustained calls for patient-centredness and culture change in long-term care, we evaluated the relative importance of personal and organisational predictors of palliative care, hypothesising the former as weaker predictors than the latter. Health-care employees (N = 184) from four Canadian long-term care homes completed a survey of person-centred care, self-efficacy, employee wellbeing and occupational characteristics. Using backwar…
The Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the “SPA‐LTC Voices” Video Series as a Means of Articulating a Palliative Approach in Long‐Term Care Settings
Palliative care has earned its place as a respected approach to medicine that focuses on quality of life, symptom management, a team approach, and family involvement, typically following the diagnosis of a life‐limiting illness. To improve health equity, it is important to encourage the adaptation of palliative care practice and philosophy beyond hospices and within a range of care settings. To support further adaptation in long‐term care, our re…
Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Palliative care (4 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (4 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Burnout (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Emotional exhaustion (2 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works)