Kednapa Thavorn
Biographic Data
| ID | 5546963 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kednapa Thavorn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kednapa |
| FAMILY NAME | Thavorn |
| SIGNATURE | THAVORN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4738-8447 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Individual socioeconomic position among the general population and economic downturns-related perceived stress, psychological resilience, and wellbeing in Thailand
Background Economic downturns before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have been accompanied by adverse psychosocial outcomes. In Thailand, evidence on how individual-level socioeconomic position (SEP) relates to key psychosocial issues remains limited, and a standardized, simple SEP index is unavailable. We examined the associations between an individual SEP index and adverse psychosocial outcomes among working-aged adu…
Exploring Patient and Caregiver Work and Continuity of Care During Hospital‐to‐Home Transitions of Care in the Canadian Context
BACKGROUND: Patients and caregivers are expected to engage in work that involves both physical and cognitive tasks to manage their care and well-being during hospital-to-home transitions. Patient and caregiver work is defined as the health-related tasks they must manage, as well as the physical and cognitive effort required to complete those tasks. When continuity of care is well-supported, work for patients and caregivers may be reduced or bette…
The catastrophic cost of TB care
Eliminating the burden of catastrophic costs experienced by individuals undergoing tuberculosis (TB) treatment is one of the World Health Organization (WHO) End TB Strategy targets. To help inform decisions on TB patient burden and cost-effective TB care, we conducted a systematic review to summarize current evidence around the burden of catastrophic costs incurred by individuals undergoing TB treatment and identified the main drivers of costs to…
Counting the Cost
INTRODUCTION: Neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) impose multifaceted challenges on individuals and their families, often resulting in significant medical and non-medical expenses. While cost-of-illness (COI) studies provide valuable quantitative data, few explore the lived experience of financial strain. This study aims to identify the complex, often hidden, financial impacts experienced by individuals with NMDs and their families. METHODS: We conduct…
Identifying and prioritizing recommendations to optimize transitions across the care journey for hip fractures in Canada
Background: Hip fractures are one of the most common fall-related injuries and often lead to functional decline, morbidity, and rehospitalization. After experiencing a hip fracture, patients undergo several transitions in care, both between different healthcare providers and across healthcare sectors. Care transitions can result in poor health outcomes, medication errors, readmissions, and dissatisfaction from patients and families. While a focus…
Trends in outpatient and inpatient visits for separate ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to global disruptions in non-urgent health services, affecting health outcomes of individuals with ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs). Methods: We conducted a province-based study using Ontario health administrative data (Canada) to determine trends in outpatient visits and hospitalization rates (per 100,000 people) in the general adult population for seven ACSCs during the first pandemic year (Marc…
Service-level barriers to and facilitators of accessibility to treatment for problematic alcohol use
Introduction: Services to treat problematic alcohol use (PAU) should be highly accessible to optimize treatment engagement. We conducted a scoping review to map characteristics of services for the treatment of PAU that have been reported in the literature to be barriers to or facilitators of access to treatment from the perspective of individuals with PAU. Methods: , Embase, the Cochrane Library, and additional grey literature sources from 2010 t…
Concept mapping brainstorming results for improving care transitions for adults with hip fracture in Ontario, Canada
Introduction: Individuals who have experienced a hip fracture often undergo numerous transitions in care between providers and sectors. These transitions are a time of vulnerability with the potential for poor health outcomes and experiences, yet there are limited recommendations on how to improve this care journey for adults with hip fracture. Target Audience: The target audience for our study include decision-makers and providers with a hip fra…
The impact of Thai multidisciplinary smoking cessation program on clinical outcomes
Introduction: Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Since 2010, Thailand has implemented a multidisciplinary smoking cessation clinic, which provides smoking cessation services, but the effectiveness of the clinics was not formally evaluated. This study was conducted to assess the real-world effectiveness of this multidisciplinary smoking cessation program. Methods: We conducted a prospective, multicen…
Disparities and Factors Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019-Related Public Stigma
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related public stigma is a major challenge, with scarce available evidence. This study aimed to determine the disparities and factors associated with COVID-19-related public stigma in the Thai population. We conducted a cross-sectional study involving a voluntary online survey in Thailand from 21 April 2020 to 4 May 2020. We invited 4004 participants to complete a series of questionnaires, including the validat…
Psychological Resilience and Adverse Mental Health Issues in the Thai Population during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
In light of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the enormous amount of uncertainty caused by it, mental health issues have become a great concern. Evidence regarding the effects of psychological resilience on the Thai population is scarce. We evaluated psychological resilience during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with the risk of mental health outcomes, such as depression, anxiety, stress, and health…
Global prevalence of mental health issues among the general population during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic
To provide a contemporary global prevalence of mental health issues among the general population amid the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We searched electronic databases, preprint databases, grey literature, and unpublished studies from January 1, 2020, to June 16, 2020 (updated on July 11, 2020), with no language restrictions. Observational studies using validated measurement tools and reporting data on mental health issues among …
The Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services Cohort Study of People Who Inject Drugs in Toronto, Canada (OiSIS-Toronto)
The Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services cohort in Toronto, Canada (OiSIS-Toronto) is an open prospective cohort of people who inject drugs (PWID). OiSIS-Toronto was established to evaluate the impacts of supervised consumption services (SCS) integrated within three community health agencies on health status and service use. The cohort includes PWID who do and do not use SCS, recruited via self-referral, snowball sampling, and communi…
Effectiveness of permanent supportive housing and income assistance interventions for homeless individuals in high-income countries
Effectiveness of upgraded maternity waiting homes and local leader training on improving institutional births
The trial was retrospectively registered on the Clinical Trials website ( https://clinicaltrials.gov ) on 3rd October 2017. The trial identifier is NCT03299491
Cost-effectiveness of Investment in End-of-Life Home Care to Enable Death in Community Settings
BACKGROUND: Many people with terminal illness prefer to die in home-like settings-including care homes, hospices, or palliative care units-rather than an acute care hospital. Home-based palliative care services can increase the likelihood of death in a community setting, but the provision of these services may increase costs relative to usual care. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to estimate the incremental cost per community death for perso…
Community-Based screening and triage versus standard referral of Aboriginal children
Health solutions for Aboriginal children should be guided by their community and grounded in evidence. This manuscript presents a prospective cohort study protocol, designed by a community-university collaborative research team. The study’s goal is to determine whether community-based screening and triage lead to earlier identification of children’s emotional health needs, and to improved emotional health 1 year later, compared to the standard re…
The increasing burden and complexity of multimorbidity
The high prevalence of multimorbidity and numerous combinations of conditions suggests that single, disease-oriented management programs may be less effective or efficient tools for high quality care compared to person-centered approaches
Mental health problems in Thai immigrants in Toronto, Canada
This study presents preliminary results on the level of mental health problems in a small community of immigrants from Thailand. Data for the study were derived from a pilot survey of adult Thai immigrants living in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada. Survey data were collected from a non-probability sample of 145 adults between January and May 2009. Using a threshold of 5/6 for GHQ-28, about 14% of the sample was considered at risk for psychiatr…
A cost-effectiveness analysis of a community pharmacist-based smoking cessation programme in Thailand
From the perspective of the health system, the CPSC programme yields cost savings and life year gains. This finding provides important information for health policy decision-makers when determining the magnitude of resources to be allocated to smoking cessation service in community pharmacy
The Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services Cohort Study of People Who Inject Drugs in Toronto, Canada (OiSIS-Toronto)
The Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services cohort in Toronto, Canada (OiSIS-Toronto) is an open prospective cohort of people who inject drugs (PWID). OiSIS-Toronto was established to evaluate the impacts of supervised consumption services (SCS) integrated within three community health agencies on health status and service use. The cohort includes PWID who do and do not use SCS, recruited via self-referral, snowball sampling, and communi…
Mental health problems in Thai immigrants in Toronto, Canada
This study presents preliminary results on the level of mental health problems in a small community of immigrants from Thailand. Data for the study were derived from a pilot survey of adult Thai immigrants living in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada. Survey data were collected from a non-probability sample of 145 adults between January and May 2009. Using a threshold of 5/6 for GHQ-28, about 14% of the sample was considered at risk for psychiatr…
A cost-effectiveness analysis of a community pharmacist-based smoking cessation programme in Thailand
From the perspective of the health system, the CPSC programme yields cost savings and life year gains. This finding provides important information for health policy decision-makers when determining the magnitude of resources to be allocated to smoking cessation service in community pharmacy
Mental health problems in Thai immigrants in Toronto, Canada
This study presents preliminary results on the level of mental health problems in a small community of immigrants from Thailand. Data for the study were derived from a pilot survey of adult Thai immigrants living in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada. Survey data were collected from a non-probability sample of 145 adults between January and May 2009. Using a threshold of 5/6 for GHQ-28, about 14% of the sample was considered at risk for psychiatr…
The increasing burden and complexity of multimorbidity
The high prevalence of multimorbidity and numerous combinations of conditions suggests that single, disease-oriented management programs may be less effective or efficient tools for high quality care compared to person-centered approaches
Community-Based screening and triage versus standard referral of Aboriginal children
Health solutions for Aboriginal children should be guided by their community and grounded in evidence. This manuscript presents a prospective cohort study protocol, designed by a community-university collaborative research team. The study’s goal is to determine whether community-based screening and triage lead to earlier identification of children’s emotional health needs, and to improved emotional health 1 year later, compared to the standard re…
Effectiveness of permanent supportive housing and income assistance interventions for homeless individuals in high-income countries
Effectiveness of upgraded maternity waiting homes and local leader training on improving institutional births
The trial was retrospectively registered on the Clinical Trials website ( https://clinicaltrials.gov ) on 3rd October 2017. The trial identifier is NCT03299491
Cost-effectiveness of Investment in End-of-Life Home Care to Enable Death in Community Settings
BACKGROUND: Many people with terminal illness prefer to die in home-like settings-including care homes, hospices, or palliative care units-rather than an acute care hospital. Home-based palliative care services can increase the likelihood of death in a community setting, but the provision of these services may increase costs relative to usual care. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to estimate the incremental cost per community death for perso…
Global prevalence of mental health issues among the general population during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic
To provide a contemporary global prevalence of mental health issues among the general population amid the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We searched electronic databases, preprint databases, grey literature, and unpublished studies from January 1, 2020, to June 16, 2020 (updated on July 11, 2020), with no language restrictions. Observational studies using validated measurement tools and reporting data on mental health issues among …
The Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services Cohort Study of People Who Inject Drugs in Toronto, Canada (OiSIS-Toronto)
The Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services cohort in Toronto, Canada (OiSIS-Toronto) is an open prospective cohort of people who inject drugs (PWID). OiSIS-Toronto was established to evaluate the impacts of supervised consumption services (SCS) integrated within three community health agencies on health status and service use. The cohort includes PWID who do and do not use SCS, recruited via self-referral, snowball sampling, and communi…
The impact of Thai multidisciplinary smoking cessation program on clinical outcomes
Introduction: Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Since 2010, Thailand has implemented a multidisciplinary smoking cessation clinic, which provides smoking cessation services, but the effectiveness of the clinics was not formally evaluated. This study was conducted to assess the real-world effectiveness of this multidisciplinary smoking cessation program. Methods: We conducted a prospective, multicen…
Disparities and Factors Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019-Related Public Stigma
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related public stigma is a major challenge, with scarce available evidence. This study aimed to determine the disparities and factors associated with COVID-19-related public stigma in the Thai population. We conducted a cross-sectional study involving a voluntary online survey in Thailand from 21 April 2020 to 4 May 2020. We invited 4004 participants to complete a series of questionnaires, including the validat…
Psychological Resilience and Adverse Mental Health Issues in the Thai Population during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
In light of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the enormous amount of uncertainty caused by it, mental health issues have become a great concern. Evidence regarding the effects of psychological resilience on the Thai population is scarce. We evaluated psychological resilience during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with the risk of mental health outcomes, such as depression, anxiety, stress, and health…
Trends in outpatient and inpatient visits for separate ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to global disruptions in non-urgent health services, affecting health outcomes of individuals with ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs). Methods: We conducted a province-based study using Ontario health administrative data (Canada) to determine trends in outpatient visits and hospitalization rates (per 100,000 people) in the general adult population for seven ACSCs during the first pandemic year (Marc…
Service-level barriers to and facilitators of accessibility to treatment for problematic alcohol use
Introduction: Services to treat problematic alcohol use (PAU) should be highly accessible to optimize treatment engagement. We conducted a scoping review to map characteristics of services for the treatment of PAU that have been reported in the literature to be barriers to or facilitators of access to treatment from the perspective of individuals with PAU. Methods: , Embase, the Cochrane Library, and additional grey literature sources from 2010 t…
Concept mapping brainstorming results for improving care transitions for adults with hip fracture in Ontario, Canada
Introduction: Individuals who have experienced a hip fracture often undergo numerous transitions in care between providers and sectors. These transitions are a time of vulnerability with the potential for poor health outcomes and experiences, yet there are limited recommendations on how to improve this care journey for adults with hip fracture. Target Audience: The target audience for our study include decision-makers and providers with a hip fra…
The catastrophic cost of TB care
Eliminating the burden of catastrophic costs experienced by individuals undergoing tuberculosis (TB) treatment is one of the World Health Organization (WHO) End TB Strategy targets. To help inform decisions on TB patient burden and cost-effective TB care, we conducted a systematic review to summarize current evidence around the burden of catastrophic costs incurred by individuals undergoing TB treatment and identified the main drivers of costs to…
Counting the Cost
INTRODUCTION: Neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) impose multifaceted challenges on individuals and their families, often resulting in significant medical and non-medical expenses. While cost-of-illness (COI) studies provide valuable quantitative data, few explore the lived experience of financial strain. This study aims to identify the complex, often hidden, financial impacts experienced by individuals with NMDs and their families. METHODS: We conduct…
Identifying and prioritizing recommendations to optimize transitions across the care journey for hip fractures in Canada
Background: Hip fractures are one of the most common fall-related injuries and often lead to functional decline, morbidity, and rehospitalization. After experiencing a hip fracture, patients undergo several transitions in care, both between different healthcare providers and across healthcare sectors. Care transitions can result in poor health outcomes, medication errors, readmissions, and dissatisfaction from patients and families. While a focus…
Individual socioeconomic position among the general population and economic downturns-related perceived stress, psychological resilience, and wellbeing in Thailand
Background Economic downturns before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have been accompanied by adverse psychosocial outcomes. In Thailand, evidence on how individual-level socioeconomic position (SEP) relates to key psychosocial issues remains limited, and a standardized, simple SEP index is unavailable. We examined the associations between an individual SEP index and adverse psychosocial outcomes among working-aged adu…
Exploring Patient and Caregiver Work and Continuity of Care During Hospital‐to‐Home Transitions of Care in the Canadian Context
BACKGROUND: Patients and caregivers are expected to engage in work that involves both physical and cognitive tasks to manage their care and well-being during hospital-to-home transitions. Patient and caregiver work is defined as the health-related tasks they must manage, as well as the physical and cognitive effort required to complete those tasks. When continuity of care is well-supported, work for patients and caregivers may be reduced or bette…
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