Achieving holistic, quality-of-life focused care
Description of a Compassion Care Community initiative in Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22944763 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle Howard (0000-0001-8127-5492, McMaster University, corresponding author), Kathryn Pfaff (0000-0001-9124-0365, University of Windsor), Deborah Sattler (Windsor-Essex Compassionate Care Community , Windsor , Canada), Lisa Dolovich (0000-0002-0061-6783, McMaster University), Denise Marshall (0000-0002-2366-7065, McMaster University), Merrick Zwarenstein (0000-0003-0162-7027, Department of Family Medicine, Western University , London , Canada), Ross Upshur (0000-0003-1128-0557, University of Toronto) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/daac067 |
| PMID | 35788299 |
| OpenAlex | W4283835993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
The compassionate community movement as both a public health approach and a social model of care for various life stages is gaining traction in Canada and elsewhere. One example is the Windsor-Essex Compassion Care Community (WECCC), an evidence-based model and set of tools to improve the quality of life, health and wellness of vulnerable and aging populations by identifying and addressing upstream and downstream social and other risks to physical and mental health. This paper presents findings from the WECCC pilot evaluation. The WECCC initiative provided one-on-one volunteer-supported quality of life assessment, resource navigation and goals support program (Catalyzing Community Connections). This was augmented with public education sessions on social connection and loneliness (Importance of Being Connected) for the broader population. The RE-AIM framework was used to frame evaluation of WECCC through the first 4 years. Questionnaires were used to evaluate participant outcomes related to implementation and effectiveness. Interviews and focus groups were completed to understand impacts. From 2017 to 2020, WECCC has engaged over 2,500 individuals, 65 organizations and 400 volunteers combined in both programs. Nearly all (82% to 95%) participants reported positive changes to health, quality of life and/or social connections. This developmental phase of a compassionate community initiative has allowed piloting of an evaluation framework focusing on reach, adoption, implementation and early signals of effectiveness and maintenance. This demonstration provides information on feasibility, acceptability and potential impacts of this type of over-arching community initiative.
Environmental health · Focus group · Health care · Loneliness · Mental health · Political science · Population · Public relations · Quality of life (healthcare) · Sociology · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |