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| Janusz KaczorowskiSummaryAffiliation: University of British Columbia Country: Canada Publications
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Comparison of Bayesian and classical methods in the analysis of cluster randomized controlled trials with a binary outcome: the Community Hypertension Assessment Trial (CHAT)Jinhui Ma
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
BMC Med Res Methodol 9:37. 2009....- Women's views on reminder letters for screening mammography: Mixed methods study of women from 23 family health networksJanusz Kaczorowski
UBC Department of Family Practice, Suite 320, 5950 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
Can Fam Physician 55:622-3.e1-4. 2009..To explore women's perspectives on the acceptability and content of reminder letters for screening mammography from their family physicians, as well as such letters' effect on screening intentions... - Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP): a community cluster-randomised trial among elderly CanadiansJanusz Kaczorowski
Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Canada
Prev Med 46:537-44. 2008..The present study is a community cluster-randomised trial testing the effectiveness of CHAP (Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program) on the cardiovascular health of older adults... - Pay-for-performance incentives for preventive care: views of family physicians before and after participation in a reminder and recall project (P-PROMPT)Janusz Kaczorowski
University of British Columbia, Department of Family Practice, Suite 320, 5950 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
Can Fam Physician 57:690-6. 2011.... - Improving cardiovascular health at population level: 39 community cluster randomised trial of Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP)Janusz Kaczorowski
Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, 320 5950 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3
BMJ 342:d442. 2011..To evaluate the effectiveness of the community based Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP) on morbidity from cardiovascular disease... - Birth technology and maternal roles in birth: knowledge and attitudes of canadian women approaching childbirth for the first timeMichael C Klein
Developmental Neuroscience and Child Health, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 33:598-608. 2011..To describe Canadian nulliparous women's attitudes to birth technology and their roles in childbirth... - The effect of family physician timing of maternal admission on procedures in labour and maternal and infant morbidityMichael C Klein
Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 26:641-5. 2004..Malposition in labour had a greater effect on procedure use than any other variable in our model... - Family physicians who provide intrapartum care and those who do not: very different ways of viewing childbirthMichael C Klein
University of British Columbia, Canada
Can Fam Physician 57:e139-47. 2011..To examine FPs' attitudes toward birth for those providing intrapartum care (IPC) and those providing only antepartum care (APC)... - Attitudes of the new generation of Canadian obstetricians: how do they differ from their predecessors?Michael C Klein
Centre for Developmental Neuroscience and Child Health, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Birth 38:129-39. 2011..Methods:? Employing a cross-sectional, Internet, and paper-based survey, we conducted an in-depth study of obstetricians responding to the Canadian National Maternity Care Attitudes Survey... - Does cesarean section reduce postpartum urinary incontinence? A systematic reviewJoshua Z Press
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Birth 34:228-37. 2007..The primary objective of this systematic review was to compare the prevalence of postpartum urinary incontinence after cesarean section compared with vaginal birth... - A comparison of urinary and sexual outcomes in women experiencing vaginal and Caesarean birthsMichael C Klein
Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 27:332-9. 2005..2, CS 40.7%). However, the proportion of women experiencing dyspareunia was greatest among those who had an episiotomy with or without forceps... - In for the long haul. Which family physicians plan to continue delivering babies?Michael C Klein
Division of Maternity and Newborn Care, Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Can Fam Physician 48:1216-22. 2002..To compare characteristics of family physicians planning to discontinue or stay in intrapartum care... - Immediate vs. delayed insertion of intrauterine contraception after second trimester abortion: study protocol for a randomized controlled trialWendy V Norman
Contraception and Abortion Research Team, Women s Health Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 1G3, Canada
Trials 12:149. 2011.... - Public education on hypertension: a new initiative to improve the prevention, treatment and control of hypertension in CanadaN R Campbell
Departments of Medicine, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Alberta, 3330 Hospital Drive Northwest, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Can J Cardiol 22:599-603. 2006..The program outcomes will be monitored using Statistics Canada national surveys and by specific surveys examining hypertension knowledge in the Canadian population... - Enhancing hypertension awareness and management in the elderly: lessons learned from the Airdrie Community Hypertension Awareness and Management Program (A-CHAMP)Charlotte Jones
University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Can J Cardiol 24:561-7. 2008..High blood pressure (BP) is an established and modifiable cardiovascular risk factor; however, awareness and management of this primarily asymptomatic disease remains suboptimal... - Recording blood pressure readings in elderly patients' charts: what patient and physician characteristics make it more likely?Joel Broomfield
Elisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, 43 Bruyere St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5C8
Can Fam Physician 54:230-1. 2008..To identify patient and physician characteristics associated with family physicians recording blood pressure (BP) measurements in the medical charts of their elderly patients... - Patient views on reminder letters for influenza vaccinations in an older primary care patient population: a mixed methods studyKelly K Anderson
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Can J Public Health 99:133-6. 2008..To explore the perspectives of older adults on the acceptability of reminder letters for influenza vaccinations... - GPs' approach to insulin prescribing in older patients: a qualitative studyGina Agarwal
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Centre for Evaluation of Medicines, St Joseph s Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Br J Gen Pract 58:569-75. 2008..Some reasons for this include physician's concerns about potential side-effects or patients' resistance to insulin. In general, however, little is known about how GPs make decisions related to insulin prescribing in older people... - The Canadian maternity experiences survey: an overview of findingsBeverley Chalmers
Maternity Experiences Study Group Co Chair, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen s University, Kingston ON
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 30:217-28. 2008.... - The Canadian maternity experiences survey: design and methodsSusie Dzakpasu
Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa ON
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 30:207-16. 2008..Its primary objective is to provide representative, pan-Canadian data on women's experiences during pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period... - Access to web-based personalized antenatal health records for pregnant women: a randomized controlled trialElizabeth Shaw
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton ON
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 30:38-43. 2008..We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of providing pregnant women with secure access to their antenatal health records on their uptake of, and satisfaction with, relevant information... - Blood pressure self-monitoring in pharmacies. Building on existing resourcesLarry W Chambers
Can Fam Physician 48:1594-5, 1602-4. 2002 - Incontinence Quality of Life Instrument in a survey of primary care physiciansMurray M Finkelstein
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Toronto, Canada
J Fam Pract 51:952. 2002..To assess the performance of the Incontinence Quality of Life (I-QOL) Instrument in measuring the impact of urinary incontinence on the quality of life of family medicine patients... - Randomizing patients by family practice: sample size estimation, intracluster correlation and data analysisRoxanne H Cosby
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University and Centre for the Evaluation of Medicines, St Joseph s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Fam Pract 20:77-82. 2003..Patients within a cluster may be similar to each other relative to patients in other clusters on key variables; therefore, sample size calculations and analyses of results require special statistical methods... - Regional distribution of antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 in men and women in Ontario, CanadaMichelle Howard
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Microbiol 41:84-9. 2003..Antibodies were more prevalent among people in northern Ontario (72.9% of subjects [range, 68.4 to 77.4%] for HSV-1 and 13.7% of subjects [95% CI, 10.2 to 17.2%] for HSV-2) than elsewhere... - A randomized controlled trial of a pharmacist consultation program for family physicians and their elderly patientsJohn Sellors
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
CMAJ 169:17-22. 2003..However, physicians were receptive to the recommendations to resolve drug-related problems, suggesting that collaboration between physicians and pharmacists is feasible... - Complementary therapy practice: defining the role of advanced nurse practitionersChristine Patterson
School of Nursing, Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
J Clin Nurs 12:816-23. 2003..ANPs are interested in validating the use of these therapies and acquiring more knowledge on the scientific principles, evidence of efficacy, pharmacology and potential interactions with conventional medicine... - A randomized trial of mail vs. telephone invitation to a community-based cardiovascular health awareness program for older family practice patients [ISRCTN61739603]Tina Karwalajtys
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
BMC Fam Pract 6:35. 2005.... - A community-based program for cardiovascular health awarenessLarry W Chambers
Elisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, Ottawa, ON
Can J Public Health 96:294-8. 2005..The objective of the Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP) is to improve the processes of care related to the cardiovascular health of older adults... - Implementation of recommendations on hypertension: the Canadian Hypertension Education ProgramDenis Drouin
Continuing Professional Development Centre, Laval University Faculty of Medicine, Quebec City, Canada
Can J Cardiol 22:595-8. 2006..There is early evidence for improvement in the management of hypertension in Canada that coincides with the initiation of CHEP, suggesting that CHEP could serve as a model for disease management recommendations... - Urinary incontinence: common problem among women over 45J Graham Swanson
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
Can Fam Physician 51:84-5. 2005..To examine age-specific prevalence and correlates of urinary incontinence (UI) among community-dwelling women... - Conducting a national survey of women's perinatal experiences in Canada: sampling challengesBeverley Chalmers
Dept of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen s University, Kingston, ON
Can J Public Health 98:281-3. 2007..We considered the advantages and disadvantages of six different sampling options. A sample based on the Census emerged as the optimal approach for providing the most reliable and representative sample... - Acceptability of reminder letters for Papanicolaou tests: a survey of women from 23 Family Health Networks in OntarioTina Karwalajtys
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton ON
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 29:829-34. 2007..To explore women's perspectives on the acceptability and content of reminder letters from the family physician for Papanicolaou (Pap) test screening and the effect of reminder letters on compliance with screening recommendations... - Systematic review of the literature on postpartum care: effectiveness of interventions for smoking relapse prevention, cessation, and reduction in postpartum womenCheryl Levitt
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Birth 34:341-7. 2007.... - Urinary incontinence in Canada. National survey of family physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practicesJ Graham Swanson
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
Can Fam Physician 48:86-92. 2002..To determine current knowledge, attitudes, and management of urinary incontinence among family physicians in Canada...