Souraya Sidani

Summary

Affiliation: Ryerson University
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Evaluating the effectiveness of the abilities-focused approach to morning care of people with dementia
    Souraya Sidani
    School of Nursing, Reyerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Int J Older People Nurs 7:37-45. 2012
  2. ncbi Guidelines for translating RCT findings into practice
    Souraya Sidani
    School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto Ontario, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 39:191-7. 2007
  3. ncbi Relationships between processes and outcomes of nurse practitioners in acute care: an exploration
    Souraya Sidani
    School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, Canada
    J Nurs Care Qual 25:31-8. 2010
  4. ncbi Relationships between personal beliefs and treatment acceptability, and preferences for behavioral treatments
    Souraya Sidani
    School of Nursing, Ryerson University, ON, Canada
    Behav Res Ther 47:823-9. 2009
  5. ncbi Nurse dose: validation and refinement of a concept
    Souraya Sidani
    Ryerson University School of Nursing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Res Theory Nurs Pract 24:159-71. 2010
  6. ncbi What nurses want: diffusion of an innovation
    Tammie Di Pietro
    Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Nurs Care Qual 23:140-6. 2008
  7. ncbi Examining the relationship between patient-centred care and outcomes on a neuroscience unit: a pilot project
    Sonia Poochikian-Sarkissian
    University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
    Can J Neurosci Nurs 30:14-9. 2008
  8. ncbi Differences in sleep complaints in adults with varying levels of bed days residing in extended care facilities for chronic disease management
    Mary T Fox
    Faculty of Health, School of Nursing, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Clin Nurs Res 19:181-202. 2010
  9. ncbi Effects of patient-centered care on patient outcomes: an evaluation
    Souraya Sidani
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Nursing, Ontario, Canada
    Res Theory Nurs Pract 22:24-37. 2008
  10. ncbi Evidence in the palm of your hand: development of an outcomes-focused knowledge translation intervention
    Diane M Doran
    Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 4:69-77. 2007

Detail Information

Publications51

  1. ncbi Evaluating the effectiveness of the abilities-focused approach to morning care of people with dementia
    Souraya Sidani
    School of Nursing, Reyerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Int J Older People Nurs 7:37-45. 2012
    ..The aim was to examine changes in resident outcomes before and after nursing staff' implementation of the abilities-focused approach and the contribution of this approach to resident outcomes...
  2. ncbi Guidelines for translating RCT findings into practice
    Souraya Sidani
    School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto Ontario, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 39:191-7. 2007
  3. ncbi Relationships between processes and outcomes of nurse practitioners in acute care: an exploration
    Souraya Sidani
    School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, Canada
    J Nurs Care Qual 25:31-8. 2010
    ..The results indicated positive association between the process and outcome variables, providing initial evidence delineating care processes of ACNPs that contribute to the achievement of nursing-sensitive outcomes...
  4. ncbi Relationships between personal beliefs and treatment acceptability, and preferences for behavioral treatments
    Souraya Sidani
    School of Nursing, Ryerson University, ON, Canada
    Behav Res Ther 47:823-9. 2009
    ..The objectives of this study were to examine the direct relationships between personal beliefs about clinical condition, perception of treatment acceptability, and preferences for behavioral interventions for insomnia...
  5. ncbi Nurse dose: validation and refinement of a concept
    Souraya Sidani
    Ryerson University School of Nursing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Res Theory Nurs Pract 24:159-71. 2010
    ..The concept of nurse dose has the potential for guiding future staffing research...
  6. ncbi What nurses want: diffusion of an innovation
    Tammie Di Pietro
    Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Nurs Care Qual 23:140-6. 2008
    ..Nurses liked the portability and size of the PDA, as well as ease of use of the PDA software. Electronic decision support tools at point of care have the potential to improve nurses' research utilization and quality of care...
  7. ncbi Examining the relationship between patient-centred care and outcomes on a neuroscience unit: a pilot project
    Sonia Poochikian-Sarkissian
    University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
    Can J Neurosci Nurs 30:14-9. 2008
    ..Findings from this pilot study will guide further improvement in the implementation of PCC to continuously enhance quality of nursing care, the neuroscience patient's hospital experience and readiness for discharge...
  8. ncbi Differences in sleep complaints in adults with varying levels of bed days residing in extended care facilities for chronic disease management
    Mary T Fox
    Faculty of Health, School of Nursing, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Clin Nurs Res 19:181-202. 2010
    ..Based on the findings, nurses may assess subjective insomnia and explore sleep hygiene strategies, such as increasing time out of bed with patients who have high levels of 5 to 7 bed days...
  9. ncbi Effects of patient-centered care on patient outcomes: an evaluation
    Souraya Sidani
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Nursing, Ontario, Canada
    Res Theory Nurs Pract 22:24-37. 2008
    ..Implementation of these PCC components was positively associated with some domains of self-care ability and satisfaction with care. Further investigation of the contribution of PCC to outcomes is recommended...
  10. ncbi Evidence in the palm of your hand: development of an outcomes-focused knowledge translation intervention
    Diane M Doran
    Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 4:69-77. 2007
    ..The aim of the project was to develop an electronic information gathering and dissemination system to support both nursing-sensitive outcomes data collection and evidence-based decision-making at the point-of-patient care...
  11. ncbi Examining the relationship between patient-centred care and outcomes
    Sonia Poochikian-Sarkissian
    University Health Network, Krembil Neuroscience Program, Toronto, ON
    Can J Neurosci Nurs 32:14-21. 2010
    ..to examine the extent to which staff nurses provided patient-centred care (PCC), as perceived by staff nurses and patients, and to explore the relationships between implementation of PCC and patient outcomes...
  12. ncbi Relationship between nursing interventions and outcome achievement in acute care settings
    Diane Doran
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Res Nurs Health 29:61-70. 2006
    ..The results demonstrate that nurses can use MDS and TSCS data on patient outcomes to gain insight into the effectiveness of their interventions...
  13. ncbi Seizure freedom reduces illness intrusiveness and improves quality of life in epilepsy
    Sonia Poochikian-Sarkissian
    Division of Neurology, Krembil Neuroscience Program, School of Nursing, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Can J Neurol Sci 35:280-6. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine illness intrusiveness and QOL in epilepsy in patients with different levels of seizure control...
  14. ncbi Nursing-sensitive outcomes data collection in acute care and long-term-care settings
    Diane M Doran
    Faculty of Nursing, Nursing Health Services Research Unit, University of Toronto, 215 155 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 1P8
    Nurs Res 55:S75-81. 2006
    ..Most administrative databases do not contain good information about nursing-sensitive outcomes...
  15. ncbi Focus on communication: increasing the opportunity for successful staff-patient interactions
    Kathy McGilton
    Department of Research, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, E W Bickle Centre for ComplexContinuing Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Older People Nurs 6:13-24. 2011
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  16. ncbi Perceptions of bed days for individuals with chronic illness in extended care facilities
    Mary T Fox
    Faculty of Health, School of Nursing, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Res Nurs Health 32:335-44. 2009
    ..The results suggest patients schedule bed days to manage several health related symptoms. Based on our findings, nurses could help patients to alternate daily upright activity with rest to mitigate the known consequences of bed days...
  17. ncbi Postoperative patient education: a systematic review
    Suzanne Fredericks
    Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Clin Nurs Res 19:144-64. 2010
    ..Understanding the relationships of patient characteristics to outcomes is important for educational interventions...
  18. ncbi Influence of treatment preferences on validity: a review
    Souraya Sidani
    School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 41:52-67. 2009
    ..The authors present empirical evidence to support the points of discussion. They describe alternative research designs that account for treatment preferences, for use in future nursing intervention research...
  19. ncbi Assessment of preferences for treatment: validation of a measure
    Souraya Sidani
    School of Nursing, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2K3
    Res Nurs Health 32:419-31. 2009
    ..The TAP measure has the potential for the assessment of acceptability and preferences for various behavioral interventions...
  20. ncbi A systematic review of the effectiveness of communication interventions for health care providers caring for patients in residential care settings
    Katherine S McGilton
    LTC, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 6:149-59. 2009
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  21. ncbi Eliciting patient treatment preferences: A strategy to integrate evidence-based and patient-centered care
    Souraya Sidani
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 3:116-23. 2006
    ..IMPLICATIONS: Nurses are invited to apply the strategy in practice and to evaluate its feasibility and utility in enhancing the quality of care...
  22. ncbi Cultural adaptation and translation of measures: an integrated method
    Souraya Sidani
    Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Res Nurs Health 33:133-43. 2010
    ..Strengths and limitations of the proposed integrated method are discussed...
  23. ncbi Effect of the response tree format on the utility and psychometric properties of scales measuring symptoms in adults undergoing inpatient rehabilitation
    Mary T Fox
    Faculty of Health, School of Nursing, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Res Nurs Health 34:508-19. 2011
    ..The two formats manifested comparable levels of utility, reliability, and validity in the study sample, and may be used with older adults who experience difficulty responding to the original scales...
  24. ncbi Patient demographics and learning needs: examination of relationship
    Suzanne Fredericks
    Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Clin Nurs Res 18:307-22. 2009
    ..Yet such knowledge is essential to develop postoperative educational interventions that are tailored to patients' needs...
  25. ncbi Nurse staffing models as predictors of patient outcomes
    Linda McGillis Hall
    Nursing Effectiveness, Utilization, and Outcomes Research Unit, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Med Care 41:1096-109. 2003
    ..Little research has been conducted that examined the intended effects of nursing care on clinical outcomes...
  26. ncbi Patient-centred communication intervention study to evaluate nurse-patient interactions in complex continuing care
    Katherine S McGilton
    Department of Research, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute UHN, E W Bickle Centre for Complex Continuing Care, 130 Dunn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6K 2R7, Canada
    BMC Geriatr 12:61. 2012
    ..The intervention builds on a previous pilot study...
  27. ncbi The relationship between care providers' relational behaviors and residents mood and behavior in long-term care settings
    Katherine S McGilton
    Toronto Rehabilitation Institute University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Aging Ment Health 16:507-15. 2012
    ..This study aimed at examining the association between care providers' relational behaviors and affect and mood of residents with dementia over different caregiving situations and with different residents...
  28. ncbi Process evaluation of appreciative inquiry to translate pain management evidence into pediatric nursing practice
    Tricia Kavanagh
    Lawrence S, Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Implement Sci 5:90. 2010
    ..The implementation of AI was explored in terms of its acceptability, fidelity, and feasibility as a KT intervention in pain management...
  29. ncbi Outcomes-focused knowledge translation: a framework for knowledge translation and patient outcomes improvement
    Diane M Doran
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 4:3-13. 2007
    ..The propositions in the framework need to be empirically tested through future research...
  30. ncbi Figuring it out in the moment: a theory of unregulated care providers' knowledge utilization in dementia care settings
    Nadine Janes
    West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 5:13-24. 2008
    ..Therefore, little is known about how knowledge about best dementia care practice, defined broadly as the person-centered approach, gets used by institutional nursing care providers...
  31. ncbi Teaching and community hospital work environments
    Linda McGillis Hall
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    West J Nurs Res 28:710-25. 2006
    ..This study highlights some important differences between teaching and community hospitals that can inform nurse executives and policy makers of the unique work-life issues for different groups of nurses...
  32. ncbi A theory-driven approach to evaluating quality of nursing care
    Souraya Sidani
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 50 St George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H4, Canada
    J Nurs Scholarsh 36:60-5. 2004
    ..To review the propositions of a theory-driven approach and to discuss its application to evaluating the quality of nursing care...
  33. ncbi The effect of anxiety on learning outcomes post-CABG
    Suzanne Fredericks
    School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 40:127-40. 2008
    ..Results indicate statistically significant correlations between anxiety and the outcomes ofinterest. Implications for practice include provision of educational interventions at times when anxiety levels are low...
  34. ncbi Examining Appreciative Inquiry as a knowledge translation intervention in pain management
    Tricia Kavanagh
    Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 40:40-56. 2008
    ..The theory and practice of AI are compared to the concept of knowledge translation and the elements of the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services framework. Discussion is grounded in pain management in nursing...
  35. ncbi An examination of current patient education interventions delivered to culturally diverse patients following CABG surgery
    Suzanne Fredericks
    Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 44:76-93. 2012
    ..Continued evaluation to determine reasons why specific cultural groups engage in specific types of behaviour is needed...
  36. ncbi Evaluating the effectiveness of interventions: exploration of two statistical methods
    Mary T Fox
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 36:20-30. 2004
    ..The authors provide an overview of the statistical models underlying RM-ANOVA and HLM and discuss the strengths and limitations of each. They propose that the 2 methods are complementary in determining the effectiveness of interventions...
  37. ncbi Content validity of a process evaluation checklist to measure intervention implementation fidelity of the EPIC intervention
    Janet Yamada
    Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children SickKids, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 7:158-64. 2010
    ..However, there is no measure to evaluate the fidelity (degree to which the intervention was implemented as planned) of the EPIC intervention...
  38. ncbi An exploration of the relationship between coronary artery bypass graft patients' self-sought educational resources and outcomes
    Suzanne Fredericks
    School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Cardiovasc Nurs 23:422-31. 2008
    ..05), and a decrease in symptom frequency (P <or= .05). This study represents a first step toward identifying the association between the use of self-sought educational resources after CABG and outcomes expected of education...
  39. ncbi Implementation of the abilities-focused approach to morning care of people with dementia by nursing staff
    Souraya Sidani
    Professor and Canada Research Chair, Health Interventions, School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, CanadaChief Nursing Officer, SCO Health Service, Ottawa, CanadaProfessor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and Director, Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Centre, Toronto, Canada
    Int J Older People Nurs 4:48-56. 2009
    ..Conclusions.  Future research is recommended to examine the long-term effects of alternative designs of educational sessions...
  40. ncbi An empirical test of the Nursing Role Effectiveness Model
    Diane Irvine Doran
    Nursing Effectiveness, Utilization, and Outcomes Research Unit, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Adv Nurs 38:29-39. 2002
    ..A model was developed that describes nursing practice in relationship to the roles nurses assume in health care, and links patient and system outcomes to nurses' role functions (Nursing Economics 1998: 16, 58-64, 87)...
  41. ncbi An alternative paradigm for clinical nursing research: an exemplar
    Souraya Sidani
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Res Nurs Health 26:244-55. 2003
    ..The changes are discussed at the conceptual level and illustrated with examples from an ongoing multisite study aimed at determining the usefulness of this theory-driven approach to intervention evaluation...
  42. ncbi Enhancing the evaluation of nursing care effectiveness
    Souraya Sidani
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 35:26-38. 2003
    ..Examples are provided to illustrate the points of discussion...
  43. ncbi Psychological impact of illness intrusiveness in epilepsy - comparison of treatments
    Sonia Poochikian-Sarkissian
    Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Psychol Health Med 13:129-45. 2008
    ..Health care providers should consider multifaceted interventions to reduce illness intrusiveness and, thereby, improve QOL...
  44. ncbi Evaluation of a client care delivery model, Part 2: Variability in client outcomes in community home nursing
    Diane Irvine Doran
    Nursing Effectiveness, Utilization and Outcomes Research Unit, Home Care Evaluation and Research Center, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Nurs Econ 20:13-21, 36. 2002
    ..quot; This two-part study has offered insight into the controllable variables influencing the cost and quality of home care services...
  45. ncbi A meta-synthesis of post-migration changes in marital relationships in Canada
    Sepali Guruge
    Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
    Can J Public Health 101:327-31. 2010
    ..A systematic review was conducted to identify post-migration changes and understand their impact on immigrants' marital relationships in Canada...
  46. ncbi Evaluating the effects of music on dyspnea during exercise in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pilot study
    Dina Brooks
    Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Room 848, 500 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V7
    Rehabil Nurs 28:192-6. 2003
    ..05). Despite some positive trends, this study did not provide conclusive evidence to support the efficacy of listening to music during exercise; further research is needed to support this intervention...
  47. ncbi Understanding and measuring patients' assessment of the quality of nursing care
    Mary R Lynn
    School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7460, USA
    Nurs Res 56:159-66. 2007
    ..Traditionally, patients have been considered incapable of evaluating the quality of care they receive, leading to their minimal involvement...
  48. ncbi Using standardized survey items with older adults hospitalized for chronic illness
    Mary T Fox
    Collaborative Research Program Rehabilitation and Long Term Care, Baycrest
    Res Nurs Health 30:468-81. 2007
    ..The numeric response format of the items was an obstacle during the response stage. Strategies to enhance the validity of the surveys included breaking up, rephrasing, and contextualizing items, and using descriptive response options...
  49. ncbi Rethinking the research-practice gap: relevance of the RCT to practice
    Souraya Sidani
    Can J Nurs Res 36:7-18. 2004
  50. ncbi Operationalizing self-care within the healthcare system
    Souraya Sidani
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Ontario
    Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont) 16:63-5. 2003
  51. ncbi Including the provider in the assessment of quality care: development and testing of the Nurses' Assessment of Quality Scale - acute care version
    Mary R Lynn
    School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    J Nurs Care Qual 22:328-36. 2007
    ..After analysis, the scale was reduced to 77 items contained in 8 factors. Reliability estimates for the factors ranged from 74 to 94...