Grant: Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships
University of British Columbia
$105,000.00
Influencing Trajectories of Care for People with Dementia: Understanding Clinical and Non-Clinical Service Variations in Dementia Management
FY 2011-12
Summary
One-third of the elderly Canadian population will eventually be diagnosed with dementia at some point in their lifetime. The most effective research in this area will provide policymakers with information on management strategies that result in keeping people with dementia stable and healthy. My research will focus specifically on variations in clinical and non-clinical (home & community care service) use and the relationship of those varying levels of care to three major outcomes: 1) length of stay at home 2) number of transitions prior to permanent move to a long-term care (LTC) facility 3) number of visits to the Emergency Room (ER). The implications of the study will be discussed with various stakeholders.
Department
Program
Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
257547
Name
Sivananthan Saskia N
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Research Institution; Institution Paid
Instname2
Health Services and Policy Research
Theme2
Health systems / services
Prcname2
Doctoral Research Awards - B
Projecttitle
Influencing Trajectories of Care for People with Dementia: Understanding Clinical and Non-Clinical Service Variations in Dementia Management
Programtype2
Studentship Programs
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$105,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships
Keyworddelim
Administrative Data Analysis; Aging/Frail Elder Care; Dementia; Health Services Research; Healthcare Policy; Knowledge Translation; Physician Practice Patterns; Population Health; Quality Outcome Measures; Statistical Modelling
Abstract
One-third of the elderly Canadian population will eventually be diagnosed with dementia at some point in their lifetime. The most effective research in this area will provide policymakers with information on management strategies that result in keeping people with dementia stable and healthy. My research will focus specifically on variations in clinical and non-clinical (home & community care service) use and the relationship of those varying levels of care to three major outcomes: 1) length of stay at home 2) number of transitions prior to permanent move to a long-term care (LTC) facility 3) number of visits to the Emergency Room (ER). The implications of the study will be discussed with various stakeholders.
Competitiondate
201110
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Sivananthan, Saskia N
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $105,000~ $0~
