Search Results - "Gentles, Stephen"

Sampling in Qualitative Research: Insights from an Overview of the Methods Literature by Gentles, Stephen, Charles, Cathy, Ploeg, Jenny, McKibbon, K. Ann

“…The methods literature regarding sampling in qualitative research is characterized by important inconsistencies and ambiguities, which can be problematic for…”
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Service access experiences of immigrant and refugee caregivers of autistic children in Canada: A scoping review by Casale, Lina Marie, Gentles, Stephen J, McLaughlin, Janet, Schneider, Margaret

“…Primary caregivers are the main mediators of care for children with an autism diagnosis in Canada, and the navigation process to gain access to autism-related…”
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Stress among caregivers of autistic children: Conceptual analysis and verification using two qualitative datasets by Gentles, Stephen James, McLaughlin, Janet, Schneider, Margaret A

“…In this two-part study, we first present the results of a sub-analysis of empirical data from a large grounded theory study of caregivers' (parents) navigating…”
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Inconsistent definitions for intention-to-treat in relation to missing outcome data: systematic review of the methods literature by Alshurafa, Mohamad, Briel, Matthias, Akl, Elie A, Haines, Ted, Moayyedi, Paul, Gentles, Stephen J, Rios, Lorena, Tran, Chau, Bhatnagar, Neera, Lamontagne, Francois, Walter, Stephen D, Guyatt, Gordon H

“…Authors of randomized trial reports seem to hold a variety of views regarding the relationship between missing outcome data (MOD) and intention to treat (ITT)…”
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The GRADE approach is reproducible in assessing the quality of evidence of quantitative evidence syntheses by Mustafa, Reem A, Santesso, Nancy, Brozek, Jan, Akl, Elie A, Walter, Stephen D, Norman, Geoff, Kulasegaram, Mahan, Christensen, Robin, Guyatt, Gordon H, Falck-Ytter, Yngve, Chang, Stephanie, Murad, Mohammad Hassan, Vist, Gunn E, Lasserson, Toby, Gartlehner, Gerald, Shukla, Vijay, Sun, Xin, Whittington, Craig, Post, Piet N, Lang, Eddy, Thaler, Kylie, Kunnamo, Ilkka, Alenius, Heidi, Meerpohl, Joerg J, Alba, Ana C, Nevis, Immaculate F, Gentles, Stephen, Ethier, Marie-Chantal, Carrasco-Labra, Alonso, Khatib, Rasha, Nesrallah, Gihad, Kroft, Jamie, Selk, Amanda, Brignardello-Petersen, Romina, Schünemann, Holger J

“…Abstract Objective We evaluated the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of assessing the quality of evidence (QoE) using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment,…”
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The Association Between Autism Symptomatology and Adaptive Functioning Over Six Months: Findings from the Pilot Phase of the PARC Study by Cohen, Tamar David, Koller, Judah, Duku, Eric, Kata, Anna, Anderson, Colleen, Bennett, Teresa, Cauwenbergs, Amber, Dekker, Kathleen, DiRezze, Briano, Drmic, Irene, Eerkes, Judy, Gentles, Stephen J, Georgiades, Kathy, Hoult, Lorraine, De Camargo, Olaf Kraus, Mahoney, Bill, Mesterman, Ronit, Ng, Olivia, Robertson, Sue, Roncadin, Caroline, Georgiades, Stelios

“…In the context of developmental trajectories, the association between adaptive functioning and core autism symptomatology remains unclear. The current study…”
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Knowledge translation strategies for sharing evidence-based health information with older adults and their caregivers: findings from a persona-scenario method by Lokker, Cynthia, Gentles, Stephen J, Ganann, Rebecca, Jezrawi, Rita, Tahir, Irtaza, Okelana, Opeyemi, Yousif, Claudia, Iorio, Alfonso, Valaitis, Ruta

“…By understanding the information seeking behaviors of older adults, we can better develop or iterate effective information technologies, such as the McMaster…”
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Coming to understand the child has autism: A process illustrating parents’ evolving readiness for engaging in care by Gentles, Stephen J, Nicholas, David B, Jack, Susan M, McKibbon, K Ann, Szatmari, Peter

“…We report results from a large qualitative study regarding the process of parents coming to understand the child has autism starting from the time of initial…”
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Reviewing the research methods literature: principles and strategies illustrated by a systematic overview of sampling in qualitative research by Gentles, Stephen J, Charles, Cathy, Nicholas, David B, Ploeg, Jenny, McKibbon, K Ann

“…Overviews of methods are potentially useful means to increase clarity and enhance collective understanding of specific methods topics that may be characterized…”
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Trajectory research in children with an autism diagnosis: A scoping review by Gentles, Stephen J, Ng-Cordell, Elise C, Hunsche, Michelle C, McVey, Alana J, Bednar, E Dimitra, DeGroote, Michael G, Chen, Yun-Ju, Duku, Eric, Kerns, Connor M, Banfield, Laura, Szatmari, Peter, Georgiades, Stelios

“…Researchers increasingly employ longitudinal trajectory methods to understand developmental pathways of people on the autism spectrum across the lifespan. By…”
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The Pediatric Autism Research Cohort (PARC) Study: protocol for a patient-oriented prospective study examining trajectories of functioning in children with autism by Kata, Anna, McPhee, Patrick G., Chen, Yun-Ju, Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie, Singal, Deepa, Roncadin, Caroline, Bennett, Teresa, Carter, Melissa, Di Rezze, Briano, Drmic, Irene, Duku, Eric, Fournier, Sherry, Frei, Julia, Gentles, Stephen J., Georgiades, Kathy, Hanlon-Dearman, Ana, Hoult, Lorraine, Kelley, Elizabeth, Koller, Judah, de Camargo, Olaf Kraus, Lai, Jonathan, Mahoney, Bill, Mesterman, Ronit, Ng, Olivia, Robertson, Sue, Rosenbaum, Peter, Salt, Mackenzie, Zubairi, Mohammad S, Georgiades, Stelios

“…IntroductionThe developmentally variable nature of autism poses challenges in providing timely services tailored to a child’s needs. Despite a recent focus on…”
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Development of Policy Recommendations to Support a National Autism Strategy: Case of a Virtual and Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement Process by Tomas, Vanessa, Finlay, Brittany, Gentles, Stephen J, Campbell, Madison, Gill-Badesha, Daljit, Abel, Carolyn, Zwicker, Jennifer D, Lai, Jonathan

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Parent engagement in autism-related care: a qualitative grounded theory study by Gentles, Stephen J., Nicholas, David B., Jack, Susan M., McKibbon, K. Ann, Szatmari, Peter

“…Parents of children with autism assume substantial responsibility for navigating intervention to address autism-related concerns, including involvement in…”
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Using qualitative research perspectives to inform patient engagement in research by Phoenix, Michelle, Nguyen, Tram, Gentles, Stephen J, VanderKaay, Sandra, Cross, Andrea, Nguyen, Linda

“…In Canada, and internationally, there is an increased demand for patient engagement in health care research. Patients are being involved throughout the…”
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Trajectory research in children on the autism spectrum: a scoping review protocol by Gentles, Stephen, Duku, Eric, Kerns, Connor, McVey, Alana J, Hunsche, Michelle C, Ng Cordell, Elise C, Bednar, E Dmitra, Banfield, Laura, Szatmari, Peter, Georgiades, Stelios

“…IntroductionLongitudinal trajectory methods, featuring outcome assessments at three or more time points, are increasingly being used as appropriate approaches…”
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Factors explaining the heterogeneity of effects of patient decision aids on knowledge of outcome probabilities: a systematic review sub-analysis by Gentles, Stephen J, Stacey, Dawn, Bennett, Carol, Alshurafa, Mohamad, Walter, Stephen D

“…There is considerable unexplained heterogeneity in previous meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effects of patient decision…”
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Investigating the Associations Between Child Autistic Symptoms, Socioeconomic Context, and Family Life: A Pilot Study by Koziarz, Frank, Roncadin, Caroline, Kata, Anna, Duku, Eric, Cauwenbergs, Amber, Mahoney, William, Di Rezze, Briano, Anderson, Colleen, Drmic, Irene, Eerkes, Judy, Dekker, Kathleen, Georgiades, Katholiki, Hoult, Lorraine, Kraus de Camargo, Olaf, Ng, Olivia, Rosenbaum, Peter, Mesterman, Ronit, Gentles, Stephen J., Robertson, Sue, Bennett, Teresa, Georgiades, Stelios

“…Objective: The day-to-day experience of families with an Autistic child may be shaped by both, child characteristics and available resources, which often are…”
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Critical Approach to Reflexivity in Grounded Theory by Gentles, Stephen, Jack, Susan, Nicholas, David, McKibbon, K.

“…A problem with the popular desire to legitimate one’s research through the inclusion of reflexivity is its increasingly uncritical adoption and practice, with…”
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Health information technology to facilitate communication involving health care providers, caregivers, and pediatric patients: a scoping review by Gentles, Stephen James, Lokker, Cynthia, McKibbon, K Ann

“…Pediatric patients with health conditions requiring follow-up typically depend on a caregiver to mediate at least part of the necessary two-way communication…”
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Activity-dependent synaptic plasticity in the supraoptic nucleus of the rat hypothalamus by Panatier, Aude, Gentles, Stephen J., Bourque, Charles W., Oliet, Stéphane H. R.

“…Activity-dependent long-term synaptic changes were investigated at glutamatergic synapses in the supraoptic nucleus (SON) of the rat hypothalamus. In acute…”
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