Browsing by Author "Dabravolskaj, Julia"

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    A cross-sectional study examining convergent validity of a frailty index based on electronic medical records in a Canadian primary care program
    (2019-04-16) Abbasi, Marjan; Khera, Sheny; Dabravolskaj, Julia; Vandermeer, Ben; Theou, Olga; Rolfson, Darryl; Clegg, Andrew
    Abstract Background An electronic frailty index (eFI) has been developed and validated in the UK; it uses data from primary care electronic medical records (EMR) for effective frailty case-finding in primary care. This project examined the convergent validity of the eFI from Canadian primary care EMR data with a validated frailty index based on comprehensive geriatric assessment (FI-CGA), in order to understand its potential use in the Canadian context. Methods A cross-sectional validation study, using data from an integrated primary care research program for seniors living with frailty in Edmonton, AB. Eighty-five patients 65 years of age and older from six primary care physicians’ practices were recruited. Patients were excluded if they were under 65 years of age, did not provide consent to participate in the program, or were living in a long term care facility at the time of enrolment. We used scatter plots to assess linearity and Pearson correlation coefficients to examine correlations. Results Results indicate a strong statistically significant correlation between the eFI and FI-CGA (r = 0.72, 95% CI 0.60–0.81, p < 0.001). A simple linear regression showed good ability of the eFI scores to predict FI-CGA scores (F (1,83) = 89.06, p < .0001, R2 = 0.51). Both indices were also correlated with age, number of chronic conditions and number of medications. Conclusions The study findings support the convergent validity of the eFI, which further justifies implementation of a case-finding tool that uses routinely collected primary care data in the Canadian context.
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    Correction to: A cross-sectional study examining convergent validity of a frailty index based on electronic medical records in a Canadian primary care program
    (2019-05-13) Abbasi, Marjan; Khera, Sheny; Dabravolskaj, Julia; Vandermeer, Ben; Theou, Olga; Rolfson, Darryl; Clegg, Andrew
    Following the publication of this article [1], the authors reported a typesetting error in the “Results” section.
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    Factors associated with the health status of childcare workers in southern Alberta, Canada
    (2019-01-03) Awosoga, Oluwagbohunmi; Hazzan, Afeez A; McIntosh, Suzanne; Dabravolskaj, Julia; Sajobi, Tolulope T; Doan, Jon
    Abstract Objective There is growing evidence that the well-being of childcare workers has important implications for the care provided to children attending childcare centers. To add to the growing body of research in this area and to lay the groundwork for further research, we report the results of a pilot study examining factors that are associated with the health status of childcare workers in southern Alberta, Canada. The factors examined include: health control, employer’s interest in the childcare worker’s wellbeing, and actions that childcare workers are taking to improve their own health. Results A total of 260 “Workplace Health and Risks Survey 2008” questionnaires were sent to 13 licensed daycare centers in southern Alberta, Canada. Of these, a total of 110 questionnaires were completed by childcare workers at these centers and returned. Regression analysis results show that control over one’s health (Standardized Beta = .504, p < .001), employers’ knowledge of negative effects of stress (Standardized Beta = − .328, p = .017), employers’ interest in employees’ well-being (Standardized Beta = .366, p = .008), and actions that are planned to be taken to improve or maintain health in the future (Standardized Beta = .231, p = .005) are all significant predictors of health status among childcare workers.