Browsing Pharmacy by Author "Mercer, Kathryn"
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Acceptance of Commercially Available Wearable Activity Trackers Among Adults Aged Over 50 and With Chronic Illness: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation
Mercer, Kathryn; Grindrod, Kelly; Schneider, Eric; Li, Melissa; Chilana, Parmit; Giangregorio, Lora M. (JMIR Mhealth Uhealth., 2016-01-27)Background: Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior increase the risk of chronic illness and death. The newest generation of “wearable” activity trackers offers potential as a multifaceted intervention to help people ... -
Behavior Change Techniques Present in Wearable Activity Trackers: A Critical Analysis
Mercer, Kathryn; Burns, Catherine; Giangregorio, Lora M.; Li, Melissa; Grindrod, Kelly (JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2016-04-27)Background: Wearable activity trackers are promising as interventions that offer guidance and support for increasing physical activity and health-focused tracking. Most adults do not meet their recommended daily activity ... -
Communicating health information in primary care: a multidisciplinary exploration of patient, pharmacist, and physician decision-making
Mercer, Kathryn (University of Waterloo, 2019-06-27)Research has yet to clearly define how health care professionals’ (HCPs) use and sharing of information influences how health decisions are made, both independently and collaboratively. Similarly, the manner in which ... -
Exploring the role of teams and technology in patients' medication decision making
Mercer, Kathryn; Guirguis, Lisa; Burns, Catherine; Chin, Jessie; Dogba, Maman Joyce; Dolovich, Lisa; Guénette, Line; Jenkins, Laurie; Légaré, France; McKinnon, Annette; McMurray, Josephine; Waked, Khrystine; Grindrod, Kelly (Elsevier, 2019-03)We know little about how electronic health records (EHRs) should be designed to help patients, pharmacists, and physicians participate in interprofessional shared decision making. We used a qualitative approach to understand ... -
“My pharmacist”: Creating and maintaining relationship between physicians and pharmacists in primary care settings
Mercer, Kathryn; Neiterman, Elena; Guirguis, Lisa; Burns, Catherine; Grindrod, Kelly (Elsevier, 2020-01)Background Pharmacists and physicians are being increasingly encouraged to adopt a collaborative approach to patient care, and delivery of health services. Strong collaboration between pharmacists and physicians is known ... -
Physician and Pharmacist Medication Decision-Making in the Time of Electronic Health Records: Mixed-Methods Study
Mercer, Kathryn; Burns, Catherine; Guirguis, Lisa; Chin, Jessie; Dogba, Maman Joyce; Dolovich, Lisa; Guénette, Line; Jenkins, Laurie; Légaré, France; McKinnon, Annette; McMurray, Josephine; Waked, Khrystine; Grindrod, Kelly (JMIR, 2018-07)Background: Primary care needs to be patient-centered, integrated, and interprofessional to help patients with complex needs manage the burden of medication-related problems. Considering the growing problem of polypharmacy, ... -
Using a collaborative research approach to develop an interdisciplinary research agenda for the study of mobile health interventions for older adults.
Grindrod, Kelly; Baskerville, Neill; Giangregorio, Lora M.; Tomasson Goodwin, Jill; Sadat Rezai, Leila; Mercer, Kathryn; Burns, Catherine; Chang, Feng (JMIR Mhealth Uhealth., 2015-02-10)Background: Seniors with chronic diseases are often called on to self-manage their conditions. Mobile health (mHealth) tools may be a useful strategy to help seniors access health information at the point of decision-making, ...