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ArticleHealth promotion international2022

Achieving holistic, quality-of-life focused care: description of a Compassion Care Community initiative in Canada.

Michelle Howard, Kathryn Pfaff, Deborah Sattler, Lisa Dolovich, Denise Marshall, Merrick Zwarenstein, Ross Upshur

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Article in Health promotion international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Michelle HowardDepartment of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8127-5492
Kathryn PfaffFaculty of Nursing, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9124-0365
Deborah SattlerWindsor-Essex Compassionate Care Community, Windsor, Canada.
Lisa DolovichDepartment of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0061-6783
Denise MarshallDepartment of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Merrick ZwarensteinDepartment of Family Medicine, Western University, London, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0162-7027
Ross UpshurDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1128-0557
McMaster University · CAUniversity of Toronto · CAUniversity of Windsor · CAWestern University · CA

Funding

Greenshield Canada Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The compassionate community movement as both a public health approach and a social model of care for various life stages is gaining traction in Canada and elsewhere. One example is the Windsor-Essex Compassion Care Community (WECCC), an evidence-based model and set of tools to improve the quality of life, health and wellness of vulnerable and aging populations by identifying and addressing upstream and downstream social and other risks to physical and mental health. This paper presents findings from the WECCC pilot evaluation. The WECCC initiative provided one-on-one volunteer-supported quality of life assessment, resource navigation and goals support program (Catalyzing Community Connections). This was augmented with public education sessions on social connection and loneliness (Importance of Being Connected) for the broader population. The RE-AIM framework was used to frame evaluation of WECCC through the first 4 years. Questionnaires were used to evaluate participant outcomes related to implementation and effectiveness. Interviews and focus groups were completed to understand impacts. From 2017 to 2020, WECCC has engaged over 2,500 individuals, 65 organizations and 400 volunteers combined in both programs. Nearly all (82% to 95%) participants reported positive changes to health, quality of life and/or social connections. This developmental phase of a compassionate community initiative has allowed piloting of an evaluation framework focusing on reach, adoption, implementation and early signals of effectiveness and maintenance. This demonstration provides information on feasibility, acceptability and potential impacts of this type of over-arching community initiative.

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EmpathyQuality of LifeCanadaHumansLonelinessSurveys and Questionnaireshealth promotionpopulation surveillancequality of lifesocial isolationvolunteers

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PMID35788299
PMCPMC9255928
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