Ongoing studies
PhD
Isabelle Auclair
| Project title | Favoriser la participation des proches dans les soins de fin de vie de personnes âgées : développement, mise à l’essai et évaluation d’une intervention en centre d'hébergement |
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| Year | 2020 — |
| Supervisor / Co-supervisor | Anne Bourbonnais, Faculté des sciences infirmières (supervisor) Maryse Soulières, École de travail social, Faculté des arts et sciences (co-supervisor) |
| isabelle.auclair.2@umontreal.ca | |
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| Project summary | 18% of older adults living in long-term care homes (LTCH) require end-of-life care yearly. To optimize this type of care, one of nurses’ role is providing support to relatives, including by exploring their needs for involvement at the end-of-life. The scope of this involvement is wide, relatives can obtain information, be present and participate in care. Considering the lack of interventions to promote this involvement and to put it forward, the aim of this study is to develop, implement and evaluate an intervention promoting the involvement of relatives in end-of-life care in LTCH. |
Cecilia Leon Palomino
| Project title | Approche d'intervention pour la gestion des risques de crises organisationnelles liées à des problèmes de qualité de soins en centre d'hébergement: Une recherche-action |
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| Year | 2023 — |
| Supervisor | Anne Bourbonnais, Faculté des sciences infirmières |
| cecilia.del.rosario.leon.palomino@umontreal.ca | |
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| Project summary | The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront the challenges that long-term care homes encounter when dealing with a crisis that undermines the quality of care, highlighting their lack of preparedness for such situations. It is imperative to develop tools that can prevent and proactively address these potential crises. Hence, the aim of this study is to develop and assess a crisis prevention and management program (CPMP) specifically tailored to long-term care homes, with a focus on upholding the residents' safety by effectively and promptly managing these crises. |
Bich-Lien Nguyen
| Project title | Les pratiques quotidiennes entourant la relocalisation de personnes âgées hospitalisées en centre d’hébergement – une ethnographie institutionnelle |
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| Year | 2022 — |
| Supervisor / Co-supervisor | Anne Bourbonnais, Faculté des sciences infirmières (supervisor) Boris H.J.M. Brummans, Département de communication, Faculté des arts et sciences (co-supervisor) |
| bich.lien.nguyen@umontreal.ca | |
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| Project summary | An older person with a loss of functional independence following hospitalization could be faced with relocation to a long-term care center (CHSLD). This transition is often unexpected and can have significant consequences for the person and the loved ones. Few studies have documented the influence of the health care system on these transitions, sometimes repeated, for these older people. This study will therefore use an institutional ethnography design which will aim to shed light on the sociologically structured and regulated processes of an institution and how they influence daily practices during these transitions. |
Vincent Thériault
| Project title | Les expériences morales liées à la pratique de l’administration dissimulée de médicaments en CHSLD : une ethnographie herméneutique |
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| Year | 2022 — |
| Supervisor / Co-supervisor | Anne Bourbonnais, Faculté des sciences infirmières (supervisor) Bryn Williams-Jones, Département de médecine sociale et préventive, École de santé publique (co-supervisor) |
| vincent.theriault.2@umontreal.ca | |
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| Project summary | A common practice of nurses working in long-term care homes is to conceal medication in food and administer it to residents without their knowledge. In addition to potentially prejudicing residents, this practice raises questions for nurses who may feel caught between their duty to care and their duty to protect fundamental rights. The aim of this study will be to understand covert drug administration in these settings and the experiences of those involved, as well as to explore approaches to care that might reconcile the clinical, legal, and ethical concerns associated with this practice. |
Phenpitcha Tinkaew
| Project title | The lived experiences of advance care planning engagement in Thai older adults with end-stage kidney disease |
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| Year | 2022 — |
| Supervisor/ Co-supervisors | Kittikorn Nilmanat (supervisor) Kantaporn Yodchai (co-supervisor) Anne Bourbonnais, (co-supervisor, since 2024) |
| phenpitcha.t@psu.ac.th | |
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| Project summary | Advance care planning (ACP) for Thai older adults with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is challenging. ACP aims to understand the person’s values and preferences for future end-of-life care. In Thailand, nurses perceived that ACP in older adults is more complicated than in others because patients have never had severe symptoms and may not realize the importance of ACP. Furthermore, Thai people believe that talking about death is taboo, which makes it hard to talk about ACP. Therefore, a phenomenological study is conducted to understand in depth the lived experience of older people related to this phenomenon. |
Master
Xin Yi (Justine) Wu
| Project title | Une ethnographie critique pour comprendre la pratique infirmière à l’égard des bénévoles en centre d’hébergement |
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| Year | 2023- |
| Supervisor | Anne Bourbonnais, Faculté des sciences infirmières |
| xin.yi.wu@umontreal.ca | |
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| Project summary | In long-term care homes, staff shortages and the social isolation of older people reflect an organizational culture that does not adequately meet their needs. In this context, studies report that the involvement of volunteers promotes better psychosocial health among residents and reduces the workload of staff. However, the integration of volunteers is challenging as the commitment and support of nurses vary. Through critical ethnography, the aim of this project is to understand nursing practice about the integration of volunteers in the socio-cultural context of long-term care homes. |