NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Farrow, Sarah
Licensed Year(s): 2017
Summary: The primary objective of the study is to determine whether there is an association between respiratory burden and aspiration (swallowing dysfunction) in Inuit and First Nation’s children, living in the Canadian North. Aspiration will be determined on the basis of Video Fluoroscopic Swallowing Study. The primary outcome in the study will be number of admissions for lower respiratory tract infection...

Principal Investigator: Moffitt, Pertice M
Licensed Year(s): 2017
Summary: The objectives of this research project are to: 1. conduct retrospective chart audits to provide epidemiological data on breastfeeding initiation and duration rates; 2. conduct focus group meetings with grandmothers and great-grandmothers to learn about past practices and traditional knowledge about caring for babies; 3. conduct semi-structured interviews with mothers to learn about the determi...

Principal Investigator: Scott, Shannon D
Licensed Year(s): 2017
Summary: The purpose of the study is to work with parents to develop, refine, and evaluate the usability of arts-based, digital knowledge translation videos, specifically three whiteboard animation videos and an interactive infographic, for parents of children who have otitis media, fever, or receiving needle pokes. A mixed method design will be used to determine the usability of knowledge translation (...

Principal Investigator: Lennie, Fraser M
Licensed Year(s): 2017
Summary: I hope this research will ultimately result in: 1. The implementation of evidence-based leadership practices to create an environment that supports the increased reporting of medication errors by nurses. 2. An increased reporting of medication errors by nurses at the Hospital. 3. Conformity with Accreditation Canada Qmentum standards. 4. A practice environment that promotes safe medication ad...

Principal Investigator: Campbell, Natalie G.
Licensed Year(s): 2017
Summary: The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority - Fort Smith Region offers a youth-focused option for adolescents accessing health and mental health care, support, and services called The Health Café, located in a less intimidating, more comfortable environment - at the local high school. It is hoped that studying the evolution of The Health Café through the perspective of the provi...

Principal Investigator: Janssen, Patricia A
Licensed Year(s): 2017 2014 2013 2012
Summary: The objective is to compare the outcomes from the perinatal database at the Fort Smith midwifery service (2005-2012) to the outcomes of women using the midwifery services in Nunavik (2005-2012) and to women who transferred from Hay River to Yellowknife to deliver their babies. These outcomes include data pertaining to utilization of the maternity service by the women in the community, perinatal ou...

Principal Investigator: Liddy, Clare
Licensed Year(s): 2016
Summary: This research is a study looking at wait time 1, the length of time between the date a patient is referred to a specialist and the date they actually see the specialist, for primary care across Canada. In the Northwest Territories, the research team will quantify wait time 1 and also answer the research question “What are the costs of delayed medical referrals in Canada’s Northwest Territories?...

Principal Investigator: Pearce, Tristan D
Licensed Year(s): 2016 2015 2014
Summary: The purpose of the research is to study the meaning and experience of food and food security in Ulukhaktok. The main objectives are to: 1) document how Inuit define the concepts of "food", "food insecurity" and "health"; 2) examine patterns of country food consumption and sharing; and, 3) identify local knowledge of new species of wildlife important for subsistence. Sharing network interviews (...

Principal Investigator: Lines, Laurie-Ann
Licensed Year(s): 2016
Summary: The main objective of this research is to understand Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) youths’ perceptions of health meaning and agency within their community, environment, and in future health research, contextualized by community members. Capturing a relevant and appropriate understanding of health meaning and current issues will lead to more effective health programming in these communitie...

Principal Investigator: Wagner, Anne
Licensed Year(s): 2016
Summary: To explore the attitudes, beliefs and experiences of service users related to STBBI-related (sexually transmitted and blood-born infection-related) services as well as sexual health services in Canada, and to explore the primary barriers and facilitators to positive experiences. The proposed study consists of a collection of focus groups across Canada to determine the attitudes, beliefs and exp...