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Kalpana Nair, PhD

Research Associate, McMaster University
Verified email at mcmaster.ca
Cited by 1428

What patients want to know about their medications. Focus group study of patient and clinician perspectives.

K Nair, L Dolovich, A Cassels, J McCormack… - Canadian Family …, 2002 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To describe what patients want to know about their medications and how they
currently access information. To describe how physicians and pharmacists respond to patients…

Preparing for patient partnership: a scoping review of patient partner engagement and evaluation in research

M Bird, C Ouellette, C Whitmore, L Li, K Nair… - Health …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Realizing patient partnership in research requires a shift from patient participation
in ancillary roles to engagement as contributing members of research teams. While …

Patients' consent preferences for research uses of information in electronic medical records: interview and survey data

DJ Willison, K Keshavjee, K Nair, C Goldsmith… - Bmj, 2003 - bmj.com
Objectives: To assess patients9 preferred method of consent for the use of information from
electronic medical records for research. Design: Interviews and a structured survey of …

Patients' adherence to osteoporosis therapy: exploring the perceptions of postmenopausal women

…, L Dolovich, J Adachi, AM Sawka, S Burns, K Nair… - Canadian Family …, 2008 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To explore the experiences and perceptions of postmenopausal women
regarding strategies to improve adherence to osteoporosis therapy. DESIGN Qualitative, mixed …

[HTML][HTML] It's all about relationships: A qualitative study of health researchers' perspectives of conducting interdisciplinary health research

KM Nair, L Dolovich, K Brazil, P Raina - BMC Health Services Research, 2008 - Springer
Background Interdisciplinary research has been promoted as an optimal research paradigm
in the health sciences, yet little is known about how researchers experience …

Interprofessional and integrated care of the elderly in a family health team

…, C Patterson, J White, ST House, JJ Riva, K Nair… - Canadian Family …, 2012 - cfp.ca
Problem addressed Family physicians provide most of the care for the frail elderly population,
but many challenges and barriers can lead to difficulties with fragmented, ineffective, and …

Do patients' expectations influence their use of medications?: Qualitative study

L Dolovich, K Nair, C Sellors, L Lohfeld, A Lee… - Canadian Family …, 2008 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether patients’ expectations influence how they take their
medications by looking at the expectations patients have of their medications and the factors that …

[HTML][HTML] Health TAPESTRY: co-designing interprofessional primary care programs for older adults using the persona-scenario method

…, J Longaphy, J Ploeg, G Agarwal, D Oliver, K Nair… - BMC family …, 2019 - Springer
Background Working with patients and health care providers to co-design health interventions
is gaining global prominence. While co-design of interventions is important for all patients, …

[HTML][HTML] “I take what I think works for me”: a qualitative study to explore patient perception of diabetes treatment benefits and risks

KM Nair, MAH Levine, LH Lohfeld… - Journal of Population …, 2007 - jptcp.com
Background Diabetes is impacting more and more people each year. A key aspect of
disease management is patient adherence to prescribed treatments. Treatment adherence is …

Patients' consent preferences regarding the use of their health information for research purposes: a qualitative study

K Nair, D Willison, A Holbrook… - Journal of Health …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To explore the consent preferences of patients whose health data are currently
being used for research purposes. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with …