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Lynne Lohfeld

Senior Lecturer in Global Public Health, Queen's University of Belfast
Verified email at qub.ac.uk
Cited by 6868

Revisiting the quantitative-qualitative debate: Implications for mixed-methods research

JEM Sale, LH Lohfeld, K Brazil - Quality and quantity, 2002 - Springer
Health care research includes many studies that combine quantitative and qualitative methods.
In this paper, we revisit the quantitative-qualitative debate and review the arguments for …

Effect of a multifaceted intervention on number of antimicrobial prescriptions for suspected urinary tract infections in residents of nursing homes: cluster randomised …

M Loeb, K Brazil, L Lohfeld, A McGeer, A Simor… - Bmj, 2005 - bmj.com
Objective To assess whether a multifaceted intervention can reduce the number of prescriptions
for antimicrobials for suspected urinary tract infections in residents of nursing homes. …

[HTML][HTML] Organization specific predictors of job satisfaction: findings from a Canadian multi-site quality of work life cross-sectional survey

P Krueger, K Brazil, L Lohfeld, HG Edward… - BMC health services …, 2002 - Springer
Background Organizational features can affect how staff view their quality of work life. Determining
staff perceptions about quality of work life is an important consideration for employers …

Extrinsic and intrinsic determinants of quality of work life

D Lewis, K Brazil, P Krueger, L Lohfeld… - Leadership in Health …, 2001 - emerald.com
The objective of this research was to test whether extrinsic, intrinsic or “prior” traits best predict
satisfaction with quality of work life (QWL) in health care. Extrinsic traits are salaries and …

A theory of maternal engagement with public health nurses and family visitors

SM Jack, A DiCenso, L Lohfeld - Journal of advanced nursing, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Home visiting by public health nurses and family visitors is promoted as an
important intervention for enhancing parent and child development. Mothers of children at‐risk …

A global perspective on cardiovascular disease in vulnerable populations

K Yeates, L Lohfeld, J Sleeth, F Morales… - Canadian Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major contributor to the growing public health epidemic
in chronic diseases. Much of the disease and disability burden from CVDs are in people …

Organizational practices and workplace health and safety: A cross-sectional study in manufacturing companies

S Geldart, CA Smith, HS Shannon, L Lohfeld - Safety Science, 2010 - Elsevier
We report the results of a mail questionnaire for 312 manufacturing firms in the province of
Ontario (Canada). We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of workplace level health and …

Caregiving at the end of life: perspectives from spousal caregivers and care recipients

S Jo, K Brazil, L Lohfeld, K Willison - Palliative & Supportive Care, 2007 - cambridge.org
Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the perspectives of both the spousal
caregiver and care recipient on the caregiving experience in home-based palliative care.Methods…

[PDF][PDF] Recertifying as a doctor in Canada: international medical graduates and the journey from entry to adaptation

A Wong, L Lohfeld - Medical education, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Globalisation and severe doctor shortages in many countries have resulted in
increased numbers of international medical graduates (IMGs) in medical training programmes in …

Violence across the lifespan: Interconnections among forms of abuse as described by marginalized Canadian elders and their care-givers

CA Walsh, J Ploeg, L Lohfeld, J Horne… - British Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Elder abuse is recognized as a major problem, with profound effects on the health and
quality of life of older persons. In our aging population, elder abuse represents an escalating …