Partnering With Transgender and Gender Diverse Communities In Research
Sep 03, 2024Transgender and gender diverse people face more barriers to getting the care they need due to a lack of health research. This study gathers information by partnering with the transgender community to understand their priorities and will provide results to those who serve this group.
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Working from home and insights gained during COVID-19
Aug 23, 2024This research will provide evidence to support workplace and government efforts to help middle-aged or older workers with chronic diseases to stay in the workforce and keep up their productivity.
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Making Arthritis Research Inclusive: 2SLGBTQIA+ Patients Share their Experiences with Arthritis
Oct 13, 2023By learning from the perspectives of an Advisory Committee of community members, patients, clinicians, and researchers who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+, this study aims to to uncover important information to explore in future research to better support the health needs and improve health outcomes for members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
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Effects of Arthritis Medication on Cancer Patients with IA
Sep 13, 2023Immune checkpoint inhibitors activate the immune system to fight cancer treatments but their use is limited by the development of new autoimmune reactions, one of them being inflammatory arthritis. In this study, investigators will conduct a clinical trial comparing short-term use of a TNF alpha inhibitor to usual care to see if this is effective in arthritis remission, preventing long-term…
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Supporting New Leaders in Health Care with the National Cohort Training Program
Sep 08, 2023This research study aims to create a strong community of highly qualified PhD trainees, postdoctoral researchers, and early career researchers to improve healthcare systems that can better meet the needs of Canadians.
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Impact of arthritis medications on the mother and child during pregnancy and beyond
Aug 08, 2023Arthritis can affect people during their childbearing years but there isn't enough data about the impact of medication for the child and mother. This study will use “big data” to analyze British Columbia healthcare records of those women that are pregnant and have arthritis to better inform future treatment decision.
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Mental Health of Parents with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases During Early Child Development
Aug 03, 2023Becoming a parent is a major life event that brings additional challenges to those managing autoimmune rheumatic diseases symptoms (ARDs). This study will advance the limited knowledge base on the mental health of mothers and fathers living with ARDs during the early parenting years to define mental health resources and intervention approaches to better support their needs.
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A Flexible Care Delivery Model for Arthritis (FlexCAre).
Jul 13, 2023The way that patients receive healthcare for their inflammatory arthritis (IA) is outdated and doesn’t meet their needs. This study aims to design an innovative way of delivering care, FlexCAre, that takes advantage of new technology to monitor people's health and deliver care that is tailored to each person's needs.
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Improving Inflammatory Arthritis health services by identifying avoidable hospital visits
Apr 24, 2023Hospitalization and ER visits for rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, and psoriatic arthritis are less common now as a result of better treatment approaches and medications. However, hospital and ER visits by people with conditions like gout, are rising. This project will undertake several activities the improve the way outpatient rheumatology care is delivered to all patients
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Understanding the Cost of Arthritis on Children and their Families
Apr 10, 2023The physical and financial cost of arthritis in children can result in failed or lower education, a future of low paying jobs or unemployment due to disability, and for many poor mental health. This study will explore health-care system costs and impacts on families including financial, education, employment, productivity, well-being and quality of life.
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Moving more helps mobility of older adults with complex health needs
Nov 04, 2022When older adults increased their physical activity, they can help manage their chronic conditions and prevent frailty. This study will adapt and test approaches to the new Canadian 24-hour Movement Guidelines for older adults at an early state of frailty and with chronic conditions.
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Citizen Science: Help find answers
Oct 25, 2022Living with long COVID? Do you wonder how your symptoms compare with others? Do you want to help scientists find answers? Consider taking the Citizen Science Long COVID survey to share your journey and improve the lives of people living with similar health challenges.
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What does it cost our healthcare system when medications are not taken as prescribed?
Jan 18, 2022For medications to work, people need to take them as prescribed. For many, this is a struggle. In Canada, we spent nearly $34 billion on prescription medications in 2019. It is important to understand how medications are being taken in the real world and the cost to our healthcare system when they are not taken as prescribed.
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The Falls Prevention Study
Nov 09, 2021Falls are a major health care problem for older adults and health care systems as they account for 50 per cent of injury-related hospital admissions. There is strong evidence that the Otago Exercise Program can reduce falls in older adults 65+. We are working to help more people continue with this program over time so that they receive maximal benefits.
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Putting healthcare equity under the microscope during covid-19
Nov 18, 2020This research seeks to examine how changes in the use of emergency services during the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the health of First Nation peoples, socially and materially deprived, remote, and older populations.
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Citizen Science: A web portal for patients to transform pain research
Jul 30, 2020Pain affects many people, but it is complex and poorly understood. No one knows more about pain than the people who live with it. Citizen Science is a social movement that gets the public to join forces with health scientists to learn more about pain. By sharing your experiences and theories about pain on the Citizen Science platform, you can…
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What is the real risk of getting COVID-19, and how serious can it be, for British Columbians who are taking medications that affect their immune system?
Jun 23, 2020A population-based study by Arthritis Research Canada will explore the connection between immunosuppressive medications and COVID-19 risk in patients with inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis.
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Understanding the experiences of individuals with immunosuppressive conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic (UNIFIED)
Apr 30, 2020Individuals with rheumatic diseases are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 given their compromised immune systems. Additionally, they are greatly affected by the public health measures (e.g. social distancing, virtual appointments and delayed surgery/ treatments) put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. This study aims to...
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Using Cell Phones and Tablets with Hand Arthritis
Nov 29, 2019People with arthritis in their hands may have difficulty using digital devices such as cell phones, iPads, and tablets. This research is intended to identify the issues and develop solutions to overcome barriers.
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Development of a new life expectancy and quality of life prediction model for Canadians
May 21, 2019Most existing life expectancy calculators predict the risk of death from one condition and a few risk factors. Our website model will consider 64 risk factors to predict death from 270 diseases and injuries. The “Canadian Risk and Health Manager” (CHaRM) will be accessible to physicians, researchers, experts, and potentially made available to the general public.
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MyArthritisGuide: An online tool to support self-management of rheumatoid arthritis
Apr 02, 2019People living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will have access to reliable and clear information to help understand their disease better with the MyArthritisGuide. It’s an interactive website that will provide patients with tailored information to help them make good health decisions and personal choices in the management of their disease.
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Preventing Complications with Improved Physical Activity: Can Self-Monitoring Technologies Help?
Feb 07, 2019Using a Fitbit tracker to monitor a patient’s physical activity to provide feedback and encouragement to achieve their activity goals. This sub-project of the PRECISION study looks at improved physical activity to prevent the medical complications associated with inflammatory skin, joint and bowel diseases.
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PRECISION: Preventing Complications from Inflammatory Skin, Joint and Bowel Conditions
Jul 07, 2016People with inflammatory diseases of the skin, joint, or bowel are now more likely to die from medical complications of the disease than the disease itself, including cardiovascular disease, severe infections, hip fractures, selected cancers, diabetes, and chronic lung disease. This 5-year, $2.5 million research project will develop ways to prevent these complications for more than 5 million Canadians to…
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