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Prioritizing Chronic Disease Research in Rural BC

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Chronic diseases research priorities in Northern BC: patients, caregivers, practitioners

Health Areas
Kidney Disease, Heart Disease, Rural Health, Cholesterol, Pulmonary Conditions, Blood Pressure, COPD, Colorectal Cancer, Depression, Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Other General Health , Asthma, Patient-initiated research, Other Bones, Joints, Muscles, Stroke, Other Mental Health , Rheumatoid Arthritis, Diabetes – Prediabetes, Osteoarthritis, Environmental factors, Coronary Artery Disease , Body Weight Control

Study Purpose
Do you live with or care for someone with two or more chronic medical conditions? We want to hear from you about your priorities for health research. A randomly selected portion of the participants who complete the e-survey will be invited to participate in focus groups to gather views on priorities for lifestyle change research. Use this link to participate: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/lifestyle_change_northernbc

Details
The purpose of this project is to generate research priorities for lifestyle behavior changes such as physical activity, sedentary time or diet, identified by caregivers and adults (19+ years old) diagnosed with chronic diseases, as well as healthcare providers, living and working in northern, rural, and remote BC communities.

Location
Cariboo
North Coast and Nechako
Northeast

Eligibility
Age: 19 Years – 110 Years Old
Accepting Healthy Volunteers: Yes

From Our Community

Jeanette Foreman

Northwest Quality Improvement Lead, Quality and Innovation, Northern Health

Jeanette Forman

PVN has really helped us engage with patient partners to improve health services at Northern Health.  It is more and more becoming the norm to include patients in the design, delivery and evaluation of health services.  PVN education and supports, involving patient partners, have enabled us to develop the capacity to include the patient voice to make care better and achieve better health outcomes.