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Kara Schick-Makaroff

ResearcherPediatricsUniversity of Alberta

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Kara Schick-Makaroff

Researcher

Pediatrics

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
35 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Publications

177

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Grants

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Research

Diabetes Early Detection And Management End-Stage Kidney Disease Home Dialysis Patient-Reported Outcomes Quality Of Life Health Outcomes Indigenous Peoples

Latest papers

Hearing Loss and Communication Difficulty in Hospital and Hemodialysis Care Settings.
JAMA network open · 2026
Response shifting: a qualitative meta-synthesis on response shift.
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026 · first author
Patterns of social determinants of health and their associations with health indicators: a latent class analysis.
Journal of clinical epidemiology · 2026

All 76 publications

Latest funding

A realist investigation of mental health care for people receiving dialysis and experiencing anxiety
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and Training Program 2.0
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$2,399,987
Prevent and Treat Diabetes for Healthy Living in Indigenous Communities of Alberta (Prev-Treat) program
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$35,000

All 6 grants and awards

76 publications.

Hearing Loss and Communication Difficulty in Hospital and Hemodialysis Care Settings.

Lunney M, Wiebe N, DeBusschere A, Szigety S, Crysdale G, Reid S, Verdin N, Thompson S, Nicholas D, Schick-Makaroff K, Holroyd-Leduc J, Donald M, Straus S, Jenstad L, Sullivan PJ, Howarth T, Evans J, Tonelli M

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.8504 PMID: 42048083

Response shifting: a qualitative meta-synthesis on response shift.

Schick-Makaroff K, Davey AF, Sébille V, Sprangers MAG, Sawatzky R, Response Shift –in Sync Working Group

Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2026First author

DOI: 10.1007/s11136-026-04290-0 PMID: 42250000

Patterns of social determinants of health and their associations with health indicators: a latent class analysis.

Kwon JY, Mehdipour A, Verdam M, Moynihan M, O'Rourke JJ, Kosowan L, Schick-Makaroff K, Sawatzky R

Journal of clinical epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112392 PMID: 42342052

Communication Experiences of Patients With Hearing Loss During Hemodialysis Treatment and the Potential Role of Communication Tools: A Qualitative Study.

DeBusschere A, Lunney M, Reid S, Verdin N, Love S, Crysdale G, Thompson S, Nicholas D, Boulton T, Schick-Makaroff K, Jenstad L, Straus S, Holroyd-Leduc J, Donald M, Sullivan PJ, Howarth T, Evans J, Tonelli M

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2026

DOI: 10.1177/20543581261454470 PMID: 42293165

A Descriptive Comparison of Scoring Methods and Criteria for Evaluating Consensus in Modified Delphi Methods.

Salum M, Schick-Makaroff K, Sawatzky R

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2026

DOI: 10.1177/08445621251414530 PMID: 41610201

The argument-based approach to validity: theory, assumptions, evidence, and consequences.

Hawkins M, Sawatzky R, Weinfurt K, Cartner S, Gill S, Osborne R, Mayo N, Schick-Makaroff K, Sprangers M, Wirth RJ, Elsworth GR, Nolte S

Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11136-026-04194-z PMID: 42250172

Nursing Knowledge in the Care of Patients on Hemodialysis Who Are Living with Depression: An Integrative Review.

Mharapara P, Olson J, Ahmed SB, Schick-Makaroff K

Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association2025Senior author

PMID: 40623233

Postgraduate professional integration programs for nurse practitioners: A scoping review.

Bykowski K, Albers A, Summach A, Schick-Makaroff K

Nurse education today2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106631 PMID: 39978223

Performance of Hearing Test Software Applications to Detect Hearing Loss.

Lunney M, Wiebe N, Howarth T, Jenstad L, DeBusschere A, Crysdale G, Straus S, Schick-Makaroff K, Donald M, Thompson S, Holroyd-Leduc J, Tonelli M

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.2166 PMID: 40146108

Developing and Tailoring a Person-Centred Pathway for Mental Health Care for People Receiving Dialysis.

Schick-Makaroff K, Berendonk C, Salum M, Yoeun P, Wichart J, Armstrong M, Thompson S, Elliott M, Lee L, Smith T, Reintjes F, Fillier D, Klarenbach S, Sawatzky R

Nephron2025First author

DOI: 10.1159/000544058 PMID: 39956103

A realist investigation of mental health care for people receiving dialysis and experiencing anxiety

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Lo, Suet Hang

Keywords: Anxiety; Dialysis; Kidney Failure; Mental Health; Mental Health Care; Mixed-Methods; Person-Centred Statistical Approach; Program Theory Development; Realist Evaluation; Realist Synthesis

$120,000

Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and Training Program 2.0

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Tr. Gr: Health Research Training Platform - Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes

Principal investigators: Alexander, Robert T; Beaucage, Mary B; Burns, Kevin D; Farragher, Janine; Hartwig, Sunny; Ho, Julie; King, Malcolm; Konvalinka, Ana; Levin, Adeera; Madore, François; Pandeya, Sanjay; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Stalker, Leanne; Tennankore, Karthik K

Keywords: Training Grant All Pillars

$2,399,987

Prevent and Treat Diabetes for Healthy Living in Indigenous Communities of Alberta (Prev-Treat) program

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Gr: Diabetes Prevention & Treatment in Indigenous Communities: R&W - LOI

Principal investigators: Bello, Aminu; Crowshoe, Harley; Jindal, Kailash K; Levin, Adeera; Sarin, Christopher; Butalia, Sonia; Crowshoe, Lynden L; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Smith, Mary

Keywords: Diabetes; Early Detection And Management; Health Outcomes; Indigenous Peoples; Primary And Secondary Prevention

$35,000

Systematic-Evaluation-Referral-Treatment for Cardiovascular and Renal Risk in Rural/Remote and Northern Alberta Communities (SMART-CARE)

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bello, Aminu; Braam, Branko; Drummond, Neil A; Jindal, Kailash K; Klarenbach, Scott; Komenda, Paul V; Liddy, Clare E; Ronksley, Paul E; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Scott-Douglas, Nairne

Keywords: Diabetes; Early Detection And Management; Hypertension; Indigenous Communities; Kidney Disease

$88,750

Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Kidney Practice (ePRO Kidney)

Nominated PICIHR2016KRESCENT / CIHR New Investigators

Principal investigators: Schick-Makaroff, Kara L

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes; End-Stage Kidney Disease; Home Dialysis; Patient Reported Experience; Patient-Oriented; Patient-Reported Outcomes; Prospective; Qualitative Inquiry; Quality Of Life

Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Kidney Practice (ePRO Kidney)

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Klarenbach, Scott; Sawatzky, Richard

Keywords: Electronic Collection Of Patient-Reported Outcomes; End-Stage Kidney Disease; Home Dialysis; Mixed Methods; Patient-Oriented Research; Patient-Reported Experience; Patient-Reported Outcomes; Process Evaluation; Quality Of Life

$424,298

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Kara Schick-Makaroff

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Hearing Loss and Communication Difficulty in Hospital and Hemodialysis Care Settings.

Response shifting: a qualitative meta-synthesis on response shift.

Patterns of social determinants of health and their associations with health indicators: a latent class analysis.

Communication Experiences of Patients With Hearing Loss During Hemodialysis Treatment and the Potential Role of Communication Tools: A Qualitative Study.

A Descriptive Comparison of Scoring Methods and Criteria for Evaluating Consensus in Modified Delphi Methods.

The argument-based approach to validity: theory, assumptions, evidence, and consequences.

Nursing Knowledge in the Care of Patients on Hemodialysis Who Are Living with Depression: An Integrative Review.

Postgraduate professional integration programs for nurse practitioners: A scoping review.

Performance of Hearing Test Software Applications to Detect Hearing Loss.

Developing and Tailoring a Person-Centred Pathway for Mental Health Care for People Receiving Dialysis.

A realist investigation of mental health care for people receiving dialysis and experiencing anxiety

Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and Training Program 2.0

Prevent and Treat Diabetes for Healthy Living in Indigenous Communities of Alberta (Prev-Treat) program

Systematic-Evaluation-Referral-Treatment for Cardiovascular and Renal Risk in Rural/Remote and Northern Alberta Communities (SMART-CARE)

Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Kidney Practice (ePRO Kidney)

Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Kidney Practice (ePRO Kidney)

Frequent collaborators

Stephanie Thompson

Richard Sawatzky

Richard Sawatzky

Scott Klarenbach

Marcello Tonelli

Braden Manns

Maoliosa Donald

Laurene Sheilds

Jae-Yung Kwon

David Nicholas

Lorienne Jenstad

Richard Sawatzky

Kailash Jindal

Michael Walsh

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Branko Braam

Tanis Howarth

Patrick Chiu

Marcello Tonelli

Kelli Stajduhar

Sally Thorne

Aminu Bello

Nancy Verdin

David Nicholas

Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham

Kara Schick-Makaroff

Clara Bohm

Istvan Mucsi

Neesh Pannu

Brenda Hemmelgarn

Marjorie MacDonald

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Manuel Escoto

Moumita Barua

Ana Konvalinka

Nairne Scott-Douglas

Erin Keely

Nancy Mayo

Kara Schick-Makaroff

Raj Padwal