Pauline Paul, University of Alberta

Research

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Latest papers

The Roles and Contributions of Informatics Nurses in Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Study.
Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN · 2026 · senior author
From Moral Commitment to Systemic Neglect: Health System Perspectives on Preconception Care in Ethiopia From Healthcare Workers, Leaders, and Policymakers.
Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) · 2026
Perceived Impacts and Predictors of Cannabis Products Used by Patients with Rheumatologic Conditions in Alberta, Canada: A Multivariable Analysis of Cross-Sectional Survey Data.
Arthritis care & research · 2026

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Adapting Rehabilitation Delivery for Maximum Impact at Home-2 (ReDI-2): A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Comparing Virtual Individual Physical Therapy (IPT) and Group-based PT (GPT) to each other and to Usual Arthritis Care for Rural Albertans living with Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$937,126
Using Digital Health to Better Serve Rural Albertans living with Shoulder Pathology: Alberta's Remote Management of ShoUlders Program (ARMS UP)
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,999,970
Preoperative e-Health to Prepare for Elective Total Joint Replacement Surgery: The Prep@Home Randomized Feasibility Trial
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

28 publications.

01

The Roles and Contributions of Informatics Nurses in Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Study.

Kleib M, Darko E, Strudwick G, Shaben T, Paul P

Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1097/cin.0000000000001469 PMID: 41631316

02

From Moral Commitment to Systemic Neglect: Health System Perspectives on Preconception Care in Ethiopia From Healthcare Workers, Leaders, and Policymakers.

Aynalem YA, Paul P, Lassi ZS, Meherali S

Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1111/phn.70164 PMID: 42518310

03

Perceived Impacts and Predictors of Cannabis Products Used by Patients with Rheumatologic Conditions in Alberta, Canada: A Multivariable Analysis of Cross-Sectional Survey Data.

Zhang S, Lowe SAJ, Sun F, Jones A, Turk T, Olson J, Paul P, Yamamoto S, Kolewaski L, Yacyshyn E, Sadowski CA

Arthritis care & research2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1002/acr.80071 PMID: 42045789

04

Perspectives on preconception care in Ethiopia: Social, cultural, and structural determinants.

Aynalem YA, Paul P, S Lassi Z, Meherali S

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0351142 PMID: 42247390

05

Preconception Care: A Concept Analysis of an Evolving Paradigm.

Aynalem YA, Paul P, Olson J, Lassi ZS, Meherali S

Journal of advanced nursing202510 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16711 PMID: 39791592

06

Understanding preconception care: a scoping review of knowledge, attitudes and practices among reproductive age individuals, healthcare workers and stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries.

Aynalem YA, Paul P, Kung JY, Hussain A, Lassi Z, Meherali S

BMJ open20257 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099143 PMID: 40578880

07

Global Nursing Offices in Academia as a Strategy to Advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Historical Case Study.

Salma J, Hussain A, Paul P

International nursing review20251 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/inr.70104 PMID: 40939102

08

The development of a cannabis risk assessment tool for patients with rheumatologic conditions: a Delphi study

Tarek Turk, Kaitlyn E. Watson, Heba A. T. Aref, Dimple Patel, C Allyson Jones, Joanne Olson, Pauline Paul, Cheryl A Sadowski, Elaine Yacyshyn

Clinical Rheumatology2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10067-025-07807-z PMID: 41345331

09

Nurses' perceptions of the dynamics and impacts of teamwork with physicians in labour and delivery.

Gleddie M, Stahlke S, Paul P

Journal of interprofessional care2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2018.1562422 PMID: 30596305

10

Development and evaluation of shared decision-making tools in rheumatology: A scoping review

Heba A. T. Aref, Tarek Turk, Ruhee Dhanani, Andrew Xiao, Joanne Olson, Pauline Paul, Liz Dennett, Elaine Yacyshyn, Cheryl A Sadowski

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism202411 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152432 PMID: 38554593

Adapting Rehabilitation Delivery for Maximum Impact at Home-2 (ReDI-2): A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Comparing Virtual Individual Physical Therapy (IPT) and Group-based PT (GPT) to each other and to Usual Arthritis Care for Rural Albertans living with Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Beaupre, Lauren; Jones, Catherine A

Keywords: Digital Health; Exercise; Osteoarthritis; Physical Activity; Physical Therapy; Self-Management

$937,126

Using Digital Health to Better Serve Rural Albertans living with Shoulder Pathology: Alberta's Remote Management of ShoUlders Program (ARMS UP)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: THINC Impl. Science Team Grants - Rural, Remote/Northern Communities

Principal investigators: Beaupre, Lauren; Finseth, Elaine; Eubank, Breda H; Ferguson-Pell, Martin W; Sheps, David M

Keywords: Implementation Science; Mixed Methods; Musculoskeletal; Rural Healthcare Disparity; Shoulder; Telehealth

$1,999,970

Preoperative e-Health to Prepare for Elective Total Joint Replacement Surgery: The Prep@Home Randomized Feasibility Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Beaupre, Lauren; Jones, Catherine A

Keywords: Arthritis; E-Health; Feasibility; Mental Health; Randomized Clinical Trial; Self-Management; Total Hip Replacement Surgery; Total Knee Replacement Surgery

$100,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke, Brain Canada and the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Frequent collaborators

Faculty of Nursing
Nursing
School of Public Health
Department of Medicine
Physical Therapy
Ethnography
Department of Physical Therapy
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Ashley Hyde

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The Roles and Contributions of Informatics Nurses in Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Study.

From Moral Commitment to Systemic Neglect: Health System Perspectives on Preconception Care in Ethiopia From Healthcare Workers, Leaders, and Policymakers.

Perceived Impacts and Predictors of Cannabis Products Used by Patients with Rheumatologic Conditions in&#xa0;Alberta, Canada: A Multivariable Analysis of Cross-Sectional Survey Data.

Perspectives on preconception care in Ethiopia: Social, cultural, and structural determinants.

Preconception Care: A Concept Analysis of an Evolving Paradigm.

Understanding preconception care: a scoping review of knowledge, attitudes and practices among reproductive age individuals, healthcare workers and stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries.

Global Nursing Offices in Academia as a Strategy to Advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Historical Case Study.

The development of a cannabis risk assessment tool for patients with rheumatologic conditions: a Delphi study

Nurses' perceptions of the dynamics and impacts of teamwork with physicians in labour and delivery.

Development and evaluation of shared decision-making tools in rheumatology: A scoping review

Adapting Rehabilitation Delivery for Maximum Impact at Home-2 (ReDI-2): A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Comparing Virtual Individual Physical Therapy (IPT) and Group-based PT (GPT) to each other and to Usual Arthritis Care for Rural Albertans living with Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis.

Using Digital Health to Better Serve Rural Albertans living with Shoulder Pathology: Alberta's Remote Management of ShoUlders Program (ARMS UP)

Preoperative e-Health to Prepare for Elective Total Joint Replacement Surgery: The Prep@Home Randomized Feasibility Trial

Frequent collaborators

Joanne Olson

Manal Kleib

Salima Meherali

Elaine Yacyshyn

Allyson Jones

Sherry Dahlke

Cheryl Sadowski

Zohra Lassi

Amber Hussain

Solina Richter

Shelby Yamamoto

Christy Raymond

Jude Spiers

Deirdre Jackman

Barbara Gibson

Olga Petrovskaya

Jordana Salma

Devidas Menon

Patrick Chiu

Karin Olson

Ashley Hyde

Perceived Impacts and Predictors of Cannabis Products Used by Patients with Rheumatologic Conditions in Alberta, Canada: A Multivariable Analysis of Cross-Sectional Survey Data.