Richard Sawatzky, University of Alberta

Research

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

Latest papers

Patterns of social determinants of health and their associations with health indicators: a latent class analysis.
Journal of clinical epidemiology · 2026 · senior author
Public understanding of palliative care and preferences for place of end-of-life care and death: A national population-based latent class analysis.
Palliative care and social practice · 2026
The argument-based approach to validity: theory, assumptions, evidence, and consequences.
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026

All 6 publications

Latest funding

A realist investigation of mental health care for people receiving dialysis and experiencing anxiety
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Kidney Practice (ePRO Kidney)
CIHR · 2016 · Principal investigator
$424,298

All 2 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

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 epidemiology2026Senior author

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

02

Public understanding of palliative care and preferences for place of end-of-life care and death: A national population-based latent class analysis.

Larsdotter C, Nyblom S, Imberg H, Sawatzky R, Öhlén J

Palliative care and social practice2026

DOI: 10.1177/26323524261474030 PMID: 42539778

03

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

04

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 rehabilitation2026Senior author

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

05

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 infirmieres2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08445621251414530 PMID: 41610201

06

Adaptation, further development and evaluation of the measurement properties of the person-centred community care inventory (PERCCI-S) for use in the Swedish municipal health care system.

Larsen T, Sawatzky R, Wijk H, Wikström E, Wolf A

BMC health services research2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13178-7 PMID: 40739520

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

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

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Project 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.

Frequent collaborators

School of Nursing
Pediatrics
Nursing
Medicine/Nephrology
Clinical Epidemiology
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Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Richard Sawatzky

Faculty

6 shared papers, latest 2026

Richard Sawatzky

School of Nursing

6 shared papers, latest 2026

Kara Schick-Makaroff

Pediatrics

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Kara Schick-Makaroff

Medicine/Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Jae-Yung Kwon

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Nancy Mayo

Clinical Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Kara Schick-Makaroff

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Electronic Collection Of Patient-Reported Outcomes Dear Professor Sawatzky, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Patterns of social determinants of health and their associations with health indicators: a latent class analysis." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]