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Richard Sawatzky

ResearcherUniversity of British Columbia

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Richard Sawatzky

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
50 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 20 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2019.

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Research

Caregiver Caregiving Responsibilities Culture Economic Evaluation Gender Health Utility Patient-Oriented Research Policies

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
A Descriptive Comparison of Scoring Methods and Criteria for Evaluating Consensus in Modified Delphi Methods.
The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026 · senior author
Development and validation of an enhanced PERCCI-S (PERCCI-S-Rev) for measuring person-centred home-based primary care.
Frontiers in health services · 2026

All 110 publications

Latest funding

Care, Health, Economics, and Society: Spillover Effects of Caregiving in Canada
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Improving outcomes for high-cost health services users: A program of patient-oriented health economics research
CIHR · 2019 · Supervisor
$155,000
A population-based analysis of multi-disciplinary rheumatology nursing care for people with complex rheumatic diseases.
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$271,397

All 7 grants and awards

110 publications.

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

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

Development and validation of an enhanced PERCCI-S (PERCCI-S-Rev) for measuring person-centred home-based primary care.

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

Frontiers in health services2026

DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2026.1766556 PMID: 41836910

Impact of response shift on change in patient-reported outcomes: a systematic review.

Verdam MGE, Kwon JY, Russell L, 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/s11136-026-04307-8 PMID: 42295490

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

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

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

Correction: Impact of response shift on change in patient-reported outcomes: a systematic review.

Verdam MGE, Kwon JY, Russell L, 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/s11136-026-04329-2 PMID: 42645573

Longitudinal trajectories of healthcare costs among high-need high-cost patients: a population-based retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada

Trenaman L, Guh D, McGrail K, Karim ME, Sawatzky R, Bryan S, Li LC, Parker M, Wheeler K, Harrison M

BMJ Open20253 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089693

Person-centred care as an evolving field of research: a scoping review.

Forsgren E, Feldthusen C, Wallström S, Thunström L, Kullman L, Sawatzky R, Öhlén J

Frontiers in health services2025

DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2025.1534178 PMID: 40255265

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Richard Sawatzky

Research

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

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

Development and validation of an enhanced PERCCI-S (PERCCI-S-Rev) for measuring person-centred home-based primary care.

Impact of response shift on change in patient-reported outcomes: a systematic review.

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

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

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

Correction: Impact of response shift on change in patient-reported outcomes: a systematic review.

Longitudinal trajectories of healthcare costs among high-need high-cost patients: a population-based retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada

Person-centred care as an evolving field of research: a scoping review.

Care, Health, Economics, and Society: Spillover Effects of Caregiving in Canada

Improving outcomes for high-cost health services users: A program of patient-oriented health economics research

A population-based analysis of multi-disciplinary rheumatology nursing care for people with complex rheumatic diseases.

Listening to voices not often heard: An exploration of research needs of South Asian knee replacement patients

Development and validation of Canadian health literacy measurement tool for chronic disease management

Moving from Moral Distress to Moral Action in Intensive Care Units

Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement in the Context of Primary Health Care Reform: A Systematic Review and Expedited Knowledge Synthesis

Frequent collaborators

Richard Sawatzky

Kara Schick-Makaroff

Jae-Yung Kwon

Kelli Stajduhar

Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham

Barbara Pesut

Richard Sawatzky

Scott Klarenbach

Stirling Bryan

Sally Thorne

Jennifer Baumbusch

Stephanie Thompson

Tolulope Sajobi

Sara Ahmed

Nancy Mayo

Doris Barwich

Kara Schick-Makaroff

Jacek Kopec

Wei Zhang

Carolyn Tayler

Hubert Wong

Kamyar Keramatian

Aynharan Sinnarajah

Eman Hassan

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Manuel Escoto

Leah Lambert

Rajiv Gandhi