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Ruta K Valaitis

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Professor EmeritusNursingMcMaster University

Research

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140 publications.

01

Effectiveness of the Aging, Community and Health Research Unit’s Community Partnership Program (ACHRU-CPP) for Older Adults with Diabetes and Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Multi-Site, Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

Fisher K, Ploeg J, Markle-Reid M, Valaitis R, Ganann R, Chambers T, Gruneir A, Légaré F, Montelpare W, Northwood M

Health2026
02

A Multi-site Qualitative Study to Explore and Understand Barriers and Enablers Indigenous Community Members Experience When Accessing Health and Social Services

Rankin A, Baumann A, Downey B, Valaitis R, Montour A, Bourque Bearskin D

International Journal of Indigenous Health20253 citations
03

“When you’re in the office, it means you managed to get somewhere”: An interpretive descriptive study of the perceptions of adolescents accessing primary care for mental health services

De Panfilis L, Ganann R, Mulvale G, NP-PHC NT, Valaitis R

Health Care Transitions20253 citationsSenior author
04

Bridging the Gap of Indigenous Health Inequity

Rankin A, Baumann A, Downey B, Valaitis R, Mandy P, Montour A, Bourque Bearskin D

International Journal of Indigenous Health2025
05

Two-Eyed Seeing Application in Research Analysis: An Integrative Review

Rankin A, Baumann A, Downey B, Valaitis R, Montour A, Mandy P, Bearskin DB

International Journal of Qualitative Methods202316 citations
06

Older adults’ experiences and perceived impacts of the Aging, Community and Health Research Unit-Community Partnership Program (ACHRU-CPP) for diabetes self-management in Canada: a qualitative descriptive study

Yous M-L, Ganann R, Ploeg J, Markle-Reid M, Northwood M, Fisher K, Valaitis R, Chambers T, Montelpare W, Légaré F

BMJ Open202314 citations
07

Enhancing Physical and Community MoBility in OLDEr Adults with Health Inequities Using CommuNity Co-Design (EMBOLDEN): Results of an Environmental Scan

Newbold KB, Valaitis R, Phillips S, Alvarez E, Neil-Sztramko S, Sihota D, Tandon M, Nadarajah A, Wang A, Moore C

Canadian Journal of Geriatrics20238 citationsOpen Access
08

Health TAPESTRY Ontario: A Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial Testing Implementation and Reproducibility

Mangin D, Lamarche L, Oliver D, Blackhouse G, Bomze S, Borhan S, Carr T, Clark R, Datta J, Dolovich L

Annals of Family Medicine20232 citationsOpen Access
09

A Multiphase Mixed Methods Study on the Integration of a Population Health Approach in Sexual Health Programs and Services in Ontario Public Health Units

Frost L, Valaitis R, Jack SM, Butt M, Akhtar-Danesh N

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research20232 citations
10

Influences on the uptake of a population health approach to sexual health programs in Ontario public health units: a qualitative descriptive study

Frost L, Valaitis R, Butt M, Jack SM, Akhtar-Danesh N

Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften20231 citationsOpen Access
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