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Abigail Wickson-Griffiths

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Associate ProfessorUniversity of Regina

Abigail Wickson-Griffiths

Associate Professor

University of Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Publications

281

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Research

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Latest papers

Enacting compassionate care at the end-of-life in long-term care: a qualitative interpretive study
BMC Palliative Care · 2026
Exploring contemporary views on Green Care Farms from a Canadian perspective
BMC Geriatrics · 2026
“Help with rowing the boat”: Implementing and evaluating the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care program in four Canadian provinces
Palliative Care · 2025

All 21 publications

Latest funding

Capacity building of HeAlthcare providers to promote health education for chRonic disease management for oldEr adults in Canada (CARE)
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$962
Challenging the Status Quo: Implementing Green Care Farms in Canada to Enhance Quality of Life for Persons with Dementia
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$249,750
In-Touch: Implementation of a person-centered palliative care iNtervention To imprOve comfort, QUality of Life and social engagement of people with advanced dementia in Care Homes
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$250,000

All 3 grants and awards

21 publications.

Enacting compassionate care at the end-of-life in long-term care: a qualitative interpretive study

Lucchese S, Magcalas J, Sussman T, Hunter PV, Wickson-Griffiths A, Thompson G, Venturato L, Rivas VM, Kaasalainen S

BMC Palliative Care2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-026-02040-0

Exploring contemporary views on Green Care Farms from a Canadian perspective

Harris JM, Yous M-L, Ling T, Smith A, Hunter PV, Wickson-Griffiths A, Innes A, Campbell M, Chaudhury H, Dong T

BMC Geriatrics2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-026-07512-9

“Help with rowing the boat”: Implementing and evaluating the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care program in four Canadian provinces

Kaasalainen S, Thompson G, McCleary L, Venturato L, Wickson-Griffiths A, Hunter PV, Sussman T, Li D, Sinclair S, Hadjistavropoulos T

Palliative Care20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/26323524251369121

Experiences of care partners and residents with the Long-Term Care Palliative Toolkit during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multiple methods study

Yous M-L, McCloskey R, Wickson-Griffiths A, Li D, Rivas VM, Arya A, Boamah SA, Dobbins M, Durepos P, Hunter PV

Palliative Care20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/26323524251393344

A Mixed-Methods Scoping Review of Innovative Long-term Care Facility Design and Associated Outcomes.

Pywell E, Ottley KM, Dolatabadi A, Maza J, Lawrenz K, Hutchinson J, Ward H, Wickson-Griffiths A, Hunter PV

Innovation in aging2025

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf034 PMID: 40454427

Resources to Support Decision-Making Regarding End-of-Life Nutrition Care in Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review.

Alford H, Anvari N, Lengyel C, Wickson-Griffiths A, Hunter P, Yakiwchuk E, Cammer A

Nutrients20243 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/nu16081163 PMID: 38674853

A Parallel Process of Staff–Family Distress in Long-Term Care: A Challenge to Collaboration

Serrano D, Sussman T, Kaasalanien S, Wickson-Griffiths A, Thompson G, Hunter PV, MacIntosh HB, Brazil K

SAGE Open Nursing2024Open Access

DOI: 10.1177/23779608241306403

Supporting the “hallway residents”: a qualitative descriptive study of staff perspectives on implementing the Namaste Care intervention in long-term care

Li DHY, Yous M-L, Hunter PV, Coker E, Just D, Bello-Haas VD, McAiney C, Wickson-Griffiths A, Kaasalainen S

BMC Geriatrics20236 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04360-9 PMID: W4387668400

Evaluation of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care (SPA-LTC) programme: a protocol of a cluster randomised control trial

Kaasalainen S, Wickson-Griffiths A, Hunter P, Thompson G, Kruizinga J, McCleary L, Sussman T, Venturato L, Shaw S, Boamah SA

BMJ Open20232 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073585 PMID: W4387932205

Development, evaluation, and implementation of an online pain assessment training program for staff in rural long-term care facilities: a case series approach.

Gallant N, Hadjistavropoulos T, Winters EM, Feere EK, Wickson-Griffiths A

BMC geriatrics20229 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-03020-8 PMID: 35436906

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Abigail Wickson-Griffiths

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Enacting compassionate care at the end-of-life in long-term care: a qualitative interpretive study

Exploring contemporary views on Green Care Farms from a Canadian perspective

“Help with rowing the boat”: Implementing and evaluating the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care program in four Canadian provinces

Experiences of care partners and residents with the Long-Term Care Palliative Toolkit during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multiple methods study

A Mixed-Methods Scoping Review of Innovative Long-term Care Facility Design and Associated Outcomes.

Resources to Support Decision-Making Regarding End-of-Life Nutrition Care in Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review.

A Parallel Process of Staff–Family Distress in Long-Term Care: A Challenge to Collaboration

Supporting the “hallway residents”: a qualitative descriptive study of staff perspectives on implementing the Namaste Care intervention in long-term care

Evaluation of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care (SPA-LTC) programme: a protocol of a cluster randomised control trial

Development, evaluation, and implementation of an online pain assessment training program for staff in rural long-term care facilities: a case series approach.

Capacity building of HeAlthcare providers to promote health education for chRonic disease management for oldEr adults in Canada (CARE)

Challenging the Status Quo: Implementing Green Care Farms in Canada to Enhance Quality of Life for Persons with Dementia

In-Touch: Implementation of a person-centered palliative care iNtervention To imprOve comfort, QUality of Life and social engagement of people with advanced dementia in Care Homes

Frequent collaborators

Sharon June Kaasalainen

Tamara Sussman

Genevieve Thompson

Lorraine Venturato

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

Paulette Hunter

Shane Sinclair

Pamela Durepos

Marie-lee Yous

Jenny Ploeg

Susan Mcclement

Vanessa Maradiaga Rivas

Sheila Boamah

John Joon-young You

Ruth Martin-Misener

Valérie Bourgeois-Guérin

Noori Akhtar-Danesh

Lisa Dolovich

Rose McCloskey

Allison Cammer

Sarah Neil-Sztramko