Donna Wilson
nursing
University of Alberta
Canada
Biography
Degrees PhD (Educational Administration), University of Alberta (1993) MN (Gerontology/Nursing Administration), University of Texas (1985) BScN, University of Alberta (1981) RN diploma, Royal Alexandra Hospital (1976).
Research Interest
Research My program of research focuses on health services utilization and health policy, although primarily in relation to aging and end-of-life care. I have undertaken a wide range of studies such as those focusing on: high users of hospitals, ageism, social isolation, bioethics and social values, acute delirium, location of death, the good death, home care utilization, home care client trends, long-term-care resident trends, health services use before and after admission to a nursing home, use of hospitals prior to death, linkages between chronicity and home care utilization, transitions in place of care in the last year of life, waiting for placement, and many others. I have conducted large population based studies and other quantitative studies, as well as many different types of qualitative studies, and mixed methods studies and many literature or systematic reviews. I have held and hold a number of regional, provincial, and national grants to facilitate my research.
Publications
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Age-based differences in care setting transitions over the last year of life.
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Current end-of-life care needs and care practices in acute care hospitals.
