Wendy Young
Memorial University of Newfoundland
20 Papers
219 Citations
Wendy Young is an academic researcher from Memorial University of Newfoundland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Acute care. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 19 publications. Previous affiliations of Wendy Young include University of Toronto.
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Papers
•Journal Article
Evaluation of a community-based inner-city disease management program for postmyocardial infarction patients: a randomized controlled trial
Wendy Young,George Rewa,Shaun G. Goodman,Susan B. Jaglal,Linda Cash,Charles J. Lefkowitz,Peter C. Coyte +6 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that an appropriately developed and implemented community-based inner-city DMP delivered by home health nurses has a positive impact on patient outcomes.
Costs and outcomes associated with alternative discharge strategies following joint replacement surgery: analysis of an observational study using a propensity score
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the use of rehabilitation hospitals may lower readmission rates, but at a prohibitive incremental cost of each saved readmission, that patients discharged with home care had longer acute care stays than other patients, and that the provision of home care services increased health system costs.
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•Journal Article
Regional variations in the use of home care services in Ontario, 1993/95.
Peter C. Coyte,Wendy Young +1 more
TL;DR: The wide regional variations in rates of home care use highlight the importance of modifying home care funding to ensure that all residents of Ontario have equal access to services.
•Journal Article
Devolution of hip and knee replacement surgery
TL;DR: Despite rapid growth in the provision of JRs, there was no significant change in their regional distribution and better clinical data to evaluate outcomes and better patient-specific costing data are required.
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Physical Activity Perceptions and Influences among Older Adults in Rural Nova Scotia
Chad S. G. Witcher,Nicholas L. Holt,Wendy Young,Chris M. Blanchard,Donna Murnaghan,John C. Spence +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that PA promotion should be contextually salient, and the need for a shared understanding between rural older adults and PA promoters regarding what constitutes being “physically active” is highlighted.