VHA Research


Academic Productivity

VHA Research


Academic Productivity

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Zagrodney KAP, King EC, & McKay SM (2025). Two gateways to understanding the health workforce: insights from working with organizational and population-level data. Healthcare Management Forum. DOI: 10.1177/08404704251361919

Moreira N, Nizzer S, McKay SM, Holness DL, & King EC (2025). Who Meets the Emotional Support Needs of Home Care Workers? Characterizing Help-Seeking Practices and Preferences in the Workplace. Journal of Applied Gerontology. DOI: 10.1177/07334648251381410

Zagrodney KAP, Jaffe R, McKay SM, Mangal K, Van Belle TA, Nichol KA, & King EC (2025). Scheduling, Income, and School Closures: Unlocking the Key Drivers of Home Care Personal Support Unplanned Absences Through Time-to-Event Regression Analysis. Journal of Applied Gerontology. DOI:10.1177/07334648251316973

Nizzer S, Moreira NA, Mohammed ECTL, Bruno F, McKay SM, Holness DL, & King EC (2025). Workplace Challenges and Support Needs Experienced by Nurse Leaders in Home and Community Care During the COVID‑19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. Inquiry. DOI:10.1177/00469580251329794

Rabeenthira P, Zagrodney KAP, King EC, Nichol KA, & McKay SM (2025). What Drove Clients' Decisions to Pause Personal Homecare Services Before and During the Pandemic? Health Services Insights. DOI:10.1177/11786329251335877

Wong MC, D’Souza JE, Nizzer S, Heer T, Providence G, Fry D, Li-James S, Sundaralingam B, De Biasio L, Chan TA, Woode P, & King EC (2025). The VHA Interprofessional Collaboration Competency Framework for Home Healthcare: Development and Implementation Requirements in Ontario, Canada. Home Health Care Management & Practice. DOI:10.1177/10848223251354881

Krassikova A, Yeung L, Bethell J, Puts M, McKay SM, Guilcher S, Kuluski K, & McGilton KS (2025). Unpacking the dynamics of transitional care units in Ontario, Canada. Gerontologist. DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaf155.

Nowrouzi‑Kia B, King EC, Edwards B, Nizzer S, Yazdani A, Gohar B, Bani‑Fatemi A, Howe A, Fayyaz Y, Ubhi S, & Chattu VK (2025). Examining Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction Among Homecare Rehabilitation Professionals Transitioning Out of the COVID‑19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada. International Perspectives on Health Equity. DOI:10.1108/IPHEE-12-2024-0056

Grants

SSHRC - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant. Determinants and costs of employee turnover: applying labour economic and organizational psychological theories to a women-dominated care workforce. Zagrodney KAP, King EC, McKay SM, Bourgeault IL. (principal investigator)

SSHRC SIG-IHPME - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Institutional Grants - Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. Determinants and costs of employee turnover: applying labour economic and organizational psychological theories to a women-dominated care workforce. Zagrodney KAP, King EC, McKay SM, Bourgeault IL. (principal investigator)

CIHR - Canadian Institutes for Health Research. Strengthening the Health Workforce: Implementing an Intervention to Integrate Health Workers into Community Care. Baumann A, Crea-Arsenio M, Antonipillai V, Li-James S, McKay SM. (co-investigator)

CREOD - Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease. How has home care providers’ use of facial protective equipment changed since the pandemic Part 1: Literature update, key informant conversations and study preparation. King EC, Van Belle T, Nichol KA, Holness DL. (principal investigator)

CREOD - Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease. Transferability of a Workplace Violence and Harassment Reporting & Response Program to a second Home and Community Care Provider Organization. King EC, Hassan S, Santhanarasa P, McKay SM, Holness DL. (principal investigator)

CREOD - Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease. Post-pandemic stewardship of personal protective equipment by home and community care organizations. King EC, McKay SM, Nichol KA, Holness DL. (principal investigator)

CREOD - Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease.  Post-pandemic facial protective equipment use by home care providers: Site 1. King EC, Saari M, Van Belle T, Sidhu PK, Giosa J, Nichol KA, Holness DL. (principal investigator)

CREOD - Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease. Post-pandemic facial protective equipment use by home care providers: Site 2. Saari M, King EC, Van Belle T, Sidhu PK, Giosa J, Nichol KA, Holness DL. (co-investigator)

CREOD - Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease. Understanding the relationship between facial protective equipment use and mental health among homecare workers. Van Belle T, King EC, Nizzer S, Saari M, Giosa J, Holness DL. (principal investigator)

CRE-MSD - Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders Seed Grant. Home Care Worker injury: Uncovering barriers to safe lift and transfer practice. Hopwood P, King EC, Brookman C, Bolt T, MacEachen E. (principal investigator)