Kelli I. Stajduhar, RN, Ph.D. Canadian Institutes for Health Research New Investigator Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Center on Aging Centre on Aging, University of Victoria PO Box 1700 STN CSC Victoria, British Columbia Canada V8W 2Y2 Phone: (250) 721-7487 Email: kis@uvic.ca

Educational Background

Post-Doc Fellowship, Centre on Aging, University of Victoria
PhD, University of British Columbia
MSN, University of British Columbia
BSN, University of Victoria
Misericordia General Hospital School of Nursing, Winnipeg, MB

Research Interests

Palliative and end-of-life care; family caregiving; home care; HIV/AIDS; oncology; vulnerable and marginalized populations; gerontology; health services research; qualitative and quantitative research methods; mixed method study design; collaborative, participatory research.

Current Teaching

My teaching has been in undergraduate and graduate programs. Currently, I teach research and evaluation at the master’s level and have taught a palliative care elective and a health care communications course at the undergraduate level. I supervise nursing and interdisciplinary graduate students examining issues related to palliative and end-of-life care, family caregiving, home care, HIV/AIDS, oncology, vulnerable and marginalized populations and gerontology.

Current Research and Scholarship

Salary Award

New Investigator; Canadian Institutes for Health Research; $250,000 (2005-2010).Scholar; Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research; $400,000 (2005-2010).

Research Funding

Setting the stage for an international collaborative on family caregiving research in palliative and end of life care. (K. Stajduhar [PI], L. Kristjanson, S. Aoun, C.Toye, G. Grande); Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $25,000 (2008-2009).

Palliative care in rural and remote BC: Identifying research priorities. (V. Crooks [PI], K. Stajduhar, N. Schuurman, C. Robinson); BC Network for Aging Research; $3,484 (2008-2009).

Religious requirements for a “Good Death” in hospice care.(K. Stajduhar, H. Coward and several others [Co-PIs]); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $164,923 (2008-2011).

Re-stor(y)ing life within life threatening illness. (L. Shields [PI], K. Stajduhar, A. Bruce, A. Molzahn); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $345,000 (2007-2010).

Improving the psychological function of family caregivers of palliative patients: A randomized controlled trial. (P. Hudson [PI], K. Stajduhar, T. Trauer, B. Kelly, L. Kristjanson, L. Oldham, C. Nordstrom, V. White, M. Summers, C. Hall, T. Thomas); Australian National Health and Medical Research Council; $275,000 (2007-2010).

Timely access to end-of-life care for patients with life-threatening illness. (F. Lau [PI], K. Stajduhar, R. Fainsinger, M. Downing, V. Baracos, K. Fasbender, D. Bidgood, L. Cummings, M. Mclennen); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $246,825 (2007-2010).

Safety in home care: Perspectives from clients, family members, caregivers and providers. (A. Lang [PI], K. Stajduhar, R. Cohen, A. Williams, A. Easty, S. St. Germain, J. Lachance); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $159,711 (2007-2010).

An evaluation of Canada's Compassionate Care Benefit from a family caregivers' perspective. (Allison Williams and Valorie Crooks [Co-PIs], K.I. Stajduhar, D. Allan, R. Cohen, K. Brazil); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $165,490. (2006).

Family caregiving at end of life: A women's health issue (Priscilla Koop [PI], Marge deJong-Berg, Robin Cohen, Allison Williams, Kelli Stajduhar, Diane Allan); Canadian Foundation for Women's Health; $8035.43 (2006-2007).

Improving quality-of-life and informing social policy in palliative care. (R. Cohen [PI], K.I. Stajduhar and many others across Canada); The Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation of the National Cancer Institute of Canada; $119,405 (2006-2007).

Measuring the Quality of End of Life Care Provided in Inpatient Health Care Settings. (Kelli Stajduhar and Heather Cook [Co-PIs], D. Allan, D. Heyland, D. Bidgood, L. Norgrove, R. Cohen, A. Williams); Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research; $99,796 (2006-2008).

Access to care at the end of life: Encounters between home care nurses and family caregivers. (Kelli Stajduhar [PI], M. E. Purkis, D. Cloutier-Fisher, D. Roberts, B. MacLeod); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $122,464 (2006-2008).

Communication in cancer care: The trajectory of interaction between patients and health care professionals. (Sally Thorne [PI], K.I. Stajduhar, S. Harris, G. Hislop, C. Kim-Sing, J. Oliffe); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $210,543 (2005-2008). http://www.school.nursing.ubc.ca/Scholarship/cancercare/

Family caregiver coping in end of life cancer care. (Kelli Stajduhar [PI], G. Fyles, D. Barwich); National Cancer Institute of Canada; $301,182 (2004-2007).

Family Caregiving in Palliative and End-of-Life care: A New Emerging Team. (Kelli Stajduhar, Robin Cohen [Co-PI’s], N. Chappell, P. Koop, A. Williams, D. Heyland); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $1,361,361 (2004 – 2009).

Palliative Care in Canada: The Economic Perspective. (Serge Dumont [PI], P. Jacobs, K. Fassbender, P. Villeneuve, K.I. Stajduhar, G. Johnston, F. Burge, M. Deschamps, M.l Harlos, C. Brenneis, R. Fainsinger, L. McManus, J. Penrod); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $274,514 (2004 – 2006).

Aging and health: A psychosocial population health perspective. (David Hultsch [PI], N. Chappell, D. Cloutier-Fisher, K. Kobayashi, D. Lai, K.I. Stajduhar and several others); Michael Smith Foundation; $687,500 (2003 – 2006).

Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Developmental Activities Phase I. (C. Wolfson, S. Kirkland, P. Raina [Co-PI’s] K.I. Stajduhar and several others); Canadian Institutes of Health Research $770,000 (2005 – 2005).

Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Developmental Activities Phase I. (C. Wolfson S. Kirkland, P. Raina [Co-PI’s] K.I. Stajduhar and several others); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $974,000 (2004 – 2005).

Improving quality-of-life and informing social policy in palliative care. (R. Cohen [PI], H. Chochinov, M. Deschamps, K. Wilson, P. Allard, R. Viola, V. Fiset, J. Lachance, P. Gagnon, S. McClement, P. Daeninck, K.I. Stajduhar, B. Mount); NCI - SCRN; $356,000 (2001-2005).

Publications

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

Thorne, S.E., Hislop, G., Stajduhar, K., & Oglov, V. (In press). Time-related                  communication skills from the cancer patient perspective. Psycho-Oncology.

Allan, D. E., Waskiewich, S., Stajduhar, K.I., & Bidgood, D. (In press). Palliative care service utilization of a semi-rural program in British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine.

Stajduhar, K.I., Funk, L., Shaw, A., Bottorff, J., & Johnson, J. (In press). Resilience in the female injection drug user. International Journal of Drug Policy.

Funk, L., & Stajduhar, K.I. (In press). Interviewing family caregivers: Implications of the caregiving context for the research interview. Qualitative Health Research.

Stajduhar, K.I., Nicol, D., & Martin, W., & Funk, L. (In press). Situated/Being situated: Client and coworker roles of family caregivers in hospice palliative care. Social Science and Medicine.

Garrett, D.D., Tuokko, H., Stajduhar, K.I, Lindsay, J., & Buehler, S. (2008). Planning for end-of-life care: Findings from the Canadian study of health and aging. Canadian Journal on Aging, 27, 11-21.

Stajduhar, K.I., Allan, D.E., Cohen, S.R., & Heyland, D. (2008). Preferences for location of death of seriously ill hospitalized patients: Perspectives from Canadian patients and their family caregivers. Palliative Medicine, 22, 85-88.

Stajduhar, K.I., Martin, W., Barwich, D., & Fyles, G. (2008). Factors influencing family caregivers’ ability to cope with providing end of life cancer care at home. Cancer Nursing, 31(1), 1-9.

Crooks, V., Williams, A., Stajduhar, K.I., Allan, D., & Cohen, S. R. (2007). Family caregivers’ information transfer and knowledge acquisition geographies – the case of Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 39(3), 36-54.

Martin, W., Grey, M., Webber, T., Robinson, L., Hartt, N., Cairns, M., & Stajduhar, K.I.  (2007). Balancing dual roles in end-of-life research. Canadian Journal of Oncology Nursing, 17(3), 141-147.

Williams, A., Crooks, V., Stajduhar, K.I., Allan, D., & Cohen, R. (2006).
Improving Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit: Recommendations from Family Caregivers Providing End-of-Life Care for Relatives with Advanced Chronic Illness. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 12(9); 438-445.

Stajduhar, K.I.,  Bidgood, D., Norgrove, L., Allan, D., & Waskiewich, S. (2006).  Using quality improvement to enhance research readiness in palliative care. Journal of Healthcare Quality, 28(4), 22-28 .

Allan, D.E., Stajduhar, K.I., & Reid, R.C. (2005). The uses of provincial administrative health databases for research on palliative care: Insights from British Columbia, Canada. BMC Palliative Care, 4(1), 2. Link Here

Stajduhar, K.I., & Davies, B. (2005). Variations in and factors influencing family members’ decisions for palliative home care. Palliative Medicine, 19(1), 21-32. Link Here

Stajduhar, K.I., Poffenroth, L., Wong, E., Archibald, C. P., Sutherland, D., & Rekart, M. (2004). Missed opportunities: Injection drug use and HIV/AIDS in Victoria, Canada. International Journal of Drug Policy, 15, 171 – 181.

Davies, B., Steele, R., Stajduhar, K., & Bruce, A. (2003). Research in pediatric palliative care. In R.K. Portenoy & E. Bruera (Eds.), Issues in palliative care research (pp.355-370). New York: Oxford University Press.

Stajduhar, K.I. (2003). Examining the perspectives of family members involved in the delivery of palliative care at home. Journal of Palliative Care, 19(1), 27-35.Link Here

Stajduhar, K.I., Bidgood, D., Meagher, C., Morris, V., Shaw, A., & Short, S. (2002). Bringing nursing research “alive” in the practice setting. Canadian Nurse, 98(10), 14-18. Link Here

Stajduhar, K.I., Lindsay, E., & McGuinness, L. (2002). A qualitative evaluation of an HIV/AIDS respite care service in Victoria, Canada. Evaluation and the Health Professionals, 25(3), 321-344. Link Here

Stajduhar, K.I. (2001). Commentary on: Patients, family members, and providers identified 6 components of a “good death”. Evidence-Based Nursing, 4(1), 32.

Stajduhar, K.I., Balneaves, L., & Thorne, S.E. (2001). A case for the “middle ground”: Exploring the tensions of postmodern thought in nursing. Nursing Philosophy, 2(1), 72-82.

Lindsey, E., Stajduhar, K.I., & McGuinness, L. (2001). Examining the process of community development: Evidence from an AIDS organization. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 33(6), 828-835. Link Here

Stajduhar, K.I., Poffenroth, L., & Wong, E. (2000). Missed opportunities: Putting a face on injection drug use and HIV/AIDS in the Capital Health Region. Available: www.cheos.ubc.ca Link Here

Stajduhar, K.I., Neithercut, J., Chu, E., Pham, P., Rohde, J., Sicotte, A., & Young, K. (2000). Thyroid cancer: Patients’ experiences of receiving iodine-131 therapy. Oncology Nursing Forum, 27(8), 1213-1218. Link Here

Stajduhar, K.I. & Lindsey, E. (1999). Home away from home: Essential elements in developing housing options for people living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 13(8), 481-491. Link Here

Lindsey, E., Shields, L., & Stajduhar, K. (1999). Creating effective nursing partnerships: Relating community development to participatory action research. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 29(5), 1238-1245. Link Here

Lindsey, E., & Stajduhar, K. I (1998). From rhetoric to action: Establishing community participation in AIDS-related research. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 30(1), 137-152. Link Here

Stajduhar, K., & Davies, B. (1998). Death at home: Challenges for families and directions for the future. Journal of Palliative Care, 14(3), 8-14.

Stajduhar, K. I., & Davies, B (1998). Palliative care at home: Reflections on HIV/AIDS family caregiving experiences. Journal of Palliative Care, 14(2), 14-22.

Stajduhar, K. I (1997). Loss and bereavement: HIV/AIDS family caregiving experiences. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 29(4), 73-86. Link Here

Book Chapters

Davies, B., Steele, R., Stajduhar, K., & Bruce, A. (2003). Research in pediatric palliative care. In R.K. Portenoy & E. Bruera (Eds.). Issues in palliative care research (pp.355-370). New York: Oxford University Press (NHRDP).

Stajduhar, K., & Davies, B. (1999). Death, loss, and grief. In B.W. DuGas, L. Esson, & S.E. Ronaldson (Eds.). Nursing foundations: A Canadian perspective (2nd ed). Scarborough, ON: Prentice Hall.

Research Reports or Reports Produced for Government

Stajduhar, K.I., & Penney, C. (2002). A needs-based analysis of hospice/palliative care services in the Capital Health Region. Victoria, BC: Capital Health Region.

Stajduhar, K.I. (2001). The idealization of dying at home: The social context of home-based palliative caregiving.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Stajduhar, K.I., Poffenroth, L., & Wong, E. (2000). Missed opportunities: Putting a face on injection drug use and HIV/AIDS in the Capital Health Region. Final report for Health Canada, BC Centre for Disease Control and the Capital Health Region. Victoria, BC: Capital Health Region.

Lindsey, E., Stajduhar, K.I., & McGuinness, L. (1998). Final report of the evaluation of the Victoria AIDS Respite Care Society (VARCS) community care model. Final report for Health Canada. Victoria, BC: VARCS.