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The INFORM Study

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    BC Ministry of Health

  • Principal Investigator

    Valorie Crooks

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    Simon Fraser University

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Communication

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a crisis in long-term care. In Fraser Health, there have been 105 outbreaks and 426 deaths across its 85 long-term care facilities. Even with the arrival of vaccines, challenges still exist for this sector and this project will address the emerging challenge of concerningly low rates of vaccination among long-term care staff in Fraser Health. This team of researchers and integrated end-users will tackle this problem by developing and disseminating tailored informational tools through a two-pronged qualitative approach. The tools will also be more widely distributed throughout British Columbia using engaged end-user networks.