Karen Okrainec, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Affiliate Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI)

Keywords: health disparities, patient experience, health services research

Dr. Okrainec's research program examines the impact of health disparities and patient-centered care on patient experience, health outcomes and health care utilization, particularly among individuals with chronic diseases.

Patients' and caregivers' perspectives on factors that influence understanding of and adherence to hospital discharge instructions: a qualitative study.
CMAJ Open. 2019 Jul-Sep;7(3):E478-E483
Okrainec K, Hahn-Goldberg S, Abrams H, Bell CM, Soong C, Hart M, Shea B, Schmidt S, Troup A, Jeffs L
Patient experiences using a novel tool to improve care transitions in patients with heart failure: a qualitative analysis.
BMJ Open. 2019 Jun 24;9(6):e026822
Schofield T, Bhatia RS, Yin C, Hahn-Goldberg S, Okrainec K
Decisional conflict in surgical patients: Should surgeons care?
Can J Surg. 2019 Mar 22;62(3):1-3
Roy M, Novak CB, Urbach DR, McCabe SJ, von Schroeder HP, Okrainec K
Universal Measures of Support Are Needed: A Cross-Sectional Study of Health Literacy in Patients with Dupuytren's Disease.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 02;143(2):350e-358e
Roy M, Okrainec K, Novak CB, von Schroeder HP, Urbach DR, McCabe SJ
Factors associated with attendance at primary care appointments after discharge from hospital: a retrospective cohort study.
CMAJ Open. 2018 Oct-Dec;6(4):E587-E593
Lam K, Abrams HB, Matelski J, Okrainec K
Health Literacy Among Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
World J Surg. 2018 Aug 13;:
Roy M, Corkum JP, Urbach DR, Novak CB, von Schroeder HP, McCabe SJ, Okrainec K
"We are doing it together"; The integral role of caregivers in a patients' transition home from the medicine unit.
PLoS One. 2018;13(5):e0197831
Hahn-Goldberg S, Jeffs L, Troup A, Kubba R, Okrainec K
Impact of patient-centered discharge tools: A systematic review.
J Hosp Med. 2017 Feb;12(2):110-117
Okrainec K, Lau D, Abrams HB, Hahn-Goldberg S, Brahmbhatt R, Huynh T, Lam K, Bell CM
A point prevalence study of urinary catheter use among teaching hospitals with and without reduction programs.
J Hosp Med. 2016 Nov;11(11):799-800
Soong C, Leis JA, Okrainec K, McDonald EG, Lee TC
Implementing Patient-Oriented Discharge Summaries (PODS): A Multisite Pilot Across Early Adopter Hospitals.
Healthc Q. 2016;19(1):42-8
Hahn-Goldberg S, Okrainec K, Damba C, Huynh T, Lau D, Maxwell J, McGuire R, Yang L, Abrams HB

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Affiliate Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI)

Adjunct Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Staff Physician, Division of General Internal Medicine, UHN
Senior Fellow, Open Lab, UHN