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The Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (TAPESTRY) was well received by family medical practices but lacked clinical benefits, according to a study led by McMaster University researchers.
McMaster researcher Divya Joshi says the findings show the need for clinicians to consider and implement trauma-informed care to support the health needs of individuals who have experienced adverse childhood experiences.
The research team wanted to examine pandemic-related impacts with a frailty lens because many of the public health measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 were based on age.