On February 20, 2023, the Quebec Network on Nursing Intervention Research (RRISIQ) scientific committee met to identify the recipients of the 2022-2023 funding competitions. Twenty-one (21) applications were submitted to the funding competition for innovative and structuring projects, grant applications, and publications. Nearly CA$ 425,000 in funding was granted through these competitions.

In the coming weeks, we will present a portrait of the work funded by the RRISIQ through these competitions. In the meantime, you will find below a summary of the grants awarded in each competition.

We congratulate all applicants and their research teams for this funding!

Funding competition for innovative and structuring projects

The objective of this competition was to support province-wide initiatives based on the complementarity and expertise of researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds. Through this competition, the RRISIQ also wished to promote networking between junior and senior researchers, members of the next generation of researchers, patient partners, their caregivers, and stakeholders in care and living environments.

Eight (8) applications of approximately CA$ 50,000 each were funded.

In alphabetical order of applicants' last names, here are the recipients:


Applicant : Caroline ARBOUR, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Céline GÉLINAS, Tanya MAILHOT, Sheila A. ALEXANDER, Francis BERNARD, David WILLIAMSON, Stéphanie DOLLÉ, Claudia DI LORIO, and Annie PROULX

Title of the application : Quantitative pupillometry to predict delirium in sedated and mechanically ventilated patients with a traumatic brain injury: a preliminary study


Applicant : Anne BOURBONNAIS, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Delphine BOSSON-RIEUTORT, Jacqueline ROUSSEAU, Stéphanie DANEAU, Jérôme LECLERC-LOISELLE, Eveline GAILLARDETZ, Saeed AHMADIANI, Hélène LEFEBVRE, Laura BLAIS, Amélie LAMONTAGNE, and Jesse D’ERAMO

Title of the application : Les caractéristiques et effets perçus d’un modèle innovant de soins à domicile : une étude de cas mixte


Applicant : Johanne DÉRY, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Maxime PAQUET, Éric TCHOUAKET, Nathalie FOLCH, Julie FRÉCHETTE, Simon OUELLET, Renée DESCÔTEAUX, Isabelle LEHN, Caroline ROY, Deyna L’HEUREUX, Jolianne BOLDUC, and Lindsay DORCELY

Title of the application : Co-construction de la version revisitée du Questionnaire d’étendue de pratique infirmière :  d’une revue de la portée à une démarche Delphi de recherche de consensus


Applicants : Guillaume FONTAINE, RN, Ph. D. and Sylvie Lambert, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Marie-Pascale POMEY, Marie-Ève POITRAS, Maxime SASSEVILLE, Jérôme OUELLET, Lisa MARCOVICI, Lydia OULD BRAHIM, and Sydney WASSERMAN

Title of the application : Development and validation of an implementation blueprint for the implementation of patient-reported outcome and experience measures (PROMs/PREMs) in oncology


Applicant : Céline GÉLINAS, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Caroline ARBOUR, Julie HOULE, Andrea LAIZNER, Alain BIRON, Francis BERNARD, Emmanuel CHARBONNEY, Nathalie CLAVEL, Elisabeth DI NARDO, Jean-Nicolas DUBÉ, Rosalind GARLAND, Denny LAPORTA, Marc PERREAULT, Stephanie PETIZIAN, André POITRAS, and David WILLIAMSON 

Title of the application : Determinants, coping, needs and preferences for support in ICU survivors suffering from chronic pain: A convergent mixed-methods study


Applicant : Kelley KILPATRICK, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Éric TCHOUAKET, Véronique LANDRY, Mira JABBOUR et André DAIGLE

Title of the application : Implementing an online workload measurement instrument: A feasibility study


Applicant : Marie-Eve POITRAS, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Jeannie HAGGERTY, Sara AHMED, Magaly BRODEUR, Maude LABERGE, Sylvie LAMBERT, Maxime SASSEVILLE, Nadia SOURIAL, Regina VISCA, Diana ZIDAROV, Geneviève DAVID, Marie-Dominique POIRIER, Vanessa TREMBLAY-VAILLANCOURT, Anaëlle MORIN, Cloé BEAULIEU, Pierre-Henri ROUX-LEVY, and Marie-Eve PERRON

Title of the application : Indicateurs d'expérience et de santé rapportés par les patients en soins primaires : mesurer ce qui compte pour inclure la perspective des patients


Applicant : Jessica RASSY, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Caroline LARUE, Réal LABELLE, Alain LESAGE, Christine GENEST, Nathalie MALTAIS, Marie-Ève CARON, Stacy CORRIVEAU, and Joëlle ELIAS

Title of the application : Étude pilote d'acceptabilité, faisabilité et retombées préliminaires d'interventions infirmières auprès des personnes à risque de suicide qui se présentent à l'urgence physique.

Funding competition for grant applications

The objective of this competition was to support the development and submission of grant applications to external organizations to the RRISIQ that would undergo peer review. The RRISIQ wanted this competition to have a mobilizing and structuring effect, contribute to its members' competitiveness, and allow them to stand out in terms of the grant application submitted.

One (1) application of CA$5,000 was funded in the context of the competition:


Applicant : Christine MAHEU, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Maureen PARKINSON, Naomi DOLGOY, Wing Lam TOCK, and Isabelle DORÉ

Title of the application : Effets de l'intervention JeTravail pour améliorer le retour au travail des survivants du cancer : un essai contrôlé randomisé (ECR)

Competition : Project grant : Autumn 2023 of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Funding competition for publications

This competition aimed to support the open-access publication of scientific articles. Through this competition, the RRISIQ wished to promote open-access science and the dissemination of scientific knowledge.

The competition funded six (6) applications of approximately CA$ 3 000 each.

In alphabetical order of the applicants' last names, here are the recipients:


Applicant : Guilaume Fontaine, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Billy VINETTE, Marc-André MAHEU-CADOTTE, Andréane LAVALLÉE, Marie-France DESCHÊNES, Alexandra LAPIERRE, Gabrielle CHICOINE, Geneviève ROULEAU, Christine E. CASSIDY, Tanya MAILHOT, Patrick LAVOIE, Andrea PATEY, Marie-Pierre GAGNON, Joshua PORAT-DAHLERBRUCH, and Sylvie COSSETTE

Title of the article : Effect of Implementation Strategies on Nurses' Clinical Behaviour and Patient Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis


Applicant : Céline GÉLINAS, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Kimberly FONTES, Andréa LAIZNER, Nathalie CLAVEL, Julie HOULE, Alain BIRON, Jean-NICOLAS DUBÉ, André POITRAS, and Margaret PURDEN

Title of the article : Crossing the bridge while building it: a mixed-methods study of nurses' perceptions of preparedness, stress and coping during the pandemic in Eastern Canada


Applicant : Christine MAHEU, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Maureen PARKINSON, Caitlin WONG, Yashmin FATIMA, and Caroline LONGPRÉ

Title of the article : Self-Employed Canadians'Experiences with Cancer and Work: A Qualitative Study


Applicant : Emily Tihanyi, RN, M. Sc. student

Research team : Wing LAM TOCK, Isabelle DORÉ, Nathalie JOHNSON, Matthew SALACIAK, Chris ANGELILLO, Ross ANDERSEN, Kelly DAVIDSON, and Christine MAHEU

Title of the article : Exploring the influence of fear of cancer recurrence on physical activity and work ability among young adults with lymphoma


Applicant : Dominique TREMBLAY, RN, Ph. D.

Research team : Annie TURCOTTE, Nassera TOUATI, Thomas G. PODER, Kelley KILPATRICK, Karine BILODEAU, Mathieu ROY, Patrick O. RICHARD, Sylvie LESSARD, and Émilie GIORDANO

Title of the article : Development and use of research vignettes to collect qualitative data from healthcare professionals: a scoping review


Applicant : Claudia WORONKO, RN, M.Sc.(A) student

Research team : Lisa MERRY, Sumeyye UCKUN, Anaële CUERRIER, Patricia LI, Jennifer HILLE, and Andaea VAN HULST

Title of the article : Prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity among preschool-aged children from migrant and socioeconomically disadvantaged contexts

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