Diana Zidarov, Ph.D.

Education

• B.Sc. Physiotherapy, University of Montreal (1995)
• M.Sc. Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Montreal (2008)
• Ph.D. Public Health, University of Montreal (2015)
• Fellowship, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University (2019)

Current research projects

• Implementation of an early mobilization program for vulnerable older patients in a hospital setting
• Implementation of outcome measures to promote patient-centered care for persons with upper limb amputation
• Development and implementation of a mobility circuit to promote mobility and communication of people with stroke
• Development and implementation of a registry for individuals with lower limb osseointegration
• Development and implementation of a clinical information system to guide clinical decision-making in rehabilitation for individuals with spinal cord injury
• Development and validation of performance indicators for an integrated network for the prevention and management of chronic pain
• Implementation of outcome measures in an electronic medical record for better clinical management of people with chronic pain

Selected publicationses

• Zidarov, D., Visca, R., & Ahmed, S. (2019). Type of clinical outcomes used by healthcare professionals to evaluate health-related quality of life domains to inform clinical decision making for chronic pain management. Quality of life research: an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation. doi:10.1007/s11136-019-02215-8
• Moreno, A., Zidarov, D., Raju, C., Boruff, J., & Ahmed, S. (2017). Integrating the perspectives of individuals with spinal cord injuries, their family caregivers and healthcare professionals from the time of rehabilitation admission to community reintegration: protocol for a scoping study on SCI needs. BMJ Open, 7(8), e014331. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014331
• Kairy, D., Messier, F., Zidarov, D., Ahmed, S., Poissant, L., Rushton, P. W., . . . Lavoie, V. (2017). Evaluating the implementation process of a new telerehabilitation modality in three rehabilitation settings using the normalization process theory: study protocol. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 1-8. doi:10.1080/20479700.2017.1314119
• Zidarov, D., Poissant, L., & Sicotte, C. (2017). Use of comparative performance indicators in rehabilitation. Health Care Management Review, 42(2), 142-150. doi:10.1097/hmr.0000000000000099
• Zidarov, D., Sicotte, C., Menon, A., Hallé, M. C., & Poissant, L. (2016). Factors influencing use of a performance measurement system in a rehabilitation hospital. Journal of Hospital Administration, 5(5), 79.
• Zidarov, D., Visca, R., Gogovor, A., & Ahmed, S. (2016). Performance and quality indicators for the management of non-cancer chronic pain: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 6(2), e010487. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010487
• Zidarov, D., Poissant, L., & Sicotte, C. (2014). Healthcare executives’ readiness for a performance measurement system: a rehabilitation hospital case study. Journal of Hospital Administration, 3(4), 157-172.
• Zidarov, D., & Poissant, L. (2014). Exploring Factors in the Systematic Use of Outcome Measures: A Multi-Disciplinary Rehabilitation Team Perspective. Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 2(2), 86-96.
• Zidarov, D., Thomas, A., & Poissant, L. (2013). Knowledge translation in physical therapy: from theory to practice. Disability and Rehabilitation, 35(18), 1571-1577. doi:10.3109/09638288.2012.748841
• Zidarov, D., Swaine, B., & Gauthier-Gagnon, C. (2009). Life habits and prosthetic profile of persons with lower-limb amputation during rehabilitation and at 3-month follow-up. Archives of Physical Medecine and Rehabilitation, 90(11), 1953-1959. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2009.06.011
• Zidarov, D., Swaine, B., & Gauthier-Gagnon, C. (2009). Quality of life of persons with lower-limb amputation during rehabilitation and at 3-month follow-up. Archives of Physical Medecine and Rehabilitation, 90(4), 634-645. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2008.11.003

Research interests

• Knowledge translation
• Program and health interventions evaluation
• Implementation of best practices and health care innovations
• Quality of rehabilitation services
• Participatory, qualitative and mixed methods approaches