J A Menéndez, J A Hennig, M D Golub, E R Oby, P T Sadtler, A P Batista, S M Chase, B M Yu, P E Latham
A theory of brain-computer interface learning via low-dimensional control
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
following legalization cannabis canada 2018 people aged 65 years reported significant increase cannabis consumption despite limited research older adults regarding therapeutic benefits cannabis increasing interest use among population particularly chronic illnesses end life longterm care ltc facilities required reflect care policies related use cannabis address residents cannabis use within consider home using exploratory case study design study aimed understand one ltc facility western canada addressed major policy shift related medical nonmedical cannabis case study conducted november 2021 august 2022 included environmental scan existing policies procedures related cannabis use ltc facility quantitative survey healthcare providers hcp knowledge attitudes practices related cannabis qualitative interviews hcps administrators quantitative survey data analyzed using descriptive statistics content analysis used analyze qualitative data total 71 hcps completed survey 12 hcps including functioned administrators participated interview largest knowledge gaps related dosing creating effective treatment plans residents using cannabis half hcps reported providing care past month resident taking medical cannabis 549 quarter 254 resident taking nonmedical cannabis majority respondents 817 reported lack knowledge education information medical cannabis barriers medical cannabis use ltc qualitative data identified four key findings regarding hcps attitudes cannabis access use barriers cannabis use nonmedical cannabis use legalization medical nonmedical cannabis jurisdictions around world ltc facilities obligated develop policies procedures healthcare services able accommodate residents use cannabis respectful evidenceinformed manner