Karen M. Benzies - Nursing Science

Author Information

Karen M. Benzies is a distinguished scholar affiliated with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. Her extensive research focuses on various aspects of nursing and healthcare, particularly concerning maternal and infant health, family-integrated care, and the impacts of social factors on health outcomes.

Research Contributions

Karen M. Benzies has made significant contributions to the field of nursing and healthcare through her research. Her recent work includes studies on the development of preterm infants under Alberta Family Integrated Care (FICare), the experiences of mothering in the NICU, and the uptake and intention of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in Canada. She has also explored the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on executive skills in socially vulnerable Canadians, the effect of Play2Sleep on infant sleep, and the experiences of parents and healthcare professionals caring for medically fragile infants. Furthermore, she has contributed to the development of fidelity assessment tools for community nursing research and surveyed Canadian parents' perceptions of COVID-19 vaccination for their children. Her research is highly regarded and has been published in numerous respected journals.

Aliases

Karen M. Benzies is also known by several aliases, including K. Benzies, Karen Benzies, K M Benzies, and K Benzies.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Citation Count	5002
h-index	35
Paper Count	182

Publications:

Effects of Alberta Family Integrated Care (FICare) on Preterm Infant Development: Two Studies at 2 Months and between 6 and 24 Months Corrected Age

DOI: 10.3390/jcm11061684

Year: 2022

The Work of Mothering in the NICU

DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000000984

Year: 2022

COVID-19 vaccine uptake and intention during pregnancy in Canada

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-022-00641-9

Year: 2022

Influence of the COVID‐19 pandemic on executive skills in Canadians experiencing social vulnerability: A descriptive study

DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13615

Year: 2021

Effect of Play2Sleep on mother- and father-reported infant sleep: a sequential explanatory mixed methods study of a randomized controlled trial.

DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9618

Year: 2021

Parental and Health Care Professionals' Experiences Caring for Medically Fragile Infants on Pediatric Inpatient Units

DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2021.1973900

Year: 2021

Fidelity Assessment Checklist Development for Community Nursing Research in Early Childhood

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.582950

Year: 2021

Canadian parents’ perceptions of COVID-19 vaccination and intention to vaccinate their children: results from a cross-sectional national survey

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.10.002

Year: 2021

Top 10 (plus 1) research priorities for expectant families and those with children to age 24 months in Alberta, Canada: results from the Family Research Agenda Initiative Setting (FRAISE) priority setting partnership project

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047919

Year: 2021

Effectiveness of Alberta Family-Integrated Care on Neonatal Outcomes: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

DOI: 10.3390/jcm10245871

Year: 2021

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