• Final Report for the 2022-23 Peer Wellness Education 

  Cole, Adam; Bafagih, Salma; Palmer, Victoria; Schoeman, Annika (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2023)

  University students are known to be physically inactive, have a poor diet, and engage in substance use, all of which correlate with a variety of chronic conditions and poor health outcomes. During this stage of life, ...

• Exploring the facilitators of adapted mountain biking based on the lived experiences of adults living with a spinal cord injury 

  Wildish, Sarah K. (2023-08-01)

  Research related to adapted mountain biking for people living with spinal cord injuries has primarily focused on the barriers that exist. Facilitators of adapted mountain biking have not been well-researched, and a better ...

• Characteristics of rapidly manufactured ventilators: a scoping review 

  Mikkelsen, Katie Lynn (2023-08-01)

  The mechanical ventilator shortage caused by the Sars-CoV-2 (Covid-19) respiratory virus revealed healthcare systems worldwide were not equipped to handle mass-casualty events. Rapidly manufactured ventilators (RMVs) are ...

• The perceived effectiveness of various forms of feedback on the acquisition of technical skills by advanced learners in simulation-based health professions education 

  Micallef, Julia (2023-08-01)

  Simulation-based health professions education is valuable for healthcare professionals to develop technical skills. However, little research has explored the effectiveness of augmented versus intrinsic feedback for advanced ...

• Examining the effects of embodiment on performance and learning of drilling actions using pseudo-haptics and standard computer equipment 

  Abdo, Sandy (2023-08-01)

  Psychomotor skills training within virtual learning environments are limited due to the need for expensive haptic devices to simulate haptic cues. While pseudo-haptics presents an accessible and cost-effective alternative ...

• How the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced women’s employment and their health: an inquiry into their lived experiences 

  Veitch, Alanna C. (2023-08-01)

  The COVID-19 pandemic accentuated employment vulnerabilities among women working in the Canadian services sector. Research shows how poverty, precarious employment, and crisis are gendered and racialized. Few studies, ...

• Substance use disorder education for emergency registered nurses 

  Shillington, Kelly (2023-08-14)

  Patients with substance use disorders (SUD) constitute up to 1 in 11 emergency department (ED) visits in North America and this number increasing throughout the COVID-19 pandemic (Morin et al., 2017). The ED presents an ...

• Health care provider’s perceptions of a newly revised eHealth breastfeeding resource for use in clinical practice to increase breastfeeding health literacy 

  Azam, Sidra (2023-08-01)

  Global breastfeeding rates are low, despite the World Health Organization’s breastfeeding recommendations. Health care providers are encouraged to provide education and support. Ehealth resources are increasingly being ...

• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the influence of multisensory processes and sensorimotor integration on motor performance 

  McCracken, Heather (2022-07-01)

  This thesis sought to investigate how adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) influences processes relating to motor learning, sensory integration, and somatosensory processing. ADHD is associated with ...

• The feasibility, acceptability, and usability of seated Tai Chi exergame among frail older adult with mild dementia or Parkinson’s disease: a pilot study 

  Rahman, Farzana (2023-07-01)

  Background: For frail older persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) and mild dementia, Tai Chi (TC) is a popular form of exercise. However, due to accessibility issues and negative outcomes, not all movements are suitable ...

• Exploring the relationships between year of eligibility, self-perceptions and training behaviour in varsity student-athletes 

  Ford, Kassidy (2023-06-01)

  Although there is much research on the experiences and academic accomplishments of student-athletes, less work has focused on factors influencing training and performance outcomes among varsity student-athletes. This study ...

• The psychosocial impact of surviving childhood cancer and reassimilating back into society in young adults 

  Racine, Shanelle (2023-05-01)

  Approximately 82% of children with childhood cancer survive at least 5 years after their diagnosis. Survivors are faced with a new reality and are faced with having to navigate that reality based on their own perspectives. ...

• Determinants of health care needs in relation to vision correction among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study 

  Maniyali, Faryal Kiran (2023-05-01)

  Uncorrected refractive error (URE) has been suggested to affect children’s development, educational performance, and socialization. Sociodemographic and environmental differences among individuals may impact their accessibility ...

• Identifying salivary biomarkers associated with prolonged sitting 

  Meens Miller, Emmeline (2023-04-01)

  The effect of prolonged sitting on salivary biomarker concentrations is relatively unexplored. The purpose of this work was to identify novel biomarkers, detectable in the saliva in response to prolonged and interrupted ...

• Antipsychotic prescribing as a treatment of dementia in British Columbia: physician-level characteristics associated with receiving potentially inappropriate prescriptions 

  Littleford, Stephanie (2023-04-01)

  Antipsychotic prescribing has increased. One attribute of this is off-label prescribing of antipsychotics to people with dementia to treat behavioural and psychological symptoms, which is not supported by evidence-informed ...

• “I don’t think there’s anything typical about it.” Exploring sleep in families with a child with autism spectrum disorder 

  Grant, Emma (2023-04-01)

  Purpose: Sleep is an important mechanism for everyday functioning and childhood development. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to have high rates of sleep problems. This interpretive phenomenology-informed ...

• Is implementing a provincial e-cigarette tax associated with a lower likelihood of e-cigarette initiation among high school students? Evaluating the experience in British Columbia using data from the COMPASS study, 2018-2021 

  Aalaei, Negin (2023-04-01)

  Background: This study evaluated the impact of an e-cigarette tax in British Columbia (BC) on youth e-cigarette use. Methods: This study used repeat cross-sectional and longitudinal samples of students attending high ...

• An evaluation of a dietary sodium reduction research consortium of five low-and middle-income countries in Latin America 

  Padilla-Moseley, Janice (2023-04-01)

  Background: Excess sodium consumption is a risk factor to cardiovascular disease (CVD). In Latin American countries (LAC), CVD rates are high. In LAC, policy development is complex and factors impacting research uptake ...

• Development of a novel consensus-building methodology to design valid simulation-based medical education-supporting technologies 

  Sivanathan, Mithusa (2022-12-01)

  Industry 4.0 has introduced new combinations of technologies that have the potential to revolutionize the way in which medical education, more specifically healthcare simulation, is delivered. However, the integration of ...

• Barriers to patient enrolment in oncology clinical trials at a Canadian regional cancer centre: a mixed methods study 

  Singson, Angelina R. (2022-12-01)

  Background: Randomized controlled trials are required to assess the safety and efficacy of new cancer medications in humans for marketing approval. Thereby, efforts to inform strategies to improve low enrolment rates are ...

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