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Educating students about mental illness: ethnic students' perspective of the effectiveness of a web-based educational tool
(2012-04-01)Rationale: Mental health (MH) issues are increasing on post-secondary campuses particularly with ethnic students. This study aimed to establish the effectiveness of web-based MH education. Methods: A three-phase design was ... -
The effect of atlanto-occipital manipulation on neck and shoulder proprioception and range of motion: a randomized controlled trial
(2021-12-01)Long-term neck pain is associated to maladaptive neuroplastic alterations in the brain, that affect head and neck proprioception. The One to Zero (OTZ) tension technique aims to correct dysfunction between the occiput (C0) ... -
The effect of concurrent mental and physical fatigue on physical endurance performance, strength and muscle activity: a pilot study
(2021-10-01)A significant amount of research focus has been dedicated to physical and mental fatigue individually, but their combined effects on physical performance are relatively underexplored. As such, the purpose of this pilot ... -
The effect of experimental pain on motor training performance and sensorimotor integration
(2012-07-01)Sensorimotor integration (SMI) is the ability of the central nervous system (CNS) to integrate afferent (incoming) information from different body parts and formulate appropriate motor output to muscles. Effective sensorimotor ... -
The effect of hand dominance on manual arm strength
(2021-11-01)In the design of manual work tasks, considering task demands in the context of human strength capability has been vital to assessing workplace musculoskeletal injury risk. This is particularly true for the upper extremities, ... -
The effect of neck muscle fatigue on shoulder humeral rotation proprioception
(2019-11-01)Fatigue of the cervical extensor muscles (CEM) is thought to disrupt afferent feedback from postural mechanoreceptors as it has been observed to cause decrements in upper limb proprioceptive accuracy. There has been limited ... -
Effect of neck muscle vibration on upper limb sensorimotor integration and motor performance
(2022-07-01)Upper limb control depends on accurate internal models of the position of the limbs relative to the head and neck. The cerebellum is heavily involved in SMI of neck sensory inputs and motor learning; therefore, it is likely ... -
The effectiveness of the Foodbot Factory serious game on increasing nutrition knowledge in children
(2021-02-12)Background: The interactive nature of serious games (i.e., video games designed for educational purposes) enable deeper learning and facilitate behavior change; however, there is limited data on their impact on child ... -
The effects of a visco-elastic polymer glove on hand-arm vibration, muscle activity, and comfort during simulated power tool use
(2017-07-01)Prolonged exposure to hand-transmitted vibration (HTV) as a result of power tools can lead to hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). The effectiveness of anti-vibration (AV) gloves for the reduction of hand arm vibration ... -
Effects of altered sensory input from the neck on cerebellar function, body schema and sensorimotor integration
(2015-06-01)Neck muscles have a high density of muscle spindle afferents and their input is critical for formulating the perception of head position relative to the body. Chronic alterations in afferent input from the neck may be ... -
The effects of anaerobic swim ergometer training on sprint performance in adolescent swimmers
(2020-04-01)The effects of anaerobic training using a swim ergometer on sprint swimming performance have not been investigated in competitive adolescent swimmers. The purpose of this study was to compare 4-weeks of sprint interval ... -
Effects of combined aerobic and resistance exercise on quality of life and fitness of individuals who are post cancer treatment: A pilot study
(2013-07-01)Cancer Survivors are defined as any individual who has been diagnosed with cancer and completed treatment, who may or may not be free of the disease (Speck et al., 2010). Cancer survivors can experience numerous, debilitating ... -
The effects of forward head posture on sensorimotor integration and neck and shoulder proprioception
(2019-12-01)Forward head posture (FHP) is commonly seen in today’s society as a result of excess technology use. The central nervous system uses the position of the head with respect to the neck when interpreting the location of the ... -
The effects of motor task complexity on sensorimotor integration: implications for healthy and subclinical populations
(2014-07-01)The central nervous system’s (CNS) plastic ability allows for adaptation to the various physiological changes and experiences we encounter. This occurs through dynamic shifts within the connections and strengths of neural ... -
Effects of physical activity and exercise on physical and mental health outcomes in female older adults with arthritis
(2017-01-01)Background: Arthritis is a chronic, degenerative disease, which affects two million older Canadians, of which the majority are older females (65+ years). With no cure, methods to improve arthritic symptoms are essential ... -
Enablers and barriers of suicide risk assessments in inpatient and emergency department settings: a scoping review
(2022-04-01)According to past mental health reports, the occurrence of suicide within inpatient healthcare facilities ranges between 1.0–4.5/1000 patients amongst North American, European, Australian and Chinese hospitals each year. ... -
The ergonomic evaluation of laptop use in university students: the development and test-retest reliability of the student laptop use and musculoskeletal posture questionnaire
(2016-06-01)Laptop computer use is associated with health problems such as musculoskeletal pain. Few methods exist to measure ergonomic exposures to laptop use. My thesis aimed to develop and evaluate the test-retest reliability of ... -
Evaluating the impact of "Consent and capacity: everyday decision-making in long-term care" on staff critical thinking disposition.
(2014-09-01)The ability to think critically is valuable in all aspects of life, but staff critical thinking (CT) is particularly valuable in the challenging long-term care (LTC) setting where there are numerous, complex factors at ... -
An evaluation method for the evaluation of big data based streaming analytic clinical decision support systems
(2020-04-01)This thesis presents a methodology for evaluating a scalable clinical decision support systems (CDSS) that uses high frequency streaming physiological data using a holistic approach that includes the presence of population ... -
An evaluation of a dietary sodium reduction research consortium of five low-and middle-income countries in Latin America
(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 ...