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Quilting stories and embracing culture: an arts-informed narrative inquiry exploring the experiences of an older Chinese Canadian immigrant with depression
(2016-07-01)
Chinese immigrants tend to underutilize mental health services. Cultural and
linguistic barriers may discourage Chinese immigrants from accessing these services.
Yet, a paucity of qualitative research that explores the ...
Reconstructing experience of childhood cancer: a narrative inquiry
(2016-12-01)
Many childhood cancer survivors experience long-term effects from their illness long
after their treatments are over. In order to more fully understand the impact these effects
have on a young person’s life, there is a ...
Examining the relationship between cervical anthropometics, head kinematics and cervical muscle responses to sudden head perturbations in competitive ice hockey players
(2016-04-01)
Sex differences in neck muscle characteristics may explain the higher incidence of concussions in female hockey players. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in cervical muscle characteristics between male ...
A narrative inquiry into the experience of a practical nursing graduate with private tutoring
(2016-06-01)
Disability studies are an established area of scholarship in education and this has been my passion for the last decade. Students living with disabilities in healthcare profession education (including nursing, personal ...
An evaluation of an online mental health awareness resource: perspectives of Mindsight certificate holders
(2016-06-01)
Rationale: Mental illness is a growing concern with stigma acting as a barrier for help-seeking and accessing appropriate avenues of care. This study aimed to determine the perceptions of the web-based resource Mindsight, ...
The acute response to high intensity interval exercise in adults with exercise induced bronchoconstriction
(2016-05-01)
INTRODUCTION: Exercise induced bronchoconstriction (EIBC) occurs as a result of
airway cooling and drying in adults with airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). Continuous
exercise leads to a significant decline in lung function; ...
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 ...
Using music to motivate movement in children aged 4-6 years with autism spectrum disorder
(2016-09-01)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an umbrella term used to describe a group of disorders of brain development usually diagnosed in early childhood. Children with ASD experience difficulties in social skills, communication ...
Sodium reduction challenges and facilitators in breads and processed poultry products: an industry perspective
(2016-06-01)
Excessive consumption of sodium has been shown to cause high blood pressure (Garriguet, 2007). The breads and processed meat categories were identified as the highest contributors to sodium consumption within the Canadian ...
Multisensory integration in subclinical neck pain
(2016-08-01)
Subclinical neck pain (SCNP) is recurrent neck pain marked by painful “flare-ups” and minimal to no pain between flare-ups. It is associated with altered proprioception, slower mental rotation response times, and altered ...