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Parent descriptions of the active play behaviours of their twins and triplets with autism
(2022-08-01)
Children with autism engage in active play in different ways than children who are neurotypical, but the active play behaviours of children with autism are not well understood. Research with twins and triplets with autism ...
The one-week prevalence of neck and low back pain and the association with moderate to extremely severe symptoms of anxiety in university students
(2022-08-01)
Objectives: To determine the one-week prevalence of neck and low back pain in undergraduate students, and the association between neck and low back pain and symptoms of anxiety.
Methods: Cross-sectional study in the ...
Development and initial testing of a virtual simulation training module to teach microtomy
(2022-08-01)
Background: Microtomy is a procedure that medical laboratory technologists (MLTs) use to cut tissue samples. The aim of this thesis is to use the think-aloud protocol to develop a virtual simulation training module for ...
Exploring the effects of mental fatigue on perceptual motor task performance and kinematics
(2022-11-01)
Mentally demanding tasks that require performance accuracy are common in several occupations. However, little is known about how mental fatigue can impact accuracy performance. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis was to ...
Development of a novel consensus-building methodology to design valid simulation-based medical education-supporting technologies
(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
(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 ...
Navigating life with heart failure: the realities of self-care practices for patients and their families following cardiac rehabilitation
(2023-12-01)
Heart failure (HF) self-care is well-documented in HF management, yet the experiences of patients and family members post-cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) are less explored. This qualitative study utilized semi-structured ...
Using the evidence-development-validation-consensus (EDVC) approach to develop an online training program for healthcare professionals and laypeople to provide outside-hospital cardiac arrest care in rural and remote places
(2023-09-01)
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated challenges in delivering cardiac arrest (CA) courses in remote and rural (R&R) areas and affected training for laypeople (LP) and healthcare professionals (HCPs). Due to the ...