Browsing Master Theses & Projects by Author "Arcand, JoAnne"
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Developing and validating a survey to assess physician-implementation of dietary guidelines for patients with hypertension in primary care
Alsaeed, Sadeem M. (2017-11-01)Dietary modifications are a key component for the health behaviour management of hypertension. Primary care physicians are key facilitators in encouraging patients with hypertension to adopt healthy diets; however, ... -
The development and evaluation of a mHealth nutrition education intervention
Brown, Jacqueline M. (2019-08-01)An environmental scan of the app marketplace evaluated publicly available mHealth nutrition apps targeted to children and found that there were few high-quality evidence-based apps available to educate children on healthy ... -
The effectiveness of the Foodbot Factory serious game on increasing nutrition knowledge in children
Froome, Hannah M. (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 ... -
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 ... -
Examining the practice approaches used by registered dietitians in Canada when working with higher weight adults
Lichtfuss, Kori (2022-08-01)A cross-sectional, national, online survey of Canadian Registered Dietitians (RDs) was conducted to explore the various practice approaches used when working with higher weight adults. Specifically examined was the use of ... -
A feasibility study of an eHealth intervention for dietary sodium reduction in primary care
Jefferson, Katherine (2019-08-01)This thesis assessed the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) protocol to implement a Sodium Calculator (SC) into primary care settings to determine if it improves quality of sodium reduction advice provided ... -
A systematic review examining the effects of mHealth interventions on dietary adherence in patients with cardiovascular diseases
Thom, Sarah (2022-04-01)A systematic review was conducted to determine if diet-focused mHealth interventions are effective for supporting dietary adherence in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), a population where nonadherence is common. ...