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Cultural competence in health care: exploring the experiences of Muslim women within the Ontario healthcare system.
(2014-07-01)
This exploratory study examines the influences of cultural and religious practices
of Muslim women within health care settings. Twelve Muslim women, ranging between
the ages of 19 to 57, were interviewed. They all participated ...
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 ...
Automated sleep-wake cycling detection in neonates from cerebral function monitor signals.
(2014-12-01)
This thesis presents a link between a clinical need involving the analysis of high frequency physiological data and the informatics and technology designed to automate these specific clinical rules. An algorithmic design ...
Starting the conversation: a phenomenological study exploring registered dietitian’s lived experience counseling children living with obesity and their families.
(2014-08-01)
This study was completed in order to gain an understanding of Registered Dietitian’s lived experiences counseling children living with obesity and their families.
Between November 2013 and March 2014, 8 Registered Dietitians ...
HITEQI-A framework to implement health information technology-enabled quality improvement.
(2014-08-01)
This thesis proposes a framework known as the Health Information Technology-Enabled Quality Improvement (HITEQI) to provide a structured approach to quality improvement in healthcare where the intervention is through the ...
Investigation into the role of binding loop E on the function of the nematode cys-loop GABA receptor.
(2014-12-01)
Haemonchus contortus is a parasitic nematode that infects the abomasum of
ruminants. While several classes of anthelmintic drugs exist to control nematode infections,
H. contortus is resistant to all of them. Therefore, ...
Students’ perception of the online self-assessment support tools/information on depressive related disorders.
(2014-09-01)
Background: Mental health issues are prevalent among students; research has found that
university students experience significantly higher levels of psychological distress than
the general population. However, research on ...
The association between sleep quality and anxiety among postsecondary students
(2022-05-01)
Introduction: Poor sleep quality has been associated with anxiety in postsecondary students. However, high-quality epidemiological evidence about this association is lacking.
Purpose: To determine whether poor sleep quality ...
A systematic review examining the effects of mHealth interventions on dietary adherence in patients with cardiovascular diseases
(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. ...
Behavioural and neurophysiological measures of haptic feedback during a drilling simulation
(2019-08-01)
Virtual environments (VEs) and computer-generated simulations are becoming more prevalent as tools for education, rehabilitation, and training purposes. As technology enhances the quality and quantity of human-machine ...