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An Institutional Ethnography Inquiry into the Management of Anaphylaxis for Adolescents at-risk in Ontario Schools
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)In Ontario, Sabrina’s Law mandates that all school boards have anaphylaxis policies in place to protect at-risk students. Despite this law research has shown that within schools, the management of anaphylactic allergies ... -
Application of interRAI Assessments in Disaster Management: Identifying Vulnerable Persons in the Community
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-02)Background: Several studies have shown the increased vulnerability and disproportionate mortality rate among frail community dwelling older adults as a result of disasters. Parallel to an escalating number of disasters, ... -
Impact of Occupational Hassles and Supervisory Style on Perceived Occupational Stress
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-15)The study of occupational stress and its effect on health has been the subject of increasing research and public awareness in the last twenty years. Research has identified a number of significant factors related to a ... -
Knowledge Transfer and Exchange in Work and Health Research
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-28)Knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) is the practice of preparing and disseminating research to those who can use it. The burden of workplace injury and illness can be great affecting workers, workplaces, the medical ... -
Dietary assessment is a critical element of health research – Perspective from the Partnership for Advancing Nutritional and Dietary Assessment in Canada
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2016-10)Challenges and complexities associated with assessing dietary intakes are numerous, but not insurmountable. This opinion paper from Canadian researchers draws attention to the importance of building capacity and providing ... -
Determining mercury and selenium in vitro bioaccessibility in country foods collected from Nunavik, Québec
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-12)Country food is a cornerstone of cultural, social, and spiritual life for Inuit communities (Gombay, 2005; Van Oostdam et al., 2005). Country foods refer to marine mammals, fish, plants, berries, seabirds and wild game ... -
Are There Sex-Linked Differences Across the Longitudinal Axis of the Rat Hippocampus Following Ischemic Injury?
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-14)Ischemic strokes occur when an occluded blood vessel limits the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to neurons, and can result in widespread cell death. Although stroke is the third leading cause of death and a major cause ... -
The influence of social vulnerability on cognitive decline and hospitalization among older assisted living residents with and without dementia
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-14)Background: Concerns regarding social vulnerability have been reported among various populations including community-dwelling older adults, long-term care residents, and assisted living (AL) residents. Social vulnerability ... -
Felines, Foragers, and Physicists: Supporting Scientific Outreach with Multi-Surface and Multi-Space Games
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2016-11-06)We describe the design, development, and deployment of two scientific outreach games to support an open house event at an Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) by an 11-member team of academics and practitioners over a ... -
Quality of Dementia Care in the Community: Identifying Key Quality Assurance Components
(Canadian Geriatrics Society, 2016-12-01)Background: Primary care-based memory clinics (PCMCs) have been established in several jurisdictions to improve the care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. We sought to identify key quality indicators ... -
Engaging older adults in healthcare research and planning: a realist synthesis
(BioMed Central, 2016-12-01)Background The importance of engaging the community in healthcare research and planning has been widely recognized. Currently however, there is a limited focus on older adults, Canada’s fastest growing segment of the ... -
"The Ultimate Goal is the Best Health Possible": Exploring Collaborations Between the Food Safety and Food Security Sectors in British Columbia, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-23)Introduction: In Canada, foodborne disease and food insecurity are both important health issues that share many common drivers. However, the public health sectors that aim to address each of these issues typically work ... -
Investigation of Effects of Wind Turbine Noise on General Health and Sleep Disturbance
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-23)ABSTRACT Background: Although wind energy is now one of the fastest growing sources of power in Canada and many other countries, the growth in both number and size of wind turbines (WTs) has raised questions regarding ... -
Evaluating the feasibility of administering a combination of online dietary assessment tools in a cohort of adults in Alberta, Canada
(2017-01)Purpose: Evidence suggests that combining tools, such as 24-hour recalls and food frequency questionnaires, may allow more accurate assessment of diet in epidemiologic studies. Webbased technology should make this approach ... -
MENTAL HEALTH INPATIENT USE OVER TIME: IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED USE FOLLOWING INDEX ADMISSION
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-06)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe patterns of inpatient mental health service following index admission and to identify individual and socio-environmental factors associated with high use following index ... -
Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3): protocol of a multi-centre cross-sectional study of food intake and its determinants in older adults living in long term care homes
(BioMed Central, 2017-01-13)Background: Older adults living in long term care (LTC) homes are nutritionally vulnerable, often consuming insufficient energy, macro-and micronutrients to sustain their health and function. Multiple factors are proposed ... -
Forecasting the Local Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and the Effects of Prevention Programs Using Spatial Microsimulation: Development and Use of the TropISM Model
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-17)Simulation modelling has become an important tool in social science research, though such models are less commonly used in population health. Spatial microsimulation models provide a unique way to estimate health outcomes ... -
Caregivers in distress: Using interRAI assessments to target and evaluate community based interventions
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-19)Background: Informal caregivers have a fundamental role in our society with the provision of unpaid care for family members or friends that may otherwise be unable to live in their homes. However, caregivers may jeopardize ... -
Lessons from Studies to Evaluate an Online 24-Hour Recall for Use with Children and Adults in Canada
(MDPI, 2017-01-31)With technological innovation, comprehensive dietary intake data can be collected in a wide range of studies and settings. The Automated Self-Administered 24-hour (ASA24) Dietary Assessment Tool is a web-based system that ... -
The Comparative Reliability and Feasibility of the Past-Year Canadian Diet History Questionnaire II: Comparison of the Paper and Web Versions
(MDPI, 2017-02-13)Advances in technology-enabled dietary assessment include the advent of web-based food frequency questionnaires, which may reduce costs and researcher burden but may introduce new challenges related to internet connectivity ...