Browsing Theses by Subject "intervention"
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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 ... -
Examining the Impact of Motivation on Working Memory Training in Youth with ADHD
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-22)Background: Working memory (WM), the ability to temporarily store and manipulate information, has been noted as a deficit in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and may be causally related to ... -
Fault Traces: Civilian Architectural Responses in the Syrian Civil War
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-21)In the discourse of urban warfare, architecture normally has two roles: it is the object of destruction during fighting, and the object of reconstruction after conflict ends. There is little consideration for a third role ... -
Goal-Striving and Pilot Goal Management Training in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-29)Goal-striving across academic, social, and psychological domains of life is associated with many positive outcomes. Unsuccessful goal pursuits increase the risk of engagement in health-risk behaviours, future vocational ... -
Imitation vs. Adaptation in Canadian Mosques: The Conflicts and Challenges of Purpose-Built and Repurposed Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-26)In Canada, the construction of Islamic mosques has been influenced by various cultural biases, historical interpretation, and a multitude of subtle contradictions which shape the identities of the different generations of ... -
Implicit Processes in Smoking Interventions
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-19)Although explicit attitudes have traditionally been used in predictive models of health behaviour, recent theorizing suggests that implicit attitudes might be more useful in predicting socially undesirable or addictive ... -
An Itinerant Architect
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-22)An itinerant architect—one who learns, teaches, and practices architecture on the road—has the ability to improve spaces that would otherwise never reach their fullest potential. The profession of architecture as it stands ... -
Promoting Positive Mental Health in the Canadian Working Population: A Qualitative Review of Not Myself Today
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-01)As concerns about mental health (MH) escalate worldwide, large-scale efforts to decrease the known risks negatively impacting MH are becoming more common. Likewise, the workplace environment is becoming an important setting ...