Applied Health Sciences (Faculty of)
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Experiences of Food Insecurity Among Undergraduate Students: “You Can’t Starve Yourself Through School”
(Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, 2019-03)Canadian post-secondary students are vulnerable to food insecurity, yet lack of examination of this issue has prevented identification of policy and program solutions. This mixed-methods study aimed to characterize the ... -
Advancing the evidence to improve the nutrition of populations: a refreshed vision and scope for Nutrition Journal
(Springer, 2017-07)This editorial introduces a revised and refreshed scope for Nutrition Journal, one of BioMed Central’s open access journals. Diet is among the leading risk factors for morbidity and mortality globally [1]. This signals the ... -
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 ... -
Comparison of recruitment and retention among demographic subgroups in a large diverse population study of diet
(Elsevier, 2017-06)Objective We examined the feasibility of conducting a longitudinal study of diet among diverse populations by comparing rates of response throughout recruitment and retention phases by demographic and other characteristics. ... -
Global Health from the Margins: contemplations from students engaging in interdisciplinary research
(journals.mcmaster.ca, 2018-04)Climate change, poverty, environmental degradation, and deepening inequality – the future before us offers no end of wicked problems and human health is deeply implicated in them all. This is not the first time we have ... -
Harnessing opportunities for good governance of health impacts of mining projects in Mongolia: results of a global partnership
(Springer, 2017-06)The Sustainable Development Goals call for the effective governance of shared natural resources in ways that support inclusive growth, safeguard the integrity of the natural and physical environment, and promote health and ... -
Evaluation of the online Beverage Frequency Questionnaire (BFQ)
(Springer, 2018-08)Background The contribution of beverages to overall diet is of increasing interest to researchers and policymakers, particularly in terms of consumption of drinks high in added sugars; however, few tools to assess beverage ... -
Does Stress-Related Poor Diet Quality Explain Socioeconomic Inequities in Health? A Structural Equation Mediation Analysis in Women and Men
(Oxford University Press, 2021-06)Objectives Individuals with a lower socioeconomic position (SEP) have poorer health than their more advantaged counterparts. Psychosocial stress and diet quality have been shown to individually mediate associations between ... -
Three-dimensional comparison of static and dynamic scapular motion tracking techniques
(Elsevier, 2014-02)The shoulder is complex and comprised of many moving parts. Accurately measuring shoulder rhythm is difficult. To classify shoulder rhythm and identify pathological movement, static measures have been the preferred method. ... -
Normative kinematics of reaching and dexterity tasks: moving towards a quantitative baseline for Functional Capacity Evaluations(FCEs)
(Taylor and Francis, 2017-12-15)Purpose: This work generates a comprehensive description of upper extremity and torso kinematics of a healthy population during reaching and dexterity Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) tasks. Methods: Upper limb and ... -
Comparison of model-predicted and measured moment arms for the rotator cuff muscles
(Elsevier, 2007-07)Background The ability of mathematical models of the shoulder to accurately replicate physiological muscle moment arms is unknown. The purpose of this study was to compare model-predicted and experimentally measured moment ... -
Evaluation of regression-based 3-D shoulder rhythms
(Elsevier, 2016-08)The movements of the humerus, the clavicle, and the scapula are not completely independent. The coupled pattern of movement of these bones is called the shoulder rhythm. To date, multiple studies have focused on providing ... -
The Difference in Peripheral Chemosensitivity Between Trained and Untrained Individuals during Exercise
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-10)Hypercapnic chemosensitivity is the ventilatory response to increased partial pressure of CO2 and is the result of central and peripheral chemosensor stimulation. The hypercapnic chemosensitivity of the peripheral ... -
The comparison of muscle function loss of the respiratory muscles and tibialis anterior
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-06)The respiratory muscles (RM) sustain life by maintaining ventilation but may atrophy faster than other skeletal muscle. Respiratory muscle training (RMT) improves RM strength and attenuates the RM metaboreflex. However, ... -
A palliative approach to care for people living with dementia: exploring perspectives from health and social care providers working in long-term care
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-06)Background: The number of Canadians living with dementia is rising as our population ages and is projected to reach 1.4 million people by 2031. Dementia is a terminal neurogenerative condition and is a major contributing ... -
The Role of Activities of Daily Living in Healthy Vascular Aging
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-05)Normal aging leads to endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffening implicated in cognitive decline. Cerebral blood flow also declines with aging. Elevated blood flow during exercise produces laminar shear stress which ... -
Characterizing poly-substance use and its associations with anxiety and depression among a sample of Canadian high school students
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-05)In any given year, one in five Canadians experience mental illness. The majority of mental illnesses originate in adolescence or young adulthood. Many complex factors can contribute to this, including substance use. However, ... -
Multi-level analysis of school characteristics, based on the Comprehensive School Health Framework, associated with physical activity in a large sample of Ontario and Alberta secondary school students
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-20)Physical activity (PA) has many physical and mental health benefits, but only 24.4% of youth achieve the recommended minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). Schools are an important context for changing modifiable health ... -
Exploring the lived experiences of women in larger bodies who access and use contraception in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-16)Background: Contraception is widely used by women to prevent pregnancy and for other health-related reasons. In Canada, many contraceptive users may be living in larger bodies. While there is a growing interest in the ... -
Considerations for Designing and Managing Resistance Training Intervention Studies
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-10)Background: Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD) which is strongly associated with an increase in fracture risk. People with a spinal cord injury (SCI) experience rapid decline in ...
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