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Vaccinating pregnant women: Exploring midwive’s perspectives regarding vaccination in pregnancy in the Waterloo-Wellington Region.
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-25)Background: Within the Canadian context midwives play a crucial role in providing prenatal care for pregnant women and this encompasses vaccine recommendations. Although administration of vaccines is outside midwives’ scope ... -
Validating a Global Measure of Severity in Children with Chronic Conditions
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-25)Background: Approximately 20% of children live with a chronic physical condition, such as asthma, epilepsy, or diabetes. These conditions place considerable burden on children, their families, clinicians, and the health ... -
The Value of Admission Clinical Data for Diagnosing Heart Failure in Long-term Care
(Canadian Geriatrics Society, 2013-12-03)Background Heart failure (HF) is common in long-term care (LTC). Diagnostic uncertainty is important barrier to optimal HF management, stemming from inadequate health information transfer upon LTC admission. We determine ... -
Vitamin D supplements: Magic pill or overkill?
(Bangladesh Journals Online, 2016-07-25)Vitamin D is a multifunctional micronutrient that exerts hormonal effects on many organs of the body. 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D is the active metabolite of vitamin D, formed by dual hydroxylation in the liver and kidney. -
What role does resilience play in university students’ mental health service use?
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-15)Background and Objectives: Globally, rates of individuals experiencing mental health disorders are increasing, with an estimated 450 million people affected with studies showing that about half of the Canadian population ... -
Work-related psychosocial stress and allostatic load within firefighters
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-10)The aim of this study was to investigate the nature and type of psychosocial stress experienced by firefighters through investigating the cumulative effects of work-related factors on their health by reviewing current ... -
“You do realize that I'm like totally winging this?”: Exploring the diagnosis, disclosure and coping experiences of persons living with ALS
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-16)Background: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), an incurable motor neuron disease, primarily affects those between the ages of 60-79, and sees an approximate post-diagnosis life-expectancy of only 2-5 years. The condition ... -
Young Adult Experiences with a Mobile Smoking Cessation Application: A Qualitative Evaluation of Crush the Crave
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-22)Canada has had tremendous success with reducing smoking prevalence among its population. However, the decline in rates is not observed equitably among various sub-populations and tobacco continues to cause preventable ...