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TalkingTiles: Supporting Personalization and Customization in an AAC App for Individuals with Aphasia
(ACM, 2015-11)The development of ‘Post-PC’ interactive surfaces, such as smartphones and tablets, and specialized support software informed by HCI research has created new opportunities for Augmentative and Alternative Communication ... -
Tanning Attitudes That Predict the Prevalence and Frequency of Tanning bed use in Older Adolescents and Young Adults in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-09)Background: Tanning bed use is a modifiable risk factor in the development of melanoma skin cancer. Despite the increased risk of skin cancer, tanning bed use is most common among the adolescent and young adult population. ... -
Taxes and front-of-package labels improve the healthiness of beverage and snack purchases: a randomized experimental marketplace
(BioMed Central, 2019-05-21)Background Sugar taxes and front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labelling systems are strategies to address diet-related non-communicable diseases. However, there is relatively little experimental data on how these strategies ... -
Technologies, Methods, and Values: Changes in Empirical Research at CSCW 1990 – 2015
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2017-11-01)The field of Computer Supported Cooperative Work has constantly evolved to meet the changing needs of individuals at home, at work, and online. To understand how these changes impacted CSCW research, we systematically ... -
Testing the relative contributions of the dlPFC and mPFC to decision-making about eating and finances across the adult lifespan
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-04)Background: Prior neuroimaging and neuromodulation studies have shown that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC) are important nodes for self-control and decision-making, but ... -
Through the Ups and Downs: Workers' and Families' Experiences with Seasonal Resource Employment in a Prairie Province
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-06)Subject to both seasonal patterns and fluctuating market conditions, workers in resource-based industries routinely experience employment volatility as workloads ebb and flow through peak and off-seasons and through ‘boom’ ... -
Toward Precision Medicine in Intensive Care: Leveraging Electronic Health Records and Patient Similarity
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-28)The growing adoption of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems has resulted in an unprecedented amount of data. This availability of data has also opened up the opportunity to utilize EHRs for providing more customized ... -
Towards Improved Measurement of Individual Diet Behaviors and Food Environment Exposures: Resources from the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (P16-026-19)
(Oxford, 2019-06-13)Objectives Selection of appropriate and robust measures for capturing individual-level diet behaviors and the environmental factors that influence these behaviors is critical to advancing the knowledge base on effective ... -
Transitional Care Experiences Across Different Health Care Settings
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-20)Background: Older adults with multiple chronic conditions typically require care from numerous specialized health care providers across various different settings, making it necessary for patients to transition between ... -
Trends in youth cannabis use across cannabis legalization: Data from the COMPASS prospective cohort study
(Elsevier, 2021-06)Canada legalized recreational cannabis use for adults on October 17, 2018 with decision-makers emphasising the need to reduce cannabis use among youth. We sought to characterise trends of youth cannabis use before and after ... -
Turning to the Source: Assessing the Evidence Sources Used to Describe the Potential Human Health Impacts of Wind Turbines by Public Health Organization Websites and Community Group Websites Using a Social Network Analysis Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-11)Introduction: Wind turbines are a source of renewable energy that has become more common in Canada in the past decades. Concerns have been raised over potential adverse health effects from exposure to wind turbines, ... -
"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 ... -
THE UNCERTAINTY THAT SHAPES THE OPERATIONS OF HEALTH-FOCUSED NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN VIETNAM
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-31)Objective: This research project explores how uncertainty shapes NGOs operating in the health sector in relation to other institutions, and how NGOs strategize to maintain their image and survive under uncertain conditions, ... -
Understanding care transitions from the perspectives of persons with dementia and their caregivers: A grounded theory
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-24)Introduction: The proportion of the Canadian population living with dementia is rising. Since persons with dementia are intensive health care service users, they have many contact points with various health care providers ... -
Understanding how mHealth tools can support care coordination between older adults and healthcare providers: a scoping study
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-17)Background & Objectives: There is growing interest in the use of health information technologies to support care planning and communication between patients and care providers. This study aimed to: i) review the literature ... -
Understanding organizational context and heart failure management in long term care homes in Ontario, Canada
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-10-01)This study examined the prevalence of Control Intervention (CI) use in adult in-patient psychiatric units/hospitals in Ontario and developed a profile of those patients who had CI use during their admission between April ... -
Understanding the differential impact of vegetation measures on the association between vegetation and mental health disorders
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-26)Background: Considerable debate exists as to whether vegetation can help achieve better mental health outcomes. Although few studies have attempted to evaluate the health effects of vegetation, a spatial study, which has ... -
Understanding the Dynamics of Informal, Community-Based Care Among LGBTQ2+ Young Adults in Southwestern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)Background: Historically, North American health care has been developed through predominantly a hetero- and cis-normative, and white, lens which has led to the social exclusion of LGBTQ2+ individuals through institutional ... -
Understanding the Experiences of Retirement Transitions Amongst Older Workers in Physically Demanding Occupations
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-21)Background and Objectives Approximately 60% to 70% of Ontario workers have no pension – nonunionized workers are most affected, leaving many older workers in vulnerable positions. This vulnerability is exacerbated for ... -
Understanding youth tobacco and nicotine product use: Exploring susceptibility to, use of, and trajectories for six tobacco and nicotine products
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-31)One of the greatest accomplishments of public health has been the significant reductions in harms due to smoking. Although tobacco cigarettes have typically been the product with the highest prevalence of use, there remains ...