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Acceptance and Usage of Smart Wearable Devices in Canadian Older Adults

Puri, Arjun (University of Waterloo, 2017-05-09)

Background: As the Canadian older adult population grows rapidly, emerging solutions and technologies that have the potential to enable aging-in-place are garnering more attention from developers, public policy makers and ...

Addressing Health Care Needs For Frail Seniors In Canada: The Role of InterRAI Instruments

Heckman, George A.; Gray, Leonard C.; Hirdes, John P. (Canadian Geriatrics Society, 2013-12-30)

Fiscal pressure on the Canadian health care system results from rising numbers of frail seniors with multiple concurrent medical co-morbidities and geriatric syndromes. Improving outcomes in such seniors is contingent on ...

Adolescent Maternal Nutrition and Health in Uganda: Voices from the Community

Nabugoomu, Josephine (University of Waterloo, 2018-01-23)

INTRODUCTION: Over one quarter of adolescent girls in rural Uganda and more than one fifth of them in the Busoga region of Eastern Uganda experience pregnancy and childbirth. These young mothers have disproportionately ...

Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis, Cognitive Flexibility, and Depression

Lui, Erika (University of Waterloo, 2016-02-23)

Depression is a serious and complex mental health disorder that is becoming increasingly prevalent, and is among the leading causes of global disease burden. Although depression is thought to be primarily an affective ...

Adverse events among Ontario home care clients associated with emergency room visit or hospitalization: a retrospective cohort study

Doran, Diane M.; Hirdes, John P.; Blais, Régis; Baker, G. Ross; Poss, Jeffrey W.; Li, Xiaoqiang; Dill, Donna; Gruneir, Andrea; Heckman, George A.; Lacroix, Hélène; Mitchell, Lori; O'Beirne, Maeve; White, Nancy; Droppo, Lisa; Foebel, Andrea Dawn; Qian, Gan; Nahm, Sang-Myong; Yim, Odilia; McIsaac, Corrine; Jantzi, Micaela (BioMed Central, 2013-06-22)

Background: Home care (HC) is a critical component of the ongoing restructuring of healthcare in Canada. It impacts three dimensions of healthcare delivery: primary healthcare, chronic disease management, and aging at home ...

Adverse Events Associated with Hospitalization or Detected through the RAI-HC Assessment among Canadian Home Care Clients

Doran, Diane M.; Hirdes, John P.; Blais, Régis; Baker, G. Ross; Poss, Jeffrey W.; Li, Xiaoqiang; Dill, Donna; Gruneir, Andrea; Heckman, George A.; Lacroix, Hélène; Mitchell, Lori; O’Beirne, Maeve; Foebel, Andrea Dawn; White, Nancy; Qian, Gan; Nahm, Sang-Myong; Yim, Odilia; Droppo, Lisa; McIsaac, Corrine (Longwoods Publishing, 2013-08-19)

Background: The occurrence of adverse events (AEs) in care settings is a patient safety concern that has significant consequences across healthcare systems. Patient safety problems have been well documented in acute care ...

Aging-related technologies: A multiple case study of innovation processes

Koch, Melissa (University of Waterloo, 2017-09-21)

Introduction: As part of a Canadian research network focused on aging and technology – Aging Gracefully across Environments using technology to support Wellness, Engagement, and Long Life (AGE-WELL) – this thesis explored ...

Alcohol and Select Medications as Fall Risk Factors in Community Dwelling Older Adults in Canada

Laberge, Sarah (University of Waterloo, 2018-05-04)

Abstract Introduction: Falls are the leading cause of accidental injury in community dwelling older adults, often resulting in emergency room visits, hospitalization and early admission to long-term care. Studies have ...

Alcohol use among Older Adults in Inpatient Psychiatry in Ontario: Individual and Community Factors Related to Problematic Use

Indome, Eunice Ofeibea (University of Waterloo, 2018-10-18)

Background: Alcohol use among older adults is usually not identifiable and could be mistaken for other medical or psychiatric conditions. As sometimes an underlying cause, problematic alcohol use (PAU) continues to impact ...

Antecedents and Consequences Associated with Health Literacy or Health Numeracy in Adult Immigrants and Refugees: A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence

Zhu, Meng (University of Waterloo, 2018-09-19)

Background: Health literacy and health numeracy refer to skills that are fundamental and essential to fulfill health activities. Limited health literacy and numeracy levels have been associated with various poor health ...

Application of interRAI Assessments in Disaster Management: Identifying Vulnerable Persons in the Community

Van Solm, Alexandra (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, ...

Applying systematic review search methods to the grey literature: a case study examining guidelines for school-based breakfast programs in Canada

Godin, Katelyn; Stapleton, Jackie; Kirkpatrick, Sharon; Hanning, Rhona; Leatherdale, Scott T. (BioMedCentral, 2015-10-15)

Grey literature is an important source of information for large-scale review syntheses. However, there are many characteristics of grey literature that make it difficult to search systematically. Further, there is no ...

Approaches to understanding and measuring women’s empowerment and its relationship with women’s and children’s dietary diversity in sub-Saharan Africa.

Onah, Michael N (University of Waterloo, 2020-04-02)

Background Women’s empowerment has been identified as a key component of development policies since in many cases, there are existing and widening gender gaps in wellbeing including in access to improved nutrition ...

Are There Sex-Linked Differences Across the Longitudinal Axis of the Rat Hippocampus Following Ischemic Injury?

Ahad, Sheleza, Radeyah (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 ...

Assessing Mercury Risks for the Optimization of Nutrient Benefits from Wild-harvested Fish Consumption in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Reyes, Ellen Stephanie (University of Waterloo, 2016-03-14)

Background: Fish are often rich in essential nutrients, such as omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FAs) and selenium (Se), and thus can promote health. However, methylmercury (MeHg), a contaminant found in many species in the ...

Assessing the Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Exposure to Drought in Early Life Before and After Prenatal Supplementation and the Seasonality Effects on Birth Outcomes in Rural Malawi

Hanjahanja-Phiri, Thokozani (University of Waterloo, 2018-01-19)

BACKGROUND Prenatal supplementation can positively influence birth outcomes by addressing and improving the nutritional status of infants in resource-poor settings. Nevertheless, evidence from historical disasters such ...