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Goodkey, Lori J.

Spring 2018

Ezeugwu, Victor E

Background: Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability globally. In Canada, about 405,000 individuals are living with the effects of stroke and this number is projected to rise by over 60% in the next two decades. People with stroke are often physically inactive and sedentary which may...

Fall 2021

Ahrari, Malema

Introduction Healthcare visits, hospitalizations, and deaths due to opioid-related harms continue to rise for children, despite an overall decline in opioid prescriptions. Decision-makers (including patients, families, clinicians, and policy-makers) require high quality syntheses to inform...

Spring 2022

Santos, Amanda D

With the current proliferation of clinical information technologies in Canada, patient portals and other online tools are becoming increasingly adopted in healthcare. Many people use the Internet for health-related purposes to connect with peer support groups and read about their medical...

Fall 2010

Greidanus, Elaine

When stress becomes distress, people seek to decrease their psychological pain using methods that seem convenient and appropriate. In an increasingly technology-based society, the Internet provides opportunities for individuals in distress to seek information and connections with others. Research...

Fall 2019

Liu, Ye

Children's academic achievement matters and can have a long-term impact throughout their life. Parents play an important role in the process of children's learning and development. Building on previous research concerning parental involvement, and focusing on children's mathematics achievement...

Fall 2014

Ee, Clarissa G

The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) is a parent-assisted social skills program for teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In the PEERS program, the parents play a vital role in supporting and coaching their teen’s skill development. The purpose of this...

Spring 2012

Paul Ravindran, Vinitha Priscilla

The impetus for this study came from my clinical practice with burn-injured children in India. Burn injury is one of the most traumatic accidents a child can suffer. Parents are profoundly affected when their child is burn-injured. The number of pediatric burn admissions in low-income countries...

Fall 2011

Neely, Katherine C

The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine parents’ perceptions of their children’s positive youth development (PYD) through participation in organized youth sport programs. Twenty-two parents (12 mothers, 10 fathers, M age = 38.9 years) of children 5 to 8 years who were involved in an...

Fall 2018

Stenberg, Keely

There has been a decline in children’s free-play participation, despite the importance of this experience for their health and development (Gleave, 2009). Parents can facilitate a range of free-play experiences (Sleddens et al., 2012) through their pivotal role in children’s lives (Hertzman &...