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Building Health Capability and Health Literacy: Exploring Social Support Experiences of Chinese International Students in a Canadian Context
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The number of international students studying in Canada has been increasing rapidly in recent years. However at the time of writing, while literature was found on international students’ health related experiences in the US and other countries as well, it appeared that very few studies on this...
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Examining Resilience among University Students with Reading Difficulties Using Internal and External Protective Factors
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This dissertation consists of three papers investigating the impact of intrapersonal and interpersonal factors on life satisfaction and academic achievement of adults with reading difficulty (RD). Participants were university students or recent graduates. The first paper examines the impact of...
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Figure skaters' perceptions of the social support provided by their coaches following an injury
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The purpose of this study was to determine figure skaters‟ perceptions regarding their injury experiences and the support provided by their coaches following their injuries. Eight female, competitive figure skaters were interviewed. The interview questions assessed the injury experience, the...
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Fall 2016
Approximately 15 million people worldwide experience stroke annually, of which five million are left permanently disabled, creating a need for long term support from family and community services. This sudden, unplanned and unpredictable event can have a devastating effect on the mental and...
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Fall 2013
There is a general agreement that a relationship exists between health literacy (HL) and health outcomes. Nonetheless, there are critical gaps in the measurement of HL and in the evidence on the impact of inadequate HL on health outcomes, especially in the diabetes population. These gaps need to...
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Fall 2013
There is a general agreement that a relationship exists between health literacy (HL) and health outcomes. Nonetheless, there are critical gaps in the measurement of HL and in the evidence on the impact of inadequate HL on health outcomes, especially in the diabetes population. These gaps need to...
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Spring 2017
Background: Health literacy is a robust determinant of an individual’s health status which in turn influences population health and the healthcare system. Based on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) limited health literacy (LHL) is a source of health disparity if healthcare providers are not able to...
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Spring 2011
While evidence-based practice and knowledge translation (or transfer) has garnered much attention, research has not focused on health information as provisional and emergent, and on knowledge translation (KT) as a process of social construction. The challenge of evolving information is magnified...
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Psychosocial Factors Related to Participation and Other Outcomes in Patients with Persistent Back Pain
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Background: Persistent back pain is a debilitating problem that can threaten many aspects of affected individualsâ lives, including engagement in valued social roles (i.e., participation). Related research often focuses on studying vulnerabilities and deficits, rather than the psychosocial...
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Seeking Help from Close, Same-Sex Friends: Relational Costs for Japanese and Personal Costs for European Canadians
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Seeking help from close, same-sex friends can be costly because the act of seeking help sometimes involves the admission of incompetence (i.e., personal costs) and the disruption to close friendships (i.e., relational costs; cf. Fisher, Nadler, & Whicher-Alagna, 1983). Past research suggested...