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Skip to Search Results- 1Allyson Jones (Physical Therapy and School of Public Health)
- 1Carroll, Linda (School of Public Health)
- 1Drummond, Neil (School of Public Health, Family Medicine)
- 1Hopper, Tammy (Communication Sciences and Disorders)
- 1Jones, Allyson (School of Public Health/Physical Therapy)
- 1Menon, Devidas (School of Public Health)
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Spring 2020
The population of older adults in Ghana is growing rapidly, and is projected to increase two-fold over the period 2015 to 2050. Despite the unprecedented growth, not much is known about the living conditions and wellbeing of older Ghanaians, in part due to a paucity of research in this area. This...
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Fall 2020
BACKGROUND: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder characterized by resting tremors, instability, slowness of movement and rigidity, generally accompanied by non-motor symptoms such as mood disturbance, fatigue, constipation, incontinence and sleep disorders. Any...
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Falls and fear of falling in older adults who have undergone total hip and knee arthroplasty
DownloadSpring 2018
Falls are the leading cause of injury in community dwelling older adults over the age of 65 years. In patients with total joint arthroplasty (TJA), falls has not been studied extensively, with conflicting reports of associated falls risk factors. The overall aim of this thesis is to report the...
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Speech and Language Disorders in Older Canadians: Epidemiologic Primary Care-Based Research Using the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) Database
DownloadFall 2016
Objectives: The objective of this study is to examine the epidemiology and clinical management in primary care of speech and language disorders in older adults (fifty-five and older) and to assess the utility and feasibility of EMR data to answer such research questions. This study is comprised...