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2020-02-01
SSHRC IDG awarded 2020: Fitsperation media are online content that profile idealized, thin yet muscular, bodies as desirable and achievable through exercise, which is an unrealistic standard for many people. This research will investigate if people who make more exercise related cognitive errors...
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Exploring Novel Therapies for Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system characterized by neurodegeneration, inflammation and demyelination. Symptoms of multiple sclerosis not only include motor deficits, but also secondary symptoms of pain, depression and anxiety. The purpose of...
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Factors Associated with Return to Work after a Spinal Cord Injury: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Background: Individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) experience challenges in obtaining and maintaining employment. The overall Return-To-Work (RTW) rate after SCI is lower than the employment rate of the general population. Some factors have been reported in the literature as being associated...
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Spring 2015
Background: The prevalence of dementia, a progressive and incurable condition that affects memory and daily function, is increasing worldwide. The perspective of people with dementia can be captured to better understand which factors impact quality of life for this particular population. Such...
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Falls and fear of falling in older adults who have undergone total hip and knee arthroplasty
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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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Fall 2023
The multidimensional nature of family life can make navigating relationships across distance and time complex. As families become more mobile there is acknowledgment of a knowledge gap in understanding how family dynamics and bonds extend across borders. Issues of continuity and change within...
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Feasibility of an Aerobic Exercise Intervention in Rectal Cancer Patients During and After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy
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Background: Standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer includes long-course neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) followed by definitive surgery. NACRT improves outcomes but it is also associated with significant toxicities and declines in physical fitness that may impede treatment...
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From the trenches: a cross-sectional study applying the GRADE tool in systematic reviews of healthcare interventions.
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Dryden, D. M., Vandermeer, B., Seida, J., Hartling, L., Fernandes, R. M.
Background GRADE was developed to address shortcomings of tools to rate the quality of a body of evidence. While much has been published about GRADE, there are few empirical and systematic evaluations. Objective To assess GRADE for systematic reviews (SRs) in terms of inter-rater agreement and...
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Functional Mobility of Community-Dwelling Older Persons: An Ethnographic Pre-Feasibility Study
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The purpose of this pre-feasibility study was two-fold: first, to examine perceptions and experiences of mobility challenges in the urban Brazilian community-dwelling older persons; second, to examine study participants’ perceptions about a sit-to-stand activity. The method of exploration was...