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Influenza Vaccination in Patients with Diabetes: Exploration of the Healthy User in Pharmacoepidemiology Studies
DownloadFall 2015
Pharmacoepidemiologic studies of preventive medications or therapies are prone to the healthy user bias, as patients who are prescribed and adhere to preventive medications/therapies are likely different than patients not receiving these medications in multiple aspects of their lives. These...
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International Comparison of Time to Treatment Intensification and Rates of Complications in Metformin Monotherapy Treated Type 2 Diabetes Patients
DownloadFall 2018
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a progressive disease which affects many people in Canada and the United States, and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is only expected to increase in the future. Pharmacological interventions are a cornerstone of the management of type 2 diabetes as they help to...
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Fall 2021
Despite the introduction of vaccination and surveillance efforts, invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) remains a disease of great public health concern, in terms of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare burden. The association between increased short-term (30-day) mortality following IPD has been...
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Measuring What Matters: Exploring Measures of Métis Children's Social and Emotional Well-being Through Evidence Synthesis and Consensus Group Methods
DownloadFall 2023
The measurement tools selected for use in studies with Indigenous children have an undeniable impact on the validity and applicability of the findings presented, underscoring the need to take seriously calls for the development of self-determined measures that are rooted in the cultures,...