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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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Spring 2013
Aims: This study aims to 1) provide a platform to discuss and document one First Nations community’s experiences and impacts of tuberculosis (TB); and 2) to understand the social context occurring within the community which may promote continual disease transmission. Methods: This Community-Based...
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Fall 2009
Social support is important for health and well-being and has been associated with reduced isolation in rural communities. Support from family and friends may become increasingly important as one ages, and may enable some seniors to remain living in their communities. The purpose of this project...
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There's a way out for me: Insights from support intervention for low-income women who smoke.
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Letourneau, N., Boscoe, M., Makwarimba, E., Greaves, L., Stewart, M., Kushner, K. E., Spitzer, D., Daum, C.
Based on an assessment of low-income women’s support needs and preferences, an intervention was designed consisting of 14 weekly group support sessions encompassing peer and professional facilitators and volunteer buddies. Participants (n=44) completed a 13-item semi-structured qualitative...
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2019-07-31
SSHRC CG awarded 2019: Tuberculosis (TB) is an endemic disease within many Indigenous communities in the Treaty 8 territory. It has roots both within the historical contexts of the affected communities, and the historic failure of clinical medicine to achieve culturally relevant health outcomes....