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LIFE AND PRIORITIES BEFORE DEATH: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF UNCERTAINTY AND END OF LIFE IN PEOPLE WITH HEART FAILURE AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS
LIFE AND PRIORITIES BEFORE DEATH: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF UNCERTAINTY AND END OF LIFE IN PEOPLE WITH HEART FAILURE AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS
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Anita E. MOLZAHN, Laurene SHEILDS, Anne BRUCE, Kara SCHICK-MAKAROFF, Marcy ANTONIO, Alexander M. CLARK
Background: Most patients with advanced heart failure (HF) are ill-prepared and poorly supported during the end of life (EOL). To date, research has focused primarily on generalized patient accounts of the management or self-care phase of the syndrome. Little research has examined EOL in depth or...
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A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Syrian Refugee Families with Children Living with Disabilities
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Children with disabilities are among the most at-risk groups for marginalization due to compounded disadvantages from the intersection of risk factors such as refugee status and disability status. Despite this high risk, there is no systematic data collected on this group and scant literature on...
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Fall 2021
Birth decisions have a significant impact on the physical health of a woman and her child as well as to a woman’s mental and emotional health. Healthy low-risk women who birth with a physician in a hospital have statistically significantly higher odds of having interventions like augmentation and...
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Teachers' Experiences of/with Trauma and Trauma-Sensitivity: A Narrative Inquiry into Trauma Stories and Stories of Trauma
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May 5th, 2016, during conversation with a former colleague who had been evacuated from Fort McMurray, Alberta due to a devastating forest fire, I began to wonder more deeply about teachers’ experiences in the midst of trauma and trauma sensitivity, particularly as I sensed trauma sensitivity was...
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A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Accessing and Participating in Healthcare of Syrian Women who Arrived in Canada as Refugees
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Gaps in healthcare exist for newcomers, with many experiencing poor quality healthcare compared to the general population. Immigrant and refugee women are particularly disadvantaged and often experience unmet health needs. Despite this, there is a lack of research inquiring into the experiences...
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A narrative inquiry into the experiences of elementary school-based counsellors amidst a pandemic
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According to Youth Mental Health Canada, approximately 1.2 million Canadian children and adolescents are experiencing mental health issues. Yet less than 20% of Canadian students will receive or have access to adequate mental health care and treatment for their illness. As the demand for mental...
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Lived mentorship experiences: Reflections of early career teachers' journey with mentorship
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Many early career teachers leave the profession in the first five years despite the implementation of district mentorship programs. Building on Clandinin et al.’s (2015) research on teacher attrition which found that in Alberta 40% of teachers leave education in the first five years - this study...
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Narrative Inquiry Into the Experiences of Vietnamese Children and Mothers Composing Lives in Transition to Canada
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In this narrative inquiry, I attended to the experiences of three newcomer elementary-age children and their mothers of Vietnamese heritage who were composing lives in transition to Canada. My passion for this inquiry came from my experience as a mother as I lived alongside my young daughters and...
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Not an Emergency: Discovering the Narratives of Emergency Department Nurses Who Care for Women Experiencing an Early Miscarriage
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Early miscarriage presents a conundrum for women, their support people, society, and healthcare providers. Early miscarriage has been the topic of a plethora of research since the early 1980s. The early research focused on women’s experience and sought to illuminate the challenges they faced...
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Journeying Through Sport with Self-Compassion: Athlete Narratives of Navigating Pressure and Struggle
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In high-level sport, there is often an overemphasis on performance which can lead to a decline in athletes’ physical health, mental well-being, and quality of life (Douglas & Carless, 2009; Smith, 2010). Development of adaptive coping resources, such as self-compassion, may help mitigate threats...