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An observational study of social media technology conversations: Exploring how members of the Alberta public, organizations and health care professionals express wellness, in relation to children
DownloadFall 2015
The October 2013 release of the Alberta Strategic Approach to Wellness - Health for All…. Wellness for Life, indicated that the Government of Alberta wanted to engage Albertans in conversations about wellness. Therefore, the objective of this thesis was to ascertain how Albertans express wellness...
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Leadership as Life Skills in Relation to Health Behaviours and Bodyweight in Grade 5 Students
DownloadFall 2013
Childhood obesity has risen dramatically over recent decades in Canada, attributed largely to increasingly obesogenic environments. Our understanding of obesity now recognizes its complex ecological etiology, yet life skills – critical to how children engage with their surroundings – have been...
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An Evaluation of Preschool Children’s Physical Activity within Indoor Preschool Play Environments
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This observational study provides a multiple case comparison of the physical activity of preschool children during designated ‘free play’ within indoor play spaces at their preschool. The study assessed three recreational preschool program sites within the Municipality of Strathcona County,...
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Spring 2015
Canadian research on the phenomenon of waterpipe (WP) use has been slow to develop. Significant knowledge gaps have hampered tobacco control efforts in this area. This thesis presents results from three multidisciplinary studies that were designed to provide fundamental knowledge about WP use. ...
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A population-based comparison of injuries among farm children to non-farm children in Alberta, 1999-2010
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Objectives - To systematically review literature on rural-urban differences in pediatric injury incidence and to examine incidence of all-cause injury, agricultural injury, and injury-related health care utilization for farm children compared to several groups of non-farm children under 18 years...
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Dissemination of culturally- and linguistically-appropriate educational intervention for cervical cancer screening for Chinese Albertan women
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Chinese immigrants to Canada have a low utilization rate of Pap smear test. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether efficacy-proven educational materials can be effectively disseminated and increase the test utilization for under-screened Chinese Albertan women. Of 120 participants we...
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Treatment Variation and Its Association with Survival in Patients Diagnosed with Stage I-III Breast Cancers in Alberta 2002-2010: A Population-Based Study
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Standard treatments for patients with stage I-III breast cancers include 1) breast conserving surgery (BCS) plus adjuvant radiotherapy; 2) mastectomy; and 3) BCS alone (e.g. age > 70 in stage I for ER/PR+ status and received hormone therapy). Currently, there is a lack of information regarding...