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Remote Cardiac Rehabilitation for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-Analysis Comparing Remote Based Programs versus Usual Care and Center Based Programs
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Background: The effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs for coronary heart disease (CHD) is well established; it is associated with improved quality of life, risk factor reduction, and over the long term, a reduction in all cause and cardiac mortality. Despite this effectiveness,...
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Fall 2017
Objective: To increase our understanding of moral distress experienced by nurse practitioners in the continuing care setting Design: This qualitative study employed an interpretive description approach in which participants in a major urban center in Western Canada were interviewed about their...
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The Experience of Adult Lymphoma Patients Referred for Cardiac Rehabilitation Following Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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Background: Current therapy for relapsed lymphoma includes high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) as part of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). This life saving treatment has a 50%-70% cure rate at 10 years; however, patients who undergo HSCT are at an increased risk for both...
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Stroke Prevention in Middle-Aged and Older Arab Immigrant Women: Emphasizing Strengths and Identifying Challenges
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Arab immigrants constitute a minority group that is increasing in Canada. Minimal literature exists on Arab immigrant women’s experiences of ageing while managing health concerns. The evidence suggests that stroke risk factors are on the rise in this population with a lack of supportive resources...
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A History of the Evolution of Nursing Research in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta from 1980 to 1998
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The purpose of this study was to trace the historical evolution of nursing research at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta between 1980 and 1998. The questions that guided this study were: What were the trends in nursing research, specifically what type of questions were studied and...
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Living at-Risk for Hereditary Breast Cancer: The Experiences of at-Risk Unaffected Women Who Live in Families Where a BRCA Gene Mutation Could Not be Found
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Harmful mutations in the breast cancer 1 and 2 genes (BRCA1/2) and other breast cancer susceptibility genes are thought to account for less than 30% of familial breast cancer cases. Many affected women (those with a personal history of breast and/or ovarian cancer) who undergo BRCA1/2 genetic...
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An Exploration of a Culture of Reintegration with Women Who Have Experienced Obstetrical Fistula Repair in Northern Ghana, West Africa
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More than two million women in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa live with untreated obstetric fistula (OF). Factors contributing to and affecting the care of OF are embedded in the social determinants of health. A three-pronged approach to OF care has been suggested, including awareness, treatment,...
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Creating and Capitalizing on Opportunities to Reduce Poverty: The Process and Power of Integrated Knowledge Translation
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This thesis describes the experiences of partners involved in integrated knowledge translation (iKT)—a poorly understood process wherein partners from diverse professional spheres (e.g. community, government, and academia) work together to ensure research generated is relevant for the context of...
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Developing a Patient-Driven Arts-Based Knowledge Translation Tool for Parents of Children with Asthma
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Background: Family-centered education is critical to managing childhood asthma, the most common chronic disease of childhood in North America. Parents are largely responsible for the day-to-day management of their child’s asthma; as such, finding effective ways to educate parents about asthma is...
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Spring 2016
In undergraduate education, nurse educators have embraced preceptorship as a teaching/learning approach in preparing nursing students for professional practice. As educational institutions broaden their international agenda to include borderless or global nursing placements, a thorough...