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Fall 2017

Kubota, Hiroko

In this paper based dissertation, experiences of people who are/were homeless in Japan were explored using narrative inquiry. Treating narratives as storied phenomena under study, narrative inquiry is considered both as a research methodology and as a way of understanding human experiences...

Fall 2017

Ostby, Janelle R

Current social and demographic trends include a shift toward an elderly population, an increase in life expectancy and an increase in chronic disease, all of which contribute to increased care needs. Family members are depended upon to take on the caregiving role for those with physical or...

Spring 2017

Hirani,Saima

Although the World Health Organization has declared that there is “no health without mental health”, mental health still does not receive its due recognition by stakeholders and health care systems around the world. The rising global burden of mental health disorders among women is a serious...

Fall 2017

Rothe, Derek J

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...

Fall 2017

Salma, Jordana M

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...

Fall 2016

Jarvis,Kimberly D

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,...

Fall 2016

Adzovie,Elom N

Approximately 15 million people worldwide experience stroke annually, of which five million are left permanently disabled, creating a need for long term support from family and community services. This sudden, unplanned and unpredictable event can have a devastating effect on the mental and...

Spring 2016

Archibald, Mandy M

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...

Spring 2016

McCullough, Karey D

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...

Spring 2016

Schroeder, Andrea D

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...