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Fall 2021
Resilience, or one’s ability to respond to significant threat and achieve positive adaptation, is a highly researched and continually developing field of research. Due to the fact that approximately 32% of Canadians reported experiencing a history of physical, sexual, and/or exposure to intimate...
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Fall 2012
Skilled worker immigrants, who are professionals that migrate to Canada for employment purposes, account for a significant proportion of newcomers to Canada each year. Upon arriving in Canada, they quickly learn that the education and experiences obtained in their countries of origin are of...
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Sleep deficit, fatigue, and health in family caregivers of persons with dementia awaiting placement
DownloadFall 2011
Sleep, fatigue, and health have been extensively explored in family caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD). However, no published studies have looked at these variables during the time of awaiting placement, an important period of family caregiving. In this study, 41 family caregivers of PWD...
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Social Determinants of Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Problems Among Urban Aboriginal Adults in Canada
DownloadSpring 2012
Objective: Little is known about the determinants of addictive disorders within the rapidly growing urban Aboriginal population in Canada. The objectives of this dissertation were to examine whether racial discrimination, Aboriginal enculturation, and Canadian acculturation were associated with...
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Fall 2017
Almost every year, First Nations are evacuated in Canada due to wildfire proximity and smoke. The remote locations, unique sociocultural characteristics, and limited emergency management resources and infrastructure of many First Nations can present challenges for residents and evacuation...
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Fall 2017
In this time of truth and reconciliation, an Indigenous health research question was asked, responded to, and interpreted by people whose genealogy includes Cree, Blackfoot (Piikani), Kwakwaka’wakw, Stoney and Métis. Indigenous HIV in Canada is described from the point of view of those who live...
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The lived experience of family caregivers who provided end-of-life care to a relative with advanced dementia
DownloadSpring 2011
With aging of the baby boomer population, older adults living longer, and no known cure for dementia, the prevalence of dementia in older adults will inevitably rise. Dementia is a terminal illness, although it may not be recognized as such. Family caregivers to persons with dementia provide...
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Fall 2013
Bulimia nervosa (BN) affects nearly 1% of women in North America. Literature suggests that women with BN engage in binging and purging as a means of coping with negative emotions and experiences. What has yet to be explored, however, is how women with BN cope with difficult emotions in positive...
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The Social and Cultural Conditions for Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Students in a Rural Community: A Case Study of Educators’ Perspectives
DownloadFall 2012
In order to combat sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth suicide ideation and completion, the cultures of schools must change to become accepting and inclusive of this vulnerable group. SGM youth in rural spaces are at greater risk than their urban counterparts. For changes to occur, a deep...
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Understanding How Day Programs Work as Care in the Community for People Living with Dementia and their Families
DownloadFall 2021
In Canada, most people living with dementia live at home, with family, friends and neighbours providing most of the care. While often mentioned in policy as an ideal, it seems that ‘care in the community’ is much more elusive to implement in practice for people with dementia and their families....