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Patient-reported outcome measures for adverse events: A systematic review and COSMIN evaluation study
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ABSTRACT Background: Health care requires constant improvement. Harms in health care are becoming a priority, as is incorporating the patient’s voice in both clinical research and clinical care. Patients have been found to provide a more subjective, detailed perspective of their treatment...
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Peripheral and central contributions to evoked contractions during neuromuscular electrical stimulation
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The present thesis examined two general questions regarding neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES): 1) How can the delivery of NMES be optimised to enhance synaptic motor unit recruitment via reflex pathways (central pathways) and 2) Can motor unit recruitment through central pathways...
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Spring 2022
Fatigue can have a long-lasting impact on psychosocial, cognitive, and educational outcomes for students who are Deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). Unfortunately, fatigue itself and the importance of educational supports to minimize its impact on D/HH students is poorly understood by many...
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Fall 2009
This thesis presents the results of three studies examining the management of migraine in children. First we conducted a systematic review of all clinical trials conducted in children and adolescents of the acute migraine therapy. A meta-analysis of the 26 randomized controlled trials is...
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Spring 2010
Fatigue assessments have been carried out predominantly with quasi-deterministic approaches, such as the use of S–N curves. However, both the loading and the resistance of fatigue prone components are subjected to significant uncertainties. Consequently, a prediction of the remaining fatigue life...
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Repair of Fatigue Cracks in Steel Members Using Adhesively Bonded Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP)
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Bonding fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is emerging as an alternative to the fatigue crack repair techniques because of its several advantages over the conventional fatigue crack repair methods and materials. Its major advantages include its higher stiffness and strength, choice of...
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Sleep deficit, fatigue, and health in family caregivers of persons with dementia awaiting placement
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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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Fall 2013
Telemedicine is a promising but unproven tool for improving the quality of chronic disease care. The aim of this research is to investigate the potential of telemedicine for the care of patients with chronic diseases in Canada. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of telemedicine for...
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The Development, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Efficacy of a 12-Week Online Mind-Body Intervention for People with Primary Biliary Cholangitis
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Introduction: Persons with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) experience significantly higher rates of mental distress, impaired health related quality of life (HrQoL), and fatigue than the general population. While mind-body interventions have been shown to improve mental health and HrQoL, and...