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Alternative Methods and Improvements to Current Delivery of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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For adults, the standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the delivery of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) through nasal/facial masks. For children, CPAP therapy is used if adenotonsillectomy is not a viable option or if OSA persists after surgery. By acting as a pneumatic...
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2022
Differentiated instruction through choice is a teaching approach commonly used in classrooms. Bender (2012) states that differentiated instruction is commonly used in general education classes and is particularly helpful to students with an array of learning needs and interests. This research...
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Fall 2019
Parents are the most important influence on children’s financial learning. Several studies have detailed the various ways in which children’s financial literacy is associated with their parents’ financial socialization practices. The majority of these studies focus on individual-level variables...
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Impact of a Primary Care Exercise Program on Physical Activity and Self-Efficacy in Patients with COPD
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an obstructive lung disease characterized by shortness of breath and is the fourth leading cause of death in Canada. Physical activity is a strong predictor of all-cause mortality in people who have COPD, however long-term adherence to exercise is...
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Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Treat Adolescent Anxiety: An Exploration of Intervention Designs and the User Experience
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BACKGROUND: Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) is a complex, ‘persuasive system’ as its design combines therapeutic content, technological features, and interactions between the user and the program. The design and delivery of iCBT differs across programs. While iCBT is...
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Let's Talk About Sex - Or Not: Sexual Communication, Self-Efficacy, and Sexual Healthcare Use Among Individuals With and Without Communication Difficulties
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Sexual communication is an essential element of sexual satisfaction and wellbeing. However, individuals with communication difficulties (in reading, writing, speaking, or understanding language) may face barriers to sexual communication in interpersonal and healthcare contexts. Based on previous...
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2022
This is an action research project which used mixed-methods to address both parental self-efficacy in mathematics and the development of appropriate homework for upper-elementary students. Literature was reviewed in the fields of self-efficacy, ethnomathematics, open-ended questions, and the role...
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Spring 2022
This qualitative study was designed to address gaps in understandings of how school principals experience self-efficacy as instructional leaders of literacy in a context of standardized performance expectations. Anchored in Bandura’s (1977; 1997; 2012) social cognitive theory of human agency, it...
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Fall 2018
Self-efficacy, defined as behaviour specific confidence, is a consistent correlate of physical activity and other health behaviours. In people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), self-efficacy has been found to be related to key clinical-health outcomes and is deemed an important...
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2020
This research resolves to understand the perceived subjective wellbeing of a school staff at a specific school site. The intent was to, using quantitative research, measure a school staff’s wellness literacy and perceived sense of individual wellness based on the wellness dimensions as well as...