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- 1Hathaway, Joshua D.
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- 1Laboni, Shahela Akhand
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Association between Social Determinants of Health and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Adolescent Mothers
DownloadFall 2018
The association between adolescent childbearing and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been well documented in the literature. The association of social determinants of health (SDOH) and adverse adolescent pregnancy outcomes remains controversial. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the...
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Better to teach than to deter if you cannot do both: Investigating the effects of education and fines on future traffic offences and collisions
DownloadSpring 2021
No evaluations have been conducted to determine whether Option 4, an Albertan driver education workshop, is effective in reducing future traffic violations and collisions when compared to fines. This thesis followed cohorts of Albertan traffic offenders (N = 1,707), one group who received a...
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Integrating Approaches to Geographic Variation in Methodologies for Public Health Surveillance
DownloadFall 2018
Epidemiology is increasingly recognizing the complexity of the underlying mechanisms determining health states. Public health surveillance needs to incorporate this knowledge into their regular reporting and analysis cycles. Aggregate data related to a multitude of health related states and risk...
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Long-term Healthcare Transition Pathways Among Community Dwelling Adults with Dementia in Alberta, Canada; A retrospective cohort analysis
DownloadSpring 2019
In Canada, one in five adults over the age of 80 have dementia. Dementia negatively impacts other chronic conditions and is associated with a higher risk of death, frailty and higher health-care costs. Health care transitions are major events; the abrupt nature of transitions, are confusing and...
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Fall 2020
Dementia is a long-term, chronic condition caused by a progressing physical damage in the brain. Evidence suggests that cardiovascular disease risk factors may contribute to the onset of dementia; however, the current literature on this association is inconsistent. To my knowledge, no study that...
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The contribution of opioid analgesic use to the initiation of antidepressant medication in the older adult population
DownloadSpring 2020
The purpose of this thesis was to examine the incidence of antidepressant use following opioid initiation. This study relied on the exclusive use of outpatient community dispensations for all prescriptions. The cohort was restricted to Alberta residents aged 55 to 80, enrolled in the Alberta...
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Unintentional Injuries Among Children of Parents with Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions in Alberta, Canada
DownloadFall 2022
Background: Unintentional Injuries (UI) are a leading cause of hospitalization among children in Alberta, Canada. A small body of global research has found the risk of UI to be higher among children of parents with mental health and addiction conditions (MHAC) as compared to children with parents...
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Urinary Incontinence among Parkinson’s Disease Patients in Alberta: Incidence and Risk Predictors
DownloadFall 2020
Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurological chronic diseases among older adults in Canada. More than 100,000 Canadians are diagnosed with PD with an annual incidence of 20 new cases (per 100,000 people). Urinary incontinence (UI) is one of the common non-motor...