Primary health care reform is currently underway in Ontario with the goals of improving health care access, quality and continuity of care while increasing patient and provider satisfaction and cost effectiveness. ...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine weight and lifestyle among persons with schizophrenia from their perspectives. Two specific research questions are addressed: 1: What are the perceptions of persons with ...

Evidence is accumulating that the imposed lifestyle associated with shift-work can adversely affect many aspects of nurses’ mental health. The 2005 National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses stated depression is ...

BACKGROUND: The prevalence and burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a concern. While CVD events will occur later in a woman’s life, modifiable risk factors for CVD occur earlier during adult years. While, there is ...

Hypertension in pregnancy is associated with autonomic dysregulation whereas the effects of obesity in pregnancy on maternal cardiac autonomic function are poorly understood. Furthermore, hypertension in pregnancy is ...

There is a growing interest in the impact of waiting for surgery, a common experience for many Canadians. Pain and psychological symptoms prior to surgical management are frequently problems for women with gynaecological ...

The moral distress experiences of Registered Nurses who work in non-acute, continuing care settings were examined using qualitative methods. Previous research suggests that in general, nurses experience moral distress ...