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Online peer support interventions for chronic conditions: a scoping review protocol
(BMJ Open, 2017)Introduction Peer support is receiving increasing attention as both an effective and cost-effective intervention method to support the self-management of chronic health conditions. Given that an increasing proportion of ... -
Participatory Design of an Online Self-Management Tool for Users With Spinal Cord Injury: Qualitative Study
(JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 2018-03-21)Background: Rehospitalization rates resulting from secondary conditions in persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) are high. Self-management programs for many chronic conditions have been associated with decreases in ... -
Connecting People with Cancer to Physical Activity and Exercise Programs: A Pathway to Create Accessibility and Engagement
(Current Oncology, 2018-04-01)Recent guidelines concerning exercise for people with cancer provide evidence-based direction for exercise assessment and prescription for clinicians and their patients. Although the guidelines promote exercise integration ... -
A comparison of the experience and vocational benefits of service-learning and community service volunteering in a community-based exercise program
(Partnerships : A Journal of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, 2018)Service-learning (SL) is a form of pedagogy which integrates community service into class curriculums. Literature has highlighted the benefits of service-learning within a variety of student outcomes, including personal ... -
Canadian medical students' perceived motivation, confidence and frequency recommending physical activity
(Preventive Medicine Reports, 2019-09)Despite the evidence supporting the benefits of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of most medical conditions, physical activity remains under-prescribed by physicians. Medical students will form habits ... -
Medical Student Physical Activity Education – Staying Active to Actively Help Others
(MedEdPublish, 2019-10-22)Exercise is Medicine Canada (EIMC) at Queen’s University provided physical activity (PA) education to first year Ontario medical student conference attendees. 24 participants (23±2years) completed questionnaires one week ... -
Investigating Gender Differences in Physical Activity Behavior and Social Cognitions among First-Year Medical Students
(MedEdPublish, 2019-11-18)Background: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior, we examined gender differences in physical activity (PA) behavior and social cognitions (SC; i.e., attitudes, perceived behavioral control, intentions and subjective ... -
More than chores: the invisible work of family caregivers in rural New Brunswick
In Canada, most home care for people living with chronic illness or disability is provided by informal, or unpaid, family members, the majority of whom are women (Romanow, 2002; Armstrong & Armstrong, 2010). The thesis ... -
Clustering of Unhealthy Behaviors: Protocol for a Multiple Behavior Analysis of Data From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
(JMIR Publications, 2021-06)Background: Health behaviours such as physical inactivity, unhealthy eating, smoking tobacco, and alcohol use are leading risk factors for non-communicable chronic disease and play a central role in limiting health and ... -
Exploring the relationship between quality and quantity of participation in an online community-based exercise program
The Quality Participation Framework conceptualizes how to promote full and effective participation in exercise programs for individuals with disabilities. Prior to this investigation, it was believed that repeated quality ... -
Assessing individual response to exercise training: Statistical considerations, analytical approaches, and moderators of response
A growing body of research has classified “responders” or “non-responders” to exercise training and has assessed whether individuals respond differently to exercise training. In recent years, biostatisticians have raised ... -
Lone girls: Exploring the experiences of girls on boys' sports teams
Existing literature informing our understanding of youth sport experiences has largely involved investigations of populations that are similar to each other (e.g., same age, sex). There are, however, instances in sport ... -
Exploring the measurement of quality participation over time in exercise for persons with physical disabilities
Previous research into fostering full and effective participation for persons with disabilities has primarily focused on the quantity, or amount of involvement, in a given activity. However, this way of thinking about ... -
The Neighbourhood Physical Environment and the 24-Hour Movement Behaviour Composition Among Children
INTRODUCTION: The combination of time spent in physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep within a day is known as the 24-hour movement behaviour composition. Recent research using compositional data analysis (CoDA), ... -
Compositional Associations of Time Spent in Sleep, Screen Time, and Physical Activity with Polysubstance Use in Adolescents
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the movement behavior composition (time spent in sleep, screen time, and physical activity) and polysubstance use in adolescents. Methods: This ... -
“It Was a Combination of Feeling Super Badass and...Super Inept”: Exploring Girls’ Experiences Playing on Boys’ Tackle Football Teams
This study explores girls’ experiences playing tackle football on boys’ teams to understand how girls experience a highly masculine sport space. Tackle football is largely a space reserved for men and boys. Girls’ opportunities ... -
Understanding the Complexity and Nuance of Social Identity in Youth Sport Using a Novel Ecological Momentary Assessment Method
The social environments in sport play an important role in determining whether participants realize the various individual and group outcomes associated with sport participation (Eys et al., 2019). Indeed, sport researchers ... -
Onboarding support systems into elite sport organizations
Onboarding is a term used to describe the process of socialization for new members into an established group or organization. Across an extensive body of literature from organizational settings, and more recently sport ...
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