School of Rehabilitation Therapy Graduate Theses
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Healthcare access experiences and concerns of Canadians with multiple sclerosis
Canadians with multiple sclerosis (MS) are high users of healthcare services yet report multiple unmet needs. The reasons for this situation have not been explored, however international literature suggests that issues in ... -
Policy to Practice: What Works to Meet the Needs of Families of Children with Disabilities in Bangladesh
Introduction and objectives: Research on the needs of families of children with disabilities (CWDs) is sparse, particularly in low and middle-income countries such as Bangladesh. Further, little is known about factors that ... -
Extent, Determinants and Consequences of Cost-Related Non-Adherence to Prescription Medications Among People With Spinal Cord Injuries in Canada
The overall purpose of this doctoral thesis was to build an understanding of financial barriers faced by people with disabilities to pay for their prescription medications. The thesis was composed of four different studies ... -
Postural Control with and without Secondary Tasks during Stair Ascent in Older Adults with Type two Diabetes
Background: Community-dwelling older adults rate ascending and descending stairs among the top five most difficult daily tasks, likely a result of bodily deterioration due to normal aging. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) ... -
Interprofessional Primary Care for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Access to high-quality primary care has been identified as a pressing need for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Adults with IDD live with complex physical and mental health conditions, use ... -
Validity of an Inertial Measurement Unit System for Evaluating Gait Quality in Healthy Adults and People With Stroke
Ambulation in the community is more challenging than walking indoors on level ground due to variable conditions including uneven terrain and slopes, but particularly so for people with hemiparesis due to stroke. Measurement ... -
Exploring the Quality of life of Polio Survivors in Northwest Nigeria: Selection of an Instrument for Future Cross-Cultural Adaptation
Background: Consequences of paralytic polio may adversely affect the quality of life (QoL) of polio survivors. The promotion of QoL is the ultimate goal of rehabilitation interventions. Thus, QoL evaluation is essential ... -
Using 3D transperineal ultrasound imaging to study pelvic floor muscle functional characteristics in women with and without provoked vestibulodynia
Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is the most common form of chronic vulvar pain and cause of painful sexual intercourse in pre-menopausal women. Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction is thought to play a role in the development ... -
Engagement of Children, Families, and Care Providers in the Selection or Development of Patient Reported Outcomes
BACKGROUND: The growing prevalence of chronic conditions in childhood calls for a child and family engaged approach to research. Engaging with children and families across the selection of outcomes and development of ... -
Formative Evaluation And Pilot-Testing Of A Communication Program For People With Parkinson's Disease
Health professionals and people with Parkinson’s disease both agree that lapses in communication interfere with efficient and effective health care. The Talk4HealthCare program was developed with the aim of helping people ... -
Participation of Persons with Deafblindness in India
Worldwide research on deafblindness is sparse, particularly in low and middle-income countries such as India. Persons with deafblindness often experience participation barriers. Yet little is known about their lived ... -
Access to Primary Health Care Services for Persons with Physical Disabilities in Rural Ghana
Background: A growing body of evidence has shown that persons with physical disabilities experience substantial barriers in accessing primary health care (PHC) services in rural areas. Negative attitudes from health care ... -
Inclusive Education for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Accra, Ghana
Inclusive education is the best form of education for all children including those with disabilities, however, children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are often educated in segregated settings or ... -
The development and validation of a cultural competency model for health care providers working with military and Veteran families in Canada
Objectives. Canadian military and Veteran family life is characterized by frequent relocation, regular familial separation due to training or deployment, and living with the risk of injury or death of a military family ... -
Understanding Mediolateral Stability During Gait in Persons with Early-Stage Multiple Sclerosis
Background: Among the most common and disabling symptoms associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) are problems with balance, during both stance and gait. Balance during gait is highly dependent on stability in the mediolateral ... -
Characterization of the Multidirectional Strength of the Neck and of the Neuromuscular Coordination of the Superficial Neck Muscles
The goal of this dissertation is to enhance our knowledge of the three-dimensional impulsive strength capacity available at the upper cervical spine and its anticipatory neuromuscular control of the superficial neck muscles ... -
Assessing the Needs of Agency Stakeholders With Regards to the Development of a Community Employment Initiative
Background: In light of the current directives of the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) towards providing more inclusive employment opportunities and closure of sheltered workshops, service providers ... -
A Needs Assessment to Inform the Development of a Dyadic Physical Activity Intervention for Caregiver Care Recipient Dyads with Moderate-to-Severe Multiple Sclerosis Disability
The impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) extends beyond the person who has the disease to his/her family caregivers. One of the rehabilitation strategies to manage some of the disease impact on the health of both partners is ... -
The Physical Implications of Diastasis Recti Abdominis Among Women at the End of Their First Postpartum Year
A separation of the abdominal muscles at the linea alba, diastasis recti abdominis (DRA), appears to persist beyond the first postpartum year in a substantial proportion of women. Although tissue strain at the linea alba ... -
The Outward Bound Program and its Effects on Stigma Among Veterans
Over the last decade, steps have been taken by the Canadian Armed Forces as well as non-government organizations to provide better healthcare and services to military personnel affected by issues that impact their mental ...
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