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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Canadian Community Health Survey"”.
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A Novel Measure of Work Stress: Identifying Work Stressor Patterns in Canada Using Latent Class Analysis
This analysis utilizes data from the 2012 Mental Health component of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS-MH) and latent class analysis to identify patterns of stressful work environments and their relationship with occupational and social location. Based on the intersection of 12 work stress …
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Prevalence and patterns of alcohol consumption among persons with dementia in Canada
… collected from a nationwide population-based survey, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Results: PWD consume alcohol at comparable rates to persons without dementia. A reported 60% of PWD consume alcohol. Males more often reported alcohol consumption than females. Multivariate analysis …
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Oral Health Access and Inequities in Rural Regions
… integrating, and interpreting data from the Canadian Community Health Survey. A scoping review across three high-income countries was also undertaken to determine which interventions are most efficient in closing the gaps in dental utilization previously identified in the CCHS data analysis …
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Association between the Fast-Food Environment and Obesity in Canada: A Cross-sectional Analysis
… BMI and socio-economic variables from the 2008 Canadian Community Health Survey [CCHS] and selected neighbourhood-level socio-economic data from 2006 Canadian Census were merged with a commercial database containing geographic locations of all restaurants in Canada. The association between BMI …
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The relationship between complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and quality of life among individuals with chronic pain: results from a nationally representative sample
Background: Chronic pain is a major public health concern in Canada, with an estimated annual cost of $6 billion in direct health care expenses. At the same time, Canadians are participating in an increased use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. Purpose: The purpose of this …
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Physical activity levels and modes of physical activity among Canadian adults with obstructive respiratory disease
… levels and modes of physical activity among Canadian adults with obstructive respiratory disease. Methods: Data from respondents with self-reported asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a combination of asthma and COPD (CAC) from the Canadian Community Health Survey (2013) …
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Health service utilization among demented individuals with or without mood disorders in Canada
… how comorbid mood disorders were associated with health service utilization of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias in a Canadian household population. Methods: The study utilized a population-based secondary data analysis approach, using data from the Canadian Community Health …
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Social and lifestyle predictors of perceived health in the United States: A replication and extension of Statistics Canada.
… States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) and Census data, this study replicated and extended previous research conducted using the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) by Statistics Canada. It examines the associations among both lifestyle and social determinants …
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Evidence for a Paradigm Shift in Preventive Nutrition: Measuring the Role of Dietary Patterns in Chronic Disease Risk in Canada
National nutrition surveys are the cornerstones of nutritional surveillance for developing dietary guidelines and policies. Some recent studies have questioned the usefulness of nutrition surveys due to their methodological limitations. The overall goal of this thesis was to use the Canadian …
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Illicit Drug Use and Unmet Healthcare Needs In Ontario: An Exploratory Study
… is to investigate the disparities in access to healthcare and unmet healthcare needs among the illicit drug using population in Ontario, and to determine if the decriminalisation of recreational cannabis consumption had any significant effects on the unmet healthcare needs of the cannabis-using …
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Epidemiological Assessment of Bipolar Disorder in Canada
… with BD in terms of demographic features, health status, and mental health service utilization. During the course of this thesis, a third objective emerged which was to examine some indicators of validity of the World Mental Health version of the World Health Organization Composite …
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Consumers' Need for Information on Supplements
… for some of these inadequacies. The 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey found that 28 to 60 percent of individuals use supplements. Supplement use is positively associated with income and education level, with higher income individuals consuming a higher amount of supplements and …
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Physical Activity and Psychiatric Hospitalizations among Canadian Adolescents and Young Adults: A Longitudinal Study Utilizing Record Linkage
… physical activity in adolescence promotes mental health and prevents mental illness; however, fewer studies have examined these effects in young adults. Furthermore, there is a paucity of research exploring the relationship between physical activity and utilization of mental health services. This …
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Economic consequences of cancer in adolescents and young adults
… financial impacts of cancer among AYAs using the Canadian Cancer Registry linked to personal income tax data. Findings demonstrate that cancer causes a significant income reduction that persists throughout survivorship compared to cancer-free individuals. Income losses are largest during the first …
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Household Food Insecurity Among Older People in Canada: the Exploration of a Public Health Issue Rendered Invisible
… complexity of this issue with respect to health. Of the very limited inclusion or application of theory overall, most emphasis was placed on frameworks of disease and disability, with many assumptions made about how aging relates to food insecurity. Taken together, these findings suggest a …
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Population-level determinants of obesity in Canada: application of econometric techniques
Obesity is a significant public health problem in Canada. Increasingly, factors that are beyond the individual are being identified as important drivers of the current obesity epidemic. Drivers like prices, taxes, and government policy are jointly identified as population-level determinants of …
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Associations Between Socioeconomic Position and Mental Health and Mental Health Disorders Among Adults in Canada from 2005 to 2022
… (SEP) is a fundamental determinant of mental health, often measured by income and education. Poor mental health and mental health disorders are more prevalent among adults with a lower SEP. Examining trends in associations between SEP and mental health outcomes can inform policies to reduce …
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Examining Mental Health Status and Mental Health Service Utilization by Visible Minority Immigrants in Canada: Adopting a Social Determinants of Health and Intersectionality Approach
… increasing rapidly. However, studies on mental health experiences associated with migration-related challenges are limited. Drawing on social determinants of health and intersectionality frameworks, this study investigated the relationship between social contextual factors and mental health …
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Investigating the Effects of Modeling and Imagery on Psychological Factors in the Context of a Hypothetical Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
In 2009, 4.1 million Canadians over the age of twelve experienced an activity-limiting injury. Of these injuries 35% occurred from sport or physical activity (Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009). Although injuries occur most commonly in sport and exercise activities, it is difficult to study …
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The Medical pluralism paradigm: examining patterns of use across conventional, complementary and public health care systems among Canadians aged 50 and older.
This dissertation examined health care utilization patterns across conventional health care (CHC), complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and public health care (PHC) systems among Canadians aged fifty and older. I argued that utilization research is currently limited by a primary focus on …
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