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“Assuming there will be ups and downs”: exploring trauma awareness through the lived experiences of registered kinesiologists in Ontario
(2020)Background: At present, there is a movement in health care towards an approach that utilizes the components of trauma awareness to enhance care provision (Davis, Constigan, & Schubert, 2017; Felitti, 2017). Trauma awareness ... -
Caring for carers: investigating the impact of an 8-week MI-via-CALC intervention on the health and experiences of caregivers of children with a disability
(2021)Caregivers provide immeasurable and unmatched support to children with a disability (CWD), assisting with instrumental activities of daily living, often across the lifespan. Caregiver demands and unhealthy coping behaviours ... -
Dog sports : a mixed methods exploration of motivation in agility participation
(2015-08-05)Obesity and physical inactivity are on the rise amongst Canadians. Dog sports, agility in particular, may represent a form of physical activity that can help address the health issues that some of our population face. ... -
Exploring Health Care Providers’ Perspectives of Care Practices, Facilitators, and Barriers Experienced when Managing Childhood Obesity in Rural Northwestern Ontario Communities
(2015)Previous literature has identified that rural communities have a higher obesity prevalence than their urban counterparts. In comparison to the rest of the province, childhood obesity rates are significantly higher in ... -
Exploring the relationship between motivation and dog-walking behaviour: what motivates older adults to walk with their dogs?
(2013-02-03)Background/Objectives: Dog ownership in older adulthood has been connected with increased likelihood of meeting the physical activity guidelines. There are older dog owners, however, that do not walk their dogs. Investigation ... -
Impact of a 10-week structured exercise class on the perceptions of vasomotor symptoms experienced by perimenopausal women : a qualitative collective case study / by Reija Karioja.
(2008)Menopause is a natural progression in the aging process and signals the end of the woman's reproductive life. Menopause has been associated with the occurrence of a range of symptoms that affect every aspect of the woman's ... -
One world, one dream : comparisons of the newspaper coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games
(2009)This study compared and explored the newspaper coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic (OG) and Paralympic Games (PG) by a Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail. The methodology for this study was mixed methods design which ...
