Epidemiology and Biostatistics Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Physical Exertion as a Risk Factor for Ventricular Arrhythmia: A Prospective Cohort Study, Harpreet S. Chahal
Antihyperglycemic Medications and Hypoglycemia in Older Adults with Diabetes, Kristin K. Clemens
On the estimation of intracluster correlation for time-to-event outcomes in cluster randomized trials, Sumeet Kalia
Survival outcomes and treatment utilization among patients with known and unknown primary tumours in Ontario., Chong Sung Kim
Secular Trends in Cardiovascular Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients: 1994 to 2009, Ngan Lam
Maternal Fat Intake during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Initiation, Rachel Man
The Impact of Resource Availability on Patterns of Discharge to Inpatient Rehabilitation after Stroke in Ontario, Canada, Matthew J. Meyer
Epidemiology of Fracture in Adults with Kidney Disease, Kyla L. Naylor
The Association Between the Neighbourhood Food Environment and Prevalence of Three Chronic Diseases in Urban Canada: A Cross-Sectional Analysis, Jagraj Singh Pandher
Methotrexate and cardiovascular events, Alpesh Shah
Evidence For Using Immunosuppressive Treatments When Treating Idiopathic Non-Infectious Uveitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Hargurinder Singh
Evidence Reversal: When New Evidence Contradicts Established Practices, Desiree S. Sutton
The Effectiveness of Teleglaucoma versus In-patient Examination. Assessment: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Sera-Melisa Thomas
Risk of Arrhythmia and Mortality from Macrolide Antibiotic Prescription: A Population-Based Cohort Study, Mai H. Trac
Prognostic Factors for Overall Survival and Risk Stratification of Prostate Cancer Patients with Biochemical Failure, Shann-Neng Tara Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Neonatal and Developmental Outcomes of Late Preterm and Early Term Birth, Hilary K. Brown
Global Assessment of Severity of Epilepsy (GASE) Scale in Children with Epilepsy: Construct Validity, Stability, and Responsiveness, Cindy J. Chan
Trends In The Utilization of Antiglaucoma Medication: An Analysis of Canadian Drug Insurance Claims, Kwun (Bryan) Hung Chan
Exploring Health Care Access for Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living in Middlesex County, Ontario, Todd A. Coleman
Diagnostic Accuracy of Tele-ophthalmology for Diabetic Retinopathy Assessment: A Meta-analysis and Economic Analysis, Andrea C. Coronado
The Stress Process Model for Community-Dwelling Adults with Mental Disorders, Samantha Davie
Economic Evaluation of Potential Applications of Gene Expression Profiling in Clinical Oncology, Malek Hannouf
Primary health service use by mothers and children from London-Middlesex, Ontario, Catherine Holtz
Developmental associations of self-reported body mass and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal examination of the transition from adolescence to young adulthood, Setareh Hooshmand
Assessing the Structural Validity of the Measure of Processes of Care (MPOC-20) in Children with Epilepsy, Kariym Christopher Joachim
The Impact of Obesity on Employment Participation and Earnings among Working-Age Women in Canada: Evidence from the NPHS Longitudinal Data, Samantha L. Larose
Provincially-Funded Insulin Pump Therapy and Glycaemic Control: Real-World Experience in London, Ontario, Selina L. Liu
Experiences of biphobia, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among Ontarian bisexuals: A cross-sectional view of potential moderators, Melissa A. MacLeod
Maternal Employment During Infancy and Toddlerhood: Mechanisms for Associations with Childhood Overweight/Obesity in Canada, Nathalie Victoria Metzer
The Impact of Financial Incentives for Cervical Cancer Screening in Ontario's Primary Care Delivery Models, Ciara Pendrith
The Association Between Women's Autonomy and Women's HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes in Ethiopia, Fadumo Rirash
Body Mass Index Trajectories: The Effect of Fetal Size and Early Life Modifiable Factors, Mathew Roy
The Association between Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol-Related Unsafe Sex among Canadian Undergraduate Student Drinkers, Shirley Solomon
Quality of Life and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Yi Wei
Risk Scores for Predicting Mortality in Flail Chest, Meaghan Zehr
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Patency and Complication Rates of the Arteriovenous Fistula: A Systematic Review, Ahmed A. Al-Jaishi
An Exploration of the Relationships between Markers of Social Status and Position and HIV Risk Behaviours in African, Caribbean, and Other Black Populations, Shamara M. Baidoobonso
Secular Trends in Ischemic Stroke Subtypes, Chrysi Bogiatzi
Statistical Analysis of Correlated Ordinal Data: Application to Cluster Randomization Trials, Ruochu Gao
Atypical antipsychotic drugs and the risk of acute kidney injury: A population-based cohort study, Yoseob Joseph Hwang
Violence among Cocaine and Simultaneous Cocaine and Alcohol Abusers: Results from a Cross-sectional Study of Treatment Clients, Sameer Imtiaz
Evaluation of Ontario's Street Racers, Stunt and Aggressive Drivers Legislation, Aizhan Meirambayeva
Differentials in Physical Health Outcomes among Children in Single-Parent and Dual-Parent Families, Jennifer Lynn Rayner
Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus: a Comparative Analysis of Subpopulation Differences in a Large Canadian Sample, Michael James Taylor
Risk of kidney stones in living kidney donors: A matched cohort study, Sonia Thomas
Adverse Drug Events and Renal Function, Matthew A. Weir
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Methods for the Analysis of Pretest-Posttest Binary Outcomes from Cluster Randomization Trials, ASM Borhan
Investigating meaning in life, perceived social support, and suicide ideation among community-residing older adults, Joyce L. Cheng
Heterogeneity issues in the meta-analysis of cluster randomization trials., Shun Fu Chen
Screening for Adult ADHD in Ontario: A Cross-sectional Study Examining Sex Differences, Mental Health Correlates and Substance Use, Deanne Daigle
The Development of a Decision Aid for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis Deciding Between Ileostomy or Ileal Anal-Pouch Reconstruction, Luc A. Dubois
Measuring and Understanding Distal and Proximal Determinants of Mentoring Relationship Quality in Big Brothers Big Sisters Community-based Programs, Annalise L. Ferro
Association between the Fast-Food Environment and Obesity in Canada: A Cross-sectional Analysis, Simon Hollands
Parents' Perceptions of Activity Restrictions in Children with Epilepsy: First Two Years Post-Diagnosis, Nathan C. King
Weight Status Underestimation among Canadian Adolescents: An Important and Frequently Overlooked Aspect of the Childhood Obesity Epidemic, Mary Ellen Kuenzig
Severity of Epilepsy and Parent-Perceived Cognitive Functioning in Children with New-Onset Epilepsy: A Prospective Study of Family Factors as Mediators and Moderators, Anastasia I. Lambrinos
Obesity and Health Care Utilization Trends in Canada During the Period 1996-7 to 2009-10, Michael Lebenbaum
Self-Reported Racism, Transphobia, Their Intersection and Impact on Past-Year HIV Related Sexual Risk Behaviour, Roxanne M. Longman Marcellin
Population-Based Placental Weight Ratio Distributions and Determinants of Placental Weight Ratios, Erin M. Macdonald
Investigating Personality Vulnerability to Suicide Ideation in Community-Residing Older Adults, James Andrew McClure
Antenatal Care Determines Immunization and Care for Fever and Diarrhea in Ghanaian Children, Natalie K. McGlynn
The Symptom of Fatigue in Primary Care: A Comparative Study of Health Care Utilization Patterns Using Electronic Medical Records, Kathryn A. Nicholson
Preoperative Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Use and Acute Dialysis: A Population Based Cohort Study, Mitesh K. Shah
Simultaneous Confidence Intervals for Risk Ratios in the Many-to-One Comparisons of Proportions, Jungwon Shin
Predictors of Glycemic Control in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes in Southwestern Ontario, Tamara Spaic
The Relationship between Diet Quality and Obesity in Canadian Adults: Evidence from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey, Kalaivaani Sundararajan
Modeling sequential event times using family data, Balakumar Swaminathan
Shift work and cardiovascular events: systematic review and meta-analysis, Manav V. Vyas
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Depressive symptoms in mothers of children with new-onset epilepsy: a prospective study, Mark Anthony Ferro
Ethical Challenges in Cluster Randomized Trials, Andrew McRae
The characteristics of successful evidence retrieval by nephrologists and the impact of PubMed search filters, Salimah Shariff