Publications from the Health Studies Department aim to increase understanding of health and wellness and the changing health needs of society. Research includes health policy, gerontology, bioethics, and health measurement and statistics.
Submissions from 2022
A framework to support the progressive implementation of integrated team-based care for the management of COPD: a collective case study., Shannon L. Sibbald, Vaidehi Misra, Madelyn daSilva, and Christopher Licskai
Exploring and predicting Canadian university students’ trait anxiety and nomophobia during COVID-19, W Sui, J Munn, and Jennifer Irwin
Comparing the prevalence of nomophobia and smartphone addiction among university students pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19, W Sui, Anna Sui, and Jennifer Irwin
Children’s Physical Activity During COVID-19: Parents’ Perspectives, Monika Szpunar, Kendall Saravanamuttoo, Leigh Vanderloo, Brianne Bruijns, Stephanie Truelove, Shauna Burke, Jason Gilliland, Jennifer Irwin, and Patricia Tucker
Parents’ A priori Wants and What They Valued from Obesity-Focused Educational Webinars, Varsha Vasudevan, Shazya Karmali, and Jennifer Irwin
The Recover Study: A Cross-Sectional Examination of the Relationship Between Ontario Parents’ Resilience and COVID-19-Related Stressors, Julia Yates and Jennifer Irwin
Submissions from 2021
Do women empowerment indicators predict receipt of quality antenatal care in Cameroon? Evidence from a nationwide survey, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, and Obidimma Ezezika
Training may enhance early childhood educators’ self-efficacy to lead physical activity in childcare, Brianne Bruijns, Andrew Johnson, Jennifer Irwin, Shauna Burke, Molly Driediger, Leigh Vanderloo, and Patricia Tucker
A case analysis of partnered research on palliative care for refugees in Jordan and Rwanda, Sonya de Laat, Olive Wahoush, Rania Jaber, Wejdan Khater, Emmanuel Musoni, Ibraheem Abu Siam, Lisa Schwartz, Matthew Hunt, Lynda Redwood-Campbell, Laurie Elit, Elysée Nouvet, Rachel Yantzi, Kevin Bezanson, Carrie Bernard, Takhliq Amir, Ani Chénier, Gautham Krishnaraj, and Corinne SchusterWallace
Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Large‑Scale Nutrition Interventions in Africa: A Scoping Review, Obidimma Ezezika, Jenny Gong, Hajara Abdirahman, and Daniel Sellen
Implementation of the Meningitis Vaccine Project in Africa: lessons for vaccine implementation programs., Obidimma Ezezika, Meron Mengistu, and Thomas Lear
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of oral rehydration therapy in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review., Obidimma Ezezika, Apira Ragunathan, Yasmine El-Bakri, and Kathryn Barrett
Confronting complexity and supporting transformation through health systems mapping: a case study., Anna J Hussey, Shannon L Sibbald, Madonna Ferrone, Alyson Hergott, Robert McKelvie, Cathy Faulds, Zofe Roberts, Andrew D Scarffe, Matthew J Meyer, Susan Vollbrecht, and Christopher Licskai
Step on up! A multi-component health promotion intervention to promote stair climbing, H Ly, Christopher Lee, and Jennifer Irwin
Development of a primary care pandemic plan informed by in-depth policy analysis and interviews with family physicians across Canada during COVID-19: A qualitative case study protocol, Maria Mathews, Sarah Spencer, Lindsay Hedden, Emily Gard Marshall, Julia Lukewich, Leslie Meredith, Dana Ryan, Richard Buote, Tiffany Liu, Emily Volpe, Paul S. Gill, Bridget Ryan, Gordon Schacter, Jamie Wickett, Thomas R. Freeman, Shannon L. Sibbald, Eric Wong, Maddi McKay, Rita McCracken, and Judith Belle Brown
Scaling Social Franchises: Lessons Learned from Farm Shop, Kevin McKague, Farouk Jiwa, Karim Harji, and Obidimma Ezezika
Using mixed-method feasibility studies to examine the impact of a mobile standing desk on undergraduates’ sedentary time, Marc Moulin, Harry Prapavessis, Patricia Tucker, and Jennifer Irwin
Evaluating the implementation of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management program using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research: a case study., Stefan Paciocco, Anita Kothari, Christopher J Licskai, Madonna Ferrone, and Shannon L Sibbald
The experience of being a parent of a child with medical complexity: A case study approach, Vanessa Rocchese, Tara Mantler, Kimberley Jackson, D Bock, and Jennifer Irwin
Kindness as an Intervention for Student Social Interaction Anxiety, Resilience, Affect, and Mood: The KISS of Kindness Study II, Katie Shillington, Andrew Johnson, Tara Mantler, Shauna Burke, and Jennifer Irwin
Not So Sweet Dreams: Adults' Quantity, Quality, and Disruptions of Sleep During the Initial Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Katie Shillington, Leigh Vanderloo, Shauna Burke, Victor Ng, Patricia Tucker, and Jennifer Irwin
Ontario Adults’ Health Behaviors, Mental Health, and Overall Wellbeing During COVID-19, Katie Shillington, Leigh Vanderloo, Shauna Burke, Victor Ng, Patricia Tucker, and Jennifer Irwin
Continuing to enhance the quality of case study methodology in health services research., Shannon L Sibbald, Stefan Paciocco, Meghan Fournie, Rachelle Van Asseldonk, and Tiffany Scurr
Lessons learned from inadequate implementation planning of team-based chronic disease management: implementation evaluation., Shannon L Sibbald, Rachelle Van Asseldonk, Peiwen L Cao, and Benson Law
Impact of the Childcare PhysicaL ActivitY (PLAY) Policy on Young Children’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Time: A Pilot Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial, Monika Szpunar, Molly Driediger, Andrew Johnson, Leigh Vanderloo, Shauna Burke, Jennifer Irwin, Jacob Shelley, Brian Timmons, and Patricia Tucker