This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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The TOGETHER Study: Exploring the Relationship Between Ontario Undergraduate University Students’ Levels of Resilience and their Experiences of Diversity and Inclusion, Manvir Ahluwalia

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Exploring the Quality Performance of Ethno-Specific and Mainstream Not-For-Profit Long-Term Care Homes in Ontario, Lanei Amein

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Towards Effective Communication: An Exploration of Evidence-Based Strategies for Informal Care Partners Engaged in Difficult Conversations with Individuals with Parkinson's Disease, Emily Brinovec

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Welcome to the Jungle: The Effects of Ultrasoundscape Exposure on Cognitive Performance and Perceived Restoration, Adam Cotton

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Quantitative Sonographic Assessment of Synovitis and its Relationship to Joint Damage and Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis, Robert S. Dima

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Exploring the Lived Experiences of Women with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Madeline M. Dougherty

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Period Poverty and Menstrual Perceptions Among Unhoused Menstruators in an Urban Center in Southern Ontario, Kristina D N Fernando

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Understanding Children's Best Interests for Healthcare Decisions: A Critical Interpretive Review, Micaela Nicole Forte

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The development and evaluation of a co-designed pre-rehabilitation and education program for patients undergoing a shoulder replacement surgery, Rochelle Furtado Ms.

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Exploring the Effect of Combining Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling on Lower Extremity Function Following Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, Fereshteh Ghahremani

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Knowledge mobilization around Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBIs) among Black populations in Canada, Bethelehem Girmay

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Evaluating Spoken Language Outcome Monitoring Data Collection in Ontario’s Infant Hearing Program, Camila Goldstein Fridman

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A Qualitative Study Exploring Patients' Perspectives on Pharmacological Management of Osteoporosis Following Upper Extremity Fragility Fractures, Mahtab Jangi

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Unveiling the Interplay: Childhood Obesity, Impact of Marketing to Kids, and the Pursuit of Effective Regulatory Measures., Lin Jawhar

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Enhancing Recovery: Investigating Outcome in Supercharged End-to-Side Anterior Interosseous Nerve to Ulnar Nerve Transfer, Tachit Jiravichitchai

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Physiotherapists Description of Patient-Centered Care, and Barriers and Facilitators Experienced to Implementation, Maclean Jordan

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Helping Engagement in Interprofessional Health Care Teams: A Constructivist Exploration, Erin K. Kennedy

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Exploring Barriers, Facilitators, Preferences And Potential Disparities In Virtual Pelvic Physiotherapy - From The Perspective Of Physiotherapists: A Qualitative Descriptive Study., Sania Khalid

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Examining Global Mental Health, Bio-Politics and Depression in Ethiopia: A Critical Ethnography Study., Gojjam B. Limenih

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Identification and Exploration of Response Shift in Patient Reported Outcome Measures following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Hana Marmura

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Effects of Age on the Adult Peripheral Auditory System, Faraz Masheghati

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Development and Validation of the Motion Shirt: A Wearable Sensor System for Monitoring Upper Limb Motion in Shoulder Joint Replacement Patients, Sohrob MilaniZadeh

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The Role of Synovectomy in Pain Reduction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty, Olivia N. Morassutti

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Impact of explicit whole class oral narrative intervention on oral and written language in Grade 1 students, Diya Nair

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The Continuous Learning Needs of Personal Support Workers Who Care For People Living with Dementia in Long-Term Care, Grace I. Norris

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Early Neuromuscular Stimulation and Mirror Therapy Interventions to Prevent Functional Loss During Immobilization of Distal Radius Fractures, Stephanie Reischl RMT, PT

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Developmental Resources and Parental Health Literacy Survey Study, Rachel C. Reynolds

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Women's Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Sequential Explanatory Analysis of the Role of Sex, Gender, and Parenthood in the Experiences of Depression and Anxiety, Hoda Seens

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Development and validation of the Pain Resilience and Optimism Scale (PROS), Wonjin Seo

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Pain, Postmemory, Porattam: Unpacking historical trauma and community healing through a decolonizing, arts-based participatory action research project with 2nd-generation Tamil refugee young adults., Vivetha Thambinathan

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Older Adolescent Perspectives on the Use of Research within Online Communities, Ahrrabie Thirunavukkarasu

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The Value of Contribution Mapping to Knowledge Translation for Public Health Policy, Kurt L. Tulsieram Mr.

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Clinical Care of Masters Athletes: A Health Needs Assessment, Princess A. Ulona

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Elementary School Teachers’ Lived Experiences of Teaching Nutrition: A Qualitative Study, Ashley P. Vito Ms

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Influence of compression in DSL v5.0 fittings on loudness perception and speech recognition in hearing-impaired adults, Solveig C. Voss

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Examining the Relationship Between Disability, Impairment, and Chronic Pain in Childhood Cerebral Palsy: a Scoping Review and Critical Analysis, Muning Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Exploring The Experiences Of Familial Mental Illness Stigma Among Individuals Living With Mental Illnesses, Joseph Adu

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Valued Strategies in the Development and Implementation of Interprofessional Education Placements, Olajumoke Akintomide

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Assessing the accuracy of Wearable sensor-based motion capturing system application in shoulder movement measurements, Leila Amirfakhrian

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Engaging Clinicians to Develop a Meaningful Digital Outcome Measurement Tool to Improve Implementation of The Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (FOCUS), Boshra Bahrami

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Understanding the Knowledge Translation Practices of Environmental Health Officers in Canada: A Mixed Methods Study, Shawna Bourne-Shields

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Development of an EMG-informed neuromusculoskeletal modelling framework to measure knee joint contact forces during walking in patients with medial dominant knee osteoarthritis and varus alignment, Dominique Cava

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The Prevalence of Ontario Undergraduate University Students Meeting the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and the Role of Perceived Social Support, Nia Contini

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(In)Dependence, Socio-sexual Relationships, and Sexual Health Among Adults with Mild Intellectual Disability (MID): A Critical, Qualitative Exploration, Vanessa L.E. Cox Ms

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Advancing Diagnosis and Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Insights from Clinical Assessment, Questionnaires, and Biophysical Interventions, Armaghan Dabbagh

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Management of Topic in the Spoken Discourse of Persons Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Dementia, Sydney A. DiFruscia

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Examining Individualized Participatory Approaches to Care for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Megann Yen Dong

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Imaging Features Characterizing the Continuum of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, Dale E. Fournier

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"We are the Living Dead": The Gendered Impacts of Open-Pit Mining in the Dominican Republic, Klaire Gain

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"Take a walk in my shoes": A narrative account of the experiences of community mobility among older adults living with age-related vision loss (ARVL), Claire Ibe

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Loudness Matching in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and Hypophonia, Catherine Johnson

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Primary Care Physician Engagement in Health System Transformation: A case study, Atharv Joshi

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Sarcopenia in Head and Neck Cancer: A Prognostic Analysis, Nedeljko Jovanovic

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Exploring How COVID-19 Impacts Relationship Dynamics Among Cohabitating Heterosexual and Female Same-Sex Couples, Mishele Kaplan

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Incorporating Patient Perspectives in Speech-Language Pathology Research: Moving Towards Digital Outcome Measurement in Pediatrics, Sachin Kharbanda Mr.

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Sleep, Sleepiness, and Driving Performance in Healthcare Shiftworkers, Melissa Knott

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Exploring the relationship between hemispheric prefrontal cortex activation, standing balance, and fatigue in individuals post-stroke: A fNIRS study, Sarthak Kohli

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Exploring Collaboration and Evidence-Based Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, Alyssa K. Kuiack

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Vertebral Endplate Structural Defects: Measurement, Prevalence and Associated Factors, Aliyu Lawan

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Regulatory Implications of Inadequately Designed Pimavanserin Drug Trials Published with Risk of Bias on Expedited Regulatory Approval Processes, Benson Law

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Speech and Swallowing Outcomes in Patients Treated for Oral Cavity Cancer, Victoria N. Lebedeva

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Bilateral Prefrontal Cortex Activation During Ankle Sensorimotor Conditions in People with Subacute Stroke – an Exploratory fNIRS Study, Siying Luan

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Combined Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation for Persisting Symptoms following a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Marquise Morrissey

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The Lived Experience of Persons with Parkinson's Disease in Non-Contact Boxing Programs, Laura Mulder

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Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health Services and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario: What are the differences, if any, in mental health service accessibility and service satisfaction during COVID-19 between women in abusive relationships and women in non-abusive relationships?, Nokuzola Ncube

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A community dweller’s perspective of a day shoulder arthroplasty surgery., BANSARI D. PATEL Ms.

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The Role of Patient and Rehabilitation Factors in the Recovery of Home and Family Work Roles Following Distal Radius Fracture, Sheena Saju Philip Ms.

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Investigating the Effects of Knee Pain and Inflammation on Joint Loading and Osteoarthritis Disease Progression, Ryan Pinto

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Association of Fall-Related Injuries and Different Diagnoses in Older Adults of Ontario: A Machine Learning Approach, Sorour Rostampour

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Needs Assessment and Program Evaluation of a Peer Mentorship Program for Undergraduate Health Sciences Students, Chris W. Ruffell

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Exploring the experience of sexuality and gender during the healthcare transition of the youth with Cerebral Palsy, Umma Salma

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Developing Rehabilitation Treatment Decision Aid for People Living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Erfan Shafiee

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Ontario Adults' Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Prosocial Behaviour During the First 16 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study, Katie J. Shillington

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Evaluation of Conservative and Operative Treatments in Active Patients with Acromioclavicular (AC) and Rotator Cuff (RC) Injuries, Jesse Singh

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Freedom to Be - An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Connection with Nature in the Forest, Shawn M.T. Slade

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Imaging-Based Biomarkers for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Pain in the Hand and Wrist, Lauren Straatman

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Normative Performance On The Connected Speech Test, Yu-Ying Sung

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“Return to Play”: The Impact of, and Changes to, Ontario Children’s Physical Activity During COVID-19, Monika B. Szpunar Ms.

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Outcomes Important To Measure For Patients Following Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery, Onyinyechukwu C. Umemba

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The Influences of the Mindfulness Ambassador Program on Graduate Students, Varsha Vasudevan

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The Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Social Media Campaign Designed To Enhance Social Connectedness For First-Year University Students, Julie Vo

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Exploring Level II NICU Case Study Research Challenges: Embracing the Proposal Journey, Engaging in Retrospective Pragmatic Reflection on Challenges, and Enhancing Research Within Graduate Education and the Profession of Massage Therapy, Amanda R. Winter

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Environmental Factors Affecting Physical Activity Levels of Older Adults, Caitlin Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for People with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Feasibility Study, Ujjoyinee France Barua

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Investigating Nonverbal Strategies to Support Communication with Persons Living with Dementia, Emma Bender

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Examining the socio-economic and gendered structure of Canada's Live-In Caregiver Program: A qualitative study of Filipina women's health experiences, Andrea Bobadilla

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Caregiver Experience with The Applied Coaching Model on Supporting Adherence to Home Exercise Programs for Children with Developmental Delays: A Mixed Methods Research Study, Mackenzie Cheng

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Reframing Childhood Disability: Pushing Boundaries in the Rehabilitation Sciences, Emily J. Cox

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Exploring the Impact of Context on Spread of Integrated Team-Based Methods for Chronic Disease Management, Madelyn daSilva

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Development of Psychoacoustic Screening Tests for Hearing Assessments, Minh Vu Duong

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The Genetics of Pain: An exploration of gene-by-environment interactions and their effects on pain, Mohamad F. Fakhereddin

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Piloting a study to examine children’s understandings of chronic pain and coping, Kristina P. Ferreira

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Stability and early detection of osteoarthritis (OA) following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture and reconstruction with or without a lateral extraarticular tenodesis (LET), Andrew D. Firth

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A Long-Term Follow-Up Of The STABILITY Study: Multicenter RCT Comparing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With And Without Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis In Individuals At High Risk Of Graft Failure, Katelyn M. Inch

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Approaches to examining the role of auditory evoked potentials in early language development, Alyssa Janes

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Advancing Type 2 Diabetes as a Condition for Primary Referral to Physiotherapy in Canada, Sarah M. Janssen

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A Critical Exploration of Nursing Leaders Storied Experiences of Phronesis within the COVID-19 Pandemic, Karen M. Jenkins

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The lived experiences of pain and fatigue in persons living with neurological conditions: A phenomenological study, Lauren L. Kane

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The Acceptance of Robots in the Orthopaedic Joint Replacement Operating Room, Lauren M. Kelenc

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Searching for the 'Good' in Physiotherapist Practice: Toward an Ethic of Care, Michelle J. Kleiner