This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Navigating, Negotiating, and Narrating: Re-Envisioning Patient-Centered Chronic Illness Care, Wilma J. Koopman
Encouraging Movement Opportunities through Theory-Informed Video Education in Undergraduate Students: The MOVE Study, Carmen T. Labadie
Prenatal Care Providers’ Experience With Pre-test Counselling for NIPT in Ontario: Counselling Challenges and Support Required, Leichelle A. Little
Perspectives of Middle Eastern Immigrant Parents Regarding Accessing Healthcare Services for Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in London, Ontario, Sarvenaz Mehrabi
Language-based Strategies That Support Person-centered Communication In Formal Home Care Interactions With Persons Living With Dementia, Reanne G. Mundadan
Exploring the Inter-relationship Between Cognitive and Motor Function in People with Lower Limb Amputations, Humberto Adolfo Omaña Moreno
Synovial Pathophysiology and Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis, Holly T. Philpott
The experiences of belonging of individuals transitioning from unhoused to housed, Patricia Y. Plett
The Role of Leisure in Older Adults Moving Homes, Kristin Prentice
Investigation of exercise, nutrition, and high tibial osteotomy interventions for patients with medial dominant knee osteoarthritis, Codie Primeau
The Clinical Value of Oculomotor Assessments Across the Continuum of Concussion, Dillon Richards
User Preferences for Hearing Aid Features: Outcomes, Concepts, and Test Construction, Hasan Saleh
The Natural History of Modic Changes - a 5- and 15-year Follow-up Study, Parnian Saremi
A comparison of voice amplifiers and personal communication systems in individuals with hypophonia: An exploration of communicative participation, Jessi-Rae A. Schroeder
Mindfulness with Children and Youth: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry into Paediatric Therapists' Experiences, Kirsten S. Smith
The Coping Strategies of Older Adults with Age Related Vision Loss (ARVL) – A Narrative Account, Zakara J. Stampp
Perception and Attitudes of Canadians living with Parkinson’s disease towards using Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Anupradi Sultania
The Investigation of Prosthetic Rehabilitation Outcomes Following a Lower Limb Amputation in the Oldest Old, Ashvene Sureshkumar
Pathoanatomical contributors to lumbar spinal stenosis, Sujanasri Tirunagari
Practice-Based Research in Speech-Language Pathology, Meghan Vollebregt
Head’s Up! Examining the Relationship between Field of View and Head Position in Ice Hockey Players, Kristine E. Walker
Describing Healthcare Concerns of Young People and Adults with Cerebral Palsy, Christina M. Winger
Emerging Adult Perspectives on Marijuana Usage and Social Isolation During COVID-19, Avery Kiana Wong
Better Solutions: A Comparative Analysis of Long-Term Care Home Policies in Canada, China and Japan, Chaoran Wu
Non-pharmacological management of community dwelling individuals with osteoporosis or at risk of developing osteoporosis, Christina Ziebart
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Executive Functioning Deficits Following Acquired Right Hemisphere Brain Damage: A Systematic Review, Ghalia Albakri
The Socio-Political Shaping And Lived Consequences Of Involuntary Retirement For Women With MS, Kristen A. Bishop
Typical and Atypical Development of Compensation to Altered Auditory Feedback, Caitlin E. Coughler
Modelling loudness: Acoustic and perceptual correlates in the context of hypophonia in Parkinson’s disease, Daryn Amory Cushnie-Sparrow
Exploring the Role(s) of Trait Emotional Intelligence & Personality in Help-Seeking Behaviour Among Undergraduate Students, Nikola Cuvalo
Developing a Spoken Language Outcome Monitoring Procedure for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs, Olivia Daub
Collaborative Coaching in Pediatric Rehabilitation: An Effectiveness-Implementation Study of the Applied Coaching Model, Zoe Daviault
Impacts of COVID-19 Related Changes in Income on Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence at Home, Cara Davidson
Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: Evaluating Postoperative Rehabilitation Progress and Return to Sport Readiness, Trevor A. Day
The Influence of Patient Perceptions on the Decision to Undergo Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Alaa El Chamaa
An Epidemic Amidst a Pandemic: A Critical Policy Analysis of Supervised Consumption Sites, Vanisa Ezukuse
Exploring the Perspectives of Older Adults and Health Care Providers on Patient Participation in Transitional Care from Hospital to Cardiac Rehabilitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Cecilia Flores Sandoval
Nature, Nurture, or Both? Study of sex and gender and their effects on pain, Maryam Ghodrati
Peer Mentorship in an Undergraduate Health Professional Education Program: An Embodied Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Helen F. Harrison
Social Media Use, Social Connectedness, and Physical Distancing Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Olivia Holmes
The role and importance of social support during recovery following distal radius fracture, Ogheneruona MI Idoghor Ikpen
The Cost-Effectiveness of a Midvastus Versus Standard Medial Parapatellar Surgical Approach for Total Knee Arthroplasty, Ishita Joshi
Falls Screening in Community- Dwelling Older Adults, Hadi Kooshiar
Descriptive Analysis of Fall-Related Injuries Among Older Adults in Ontario, Nicolette Lappan
Troubling Service User Involvement in Health Professional Education: Toward Epistemic Justice, Stephanie LeBlanc-Omstead
A Transformative Journey: The Lived Experience of Healthcare Learners Participating in Pain Management Education, Zoe A. Leyland
Creation of a Virtual Interface for Stress-Trauma Investigations through Open World Navigation: An Exploration of Tolerability and Physiological Reactions, Michael J. Lukacs
Examination of Principles of Palliative Care to Bolster the Focus on Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship, Chelsea A. MacDonald
"It's certainly someone's job": The roles of health care providers in homelessness prevention, Kayla May
“I am the expert” : The Process of Adolescent Transition in the Self-Management of Hearing Healthcare. A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study, Christine N. Meston
Chronic Pain Following Musculoskeletal Injuries: Where Do Familial Factors, Depression, and Distress Fit in?, Shirin Modarresi
“I can’t be the nurse I want to be”: Stories of moral distress in pediatric oncology nurses’ caregiving narratives, Monica L. Molinaro
Health Care Initiative to Evaluate the Impact of a Nurse Practitioner Led Community Wound Care Service on Emergency Department Utilization, Sherry Morrell
Exploring the Burden Experiences of Care Partners for People with Parkinson's Disease Living in Southwestern Ontario, Lisa A. Moszczynski
Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) Enactment of Dysphagia Education and Counselling in TBI Inpatient Rehabilitation., Stephanie Muir-Derbyshire
Predicting Dissatisfaction with Total Knee Arthroplasty, Joseph S. Munn
The Experiences of Iraqi Refugees in Canada: A Life History Study of War and Resilience in the Aftermath of Migration, Nada Nessan
The Role Of Working Memory And Linguistic Knowledge On Language Performance, Theresa Ai Vy Pham
The Psychosocial and Physical effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding for Children with Cerebral Palsy, Karen M. Pratt
The Role of Community Paramedicine Programming in Providing Lift Assists in Southwestern Ontario, Andrew Rosa
The Relation of Auditory Temporal Processing to Language Development and Other Cognitive Processes: Methodological and Conceptual Considerations, Rachael E. Smyth
Health Concerns of Adolescents and Adults with Spina Bifida, Jessica A. Starowicz
Investigating Physiological Determinants of Mental Health in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Daniela A. Testani
The similarities and differences between distortion-product otoacoustic emission testing instruments and accuracy settings, Maximilian Tran-Luong
Objective Measurement Optimization in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Matthew J. B. Urichuk
Gender-Based Violence among Women and Girls with Disabilities in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Scoping Review of the Literature, Aimée Josephine Utuza
Older Adult Care Transition Experience Following Inpatient Rehabilitation, Patricia Versteegh
Exploring Interprofessional Collaboration for the Management of Obstetric and Neonatal Emergencies in Selected District Hospitals in Rwanda, Assumpta Yamuragiye
Exploring the Mental Health Experiences of African, Caribbean, and Black Youth in London, Ontario, Lily Yosieph
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Cardiovascular Effects Of Exercise And Use Of Abdominal Binder In Patients Of Parkinson’s Disease With Orthostatic Hypotension, Faizan Ahmed
Therapeutic Interventions for Managing Diabetic Shoulder, Sanaa A. Alsubheen
Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Knee Articular Cartilage and Effusion-Synovitis: The Structural Response to Changes in Joint Loading, Hayden F. Atkinson
Joint Protection Programs for People with Hand Arthritis, Pavlos Bobos
An Exploration of Facial Skin Scarring, Its Impact and Contemporary Evaluation, Michael G. Brandt
Investigating Elementary School Food Programs: Impacts on Child Knowledge and Dietary Behaviours, Paige Colley
Exploring the Effects of the Cycling Without Age Program on Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care, Victoria Cotnam
Examining Brain Connectivity and Reading Ability in Children, Alexandra M. Cross
Issues Related To Framing And Interpretation Of Studies In The Orthopaedic Literature, Shgufta Docter
Auditory- Perceptual and Pupillometric Evaluations of Dysphonic Voices, Mojgan Farahani
Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes: Older Adult Perspectives, User Characteristics and Motivations for Use, Lean Fiedeldey
Assessment of Landing Biomechanics and Rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Sheila S. Gagnon
Health-Seeking Behaviour Related to Selected Dimensions of Wellness in Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Navjot Gill
Exploring Co-Occupation Between University Students and Older Adults Living Together in a Retirement Home, Rachel J. Gorjup
Applying Knowledge Translation in Rehabilitation: An Exploration of What it Means to Change Clinical Practice, Stacey D. Guy
Cumulative purposeful soccer heading can lead to compensatory changes in brain activity during combined moderate exercise and cognitive load in female youth soccer players, Alexandra Harriss
The NOW Trial: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Personalized, Genetic-Based Lifestyle Advice, Justine Rochelle Horne
Exploring Gender Equity through Occupation: A Critical Decolonizing Ethnography in Tanzania, Stephanie Huff