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 2015

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The Relation Between Auditory Integration, Inspection Time, and Language in Children, Rachael E. Smyth

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Semantic Integration in Adults with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Influence of Word Knowledge and Gestalt Perception, Margot E. Stothers

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The Lived Experiences of the Oldest-Old Using Community Support and Health Services: A Missing Piece in Age-Friendly City Development, Flora M. Vieira Zamora

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Exploring the Daily Lives of People on Methadone Maintenance Treatment: An Occupational Perspective, Katrina Warren

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Inter-rater Reliability of the McKenzie System of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in the Examination of the Knee, Sean Willis

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The Experiences of Criminalized Women When Accessing Health Care Services During Incarceration Within Provincial Jails: A Critical Narrative Study, Shamiram Zendo

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Identification of Participation-Related Activities to Be Used As Part of the Development of a Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Adolescents with Hearing Loss, Sahar S. Zimmo

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Dietary Sodium and Hypertension Status: A Quantitative Study Exploring Older Adults’ Food Purchasing and Consumption Behaviour, Asma Aktar

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Role of The Cochlea and Efferent System in Children with Auditory Processing Disorder, Sriram Boothalingam

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The Influence of Visual Cueing on Freezing of Gait Among Individuals with Parkinson's Disease, L. Keltie Brigham

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Measuring Fatigue In Adolescents And Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy, Laura K. Brunton

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Reflective practice and professional knowledge: A grounded theory study of Speech-Language Pathologists working in head and neck cancer rehabilitation, Marie-Eve Caty

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A Phenomenological Study of Prescription Drug Abuse Among Children and Youth, Eric A. Collins

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Transition and Thriving in University: A Grounded Theory of the Transition Experiences and Conceptions of Thriving of a Selection of Undergraduate Students at Western University, Lisa S. Cossy

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The Effect of Botulinum Toxin Type A on Speech Intelligibility in Oromandibular Dystonia, Beatriz Ysabel Domingo

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Inter-relationships of functional status in children with cerebral palsy: An extension, Emily Dyszuk

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Exploring Communication Apprehension and its Relationship to Communication Attitude and Socio-Communicative Functioning in Children with Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Agnieszka Dzioba

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Evaluation of Auditory Evoked Potentials as a Hearing aid Outcome Measure, Vijayalakshmi Easwar

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Knowledge Translation and the Governance of Health Research in Canada: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Kathleen S. Ellis

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Through the Eyes of Children: First Nations Children's Perceptions of Health, Kyla Annui Ursa English

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Rural Heterosexual Female Adolescents' Decision-Making about Sexual Intercourse and Pregnancy in Ontario, Paulina Ezer

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Calmly Coping: A Motivational Interviewing via Co-Active Life Coaching (MI-via-CALC) Intervention For University Students Suffering From Stress, Rebecca R. Fried

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Effects of Reduced Muscular Strength on Running Kinematics Relating to the Planus Foot, Adam D. Froats

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An Exploration of Parental Experiences with Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kaity Gain

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A Health Promotion Perspective On Transitioning Into Retirement, Catherine P. Gelinas

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Motivational Interviewing via Co-Active Life Coaching Intervention for Women Seeking a more Physically Active Lifestyle, Andrea M. Goddard

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Older Woman Workers: Met and Unmet Needs for Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace, Gillian Gorfine

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Community Physiotherapy and Chronic Disease Self-Management for Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Laura J. Graham

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Move More Mommy: A Web-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Postnatal Women (Pilot Study), Sarah Gray

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The Experiences of Black Men Living with Hypertension in Ontario, Canada: A Critical Narrative Study, Rob Haile

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The Adolescent Experience Of Motivational Interviewing-Via-Co-Active Life Coaching As A Motivational Intervention: A Constructivist Grounded Theory, Elizabeth A. Hall

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Tournaments, Rankings, and Time Crunches: Exploring the use of Competition Technologies in the Classroom, Cortney Hanna

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From Their Perspective: How Adolescents and Young Adults Experience and Conceptualize Life and Occupation Surrounding Parental Divorce or Separation, Laura R. Hartman

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Investigating Barriers to Access and Delivery of Palliative Care for Persons with Dementia in London, Ontario, Emily M. Hill

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Women's Stories of Breast Cancer: Sharing Information Through YouTube Video Blogs, Jenna Kressler

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Examining Social Participation of Older Adults to Help Create an Age Friendly Community, Oksana Kubach

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Are Patients at the Centre of Care?: A Qualitative Exploration of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1), Kori A. LaDonna

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Navigating Life with HIV: The Lived Experiences of Youth Living with HIV, Tamara M M Landry

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The Inter-relationship between Core Language Skills and Social Competence in Preschool Children, Clarissa Lau

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Motivation and the 40-hour community involvement program: Their relationship to identity status in first year university students, Michael A. McDonald

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Body Image and Quality of Life: An Exploration Among Individuals with Head and Neck Cancer, Melissa M. Nash

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The effects of target spectrum, noise, and reverberation on auditory cue weighting in sound localization, Tran M. Nguyen

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Verb Use in Parkinson's Disease, Swati S. Nikumb

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The Relationship between Implicit and Explicit Processing in Statistical Language Learning, Nicolette B. Noonan

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The Relationship of Plantar Sensation with Standing Balance and Gait Post-Stroke, Stephen Parsons

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Exploring Occupation as a Determinant of Health and its Contribution to Understanding Health Inequities, Amy Patel

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The role of rotator interval closure in Bankart lesion repair, Lauren L. Rainsford

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Managing Uncertainty in Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease, Michael J. Ravenek

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Characterizing Spoken Discourse in Individuals with Parkinson Disease Without Dementia, Angela C. Roberts

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Measures of Acoustic Reflexes in Typically Developing Children and Children with Suspected Auditory Processing Disorder, Udit Saxena

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Adult Women's Perceived Facilitators, Barriers, and Health Benefits of Sustaining a Membership in a Commercial Fitness Facility, Shawn M.T. Slade

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Food For Health: An Investigation of Infant Feeding Practices, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Barriers and Facilitators, Jessica W. Smith

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Effect of Reverberation Context on Spatial Hearing Performance of Normally Hearing Listeners, Renita E. Sudirga

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Plastic Effect of Tetanic Stimulation on Auditory Evoked Potentials, Rajesh Tripathy

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Canadian Post-Secondary Students, Stress, and Academic Performance – A Socio-Ecological Approach, L. Nicole Versaevel

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Psychometric evaluation of self-report pain and disability measures for elbow disorders, Joshua Vincent

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Examination of the Usability of the IPAD Among Older Adult Consumers, Mike J. Voumvakis

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Releasing the self from the diagnostic straitjacket: Making meaning & creating understanding through dialogic autobiography, Marnie L. Wedlake

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Concept Mapping and the Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Approach As An Intervention Framework for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Jessie A. Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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A Comparison of Speech Amplification Devices for Individuals with Parkinson's Disease and Hypophonia, Monika Andreetta

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A Pilot Study To Investigate Concerns In Patients Undergoing Neck Dissection Surgery, Daniel Sundar Raj Arulananda Doss

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Reassembling Knowledge Translation Through a Case of Autism Genomics: Multiplicity and Coordination Amidst Practiced Actor-Networks, Julia J. Bickford

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"Oh, so we're not insured?": Exploring the impact of Ontario's Health Insurance Plan on new permanent residents and healthcare providers, Andrea Bobadilla

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A Baseline Assessment of University Students’ Vitamin D Knowledge, Shaunessey Boland

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Measuring the sixth vital sign: A descriptive analysis of distress in individuals with head and neck cancer and their caregivers, Catherine C. Bornbaum

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Mitigating Risk Factors for Disease Progression in Patients with Varus Gonarthrosis, Angelo Boulougouris

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Academic Achievement of Children and Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder with In-Depth Focus on Written Expression, Heather M. Brown

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Examining the Shift in Occupational Identity after a Brain Injury, Mikelle Bryson-Campbell

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Investigating the Effects of Custom Made Orthotics on Brain Forms: A Pilot Study, Lindsay Carey

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Community Integration After In-Patient Rehabilitation for Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Pilot Study, Chandni Chadha

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A Model to Reduce The Proportion of Inappropriate Referrals to Surgery for Patients With Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Study, Laura K. Churchill

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Construing Natural Restorative Environments in Individuals Treated for Cancer, Adam M.B. Day

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Re-cognizing Power in the Culture of Dementia Care Knowledge, Ryan T. DeForge

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Exploring the Iranian-Canadian Family Experience of Dementia Caregiving: A Phenomenological Study, Sevil Deljavan

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How Age Friendly is This City? Strategies for Assessing Age-Friendliness, Michelle Dellamora

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Governing Occupation Through Constructions of Risk: The Case of the Aging Driver, Silke Dennhardt

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Exploring parental experiences and decision-making processes following a fetal anomaly diagnosis, Ramona L. Fernandez

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Language contributions to health related quality of life in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Katie M. Findlater

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Short Term Treatment Effectiveness And Long Term Prognosis In Patients With Lateral Epicondylosis/Tennis Elbow, Pritika Gogia

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Factors That Contribute To Adverse Events Involving Care- Dependent Community Dwelling Older Adults And Their Caregivers., Dorothy J. Gotzmeister

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Effects of Coordinated Bilateral Hearing Aids and Auditory Training on Sound Localization, Iman Elsabah Ibrahim

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Dual-Task Effects of Walking on Rate of Speech, Dayna Kathleen Jablecki

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"Being Stuck": Understanding the health-related and everyday lived experiences of young mothers in Rexdale, Ontario through a social determinants framework, Jaspreet Kaur

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The Role of the Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems in Processing Dynamic Sound Localization Cues, Janet Kim

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Auditory Temporal Processing in Children with Specific Language Impairment Compared to Same-Age Controls, Elaine Yuen Ling Kwok

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Causes of Post Stroke Falls Along the Care Continuum: Implications for Improving Patient Safety, Mona Madady

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Motivational Interviewing Via Co-Active Life Coaching as an Intervention for Tobacco Control, Tara Mantler

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An Exploration of Early Childhood Education Students' Knowledge and Preparation to Facilitate Physical Activity for Preschoolers, Olivia Martyniuk

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Effect of Concurrent Walking and Interlocutor Distance on Conversational Speech Intensity and Rate in Parkinson's Disease, Cassandra M. McCaig

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Language in genetics research informed consent: The language gap and unrecognized miscommunication, Justin Morgenstern

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Gait Retraining in Parkinson’s Disease: A Cognitive Cueing Approach, Stephanie J. Morrison

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Addressing Conscientious Objection of Rural Canadian Nurses and Physicians, Natasha T. Morton

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Alignment, Mass and Orthoses in Medial Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis, Rebecca Moyer

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Resilience as health promotion in action: University students who grew up amid violence directed towards their mothers, Tatiana Murkin (Zdyb)

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Word-Finding Difficulties: Exploring Tip-of-the-Tongue States in Young and Old Adults, Allison J. Partridge

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The Impact of Social Integration on The Lived Experience of Resilience Among Women who Lived in Poverty During Childhood, Nedra R. Peter

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The Relationship Between Quality of Parks and Playgrounds and Park-Based Physical Activity in Children, Hammad Ali Qazi

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Prognosis and Movement Patterns in Patients After Rotator Cuff Repair, Jayaprakash Raman

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The Effects of Virtual Rehabilitation Following Acquired Brain Injury: A Feasibility Study, Taylor L. Randall

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Understanding First Nations Young Adults' Health Literacy, Ebony Rempel