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 2013
Prognosis and Movement Patterns in Patients After Rotator Cuff Repair, Jayaprakash Raman
The Effects of Virtual Rehabilitation Following Acquired Brain Injury: A Feasibility Study, Taylor L. Randall
Understanding First Nations Young Adults' Health Literacy, Ebony Rempel
Effect of fluid loss following hemodialysis on tibialis anterior muscle strength in people with end-stage renal disease, Anuradha Sawant
Short term sensory and vascular responses to physical agent modalities and exercise in healthy volunteers and patients with distal radius fracture., Shaguftha Shaik
Children At-Risk For Hearing Impairment: A Retrospective Study Of The Ontario Infant Hearing Program Population, Katherine M. Smith
Effect of Congenital Versus Acquired Varus on Patient-Reported Outcomes After High Tibial Osteotomy, Sherelle T. Solomon
The effect of articulation and word-meaning on gait and balance in people with Parkinson’s disease, Kevin Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Physical Therapy Following Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair, Ravindiran Appunni
Exploring Pregnant Women’s Perceptions and Decision Making of Household Chemicals: Phthalates as a Model, Justin M. Ashley
Development and Evaluation of an Audiological Outcome Measure Guideline for Use with Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool Children, Marlene P. Bagatto
Sentence Recall in Monolingual and ELL with and without Parental Concerns about Language Development, Areej Mazin Balilah
Optimizing Physical Function Following Distal Radius Fracture, Siamak Bashardoust Tajali
Effect of Head Movement on Sound Localization in Real and Simulated Cochlear Implant Users, Kassandra-Anne H. Birtch
Properties and Applications of Sensory Outcome Measures in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Derek KM Cheung
Loudness Perception and Speech Intensity Control in Parkinson's Disease, Jenna Paula Clark
Motor Control of Exercise that Emphasizes Speed Post-stroke, Vicki L. Gray
The Effects of a Home Based Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Program on Balance Among Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease, Michelle L. Gu
Personal Constructs of Saudi Arabian Graduate Students Studying at a Large Canadian University: A Personal Construct Theory Approach, Eradah O. Hamad
A Profile of Canadians Over the Age of 65 Years Living with Coexisting Vision and Mobility Impairments: A Sequential Mixed Method Analysis, Jessica G. Huber-Wilhelm
How do parents use health information with the aid of a knowledge broker when living with and caring for their young children with cerebral palsy?, Stephanie E. Lagosky
The effect of multitalker background noise on speech intelligibility in Parkinson's disease and controls, Talia M. Leszcz
Understanding the Subjective Norms Surrounding Noise Exposure and Hearing Conservation in Children, Jill E. Lowther
Familiality of Auditory Evoked Potentials: Preliminary Investigation of the Auditory Brainstem Response and Late Latency Cortical Response, Matthew B. Lucas
Sexual Trafficking in the Canadian Context: Exploring the Political Landscape, Examining Discourse, and Identifying Health Issues among Women with Lived Experience, Hoda Malakouti-Nejad
Physical activity among Latino children in London, Ontario: An assessment of physical activity levels, sedentary behaviours, and physical activity-related barriers and facilitators, Gillian E. Mandich
Feasibility, Effectiveness, Costs and Patient Satisfaction Associated with a Web-based Follow-up Assessment Following Total Joint Arthroplasty, Jacquelyn Marsh
Speech Compensation to Formant Perturbations in English and Vietnamese Talkers, Linh L.T. Nguyen
Enacting Occupation and Identity: Perspectives of Children and Their Parents, Shanon K. Phelan
Being an Austrian mother with rheumatoid arthritis: An institutional ethnography about the social organization of everyday life, Birgit Prodinger
Adherence to Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care: The Case of Post-Stroke Depression, Katherine L. Salter
A Phenomenology of Fall Prevention: Lived-Identity and Careful Practice in Community Outreach Care, James A. Shaw
Experiences of Muslim women as healthcare professionals in Canada, Annie Siddiqui
Exploring Exercise and Youth with a Disability, Kimberly B. Simpson
Exploring Intelligibility in Tracheoesophageal Speech: A Descriptive Analysis, Lindsay E. Sleeth
Diagnostic Validity of Physical Examination Maneuvers and Patient Reported History for Shoulder Pathology, Lyndsay Somerville
The effect of concurrent cognitive, linguistic and motor tasks on speech intensity in Parkinson’s disease, Teresa J. Valenzano
How do teachers teach students with working memory impairments in the regular classroom? A grounded theory approach, Laura Vanderlaan
The Influence of the Childcare Environment on Physical Activity among Preschool-Aged Children: A Feasibility Study, Leigh M. Vanderloo
The Process of Informed Decision-Making About Prenatal Screening: Patient Education Materials, Policy, and Pregnant Women's Perspectives, Meredith G. Vanstone
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Acoustic Signal Encoding in Children with Auditory Processing Disorders, Chris M. Allan
Walk Softly and Carry a Big Stick: Strategies to Decrease Dynamic Knee Joint Loading, Daniel J. Bechard
Non-Quiet Listening for Children with Hearing Loss: An Evaluation of Amplification Needs and Strategies, Jeff Crukley
The effects of leg length discrepancy on gait and balance, Colin E. Dombroski
Understanding the Roles of Physiotherapists Within Ontario Primary Health Care Teams: A Mixed Methods Inquiry, Sinead P. Dufour
Development and Testing of a Low Vision Product Selection Instrument (LV-PSI): A Mixed-Methods Approach, Daniel Fok
Fatigue and Mobility Post-Stroke, Svetlana Knorr
Authentic Occupational Therapy: A genealogy of normative technology in occupational therapy, Daniel K. Molke Mr.
Motivational Coaching: Its Efficacy as an Obesity Intervention and a Profile of Professional Coaches, Courtney E. Newnham-Kanas
A phenomenological inquiry into the embodied nature of occupation at end-of-life, Anna Park Lala
Planning, implementation, and formative evaluation of a food literacy program, Heather M. Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
A Stakeholder Generated Conceptualization for Successful Return to Work Outcome Evaluation: A Concept Mapping Approach, Rhysa Leyshon