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 2012
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