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View article: Testing the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Gender-Informed Smoking Cessation mHealth App for Women: Mixed Methods Approach
Testing the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Gender-Informed Smoking Cessation mHealth App for Women: Mixed Methods Approach Open
Background Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide. Women who smoke face greater health risks than men, including higher rates of cardiovascular disease and more pronounced declines in lung fun…
View article: Key informants perspectives on creating a high impact research department in family and community medicine: a qualitative project
Key informants perspectives on creating a high impact research department in family and community medicine: a qualitative project Open
View article: Prototyping the implementation of a suicide prevention protocol in primary care settings using PDSA cycles: a mixed method study
Prototyping the implementation of a suicide prevention protocol in primary care settings using PDSA cycles: a mixed method study Open
Introduction In Canada, approximately 4,500 individuals die by suicide annually. Approximately 45% of suicide decedents had contact with their primary care provider within the month prior to their death. Current versus never smokers have a…
View article: Primary healthcare provider experience of knowledge brokering interventions for mood management
Primary healthcare provider experience of knowledge brokering interventions for mood management Open
Both strategies served as reminders and reinforced providers' knowledge regarding the connection between smoking and depressed mood. The TDF can help researchers better understand the influence of specific knowledge translation strategies …
View article: Key informants perspectives on creating a high impact research department in family and community medicine: a qualitative project
Key informants perspectives on creating a high impact research department in family and community medicine: a qualitative project Open
Background Primary care is integral to the health system and population health. Primary care research is still in development and most academic programs lack effective research investments. High impact primary care research programs are ne…
View article: An e–Mental Health Resource for COVID-19–Associated Stress Reduction: Mixed Methods Study of Reach, Usability, and User Perceptions
An e–Mental Health Resource for COVID-19–Associated Stress Reduction: Mixed Methods Study of Reach, Usability, and User Perceptions Open
Background COVID-19 and its public health response are having a profound effect on people’s mental health. To provide support during these times, Canada’s largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital (Centre for Addiction and Ment…
View article: Evaluation of reach, usability and user perceptions of a Canadian COVID-19 website: An e-mental health strategy aimed at reducing pandemic associated stress among the general population. (Preprint)
Evaluation of reach, usability and user perceptions of a Canadian COVID-19 website: An e-mental health strategy aimed at reducing pandemic associated stress among the general population. (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND COVID 19 and its public health response are having a profound effect on people’s mental health. In order to provide supports during these times Canada’s largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital (CAMH) launched the …
View article: Video Game to Attenuate Pandemic-Related Stress From an Equity Lens: Development and Usability Study
Video Game to Attenuate Pandemic-Related Stress From an Equity Lens: Development and Usability Study Open
Background The emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has introduced additional pressures on an already fragile mental health care system due to a significant rise in depression, anxiety, and stress among Canadians. Although cogniti…
View article: The Production and Reproduction of Kinship in Charitable Children’s Institutions in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
The Production and Reproduction of Kinship in Charitable Children’s Institutions in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya Open
The negative impact of institutionalization on children's development and well-being has led to a global recommendation for deinstitutionalization. In countries with weak infrastructure and family support, some children in institutional ca…