A5037486903- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Community Health and Development
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Sex work and related issues
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Global Health Workforce Issues
University of Toronto
2009-2024
York University
2014-2024
Public Health Ontario
2009-2024
Ziauddin University
2012-2023
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
2021-2023
University of Central Punjab
2023
Sapienza University of Rome
2023
National Engineering and Scientific Commission
2023
Institute of Public Health Bengaluru
2023
International Islamic University Malaysia
2021-2022
Young adults starting college or university education encounter multiple stressors related to transitional life-stage and novel environments. Current studies reveal high rates of symptoms common mental health problems like depression, anxiety stress. However, limited knowledge exists on the determinants these among Canadian students. The primary aim study was investigate impact contextual determinants, as perceived by students, self-reported health, how impacts varied stress.A...
Background: An increasing number of patients bring Internet-based health information to medical consultations.However, little is known about how physicians experience, manage, and view these patients.Objective: This study aimed advance the understanding effects incorporating into routine consultations from physicians' perspectives, using a qualitative approach.Methods: Six focus groups were conducted with 48 family practising in Toronto.The data analyzed methods content analysis constant...
This study investigates the relationship between South Asian immigrantwomen’s patriarchal beliefs and their perceptions of spousal abuse. Twenty-minute telephone surveys were conducted with 47 women. The survey collected information about demographic characteristics, beliefs, ethnic identity, abuse status. Participants read a vignette that depicted an abusive situation asked whether they felt woman in was victim As hypothesized, higher agreement social norms predicted decreased likelihood...
ABSTRACT Purpose: This qualitative research aimed to elicit experiences and beliefs of recent South Asian immigrant women about their major health concerns after immigration. Methods: Four focus groups were conducted with 24 Hindi-speaking who had lived less than five years in Canada. The audiotaped data transcribed, translated, analyzed by identification themes subcategories. Results: Mental (MH) emerged as an overarching concern three themes, i.e., appraisal the mental burden (extent...
Growing interest in visual timeline methods signals a need for critical engagement. Drawing on emancipatory epistemologies our study exploring resilience among marginalized groups, we investigate how the creation of timelines informs verbal semistructured interviewing. We consider both experiences drawing and role interviews varied South Asian immigrant women who experienced domestic violence, street-involved youth prior or recent violent victimization. Here focus three overarching themes...
A student mental health crisis is increasingly acknowledged and will only intensify with the COVID-19 crisis. Given accessibility of methods demonstrated efficacy in reducing depression anxiety (eg, mindfulness meditation cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT]) limitations imposed by geographic obstructions localized expertise, web-based alternatives have become vehicles for scaled-up delivery benefits at modest cost. Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC), a program informed CBT constructs...
Background Innovative interventions are needed to address the increasing mental health needs of university students. Given demonstrated anxiolytic and antidepressant benefits mindfulness training, we developed an 8-week, Web-based Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC) intervention informed by cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) constructs. Objective This study investigated efficacy MVC in reducing symptoms depression, anxiety, stress among undergraduate students Toronto, Canada. The secondary...
To assess knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) among high school-aged adolescents.We administered written surveys to 523 inner-city school students in Toronto, Canada, that asked about HPV, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and Papanicolaou testing. We also them report doctor or clinic visits whether they received sexual health information at those visits. The predictor variables used analysis were gender experience.Eighty-seven percent our population [95% confidence interval...
Background: Intimate partner violence and control (IPVC) is prevalent can be a serious health risk to women. Objective: To assess whether computer-assisted screening improve detection of women at for IPVC in family practice setting. Design: Randomized trial. Randomization was computer-generated. Allocation concealed by using opaque envelopes that recruiters opened after patient consent. Patients providers, but not outcome assessors, were blinded the study intervention. Setting: An urban,...
We investigated the experience of individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who participated in an intervention which key elements were provision a smartphone and self-monitoring software. The interviews focused on use effects motivation for health behavior change.This was qualitative evaluation participants larger T2DM self-management randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted at Black Creek Community Health Centre (BCCHC) Toronto, Canada (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:...
Background University students are experiencing higher levels of distress and mental health disorders than before. In addressing needs, web-based interventions have shown increasing promise in overcoming geographic distances high student-to-counselor ratios, leading to the potential for wider implementation. The Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC) program, a guided by mindfulness cognitive behavioral therapy principles, is among efforts aimed at effectively efficiently reducing symptoms...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health services rapidly transitioned to virtual care. Although such can improve access for underserved populations, they may also present unique challenges, especially refugee newcomers. This study examined multidimensional nature of (VMH) care newcomers during using Levesque et al.’s Client-Centered Framework Assessing Access Health Care. One hundred and eight structured semi interviews were conducted in four Canadian provinces (8 community leaders, 37...
Marginalized populations such as immigrants and refugees are less likely to receive cancer screening. Cancer Awareness: Ready for Education Screening (CARES), a multifaceted community-based program in Toronto, Canada, aimed improve breast cervical screening among marginalized women. This matched cohort study assessed the impact of CARES on mammography under-screened/never screened (UNS) attendees.Provincial administrative data collected from 1998 2014 provided 2015 were used match...
Canada launched the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Initiative in 2015 and resettled over 40,000 refugees.To evaluate prevalence of depression-level symptoms at baseline one year post-resettlement analyze its predictors.Data come from Integration Long-term Health Outcomes study (SyRIA.lth) involving 1924 refugees recruited through a variety community-based strategies. Data were collected using structured interviews 2017 2018. Depression measured Patient Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9). Analysis for...
This report describes an approach to recover SARS-CoV-2 RNA from rapid antigen test kit (RTK-antigen) cassettes for whole-genome sequencing (WGS). samples were recovered 33 RTK-antigen WGS, with 18 achieving more than 80% genome coverage. work provides a proof-of-concept that positive can be safely transported, stored and subjected enabling swift identification of circulating variants.