Rebecca Smith

ORCID: 0000-0002-1723-0211
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Research Areas
  • School Health and Nursing Education
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • International Labor and Employment Law
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Labor Movements and Unions
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • International Law and Human Rights
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
  • International Environmental Law and Policies
  • Blood properties and coagulation
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
  • Environmental law and policy
  • Physical Activity and Health

Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2021

St Mary's University Twickenham London
2020

Soroka Medical Center
2017

Victoria Heart Institute Foundation
2013-2014

East Carolina University
1993-2013

James Cook University
2012

University of Bergen
2012

University of Pittsburgh
2009

University of Edinburgh
2007

University of Nottingham
2007

Fifty-four newly referred psychiatric outpatients were interviewed and a life history of severe traumatic experiences was taken. Forty-four gave positive history, 17 whom developed symptoms post-traumatic stress (PTSS). Twelve met past or current diagnosis PTSD. Factors relating to the occurrence PTSS included early trauma, more events, incest, perceiving event as frightening, being physically injured, threatening, seeing physician, hospitalized. Age at trauma differences between men women...

10.1007/bf00974785 article EN Journal of Traumatic Stress 1990-07-01

Abstract Fifty‐four newly referred psychiatric outpatients were interviewed and a life history of severe traumatic experiences was taken. Forty‐four gave positive history, 17 whom developed symptoms post‐traumatic stress (PTSS). Twelve met past or current diagnosis PTSD. Factors relating to the occurrence PTSS included early trauma, more events, incest, perceiving event as frightening, being physically injured, threatening, seeing physician, hospitalized. Age at trauma differences between...

10.1002/jts.2490030314 article EN Journal of Traumatic Stress 1990-07-01

To test the efficacy of a multicomponent technology intervention for reducing daily sedentary time and improving cardiometabolic disease risk among sedentary, overweight university employees.Blinded, randomised controlled trial.A large south-eastern in USA.49 middle-aged, primarily female, adults working jobs enrolled study. A total 40 participants completed study.Participants were to either: (1) an group (N=23; 47.6+9.9 years; 94.1% female; 33.2+4.5 kg/m(2)); (2) or wait-list control (N=17;...

10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003261 article EN cc-by-nc BMJ Open 2013-10-01

The purpose of this study was to determine the 2-year impact a worksite-based diabetes prevention program. Thirty-seven pre-diabetic and previously undiagnosed diabetic employees participating in 12-month worksite program were included. Weight, body mass index, waist circumference, oral glucose tolerance testing, fasting insulin, blood lipids, aerobic fitness had improved significantly after 6 months. Much improvement continued through 12 One year following intervention, significantly. Of 22...

10.1177/216507990605400902 article EN Workplace Health & Safety 2006-09-01

The purpose of this study was to determine if the U.S. National Institutes Health Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) could be successfully implemented in a worksite setting. Thirty-seven adult employees BD Medical Systems Sandy, Utah were enrolled single-group time-series using DPP. Two-hour oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) and other outcomes measured at baseline, 6 months, 12 months. Weight, body mass index, waist circumference, 2-hour OGTT, very low density lipoproteins, triglycerides,...

10.1177/216507990505301106 article EN Workplace Health & Safety 2005-11-01

10.1016/0887-6185(87)90009-0 article EN Journal of Anxiety Disorders 1987-01-01

10.1080/10957960701636687 article EN New Labor Forum 2007-06-01

10.1891/crnr-d-20-00080 article EN Creative Nursing 2021-02-01

The contentious Wild Rivers Act 2005 (Qld) was enacted to protect the natural values of Queensland’s few remaining wild rivers. law is remarkably enlightened in that it consistent with current emerging philosophies ecosystems as a series complex and synergistic bioregions, aims manage human-based activities within catchments rather than managing or processes instead. A precautionary approach minimises harm from are likely have adverse effects on poorly understood ecosystems. has at present...

10.1504/ijlse.2012.045527 article EN International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry 2012-01-01

This paper reconsiders the contemporary moral reading of women’s oppression, and revises our understanding practical reasons for action a victim mistreatment acquires through her unjust circumstances. The surveys various ways theorising victims’ duties to resist their own considers objections prior academic work arguing existence an imperfect Kantian duty resistance oppression grounded in self-respect. These suggest (1) that such is blaming; (2) it distorts normative direction self-regarding...

10.5206/fpq/2020.4.7938 article EN cc-by Feminist Philosophy Quarterly 2020-12-14

Purpose: Current guidelines recommend clopidogrel for 6-12 months following drug eluting stent (DES) implantation. The role of beyond 12 is unclear. Methods: We linked hospital administrative, community pharmacy and cardiac revascularization data to determine use outcomes all patients receiving a coronary in British Columbia 2004 - 2006 with follow-up 5 years. Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was performed the effect prolonged (>12 months) on outcomes. Patients who died ≤12 from...

10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.2589 article EN European Heart Journal 2013-08-02
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