A5011168703- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Family Support in Illness
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Mental Health Research Topics
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Neurological and metabolic disorders
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
McGill University Health Centre
2020-2025
University of Oxford
2018-2025
Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
2021-2022
Concordia University
2021-2022
Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
2022
Yale University
2017-2018
Connecticut Mental Health Center
2018
To compare the prevalence of diabetes in patients with schizophrenia treated at a community mental health center controls same metropolitan area and to examine effect antipsychotic exposure on patients.The study was comprehensive chart review psychiatric notes schizoaffective disorder psychosis program center. Data collected included diagnoses, mellitus diagnosis, medications, allergies, primary care status, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), substance use status exam. Local population...
Background Because of the global spread coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), oncology departments across world have rapidly adapted their cancer care protocols to balance risk delaying treatments and COVID‐19 exposure. associated changes may an impact on psychosocial functioning patients with survivors. This study was designed determine pandemic young people living beyond cancer. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, 177 individuals, aged 18 39 years, were surveyed about psychological...
ABSTRACT Introduction Students’ mental health is recognised as an important public issue, and the strict measures many changes resulting from COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated this. The aims of study were thus to explore psychological well-being among university students in Slovenia during beginning second lockdown, assess associations their well-being, demographic characteristics, presence a chronic condition, resilience. Methods Slovenian online cross-sectional survey was performed...
Latent change score models (LCSMs) are used across disciplines in behavioural sciences to study how constructs over time. LCSMs can be estimate the trajectory of one construct (univariate) and allow investigation changes between two (bivariate) associated with each other This paper introduces R package lcsm, a tool that aims help users understand, analyse, visualise different latent models. The lcsm provides functions generate model syntax for basic univariate bivariate specifications. It is...
Objectives This study explored factors that play a role in psychological adaptation and recovery of young people with sarcoma. Design Qualitative study. Setting National Health Service hospitals the UK. Methods Using purposive sampling, participants were recruited for semistructured interviews over telephone or face to order answer questions about how cancer impacted various domains their life. Data analysed using framework approach. Results Thirty participants, aged 15–39 years primary...
This cross sectional pilot study assesses the feasibility of conducting online research into cognitive mechanisms in adolescent and young adult cancer populations. Twenty-one participants, aged 18-39 years, answered questionnaires about mental defeat, rumination, worry, anxiety, experience participating such research. Seven participants scored clinical range for anxiety. Cancer-related worry was common. Rumination defeat were positively associated with The reported length type questions to...
We aimed to describe the level of agreement between patients and physicians on ratings daily functioning pain in a cohort sarcoma assess how (dis)agreement its change over time predicted patient-reported outcomes survivorship.We performed secondary analysis longitudinal data from sarcoma-specialty clinic Montreal, Canada. Demographics, clinical characteristics patient-physician were summarized descriptively. Linear mixed models used effects time, baseline agreement, interaction 12-month...
Background: The Common-Sense Model of illness self-regulation underpins illness-specific cognitions (including both perceptions and a fear cancer recurrence; FCR). There is evidence in adults associations between FCR, perceptions, mental health adult survivors. However, there limited empirical research examining these constructs within the developmentally distinct population adolescent young (AYA) survivors cancer. current study aimed to bridge that gap inform potentially modifiable...
Purpose Adolescents and young adult survivors of pediatric brain tumors (AYA-PBTS) often experience difficulties with social skills, pursuit studies employment. This study explored long-term survivors' perspective on their post-treatment needs ways to improve resources interventions.Methods We used an original method three sequential focus group interviews by adding the perspectives (15–22 years), parents health professionals (total N = 22). Participants were recruited using purposive...
Background. COVID-19 research has relied heavily on convenience-based samples, which—though often necessary—are susceptible to important sampling biases. We begin with a theoretical overview and introduction the dynamics that underlie bias. then empirically examine bias in online surveys evaluate degree which common statistical adjustments for demographic covariates successfully attenuate such Methods. analysed responses identical questions from three convenience largely representative...
Abstract Background and Objectives This study explored psychological functioning coping styles in adult patients with soft‐tissue sarcoma who underwent surgical procedures a single expert medical center Canada. Methods is qualitative three formats of data collection. The interview guide was based on theoretical health‐related quality life model. We began the investigation 2 online in‐person focus groups. Four individual semistructured interviews were added to further explore emerging themes....
Objective With improving survival rates, it is becoming increasingly important to understand the psychological aspect and needs of young cancer patients survivors. Our goal was describe self-reported levels distress, subjective illness experience Slovenian Methods Seventy-nine participants, aged 19–39 years, answered questionnaires about anxiety, depression, mental defeat, worry their learning diagnosis being treated. We used visualisations demonstrate relationship between anxiety...
Background: Due to the global spread of COVID-19, oncology departments across world rapidly adapted their cancer care protocols, balancing risk delaying treatments and COVID-19 exposure. associated changes may have an impact on psycho-social functioning patients survivors. We wanted understand pandemic young people living with beyond cancer.Method: In this cross-sectional study, we surveyed 177 individuals, aged 18 - 39 years, about psychological wellbeing. Participants also reported...
Latent change score models (LCSMs) are used across disciplines in behavioural sciences to study how constructs over time. LCSMs can be estimate the trajectory of one construct (univariate) and allow investigation changes between two (bivariate) associated with each other This paper introduces R package lcsm, a tool that aims help users understand, analyse, visualise different latent models. The lcsm provides functions generate model syntax for basic univariate bivariate specifications. It is...