Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine that disproportionally affects women of childbearing age (~8% to 13% worldwide). If unmanaged, it can lead chronic, lifelong complications. Over past decade, improvements in diagnostic guidelines have not produced an expected reduction timeframe. We examined potential reasons underlying this diagnosis delay. Participants first constructed a timeline and then charted reflected on their journeys. Through reflexive thematic analysis,...

Introduction: Somatic symptom and related disorders (SSRDs) pose persistent challenges in pediatric hospital settings, as children youth manifest physical symptoms indicative of emotional distress. These complex cases result high health system utilization, costs, risks iatrogenic harm. Due to diagnostic psychosocial complexity, patients often exhibit varied readiness for mental assessment treatment. As part a broader initiative integrate care, our tertiary/quaternary care developed piloted...

Introduction: Measurement-Based Care (MBC) enlists the use of validated Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), in a systematic and repeated fashion before or during clinical encounters with aim informing treatment care decisions. While MBC has shown superior outcomes compared to usual physical health conditions, it remains underutilized pediatric mental healthcare. Recognizing this gap, as part our hospital-wide Mental Health Strategy, we embarked on developing comprehensive approach...

Our work examines when young women who have experienced abuse choose to (not) speak out and what creates the conditions for doing so. We interviewed 17 heterosexual, partnered aged 18 24 had intimate partner violence. Many linked silence with fear/anxiety understood speaking as a threat their relationship, while others spoke up despite possible consequences called partners out. Some fear at thought of but did so anyway. This study nuances understandings silencing in context may contribute...

In response to concerns about the use of online focus groups, particularly around sensitive topics research, we provide two case examples research that pivoted groups amid university ethics restrictions due COVID-19 concerns. We begin by contextualizing studies, one which used more traditional group method while other employed a mix and variation on World Café method, termed Community Cafés. discuss issues like platform choice (Microsoft Teams versus Zoom), security, considerations for...

Despite several parallels between intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual assault (SA), programs designed to reduce either of these forms against women rarely evaluate the impact on both IPV SA. Accordingly, we investigated whether one such program (the Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (EAAA) Sexual Assault Resistance program), help university-aged resist SA, could also subsequent IPV. Women university students who were enrolled in Education (SARE) randomized controlled trial examining...

Gaps in health-care services for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are not isolated incidents. They systemic and disadvantage women. In this study, we explored the juxtaposition of power agency diagnosis narratives collected from 72 Canadian diagnosed PCOS. Using Braun Clarke's inductive codebook thematic analysis, three themes were constructed: physicians as gatekeepers, oppression intersectional, antagonistic provider communications, leading to emotional cognitive impacts. Themes...

Scholars have long explored the expectations of women to maintain intimate relationships and gendered discourses governing those expectations. Despite dating landscape changes, having remains important for young women. Amid these changes impacts #MeToo/#TimesUp, investigating at play within women's talk about produces a current snapshot that contrasts with past literature. Young, heterosexual diverse racial, educational/work, relationship backgrounds aged 18-24 years (N = 28) attended one...

Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder among women aged from 18 to 40 years. Its debilitating menstrual/obesity-related symptoms challenge conceptions of femininity. To date, age-related differences in women’s body esteem and physicians’ symptom management recommendations have not been investigated. Age moderated relationships between concerns both sexual attractiveness physical condition, but only for midlife, emerging adult women. Midlife received holistic...

Patient decision aids are tools that facilitate shared making when clinical evidence and patient values preferences inform the process. Evidence-based guidelines have been developed for clinicians in hidradenitis suppurativa management. To address treatment decision-making needs of patients, we a aid.To assess efficacy aid during making.An online, participant-blinded, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial versus Mayo Clinic website content (Mayo) was conducted with patients. Outcomes...

Background: Patient decision aids (PDAs) are tools that facilitate informed shared decision-making between patients and health care providers. To address a previously identified need in treatment hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), we developed an HS-PDA.Methods: Development of the HS-PDA was based on International Decision Aids Standards. Evidence derived from North American Clinical Management Guidelines for HS.Results: Content guidelines transformed into patient-friendly language reviewed by...

In this paper, we conducted a critical community-engaged Ontario family law case review of 46 cases from 2019 where intimate partner violence was identified. We explored the extent to which judges identified and addressed whether gender impacted on trial outcomes judges’ parental assessments. found that de-gendered language violence, (e.g., more rulings unsupervised access for fathers despite them having been violent) mutualisation responsibility by referring as ‘conflict.’ also male were...

Feminist researchers have demonstrated that engagement in silencing of the self (i.e., self-restrictive and sacrificial behaviors reflecting how women "should" be relationships) remains a prevalent strategy for relationship maintenance. However, little is known about (young) themselves relationships where abuse present. Young women's experiences other partner-focused (e.g., sexual compliance) within their were thus explored. Young, partnered (

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which affects 8 to 13% of reproductive-aged women, is a highly gendered disorder whose symptoms disrupt Western conceptions femininity. This may be especially debilitating for young who are targeted by societal discourses governing how they “should” be. We interviewed 10 Canadian aged 18 22, about PCOS has influenced and/or conflated their identity and (ab)normality within the current socio-cultural context. Using reflexive thematic analysis through critical...