A5081391693- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Genital Health and Disease
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Mental Health via Writing
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Community Health and Development
Jewish General Hospital
2013-2025
McGill University
2015-2025
Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
2019
Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
2019
Novo Nordisk (Denmark)
2012-2013
Crawley Hospital
2013
University of Leicester
2013
Cardiff University
2013
St Mary's Hospital
2012
Mill Valley Public Library
2012
Objectives: This paper reports results from the evaluation of a cultural consultation service (CCS) for mental health practitioners and primary care clinicians. The was designed to improve delivery services in mainstream settings culturally diverse urban population including immigrants, refugees, ethnocultural minority groups. Cultural consultations were based on an expanded version DSM-IV formulation made use consultants culture brokers. Methods: We documented development process through...
This article summarizes the rationale, development and application of McGill Illness Narrative Interview (MINI), a theoretically driven, semistructured, qualitative interview protocol designed to elicit illness narratives in health research. The MINI is sequentially structured with three main sections that obtain: (1) A basic temporal narrative symptom experience, organized terms contiguity events; (2) salient prototypes related current problems, based on previous experience interviewee,...
Objective: Studies suggest that non-European immigrants to Canada tend under use mental health services, compared with Canadian-born people. Social, cultural, religious, linguistic, geographic, and economic variables may contribute this underuse. This paper explores the reasons for underuse of conventional services in a community sample identified emotional somatic symptoms. Method: Fifteen West Indian Montreal symptoms (or) distress, not currently using participated face-to-face in-depth...
The aim of the study was to assess impact systematic use DSM-IV-TR cultural formulation on diagnoses psychotic disorders among patients ethnic minority and immigrant backgrounds referred a consultation service (CCS) in Canada.The entailed review medical records case conference transcripts 323 seen ten-year period at CCS determine factors associated with change diagnosis by CCS. Logistic regression analysis used identify variables changes diagnosis.A total 34 (49%) 70 cases an intake...
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact hypoglycemia according severity and time onset on health-related quality life (HRQoL) in a Canadian population.Time trade-off (TTO) methodology used estimate health utilities associated with hypoglycemic events representative sample population. A global analysis conducted United Kingdom, Canada, Germany Sweden has been published. present focuses 3 populations: general, type 1 2 diabetes. Using web-based survey, participants (>18 years)...
Background Contextually appropriate interventions delivered by primary maternal care providers (PMCPs) might be effective in reducing the treatment gap for perinatal depression. Aim To compare high-intensity (HIT) with low-intensity (LIT) Method Cluster randomised clinical trial, conducted Ibadan, Nigeria between 18 June 2013 and 11 December 2015 29 clinics allocated computed-generated random sequence (15 HIT; 14 LIT). Interventions were individually to antenatal women DSM-IV (1994) major...
The participation of patients in making decisions about their care is especially important towards the end life because palliative involve extensive uncertainty and are heavily influenced by personal values. Yet, there a scarcity studies directly observing clinical interactions between health providers. In this study, we aimed to understand how patient constructed through discourse community hospital-based team. This qualitative study combined ethnographic observations team with analysis....
Depression is common among women during perinatal period and associated with long-term adverse consequences for the mother infant. In Nigeria, as in many other low- and-middle-income countries (LMIC), depression usually goes unrecognized untreated. The aim of EXPONATE to test effectiveness cost-effectiveness an intervention package delivered by community midwives primary maternal care which physician support enhanced patient compliance are implemented using mobile phones. A pragmatic two-arm...
We examined the symptom experience and illness explanations of Vietnamese immigrants to Canada through narratives collected during a study pathways barriers mental health care. The presented two culture‐related explanatory models: phong thâp uâ't u'ć. Common elements in those who suffered from u'ć were experiences injustice indignation, along with persistent inability denounce these injustices because sufferer's social status. In contrast, – an explanation analogous rheumatism was socially...
The overall aim of this article is to examine the self-defined role romantic relationships, intimacy and sexuality in recovery from severe mental illness.Semistructured interviews were conducted with 35 people illness, accompanied by participant observation. Data analyzed using thematic analysis.The vast majority participants considered a supportive relationship that was emotionally or sexually intimate be key facilitator indicator recovery. However, only small minority actually such...
Weak external validity of qualitative data has been a subject debate outside and within the field health research. Though some narratives have power to reveal universal existential issues inform theoretical development, each story remains unique cannot be generalized. If goal researchers is narrative knowledge effect social change, we are faced with pervasive problem. Our main objective this article methodological; that is, argue illustrate sequential—consensual design can yield adequate...
Conversations about end-of-life care remain challenging for health providers. The tendency to delay conversations options represents a barrier that impedes the ability of terminally-ill patients participate in decision-making. Family physicians with palliative practice are often responsible discussing preferences patients, yet there is paucity research directly observing these interactions. In this study, we sought explore how and family initiated decision-making context community...
Abstract. Purpose: To assess resource utilization and costs associated with glaucoma management in France Sweden. Methods: A total of 267 patient records (121 France, 146 Sweden) diagnoses primary open‐angle (POAG) ocular hypertension (OH), treated medically, were reviewed for a 2‐year period (beginning during 1997−99) relevant clinical data. Economic data applied to estimate treatment costs. Results: The annual cost treating was estimated at SEK5305 (€531)/patient Sweden €390/patient...
Perinatal maternal depression is common and undertreated in many sub-Saharan African countries, including Nigeria. While culture shapes the social determinants expression of depressive symptoms, there a dearth research investigating these processes contexts. To address this gap, we conducted in-depth interviews with 14 women perinatal depression, their family caregivers 11 health providers, using McGill Illness Narrative Interview as part larger trial stepped-care intervention....