Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Health"
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Assessing progressivity and catastrophic effect of out-of-pocket payments for healthcare in Canada: 2010-2015
(2018-08-31)This study uses Statistics Canada’s Survey of Household Spending (SHS) to examine progressivity and catastrophic effect of OOP healthcare expenditures (OOPHE) in Canada from 2010 to 2015 inclusive. The Kakwani Progressivity ... -
Assessing the Constitutional Validity of Substantiation Laws for Medical Device Safety and Effectiveness Under the Medical Devices Regulations and the Food and Drugs Act
(2022-08-31)This thesis examines federal scientific evidence requirements for medical device safety and effectiveness under the mainstream market entry licensing pathway under Part 1 of the Medical Devices Regulations, and under the ... -
Equity in Healthcare Utilization in Canada: 2000-2014
(2020-12-15)Equity in healthcare utilization is a globally accepted measurement of the effectiveness of a healthcare system. Equity is included as a policy goal in the federal health legislation that governs healthcare systems in ... -
Experiences of Food Insecurity Among Older Women in Rural Nova Scotia
(2018-12-17)Older, rural-dwelling women in Canada are at risk of food insecurity, given their longer life spans and vulnerability to poverty; however, there is little research exploring their experiences. Nova Scotia is of interest ... -
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC INSECURITY AND HEALTH OUTCOMES
(2015-04-06)This dissertation examines the relationship between economic insecurity and health outcomes for Canadians age 25 to 64 using the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) - a longitudinal dataset. Chapter 2 examines the ... -
Illness Communication and Coping Behaviour in Youth With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2013-07-26)No previous studies have examined how those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) communicate or cope with symptoms of acute physical illness. Effective management of illness is important as it is related to an individual’s ... -
In Pursuit Of The "Designer Vagina"
(2015)A relatively new, elective and increasing medical procedure in the West known as “female genital cosmetic surgery” (FGCS) claims to have the ability to enhance the functional and aesthetic features of women’s genitalia. ... -
Maintaining the Sacred: Adapting to a ‘Post-Religious’ Society Through the Reprogramming of the Early Church in Montreal
(2018-04-06)This thesis is a study of the architectural qualities that correlate with the sacred, while addressing the growing problem of dissolving religious buildings in Canada. The initial argument puts forth the idea that a building ... -
The Nature of Healing: A Proposal for a Therapeutic Garden in the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, Alberta
(2012-04-04)Nature positively affects the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing of all people. In the natural environment, fresh air, daylight, organic materials and plant life exist in harmony. When we come into contact ... -
Planting Seeds for Healthy Youth: Exploring Parents' Perceptions of a Community-Based Program in Halifax, Nova Scotia
(2017-04-07)There is relatively little research focusing on how social programs influence multiple dimensions of youth’s health. This study explored one community-based program aimed at inner-city youth in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The ... -
WELFARE PROGRAMS AND REFORMS IN CANADA: REDUCING OR REPRODUCING HEALTH INEQUALITIES?
(2012-08-30)The effect of welfare policies is evident in the behaviours of welfare recipients and in their patterns of health. Yet there are very few studies with up to date analyses on the health consequences of the mid-1990s welfare ... -
Yin, Yang and Coca Cola: Changing and Enduring Concepts of Health and Balance among Zhong Yi 中醫 in Southern China
(2020-02-18)While modern dentistry views mouth and teeth as significant parts of the oral system, Chinese medicine does not justapose a concept of the ‘oral system” in its epistemological system. Some Zhong Yi consider the mouth, ...