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Development of a Behavior Change Intervention to Improve Sexual Health Service Use Among University Undergraduate Students: Mixed Methods Study Protocol
(JMIR Publications Inc, 2017)
Background: University students are at risk for acquiring sexually transmitted infections and suffering other negative health outcomes. Sexual health services offer preventive and treatment interventions that aim to reduce ...
Designing intervention strategies to improve sexual health service use among university undergraduate students: A mixed methods study guided by the Behaviour Change Wheel
(Springer Nature, 2019)
Introduction
University undergraduate students are within the population at highest risk for acquiring sexually transmitted infections, unplanned pregnancy, and other negative health outcomes. Despite the availability of ...
Formation of a Collaborative Interprofessional Primary Healthcare Deprescribing Research Team in Nova Scotia
(2019-06)
Study objective: To describe the development of a collaborative interprofessional primary health care
deprescribing research team in Nova Scotia.
Methods: Initiated by two College of Pharmacy faculty members, a core ...
Deprescribing Interventions in Primary Health Care Mapped to the Behaviour Change Wheel: A Scoping Review
(Elsevier, 2021-07)
Background: Polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use are an increasing concern. Deprescribing may improve medication use through planned and supervised dose reduction or stopping of medications. As most medication ...
Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes among Incarcerated Women in Canada: A Scoping Review
(SAGE, 2021-01-28)
Background
Women are the fastest growing population in Canadian prisons. Incarceration can limit access to essential health services, increase health risks and disrupt treatment and supports. Despite legal requirements ...
Optimizing the Nursing Role in Abortion Care: Considerations for Health Equity
(Longwoods, 2022-03)
Registered nurses (RNs) provide abortion care in hospitals and clinics and support abortion care through sexual health education and family planning care in sexual health clinics, schools and family practice. Nurse ...
Mother-Child Programs for Incarcerated Mothers and Children and Associated Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review
(Longwoods, 2020-03)
Background: Increasing incarceration of women disrupts fertility, family formation, parenting and mother-child relationships. It is common in many jurisdictions, including Canada, to mitigate the harm of separation from ...
Nurses are Key Members of the Abortion Care Team: Why aren’t Schools of Nursing Teaching Abortion Care?
(York University, 2019-12-10)
Abortion is a common and safe procedure in Canada, with the Canadian Institute for Health Information reporting approximately 100,000 procedures per year. Yet access remains problematic. As abortion is unrestricted by ...
The impact of transitional care programs on health services utilization in community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review
(Wolters Kluwer, 2018-02)
Objective: The objective was to identify and synthesize the best available evidence on the impact of transitional care programs on various forms of health services utilization in community-dwelling older adults.
Introduction: ...
Key Priorities to Implement Deprescribing in Primary Health Care in Nova Scotia: Results from the Deprescribing in Primary Health Care in Nova Scotia Knowledge Exchange Event (June 20, 2019)
(2020-03-03)
Inappropriate medication use and polypharmacy are associated with increased adverse drug reactions, hospitalizations and mortality. Deprescribing has been found to decrease the use of medications and medication costs and ...