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Process Evaluation Of Fruit And Vegetables Distribution Interventions In School-Based Settings: A Systematic Review, Mariam R. Ismail, Jamie A. Seabrook, Jason A. Gilliland

Paediatrics Publications

Despite the importance of process evaluation in program evaluations, research has focused primarily on the effectiveness of fruit and vegetables (FVs) distribution interventions on children's consumption, with little attention given to how these interventions achieve their outcomes. Five bibliographic databases (Embase, PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection) were searched in June 2019 for studies of interventions where the main focus was the implementation of distributed FVs to school-aged children as a snack. The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) tool was used to appraise the risk of bias within included studies. Data were extracted based on study characteristics …

A Feasibility Trial Of Mental Health First Aid First Nations: Acceptability, Cultural Adaptation, And Preliminary Outcomes, Claire Crooks, Andrea Lapp, Monique Auger, Kim Van Der Woerd, Angela Snowshoe, Billie Jo Rogers, Samantha Tsuruda, Cassidy Caron

Journal Articles

The Mental Health First Aid First Nations course was adapted from Mental Health First Aid Basic to create a community‐based, culturally safe and relevant approach to promoting mental health literacy in First Nations contexts. Over 2.5 days, the course aims to build community capacity by teaching individuals to recognize and respond to mental health crises. This feasibility trial utilized mixed methods to evaluate the acceptability, cultural adaptation, and preliminary effectiveness of MHFAFN. Our approach was grounded in community‐based participatory research principles, emphasizing relationship‐driven procedures to collecting data and choice for how participants shared their voices. Data included participant interviews ( …

Hockey Fans In Training (Hockey Fit) Pilot Study Protocol: A Gender-Sensitized Weight Loss And Healthy Lifestyle Program For Overweight And Obese Male Hockey Fans, Dawn P. Gill, Wendy Blunt, Ashleigh De Cruz, Brendan Riggin, Kate Hunt, Guangyong Zou, Shannon Sibbald, Karen Danylchuk, Merrick Zwarenstein, Cindy M. Gray, Sally Wyke, Christopher Bunn, Robert J. Petrella

Family Medicine Publications

Background:

Effective approaches that engage men in weight loss and lifestyle change are important because of worldwide increases, including in Canada, in obesity and chronic diseases. Football Fans in Training (FFIT), developed in Scotland, successfully tackled these problems by engaging overweight/obese male football fans in sustained weight loss and positive health behaviours, through program deliveries at professional football stadia.

Methods:

Aims: 1) Adapt FFIT to hockey within the Canadian context and integrate with HealtheSteps™ (evidence-based lifestyle program) to develop Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT); 2) Explore potential for Hockey FIT to help overweight/obese men lose weight and improve other …

Beyond Silence: Protocol For A Randomized Parallel-Group Trial Comparing Two Approaches To Workplace Mental Health Education For Healthcare Employees, Sandra Moll, Scott Burton Patten, Heather Stuart, Bonnie Kirsh, Joy Christine Macdermid

Bone and Joint Institute

© 2015 Moll et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Background: Mental illness is a significant and growing problem in Canadian healthcare organizations, leading to tremendous personal, social and financial costs for individuals, their colleagues, their employers and their patients. Early and appropriate intervention is needed, but unfortunately, few workers get the help that they need in a timely way due to barriers related to poor mental health literacy, stigma, and inadequate access to mental health services. Workplace education and training is one promising approach to early identification and support for workers who are struggling. Little is known, however, about what approach …

Perspectives Of Women With Dementia Receiving Care From Their Adult Daughters, Catherine Ward-Griffin, Nancy Bol, Abram Oudshoorn

Nursing Publications

(Article in English)

Le vécu inhérent à la prestation des soins aux personnes atteintes d’Alzheimer est relativement bien documenté.Toutefois,peu de recherches ont été réalisées du point de vue de la personne souffrant de démence.L’objectif de cette étude, qui s’inscrit dans une recherche qualitative sur les relations mères-filles en contexte de démence,notamment sur le processus de soins,est de recueillir les perceptions et les expériences des mères soignées par leur fille adulte.Guidés par des perspectives féministes et axées sur les étapes de vie,les chercheurs ont mené des entrevues en profondeur et semi-structurées auprès d’un échantillonnage diversifié de 10 femmes non-institutionnalisées et atteintes …