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Assessing The Structural Validity Of The Measure Of Processes Of Care (Mpoc-20) In Children With Epilepsy, Kariym Christopher Joachim
Assessing The Structural Validity Of The Measure Of Processes Of Care (Mpoc-20) In Children With Epilepsy, Kariym Christopher Joachim
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The goal of this thesis was to determine whether the 20-item Measure of Processes of Care (MPOC-20) questionnaire remains structurally/factorially valid among children with epilepsy, and to propose adaptations if it did not. Establishing the MPOC-20’s structural validity in this population makes it possible to draw conclusions on the potential effects of parent-perceived Family-Centred Care (FCC) on health outcomes within this population. Data came from the Health-related Quality of Life for Children with Epilepsy Study (HERQULES). Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) indicated that the original five factor model fit poorly in children with epilepsy. An exploratory analysis within a CFA framework …
Primary Health Service Use By Mothers And Children From London-Middlesex, Ontario, Catherine Holtz
Primary Health Service Use By Mothers And Children From London-Middlesex, Ontario, Catherine Holtz
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Primary health service use (P-HSU) may be influenced by predisposing and enabling factors measured at individual- and contextual-levels but is equitable when driven by need factors. Objectives: 1) Estimate the effect of residential location on maternal and child P-HSU; 2) Assess P-HSU inequity by determining whether the effects of need factors on P-HSU are dependent on predisposing and enabling factors; 3) Describe perceived unmet healthcare needs in the maternal-child population observed to have inequitable P-HSU. Methodology: The sample of 1451 mother-child pairs was from a prenatal cohort recruited from London, Ontario between 2002 and 2004, with follow-up until children were …