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Delphi consensus recommendations for the management of chronic insomnia in Canada

Author(s): Morin CM; Khullar A; Robillard R; Desautels A; Mak MSB; Dang-Vu TT; Chow W; Habert J; Lessard S; Alima L; Ayas NT; MacFarlane J; Kendzerska T; Lee EK; Carney CE;

Objective: The lack of current Canadian practice guidelines for the management of insomnia poses a challenge for healthcare providers (HCP) in selecting the appropriate treatment options. This study aimed to establish expert consensus recommendations for the management of chronic insomnia in Cana ...

Article GUID: 39481275


Leveraging Personal Technologies in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: Scoping Review

Author(s): D' Arcey J; Torous J; Asuncion TR; Tackaberry-Giddens L; Zahid A; Ishak M; Foussias G; Kidd S;

Background: Digital mental health is a rapidly growing field with an increasing evidence base due to its potential scalability and impacts on access to mental health care. Further, within underfunded service systems, leveraging personal technologies to deliver or support specialized service deliv ...

Article GUID: 39348196


"We don't do any of these things because we are a death-denying culture": Sociocultural perspectives of Black and Latinx cancer caregivers

Author(s): Nwakasi C; Esiaka D; Nweke C; Chidebe RCW; Villamar W; de Medeiros K;

Objectives: Cancer is an enormous public health burden among Black and Latinx cancer survivors, and they are at risk of facing barriers to accessing cancer treatment and support in the United States. This study explored the unique challenges and experiences faced by Black and Latinx cancer survivors through the lens of their caregivers, including the spec ...

Article GUID: 39327878


Prototype Facial Response to Cute Stimuli: Expression and Recognition

Author(s): O' Neil MJ; Danvers AF; Hu JI; Shiota MN;

Cute, kindchenschema stimuli can evoke a suite of cognitive, physiological, and behavioral tendencies thought to promote caregiving. This research investigated facial expression elements associated with this response to cuteness and assessed the recognizability of an expression combining these elements. In Studies 1 and 2, participants at a community outr ...

Article GUID: 39282978


Show me the evidence to guide nutrition practice: Scoping review of macronutrient dietary treatments after metabolic and bariatric surgery

Author(s): Parrott JM; Benson-Davies S; O' Kane M; Sherf-Dagan S; Ben-Porat T; Arcone VM; Faria SL; Parrott JS;

Background: Clinical practice recommendations for macronutrient intake in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS) are insufficiently grounded in the research, possibly due to a paucity of research in key areas necessary to support macronutrient recommendations. An initial scoping r ...

Article GUID: 39262138


Perceived Facilitators and Barriers in Implementing Hospice Care: A Qualitative Study Among Health Care Providers in Binzhou, China

Author(s): Yu H; de Medeiros K;

Although many large Chinese cities have begun to implement hospice services, hospice care is still a relatively new concept in many parts of the country, especially in smaller cities. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of health care providers' (physicians and nurses) perceptions of the facilitators and barriers to hospice ca ...

Article GUID: 39257920


Expanding a Behavioral View on Digital Health Access: Drivers and Strategies to Promote Equity

Author(s): Kepper MM; Fowler LA; Kusters IS; Davis JW; Baqer M; Sagui-Henson S; Xiao Y; Tarfa A; Yi JC; Gibson B; Heron KE; Alberts NM; Burgermaster M; Njie-Carr VP; Klesges LM;

The potential and threat of digital tools to achieve health equity has been highlighted for over a decade, but the success of achieving equitable access to health technologies remains challenging. Our paper addresses renewed concerns regarding equity in digital health access that were deepened du ...

Article GUID: 39088246


Predicting response to stepped-care cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia using pre-treatment heart rate variability in cancer patients

Author(s): Garneau J; Savard J; Dang-Vu TT; Gouin JP;

Objective: This study examined whether high frequency heart-rate variability (HF-HRV) and HF-HRV reactivity to worry moderate response to cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) within both a standard and stepped-care framework among cancer patients with comorbid insomnia. Biomarkers such as HF-HRV may predict response to CBT-I, a finding which ...

Article GUID: 38991424


Deserve's Got Nothin' to Do With It: A Philosopher Visits the NICU

Author(s): David I Waddington

After the death of my daughter Zoe in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), a colleague asked me whether my status as an academic philosopher changed my experience in the NICU. In this short narrative, I outline 5 ways in which philosophical perspective helped me understand and cope with our hospital experience.

Article GUID: 30214922


The impact of directed choice on the design of preventive healthcare facility network under congestion

Author(s): Vidyarthi N; Kuzgunkaya O;

Preventive healthcare (PH) programs and services aim at reducing the likelihood and severity of potentially life-threatening illness by early detection and prevention. The effectiveness of these programs depends on the participation level and the accessibility of the users to the facilities providing the services. Factors that impact the accessibility inc ...

Article GUID: 24879402


Evaluation of the effectiveness of a Strengths-Based Nursing and Healthcare Leadership program aimed at building leadership capacity: A concurrent mixed-methods study

Author(s): Lavoie-Tremblay M; Boies K; Clausen C; Frechette J; Manning K; Gelsomini C; Cyr G; Lavigne G; Gottlieb B; Gottlieb LN;

Background: Targeted interventions have been found effective for developing leadership practices in nurses. However, to date, no leadership training program based on the Strengths-Based Nursing and Healthcare Leadership approach exists. Objectives: Demonstrate the effectiveness of a Strengths-Ba ...

Article GUID: 38746801


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