• Importance of safety climate, teamwork climate and demographics: understanding nurses, allied health professionals and clerical staff perceptions of patient safety 

  Zaheer, Shahram; Ginsburg, Liane R; Wong, Hannah J; Thomson, Kelly; Bain, Lorna (BMJ, 2018-11-28)

  Background: There is growing evidence regarding the importance of contextual factors for patient/staff outcomes and the likelihood of successfully implementing safety improvement interventions such as checklists; however, ...

• Models of Concurrent Disorder Service: Policy, Coordination, and Access to Care 

  Wiktorowicz, Mary; Abdulle, Aber; Di Pierdomenico, Kaitlin; Boamah, Sheila A. (Frontiers, 2019-02-19)

  Background: Societal capacity to address the service needs of persons with concurrent mental health and substance-use disorders has historically been challenging given a traditionally siloed approach to mental health and ...

• Women in clinical trials: a review of policy development and health equity in the Canadian context 

  Yakerson, Alla (Biomed Central, 2019-04-15)

  Health equity in pharmaceutical research is concerned with creating equal opportunities for men and women to partake in clinical trials. Equitable representation is imperative for determining the safety, effectiveness, and ...

• Transnational pharmacogovernance: emergent patterns in the jazz of pharmaceutical policy convergence 

  Wiktorowicz, Mary; Moscou, Kathy; Lexchin, Joel (Biomed Central, 2018-08-22)

  Background: As a transnational policy network, the International Council for Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) aligns international regulatory standards to ...

• Regulating the fast-food landscape: Canadian news media representation of the Healthy Menu Choices Act 

  Moghimi, Elnaz; Wiktorowicz, Mary (BMC, 2019)

  With the rapid rise of fast food consumption in Canada, Ontario was the first province to legislate menu labelling requirements via the enactment of the Healthy Menu Choice Act (HMCA). As the news media plays a significant ...

• Diet, Physical Activity, and Emotional Health: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why We Need Integrated Solutions for Total Worker Health 

  Syed, Iffath Unissa (BMC, 2019)

  Background Current research advocates lifestyle factors to manage workers’ health issues, such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type II diabetes mellitus, among other things (World Health Organization (WHO) Obesity: ...

• Computer-assisted screening for intimate partner violence and control: a randomized trial 

  Ahmad, F; Hogg-Johnson, S; Stewart, DE; Skinner, HA; Glazier, RH; Levinson, W (American College of Physicians, 2009-07)

  Background: Intimate partner violence and control (IPVC) is prevalent and can be a serious health risk to women. Objective: To assess whether computer-assisted screening can improve detection of women at risk for IPVC in ...

• Preferences for gender of family physician among Canadian European-descent and South-Asian immigrant women 

  Ahmad, F; Gupta, H; Rawlins, J; Stewart, DE (Oxford University Press, 2002-04)

  Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate expressed preferences for family physician (FP) gender among Canadian European-descent (CED) and Canadian South-Asian (CSA) immigrant women. Method. An ‘on-site’ survey ...

• Women's hysterectomy experiences and decision-making 

  Uskul, AK; Ahmad, F; Leyland, NA; Stewart, DE (Taylor & Francis, 2003)

  The goal of the study was to examine women's experiences with gynaecologic symptoms and how they decided to undergo hysterectomy. For this purpose, twenty-nine women were interviewed in hospital within three days of ...

• Voices of South Asian women: immigration and mental health 

  Ahmad, F; Shik, A; Vanza, R; Cheung, A; George, U; Stewart, DE (Taylor & Francis, 2004)

  Purpose: This qualitative research aimed to elicit experiences and beliefs of recent South Asian immigrant women about their major health concerns after immigration. Methods: Four focus groups were conducted with 24 ...

• Popular health promotion strategies among Chinese and East Indian immigrant women 

  Ahmad, F; Shik, A; Vanza, R; Cheung, A; George, U; Stewart, DE (Taylor & Francis, 2004)

  Purpose: To advance understanding about the popular health promotion strategies and factors associated with the successful transfer and uptake of health messages among Chinese and Indian immigrant women. Methods: Eight ...

• Physician–patient interaction: a gynecology clinic in Turkey 

  Uskul, AK; Ahmad, F (Elsevier, 2003-07)

  Evidence for gender differences in physicians' communication with their patients comes primarily from Western countries. Little is known about whether these gender differences would also be observed in Turkey, where there ...

• Implementing successful intimate partner violence screening programs in health care settings: evidence generated from a realist-informed systematic review 

  O'Campo, P; Kirst, M; Tsamis, C; Chambers, C; Ahmad, F (Elsevier, 2011-03)

  We undertook a synthesis of existing studies to re-evaluate the evidence on program mechanisms of intimate partner violence (IPV) universal screening and disclosure within a health care context by addressing how, for whom, ...

• Primary prevention of violence against women 

  Hyman, I; Guruge, S; Stewart, DE; Ahmad, F (Elsevier, 2000-11)

  The best mechanisms to prevent violence against women were reviewed in a critical appraisal conducted by the University Health Network Women’s Health Program. Several promising primary interventions were identified. These ...

• Cross-cultural perspectives on research participation and informed consent 

  Barata, PC; Gucciardi, E; Ahmad, F; Stewart, DE (Elsevier, 2006-01)

  This study examined Portuguese Canadian and Caribbean Canadian immigrants' perceptions of health research and informed consent procedures. Six focus groups (three in each cultural group) involving 42 participants and two ...

• Breast and cervical cancer screening in Hispanic women: a literature review using the health belief model 

  Austin, LT; Ahmad, F; McNally, MJ; Stewart, DE (Elsevier, 2002-05)

  The aim of this study was to review published studies that examined factors influencing breast and cervical cancer screening behavior in Hispanic women, using the Health Belief Model (HBM). MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases ...

• "Why doesn't she seek help for partner abuse?" An exploratory study with South Asian immigrant women 

  Ahmad, F; Driver, N; McNally, MJ; Stewart, DE (Elsevier, 2009-08)

  This study explores why South Asian immigrant women with experiences of partner abuse delay seeking help from professionals. Three focus groups were conducted in Hindi language with South Asian immigrant women in Toronto. ...

• A tailored intervention to promote breast cancer screening among South Asian immigrant women 

  Ahmad, F; Cameron, J; Stewart, DE (Social Science and Medicine, 2005-02)

  This study developed and evaluated a socioculturally tailored intervention to improve knowledge, beliefs and clinical breast examination (CBE) among South Asian (SA) immigrant women. The intervention comprised a series of ...

• Colorectal cancer screening behaviors among South Asian immigrants in Canada: a qualitative study 

  Crawford, J; Ahmad, F; Beaton, DE; Bierman, AS (Emerald, 2015-06)

  Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to gain an in-depth understanding of beliefs, attitudes, and reasons for decision making about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among South Asian (SA) immigrants. Design/methodology/approach: ...

• Survivor's costs of saying no: exploring the experience of accessing services for intimate partner violence 

  Pajak, CR; Ahmad, F; Jenney, A; Fisher, P; Chan, LM (SAGE, 2014-02)

  Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a crucial public health concern with substantial detrimental effects, including poorer physical and mental health as well as increased difficulties accessing formal services. Most research ...

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