Investigating food insecurity, health lifestyles, and self-rated health of older Canadians living alone by Xiangnan Chai, Junyi Mei

“…There also exists a significant difference between older Canadians living alone and their counterparts living with spouses/partners that the former reported lower self-rated health compared to the latter. …”
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Unmet health care needs: factors predicting satisfaction with health care services among community-dwelling Canadians living with neurological conditions by Tamara Chambers-Richards, Batholomew Chireh, Carl D’Arcy

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Social Policy Trends: Are Canadians Turning Away From Partnered Living? by Kevin McQuillan

“… The proportion of younger Canadians living in marital or common-law relationships has declined significantly. …”
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Physical activity is for everyone: a call to action for education and knowledge mobilisation to optimise the continuum of services for people with mobility disabilities in Québec,... by Joanie Bédard, Krista Lynn Best, Shane Norman Sweet

“…Approximately 2.7 million Canadians live with mobility disabilities. There is scientific documentation describing the importance of physical activity for maintaining or increasing functional capacity, which can support mobility and enhance social participation for people with mobility disabilities. …”
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POSITION PAPER Professional Development of Canadian Nurses Involved in Cancer Care by Brenda Ross, Karyn Perry, Tracy Truant

“…<p class="p1">CANO/ACIO POSITION</p><ul><li>All Canadians living with or at risk for cancer are entitled to receive care from nurses across all practice settings who possess foundational oncology knowledge, skill and judgment.…”
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Trauma systems in North America by Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FACS, Edward J. Harvey, MD, MSc, FRCSC, A. Alex Jahangir, MD, FACS, Ross K. Leighton, MD, FRCSC

“…Comparatively, the Canadian trauma system is more unified, and approximately 80% of Canadians live within 1 hour of a level I or II center. …”
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Report card on access to rural health care in Canada by Ruth Wilson, James Rourke

“…Introduction: Canadians living in rural communities continue to experience challenges in accessing rural health care. …”
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“It’s beautiful and it’s messy and it’s tragic”: exploring the role of compassion in the eating disorder recovery processes of 2S/LGBTQ + Canadians by Megan White, Andrew Thomas, Megan Aston, Phillip Joy

“…Abstract This research explores experiences of compassion among 2S/LGBTQ + Canadians living with eating disorders in the context of eating disorder treatment and community support. …”
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An analysis of Canada's declared live wildlife imports and implications for zoonotic disease risk by Michèle Hamers, Angie Elwin, Rosemary-Claire Collard, Chris R. Shepherd, Emma Coulthard, John Norrey, David Megson, Neil D'Cruze

“…We provide the first comprehensive analysis of Canadian live wildlife imports over a 7-year period (2014–2020), based on data from federal government databases obtained via Access to Information requests. …”
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Educating future physicians for francophone official language minority communities in Canada: a case study by Brett Schrewe, Tatiana Yeuchyk, Melanie El Hafid, Joyce Nyhof-Young

“… Background: Over one million Francophone Canadians live in official language minority communities (OLMC) outside of Québec. …”
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Weight gain, weight management and medical care for individuals living with overweight and obesity during the COVID‐19 pandemic (EPOCH Study) by Stephen A. Glazer, Michael Vallis

“…Methods An online survey (June–October 2020) was conducted with two samples; one representative of Canadians living with overweight and obesity (n = 1089) and a second of individuals recruited through obesity clinical services or patient organizations (n = 980). …”
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Using simulation to educate police about mental illness: A collaborative initiative by Wendy Stanyon, Bill Goodman, Marjory Whitehouse

“…Currently, there are 6.7 million Canadians living with mental illness and over 1 million Canadian youth living with mental illness. …”
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Rural Nursing Preceptorship: An Integrative Review by Tracy A Oosterbroek, Olive Yonge, Florence Myrick

“…Introduction: Canadians living in rural and remote areas experience lower health outcomes and life expectancy than their urban counterparts. …”
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Empowering patients with sickle cell anemia and their families through innovative educational methods by Riley Plett, Craig Eling, Sarah Tehseen, Kathleen Felton, Gina Martin, Vivian Sheppard, Megan Pegg, Roona Sinha

“…There are approximately 5000 Canadians living with SCA including children. Pediatric SCA patient education can: improve knowledge, decrease hospitalization, improve medication possession ratio, lead to better SCA‐related functioning, and lower pain impact. …”
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Patient-reported wait times and the impact of living with chronic pain on their quality of life: A waiting room survey in chronic pain clinics in Ontario, Manitoba, and Quebec by Clare Liddy, Lynn Cooper, Geoff Bellingham, Tracy Deyell, Pablo Ingelmo, Isabella Moroz, Patricia Poulin, Alexander Singer, Gabrielle S. Logan, Regina Visca, Amin Zahrai, Norman Buckley

“…Qualitative analysis of open-ended question responses revealed 8 themes: system navigation issues, administrative issues, decreased quality of life, distress, self-advocacy, coping strategies, communication, and distrust.Conclusions Our findings provide real-time regional snapshots into the impact of long wait times experienced by Canadians living with chronic pain. There is an urgent need to better support patients during the waiting period. …”
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A Survey of Older Adults’ Self-Managing Cancer by Kristen R. Haase, Schroder Sattar, Sandeep Dhillon, Heather M. Kilgour, Jennifer Pesut, Doris Howell, John L. Oliffe

“…Our findings may guide the development of tailored resources for bolstering effectual self-management for older Canadians living with cancer.…”
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Strengthening Community Roots: Anchoring Newcomers in Wellness and Sustainability (SCORE!): A protocol for the co-design and evaluation of a healthy active living program among a n... by Gita Wahi, Sujane Kandasamy, Shrikant I Bangdiwala, Andrea Baumann, Mary Crea-Arsenio, Dipika Desai, Deborah DiLiberto, Katholiki Georgiades, Fatimah Jackson-Best, Matthew Kwan, Patricia Montague, K Bruce Newbold, Diana Sherifali, Amanda Sim, Russell J de Souza, Sonia S Anand, SCORE! Research team

“…<h4>Background</h4>The burden of childhood obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors affecting newcomer Canadians living in lower socioeconomic circumstances is a concerning public health issue. …”
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Measuring Trends in Health Inequalities across Urban Cities in Canada: A Focus on Health System Outcomes by Meredith Nichols, Junior Chuang, Sara Grimwood, Geoff Hynes, Jean Harvey, Charles Plante, Cory Neudorf, Sara Allin

“…Introduction The majority of Canadians live in cities, which have experienced rising income inequality. …”
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Weight bias internalization and beliefs about the causes of obesity among the Canadian public by Vida Forouhar, Iyoma Y. Edache, Ximena Ramos Salas, Angela S. Alberga

“…Findings warrant the reinforcement of efforts aimed at mitigating weight bias by educating the public about the complexity of obesity and by highlighting weight bias as a systemic issue that affects all Canadians living in diverse body weight statuses.…”
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A Population-based study of the association between food insecurity and preventable hospitalization among persons with diabetes using linked survey and administrative data by Neeru Gupta, Zihao Sheng

“…Conclusion We found food insecurity to significantly increase the odds of hospital admission for ambulatory care sensitive conditions among Canadians living with diabetes. These results reinforce the need to consider food insecurity in public health and clinical strategies to reduce the hospital burden of diabetes and other nutrition-related chronic diseases, from primary prevention to post-discharge care. …”
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