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Qualitative insights into adapting an in-lab empathy intervention for use via videoconferencing with groups of nursing students
(2019)Caregivers often feel neglected by health care providers who lack communication skills or make assumptions about them. Therefore it is important for health care providers to receive communication training and education ... -
Quality Improvement: Investigation of MMR Vaccine Overuse in Post-Partum Wards
(2022-05-15)Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is of substantial concern due to the potential for intrauterine fetal demise and devastating birth defects like deafness. CRS is a result of the trans-placental transit of rubella virions ... -
Quality of life in prostate cancer: active surveillance versus radical prostatectomy
(2015-04)Introduction: This purpose of this review is to summarize current literature surrounding quality of life research in men with prostate cancer who choose either active surveillance (AS) or radical prostatectomy (RP), targeting ... -
Quality of life, depression and anxiety in women with abnormal uterine bleeding.
(2012-11-23)Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) defines any change in the duration , frequency or flow volume of periods or bleeding between periods. Women experiencing these symptoms are known to have reduced quality of life and experience ... -
Quality of prenatal care questionnaire: instrument development and testing
(2014-06-03)Abstract Background Utilization indices exist to measure quantity of prenatal care, but currently there is no published instrument to assess quality of prenatal care. The purpose of this study ... -
Quality of prenatal care questionnaire: psychometric testing in an Australia population
(2015-09-10)Abstract Background The quality of antenatal care is recognized as critical to the effectiveness of care in optimizing maternal and child health outcomes. However, research ... -
Quantification of the Spatial Organization of the Nuclear Lamina as a Tool for Cell Classification
(2013-11-7)The nuclear lamina is the structural scaffold of the nuclear envelope that plays multiple regulatory roles in chromatin organization and gene expression as well as a structural role in nuclear stability. The lamina proteins, ... -
Quantitative neuroimaging assessment of cerebrovascular responsiveness in individual sports-related concussion patients
(2017-08-06)Concussion is a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by traumatic biomechanical forces. From 2005 to 2010, approximately 7,000 Manitobans aged 14-18 years were diagnosed with a concussion. About ... -
Quinolone prophylaxis for the prevention of BK virus infection in kidney transplantation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(2013-06-21)Abstract Background BK virus infection has emerged as a major complication in kidney transplantation leading to a significant reduction in graft survival. There are currently no proven ... -
Rac2 is involved in bleomycin-induced lung inflammation leading to pulmonary fibrosis
(2014-06-27)Abstract Background Pulmonary fibrotic diseases induce significant morbidity and mortality, for which there are limited therapeutic options available. Rac2, a ras-related guanosine ... -
Rac2 is involved in bleomycin-induced lung inflammation leading to pulmonary fibrosis
(2014-06-27)Abstract Background Pulmonary fibrotic diseases induce significant morbidity and mortality, for which there are limited therapeutic options available. Rac2, a ras-related ... -
Radiographic characterization of the hands in Ritscher-Schinzel/3-C syndrome
(2013-11-07)Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to identify whether specific radiographic hand changes were characteristic of RSS and could serve as a diagnostic tool. Materials ... -
A randomized clinical trial comparing breast and abdominal related morbidity of DIEP and SIEA flaps
(2012-11-23)Background: The deep inferior epigastric perforator flap (DIEP) is the current standard of care in autologous breast reconstruction. The newer superficial inferior epigastric artery flap (SIEA) is felt to be an improvement ... -
A Randomized Clinical Trial of the in vivo effect of non-metallic vs metallic hand scalers on zirconia implant supported crowns during a year of peri-implant maintenance
(2019)Background: This study examined whether the degree of abutment surface modification that may occur with regular periodontal instrumentation has a clinical impact in terms of increased plaque accumulation and increased ... -
Rapid review programs to support health care and policy decision making: a descriptive analysis of processes and methods
(2015-03-14)Abstract Background Health care decision makers often need to make decisions in limited timeframes and cannot await the completion of a full evidence review. Rapid reviews ... -
The Rare Congenital Anomaly Omphalocele: A Review of 25 years of Management
(2017)Objective: The objective of this study was to: 1. Evaluate the various techniques chosen for management of small versus giant omphalocele & the complications that arose for each 2. Compare the above outcomes with ... -
Rates of readmissionand death associated with leaving hospital against medical advice: a population-based study
(CMA, 2013-08-26)Background: Leaving hospital against medical advice may have adverse consequences. Previous studies have been limited by evaluating specific types of patients, small sample sizes and incomplete determination of outcomes. ... -
Rationale and design of the PeriOperative ISchemic Evaluation-3 (POISE-3): a randomized controlled trial evaluating tranexamic acid and a strategy to minimize hypotension in noncardiac surgery
(2022-01-31)Abstract Background For patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, bleeding and hypotension are frequent and associated with increased mortality and cardiovascular complications. ... -
Rationale and development of a business case for antimicrobial stewardship programs in acute care hospital settings
(2018-08-29)Abstract Background Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been shown to reduce inappropriate antimicrobial use and its consequences. However, these programs lack ... -
Reaction Time and Mobility Testing in a Cross-Canada Population of Older Drivers
(2012-03-12)Older drivers over the age of 70 are a rapidly growing part of the Canadian population, and increasing driver age is associated with a higher prevalence of and morbidity in motor vehicle accidents. Current driver evaluation ...