Author(s): Alberga AS; Forouhar V; Lurye V; Adamo KB; Avery S; Ball GDC; Farnesi BC; Gaudet L; Nagpal TS; Piccinini-Vallis H; Ramos Salas X; Rhodes RE; Vallis M; Cook J; Graham TM; Stanworth-Belleville K; Cohen TR;

Background: Conversations regarding health behaviours, mental health, and socioeconomic contexts are recommended during prenatal visits to optimize maternal and fetal health outcomes. This study was designed to develop and evaluate the acceptability of a clinical dialogue tool called Conversation ...

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Author(s): Heidl AJ; Sun D; Faustini C; Gierc M; Bains A; Cohen TR;

Objectives: To compare differences in patient outcomes in individuals living with overweight and obesity who attended a 10-week multidisciplinary program delivered virtually vs. participants who completed the program in-person. Methods: Data from 27 youth (8-18 years old) who attended virtual programming were matched by sex and body mass index (BMI) z-sc ...

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Author(s): Forouhar V; Edache IY; Alberga AS;

The majority of Canadian adults are not meeting the recommended physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines. Previous studies have highlighted experiences of weight bias as a potential barrier to physical activity and an enabler of sedentary behaviours. Few studies have examined whether endorsing or internalizing weight bias is associated with th ...

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Author(s): Deslauriers F; Gosselin-Boucher V; Léger C; Vieira AM; Bacon SL; Lavoie KL;

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and its prevention policies have taken a toll on Canadians, and certain subgroups may have been disproportionately affected, including those with non-communicable diseases (NCDs; e.g., heart and lung disease) due to their risk of COVID-19 complications and women due to excess domestic workload associated with traditional ...

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Author(s): Vincent Gosselin Boucher

CONCLUSION: Results demonstrate that the impacts of COVID-19 on HCWs' mental health and health behaviours were significant, and varied by sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., sex, age, income).

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Author(s): Enticott J; Slifirski W; Lavoie KL; Bacon SL; Teede HJ; Boyle JA;

bjective: To assess and share learnings on the motivators and behavioural adherence across sex and age to evolving strategies in public policy to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 at the end of a first COVID-19 wave and the beginning of a second COVID-19 wave in Australia. Design and Setting: A national longitudinal survey using a framework based on eviden ...

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