• A Modified Institutional Ethnography of IPV Service Provision for Newcomer Women in the Halifax Regional Municipality 

  Tañafranca, Manila-Vicka Pedrosa (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-08)

  Although intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious issue for both new immigrants and longer-residing Canadians, intersecting inequalities proliferate the disparity immigrant women face in instances of IPV. These ...
• Unpaid and Paid Supports in the Lives of Family Caregivers of Adults with Disabilities: Mapping Social Relations 

  Brooks, Madison C. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-08)

  Caregiving for an adult family member with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is understood to have both positive and negative effects on a family member’s quality of life. Little is known however, about ...
• Assessing Therapeutic Recreation Attendance and Potentially Inappropriate Antipsychotic Use in Long-Term Care 

  McKenzie, J. Rowen (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-06)

  Responsive behaviours are commonly expressed by persons living with dementia (PLWD) in long-term care (LTC) as a way of communicating an unmet need. One commonly reported unmet need amongst PLWD is the need for daytime ...
• Nursing Home Physical Design and Homelikeness: How Does It Impact Quality of Life for Long-Term Care Residents in Nova Scotia? 

  Kervin, Emily K. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-04)

  Understandings of quality of life in nursing homes often include the importance of homelikeness but not necessarily from the resident’s perspective. This research explored nursing home physical design and its role in ...
• The Role of Family Councils in Long Term Care Facilities in Nova Scotia 

  Gillies, Anne E. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-12)

  The Role of Family Councils in Long Term Care Facilities in Nova Scotia ‘Family councils’ (FCs) composed of family members of people living in long-term care (LTC) facilities are meant to exist throughout Nova Scotia ...
• Patterns and predictors of home care utilization in Eastern Canada: Analyzing changes over a 5-year period (1996 - 2001) 

  Hawkins, Glenda (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2005-10)

  Research on home care is relevant and important to the health of Canadians. Home care provides services that allow individuals to remain within their own homes for as long as possible by maintaining their physical, mental, ...
• Dimensions of Housing Insecurity for Older Women Living with a Low Income 

  O’Neil, Kelly (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04-18)

  Dimensions of Housing Insecurity for Older Women Living with a Low Income Housing is recognized as an important social determinant of health, and the links between secure housing and health are well established. Limited ...
• The Mental Health and Well-Being of Older Immigrant Punjabi Women Living in Nova Scotia 

  Dhillon, Sandeep (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04)

  With the increase of immigrants in the Maritime region, the mental health and well-being of older immigrant Punjabi women living in Nova Scotia needs to be understood. Given the increase of immigration in Nova Scotia, ...
• Assessing the Physical Environment in Adult Day Programs for Persons with Dementia 

  Brown, Thea (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2012-10)

  This research assesses physical environments in adult day programs in Nova Scotia in terms of their appropriateness for persons with dementia. Researchers have found that when physical environments are well designed, ...
• The Future Housing Preferences and Expectations of Older Adults with Unmet Housing Needs 

  Ogilvie, Rachel Lynn (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2011-12-19)

  The housing needs of Canadians are changing and issues such as the supply and nature of appropriate housing are especially relevant in Atlantic Canada where we boast the highest proportion of older adults in Canada. In ...
• An exploration of the relationship between retirement reasons and retirement congruency 

  Boswell, Janet (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2012-06)

  Research has typically regarded retirement as forced or chosen, but the retirement decision is not necessarily a dichotomous one. Researchers have identified a third choice, part forced/part wanted category (Schellenberg ...
• Single Divorced Fathers: Ecological Risk and Protective Factors 

  Terakita, Christen (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2012-09)

  This qualitative study was employed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the personal experiences of single fathers in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) as well as the personal perspectives of service providers who ...
• Teachers’ Knowledge and Beliefs regarding ADHD and Related Classroom Management Practices 

  Martin, Cheron E. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2012-08)

  The current study examined the relationship between teachers’ knowledge of and beliefs about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and teachers’ selfreported use of various instructional and behaviour management ...
• Spousal Support and Post-traumatic Growth (PTG) among Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Veteran Couples 

  Smith-Evans, Kimberley (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-01)

  Post-traumatic growth (PTG), positive psychological change developed through managing highly stressful experiences, is gaining empirical attention in the military context. This complements well-established research showing ...
• Exploring Family Resiliency Within Canadian Armed Forces Veteran Families During the Military to Civilian Transition 

  Wynia, Kaitlin (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-08-31)

  The Military to Civilian Transition (MCT) is defined as the peri-release time period that begins a few months before the official release from service and that ends up to two years after. Although the majority of Canadian ...
• Diffusion of innovations in the long-term care sector: The role of motivation 

  MacEachern, Lauren (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017)

  As Canada continues to experience an advancing need for long-term care (LTC) services and an increasing complexity of residents, dissemination of best practices and innovations that improve the quality of care within the ...
• Relationships matter: What we know about meaningful relationships in long-term care facilities 

  Delaney, Kaitlyn (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-05)

  Meaningful relationships in long-term care (LTC) are considered to be an important part of the LTC experience. Utilizing a person-centred care (PCC) framework, this research explores meaningful relationships among three ...
• End-of-Life Preparation and the Role of Online Technology: A Comparison of Older Gay Men and Lesbians 

  Paterson, Sarah (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-04)

  End-of-life literature reflects the social determinants, resources, and services that can influence how one experiences EOL and the ways in which to prepare. However, what is currently missing from the available literature ...
• Out of the Loop: Social Network Isolation in Long-Term Care in Nova Scotia 

  McAfee, Erin (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-04)

  The purpose of this study is to better understand the nature, characteristics and reasoning as to why some directors of care in nursing homes are isolated from the social network of their peers. Using data from the ...
• Challenges in LGBT Inclusion in Nova Scotia’s Family Resource Centres 

  Bornemann, Sandra (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-01)

  Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) families are increasingly benefiting from legal recognition and social visibility in Canada. However, historic discrimination of and lingering negative societal attitudes ...

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