Browsing by Author "Thurston, Wilfreda Enid"
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Item Open Access A participatory case study of primary healthcare for aboriginal peoples in an urban setting(2010) Oelke, Nelly D.; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidThis thesis provides planners with a quantifiable basis for developing design guidelines for pedestrian access to LRT stations. Approximately 1,800 peak hour LRT users were interviewed about their LRT trip. Pedestrians were asked to point out on a map their approximate origin or destination. From this information, walking distance guidelines were developed. Catchment area maps were produced and the relationship between reported walking time and measured walking distance was observed. The research strongly indicates that people walk further to reach an LRT station then they walk to reach a bus stop. Using bus walking standards will underestimate LRT walking distances by about half. The average walking distance to suburban stations is 649 m with a 75th percentile distance of 840 m. At CBD stations the average walking distance is 326 m and the 75th percentile distance is 419 m.Item Open Access A study of methods to assess women's knowledge and perceptions of hpv-dna testing and cervical cancer(2009) Mills, Robyn Victoria; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access A substantive theory of family-centered care(2001) MacKean, Gail L.; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access Adolescents' opinions regarding effective smoking prevention strategies(1994) Godard, Laura J.; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access An exploratory study of the role of volunteering in coping with interpersonal violence(2008) Siu, Kit-Kwan Carol; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access An occupational health and safety needs assessment of farmers in south central Alberta(1995) Blundell-Gosselin, Heather Jo; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access Calgary's volunteer birth companion programs: discovering stakeholder views(2001) Lagendyk, Laura E.; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access Environmental scan of research and services for aboriginal women in Alberta(2005) Hyman, Melissa Toby; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access Exploring the need for an interactive computer program on healthy body weights for adolescent girls(1999) Mathews, Jeny M.; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, behaviours and learning needs of first year nursing students in Calgary(1994) Zimmer, James C.; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access Identifying trends in the participation of ethno-cultural minorities in health care policy over a decade(2003) Ramaliu, Anila; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access Is it Safe to Drink the Town Water?(2014-01-17) Williams, Keri Lynn; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidIn response to the public health controversy surrounding the drinking water in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta this study assessed the safety of the treated town water based on the national standards outlined in the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (GCDWQ). Chemical, physical, and microbiological parameters reported from 2006 to 2011 were compared to the 2010 or 2012 GCDWQ and four experts in water quality, treatment and public health were interviewed. Of the eighty-one chemical and physical parameters included in the 2010 and 2012 GCDWQ, and assessed in this study, aluminum, iron and temperature exceeded the guidelines twice, once and fifteen times respectively. Monthly turbidity averages from 2006 to 2011 also exceeded the 2012 guideline in sixty-one of seventy averages. Interviews with experts indicate the treated water is potable, however together these results raise questions around the quality of water data and the complexities of communicating these data to the public.Item Open Access “It's a whole package…all part of your body and mind, your soul”: Experiences and Knowledge of Mental Wellness Among Urban Indigenous Elders in the Southern Interior of British Columbia(2018-09-21) Schill, Kaela; Thurston, Wilfreda Enid; Oelke, Nelly Donszelmann; Page, Stacey A.; Kurtz, Donna L. M.Indigenous peoples in Canada experience higher rates of adverse health outcomes due to historical and contemporary colonialism. In conjunction with a Community Advisory Committee, this research project explored knowledge and experiences of mental wellness among urban Indigenous Elders in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. This project used a qualitative methodology, including traditional and modified sharing circles and individual interviews for data collection. The resulting transcripts were thematically analyzed. Internal validity was established using member checking. Five themes were identified, including: holistic wellness; poor mental wellness outcomes; determinants of mental wellness; the healing journey; and, services and supports. A self-reflection chapter provides insight on the project from the student’s perspective. The research findings are located within the existing academic literature, and the unique ways urban Indigenous Elders experience mental wellness are discussed. Implications of the findings are provided for healthcare systems, cultural safety, policy makers, inter-sectoral collaboration, and future research.Item Open Access Life in the Shadows: Examining the Role that HIV Status Plays in the Decision Making Processes of HIV Positive Aboriginal Women in Terms of Their Reproductive Health and Their Decisions to Have a Child or Not(2016) Nash, Tina Marie Lynn; Thurston, Wilfreda Enid; Crowshoe, Lynden John; Patten, Scott BurtonThis thesis represents a qualitative research study involving three urban dwelling, HIV positive Aboriginal women. It highlights the factors that participants describe as being influential in their decision to have a child or not, given positive HIV status. In depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants and descriptive construction of emerging themes and categories were developed to explain the results. Key factors that were found to influence participant’s decisions to have a child or not were: intention; fertility options; stigma; fear; social support; personal health status; spirituality; and cultural safety. This study also found that an analysis of the role HIV status plays in the decision making processes of HIV positive Aboriginal women with regards to whether or not to have a child must take into account how colonization, systematic discrimination, racism, early childhood and adolescent experiences, poverty, addictions, homelessness, co-morbidity of illness and culture intersect to influence their decisions.Item Open Access Lived experiences of women surviving HIV/AIDS and intimate partner violence(2009) Mazonde, Josephine N.; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access Measurement of quality of life in adult onset cognitive impairment(1997) Reimer, Marlene; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access Partnership theory for Canadian health systems: an analysis of research and practice(2001) Scott, Catherine M.; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access Perceived issues of mental health and well-being of mid-life immigrant women(2006) Aparicio, Paola Grace; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access Public participation in health policy: a case study of the region 4 aboriginal community health council(2001) Quantz, Darryl; Thurston, Wilfreda EnidItem Open Access Reflections on a Healing Journey: An investigation of published research material on the role of spirituality in the lives of women healing from the effects of domestic violence(2008) Leggett, Taban Uwana; Thurston, Wilfreda Enid