Browsing Health (Faculty of) by Title
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Women and Weights: Lived Experiences of Women Within a Mixed-Gendered Gym
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-18)The gym has the potential to be a valuable resource for adult physical activity. Yet, despite this, the gym environment remains a particularly underdeveloped area of study. Women’s gym experiences in particular is an area ... -
Work-related psychosocial stress and allostatic load within firefighters
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-10)The aim of this study was to investigate the nature and type of psychosocial stress experienced by firefighters through investigating the cumulative effects of work-related factors on their health by reviewing current ... -
Working Together to Put Living First: A Culture Change Process in a Long-Term Care and Retirement Living Organization Guided by Critical Participatory Action Research
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-29)My research begins with the premise that the dilemmas of long-term care homes are rooted in the dilemmas of modernity. Habermas (1984; 1987) contends that modern societies are comprised of two basic spheres of social life ... -
“The world has always been like a comic book world to me”: Examining representations of queer stories in comics and other media
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-13)Engagement with media has become the most popular form of leisure in our lives with approximately 40% of leisure time being dedicated to television viewing alone (Mullen, 2020). The consumption of books, graphic novels/comics, ... -
“You do realize that I'm like totally winging this?”: Exploring the diagnosis, disclosure and coping experiences of persons living with ALS
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-16)Background: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), an incurable motor neuron disease, primarily affects those between the ages of 60-79, and sees an approximate post-diagnosis life-expectancy of only 2-5 years. The condition ... -
Young Adult Experiences with a Mobile Smoking Cessation Application: A Qualitative Evaluation of Crush the Crave
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-22)Canada has had tremendous success with reducing smoking prevalence among its population. However, the decline in rates is not observed equitably among various sub-populations and tobacco continues to cause preventable ... -
Young, Wild*, and (somewhat) Free: A Narrative Exploration of Married Second- Generation East Indian Canadian Women and Their Relationship with Leisure
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-02)Stemming from my personal experiences of a second-generation East Indian (SGEI) woman living in Canada, I explore the complexities of leisure within marriages. I employ postcolonial feminist theorization to contextualize ...