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Sajobi TT, Sanusi RA, Mayo NE, Sawatzky R, Kongsgaard Nielsen L, Sebille V, Liu J, Bohm E, Awosoga O, Norris CM, Wilton SB, James MT, Lix LM. Unsupervised item response theory models for assessing sample heterogeneity in patient-reported outcomes measures. Qual Life Res 2024; 33:853-864. [PMID: 38127205 PMCID: PMC10894181 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-023-03560-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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PURPOSE Unsupervised item-response theory (IRT) models such as polytomous IRT based on recursive partitioning (IRTrees) and mixture IRT (MixIRT) models can be used to assess differential item functioning (DIF) in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) when the covariates associated with DIF are unknown a priori. This study examines the consistency of results for IRTrees and MixIRT models. METHODS Data were from 4478 individuals in the Alberta Provincial Project on Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease registry who received cardiac angiography in Alberta, Canada, and completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) depression subscale items. The partial credit model (PCM) based on recursive partitioning (PCTree) and mixture PCM (MixPCM) were used to identify covariates associated with differential response patterns to HADS depression subscale items. Model covariates included demographic and clinical characteristics. RESULTS The median (interquartile range) age was 64.5(15.7) years, and 3522(78.5%) patients were male. The PCTree identified 4 terminal nodes (subgroups) defined by smoking status, age, and body mass index. A 3-class PCM fits the data well. The MixPCM latent classes were defined by age, disease indication, smoking status, comorbid diabetes, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. CONCLUSION PCTree and MixPCM were not consistent in detecting covariates associated with differential interpretations of PROM items. Future research will use computer simulations to assess these models' Type I error and statistical power for identifying covariates associated with DIF.
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- Tolulope T Sajobi
- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, T2N 4Z6, Canada.
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
- Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Quality of Life Research Center, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Hematolgy, Gødstrup Hospital, Herning, Denmark
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- Nantes Université, Université de Tours, CHU Nantes, INSERM, methodS in Patient-Centered Outcomes and HEalth ResEarch, SPHERE, 44000, Nantes, France
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- Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, T2N 4Z6, Canada
- Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, T2N 4Z6, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Wang M, Perera K, Josephson CB, Lamidi M, Lawal OA, Awosoga O, Roach P, Patten SB, Wiebe S, Sajobi TT. Association between antiseizure medications and quality of life in epilepsy: A mediation analysis. Epilepsia 2021; 63:440-450. [PMID: 34931300 DOI: 10.1111/epi.17153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The relationship between antiseizure medications (ASMs), which improve health outcomes by controlling seizures, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is poorly understood and may involve intermediate variables. We evaluated the potential mediators of the association between ASMs and HRQOL. METHODS Data are from an outpatient registry of adult patients with epilepsy seen at the Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Quality of life was measured using the 10-item Quality of Life in Epilepsy, and depression was measured using the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy. Propensity score matching was used to adjust for covariate imbalance between patients who received a single ASM (monotherapy) and those who received two or more ASMs (polytherapy) due to confounding. Mediation analysis was used to estimate the mediating effects of depression and ASM side effects on the association between patients' ASM polytherapy and HRQOL. RESULTS Of 778 patients included in this analysis, 274 (35.2%) were on two or more ASMs. Patient-reported depression and ASM side effects jointly mediated the association between ASMs and HRQOL; these mediators accounted for 42% of the total average effect of ASM polytherapy ( β = -13.6, 95% confidence interval = -18.2 to -8.6) on HRQOL. SIGNIFICANCE These findings highlight the importance of managing depression and ASM side effects for improving health outcomes of patients requiring treatment with ASMs. Intervention programs aimed at improving HRQOL of patients with epilepsy need to target these potential mediators.
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- Meng Wang
- Department of Community Health Sciences and O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences and O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences and O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences and O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences and O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences and O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences and O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences and O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Lawal OA, Awosoga O, Santana MJ, James MT, Wilton SB, Norris CM, Lix LM, Sajobi TT. Measurement invariance of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire in coronary artery disease. Qual Life Res 2021; 31:1223-1236. [PMID: 34495443 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-021-02987-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE The Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) is a widely used patient-reported measure of health status in patients with coronary artery disease. Comparisons of SAQ scores amongst population groups and over time rely on the assumption that its factorial structure is invariant. This study evaluates the measurement invariance of the SAQ across different demographic and clinical groups and over time. METHODS Data were obtained from the Alberta Provincial Project on Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease registry, a registry of patients who received coronary angiogram in Alberta, Canada. The study cohort consists of adult patients who completed the paper-based version of the 16-item Canadian version of the SAQ (SAQ-CAN) 2 weeks and 1-year post-coronary angiogram between 2009 and 2016. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess configural, weak, strong, and strict measurement invariance across age groups, sex, angina type, treatment, and over time. Model fit was assessed using the comparative fit index and root mean square error of approximation. RESULTS Of the 8101 patients included in these analysis, 1300 (16.1%) were at least 75 years old, while 1755 (21.7%) were female, 5154 (63.6%) were diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome, 1177 (14.5%) received coronary artery bypass graft treatment, and 3279 had complete data on the SAQ-CAN at both occasions. There was evidence of strict invariance across age, sex, and angina type, and treatment groups, but partial strict invariance was established over time. CONCLUSION SAQ-CAN can be used to compare the health status of coronary artery disease patients across population groups and over time.
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- Oluwaseyi A Lawal
- Department of Community Health Sciences & O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive, Calgary, T2N 4Z6, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences & O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive, Calgary, T2N 4Z6, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences & O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive, Calgary, T2N 4Z6, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences & O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive, Calgary, T2N 4Z6, Canada.
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Nwoke CN, Awosoga O, Leung BM. Recruitment Strategies Used in a Survey of African Immigrant Maternal Mental Health in Alberta, Canada. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2021; 9:1415-1421. [PMID: 34100262 PMCID: PMC8184054 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01078-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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African immigrant women are underrepresented in health research on maternal mental health. Thus, there is a need to highlight successful recruitment strategies to engage African women in health-oriented research. This paper offers insights on recruitment strategies utilized in recruiting African immigrant women in Alberta (Canada) with infants 2 years of age or under for a survey study on maternal mental health. We recruited 136 African immigrant women. Most participants were recruited by using already established social networks in the community. Other successful strategies included referral from community partners (i.e., immigrant organizations, cultural association, religious institutions), participants, utilizing an online survey tool (i.e., Qualtrics), and through family and friend networks (i.e., word-of-mouth). This study evidently highlights the importance of utilizing multiple recruitment strategies to successfully meet the desired sample size for a survey study. We believe the lessons learned during the process of recruitment will be helpful for others working with other African immigrant women populations in Canada and in other Western societies.
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- Chinenye Nmanma Nwoke
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada
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Awosoga O, Nord CM, Varsanyi S, Barley R, Meadows J. Student and faculty perceptions of, and experiences with, academic dishonesty at a medium-sized Canadian university. Int J Educ Integr 2021; 17:24. [PMCID: PMC8632208 DOI: 10.1007/s40979-021-00090-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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There is a paucity of research into the prevalence of academic dishonesty within Canada compared to other countries. Recently, there has been a call for a better understanding of the particular characteristics of educational integrity in Canada so that Canada can more meaningfully contribute to current discussions surrounding academic integrity. Here, we present findings from student (N = 1142) and faculty (N = 130) surveys conducted within a medium-sized (~ 8700 students) Canadian university. These surveys probed perceptions towards, and experiences with, academic dishonesty, in which we aimed to understand how students and faculty regarded academically dishonest practices during their postsecondary careers. We also aimed to understand how often students engaged in, and faculty had witnessed, academic dishonesty, whether or not witnessing incidents of academic dishonesty corresponded with gender, year of experience, highest level of educational attainment, discipline, or their personal perceptions towards the importance of academic honesty, and whether students had been adequately taught what constitutes academic dishonesty. We found that an overwhelming majority of students viewed academic honesty as important, and that most students reported not engaging in academic dishonesty themselves despite 45.8% reporting that they had witnessed others engage in academic dishonesty. We also found that students were more likely to witness cheating as their postsecondary experience increased, that witnessing varied across disciplines and educational attainment, and that witnessing varied with student perceptions. However, we found no such patterns in faculty responses, but found that faculty are split on whether or not they believe incidents of academic honesty are increasing.
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- Oluwagbohunmi Awosoga
- Faculty of Health Sciences (General), University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive West Markin Hall M3067, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4 Canada
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- Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Psychology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta Canada
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- Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Psychology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta Canada
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- Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta Canada
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- Teaching Centre, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta Canada
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Lawal OA, Awosoga O, Santana MJ, James MT, Southern DA, Wilton SB, Graham MM, Knudtson M, Lu M, Quan H, Ghali WA, Norris CM, Sajobi T. Psychometric evaluation of a Canadian version of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ-CAN). Health Qual Life Outcomes 2020; 18:377. [PMID: 33261627 PMCID: PMC7706021 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01627-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) is a widely-used patient-reported outcomes measure in patients with heart disease. This study assesses the validity and reliability of the SAQ in a Canadian cohort of individuals with stable angina. METHODS AND RESULTS Data are from the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) registry, a population-based registry of patients who received cardiac catheterization in Alberta, Canada. The cohort consists of 4052 patients undergoing cardiac catheterization for stable angina and completed the SAQ within 2 weeks. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to assess the factorial structure of the SAQ. Internal and test-retest reliabilities of a new measure (i.e., SAQ-CAN) was measured using Cronbach α and intraclass correlation coefficient, respectively. CFA model fit was assessed using the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) and comparative fit index (CFI). Construct validity of the SAQ-CAN was assessed in relation to Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales (HADS), Euro Quality of life 5 dimension (EQ5D), and original SAQ. Of the 4052 patients included in this analysis, 3281 (80.97%) were younger than 75 years old, while 3239 (79.94%) were male. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a four-factorial structure consisting of 16 items that provided a better fit to the data (RMSEA = 0.049 [90% CI = (0.047, 0.052)]; CFI = 0.975). The 16-item SAQ demonstrated good to excellent internal reliability (Cronbach's α range from 0.77 to 0.90), moderate to strong correlation with the Original SAQ and EQ5D but negligible correlations with HADS. CONCLUSION The SAQ-CAN has acceptable psychometric properties that are comparable to the original SAQ. We recommend its use for assessing coronary health outcomes in Canadian patients with Coronary Artery Disease.
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- Oluwaseyi A Lawal
- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Economics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Awosoga O, Steinke C, Nord C, Doan J, Varsanyi S, Meadows J, Odole A, Murphy S. Exploring the role of shift work in the self-reported health and wellbeing of long-term and assisted-living professional caregivers in Alberta, Canada. Hum Resour Health 2020; 18:70. [PMID: 32972423 PMCID: PMC7517821 DOI: 10.1186/s12960-020-00515-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Numerous studies have found negative outcomes between shift work and physical, emotional, and mental health. Many professional caregivers are required to work shifts outside of the typical 9 am to 5 pm workday. Here, we explore whether shift work affects the health and wellbeing of long-term care (LTC) and assisted-living (AL) professional caregivers. METHOD The Caring for Professional Caregivers research study was conducted across 39 LTC and AL facilities in Alberta, Canada. Of the 1385 questionnaires distributed, 933 surveys (67.4%) were returned completed. After identifying 49 questions that significantly explained variances in the reported health status of caregivers, we examined whether there was a relationship between these questions and reported health status of caregivers working night shifts. RESULTS We found significant differences between responses from those working different shifts across six of seven domains, including physical health, health conditions, mental/emotional health, quality of life, and health behaviors. In particular, we found that night shift caregivers were more likely to report incidents of poor heath (i.e., they lacked energy, had regular presences of neck and back pain, regular or infrequent incidents of fatigue or low energy, had difficulty falling asleep, and that they never do exercise) and less likely to report incidents of good health (i.e., did not expect their health to improve, were not satisfied with their health, do not have high self-esteem/were happy, were unhappy with their physical appearance, and do not get a good night's sleep), compared to caregivers working other shifts. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that professional caregivers working the night shift experience poor health status, providing further evidence that night shift workers' health is at risk. In particular, caregivers reported negative evaluations of their physical, mental/emotional health, lower ratings of their quality of life, and negative responses to questions concerning whether they engage in healthy behaviors. Our findings can support healthcare stakeholders outline future policies that ensure caregivers are adequately supported so that they provide quality care.
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- Oluwagbohunmi Awosoga
- Faculty of Health Sciences (General), University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive West Markin Hall M3059, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3 M4, Canada.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (Nursing), University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Art & Sciences (Department of Psychology), University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Art & Sciences (Kinesiology and Physical Education), University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Art & Sciences (Department of Psychology), University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Teaching Centre, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiotherapy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Rural Health, Professional Practice, Research and Libraries, Covenant Health, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Sajobi TT, Wang M, Awosoga O, Santana M, Southern D, Liang Z, Galbraith D, Wilton SB, Quan H, Graham MM, James MT, Ghali WA, Knudtson ML, Norris C. Trajectories of Health-Related Quality of Life in Coronary Artery Disease. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2019; 11:e003661. [PMID: 29545392 DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.003661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) assessment is an important health outcome for measuring the efficacy of treatments and interventions for coronary artery disease (CAD). HRQOL is known to improve over the first year after interventions for CAD, but there is limited knowledge of the changes in HRQOL beyond 1 year. We investigated heterogeneity in long-term trajectories of HRQOL in patients with CAD. METHODS AND RESULTS Data were obtained from 6226 patients identified from the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease with at least 1-vessel CAD who underwent their first catheterization between 2006 and 2009. HRQOL was assessed using the Seattle Angina Questionnaire, a 19-item disease-specific measure of HRQOL for patients with CAD. Group-based trajectory analysis was used to identify various subgroups of Seattle Angina Questionnaire trajectories over time while adjusting for missing data through a longitudinal multiple imputation model. Multinomial logistic regression was used to identify the predictors of differences among the identified subgroups. Our analysis revealed significant improvements in HRQOL across all the 5 domains of Seattle Angina Questionnaire overtime for the whole data. Multitrajectory analyses revealed 4 HRQOL trajectory subgroups including high (25.1%), largely increased (32.3%), largely decreased (25.0%), and low (17.6%) trajectories. Age, sex, body mass index, diabetes mellitus, previous history of myocardial infarction, smoking, depression, anxiety, type of treatment received, and perceived social support were significant predictors of differences among these trajectory subgroups. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights variations in longitudinal trajectories of HRQOL in patients with CAD. Despite overall improvements in HRQOL, about a quarter of our cohort experienced a significant decline in their HRQOL over the 5-year period. Understanding these HRQOL trajectories may help personalize prognostic information, identify patients and HRQOL domains on which clinical interventions are most beneficial, and support treatment decisions for patients with CAD.
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- Tolulope T Sajobi
- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health (T.T.S., M.W., M.S., D.S., Z.L., D.G., H.Q., M.T.J., W.A.G.), Department of Cardiac Sciences (D.G., S.B.W., M.L.K.), and Department of Medicine (S.B.W., M.T.J., W.A.G., M.L.K.), University of Calgary, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada (O.A.); and Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (M.M.G.) and Faculty of Nursing (C.N.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Awosoga O, Hazzan AA, McIntosh S, Dabravolskaj J, Sajobi TT, Doan J. Factors associated with the health status of childcare workers in southern Alberta, Canada. BMC Res Notes 2019; 12:4. [PMID: 30606268 PMCID: PMC6318857 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-4039-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective There is growing evidence that the well-being of childcare workers has important implications for the care provided to children attending childcare centers. To add to the growing body of research in this area and to lay the groundwork for further research, we report the results of a pilot study examining factors that are associated with the health status of childcare workers in southern Alberta, Canada. The factors examined include: health control, employer’s interest in the childcare worker’s wellbeing, and actions that childcare workers are taking to improve their own health. Results A total of 260 “Workplace Health and Risks Survey 2008” questionnaires were sent to 13 licensed daycare centers in southern Alberta, Canada. Of these, a total of 110 questionnaires were completed by childcare workers at these centers and returned. Regression analysis results show that control over one’s health (Standardized Beta = .504, p < .001), employers’ knowledge of negative effects of stress (Standardized Beta = − .328, p = .017), employers’ interest in employees’ well-being (Standardized Beta = .366, p = .008), and actions that are planned to be taken to improve or maintain health in the future (Standardized Beta = .231, p = .005) are all significant predictors of health status among childcare workers. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-018-4039-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Oluwagbohunmi Awosoga
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada
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- Department of Healthcare Studies, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, 350 New Campus Drive, Brockport, NY, 14420, USA.
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- Wellness & Recognition, Human Resources, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada
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- Edmonton Oliver Primary Care Network, 130, 11910 111 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T5G 0E5, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Kinesiology & Physical Education, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada
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Southern D, Norris C, Quan H, Santana M, James M, Wilton S, Lawal O, Liang Z, Awosoga O, Graham M, Ghali W, Knudtson M, Sajobi T. Patient-Reported Outcomes Improves the Prediction of In-patient and Emergency Department Readmission Risks in Coronary Artery Disease. Int J Popul Data Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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IntroductionCoronary Artery Disease (CAD) patients are known to report higher healthcare resource use, such as inpatient [IP] and emergency department [ED] readmissions, than the general population. We investigate if the patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) improve the accuracy of readmissions risk prediction models in CAD.
Objectives and ApproachPatients enrolled in the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcomes Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) registry between 1995 and 2014 who received catheterization (CATH) and completed baseline PROMs were linked to discharge abstract data and national ambulatory data. Logistic regression (LR) was used to develop 30-day and 1-year readmissions risk prediction models adjusting for patients’ demographic, clinical, and self-reported characteristics. PROM was measured using the 19-item Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ). The discriminatory performance of each prediction model was assessed using the Harrel’s c-statistic for LR.
ResultsOf the 13,264 patients who completed baseline SAQ, 59 (0.3%) had IP readmissions or ED visits within 30 days, and up to 356 (1.9%) within 1 year of baseline survey. The C-statistics for one-year readmissions risk prediction models that only adjusted for demographic and clinical variables only ranged between 56.4% and 61.2%. The prognostic improvement in the discrimination of these models ranged between 2% to 10% when patient-reported SAQ was included as predictor. The addition of SAQ improves the model discrimination in all types of admission.
Conclusion/ImplicationsThe addition of PROMs improves the moderate accuracy of readmissions risk prediction models. These findings highlight the need for routine collection of PROMs in clinical settings and their potential use for aiding clinical and policy decision-making and post-discharge outcomes monitoring in the management of cardiovascular diseases.
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Sajobi TT, Li G, Awosoga O, Wang M, Menon BK, Hill MD, Thabane L. A comparison of meta-analytic methods for synthesizing evidence from explanatory and pragmatic trials. Syst Rev 2018; 7:19. [PMID: 29370830 PMCID: PMC5785841 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-017-0668-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The pragmatic-explanatory continuum indicator summary version 2 (PRECIS-2) tool has recently been developed to classify randomized clinical trials (RCTs) as pragmatic or explanatory based on their design characteristics. Given that treatment effects in explanatory trials may be greater than those obtained in pragmatic trials, conventional meta-analytic approaches may not accurately account for the heterogeneity among the studies and may result in biased treatment effect estimates. This study investigates if the incorporation of PRECIS-2 classification of published trials can improve the estimation of overall intervention effects in meta-analysis. METHODS Using data from 31 published trials of intervention aimed at reducing obesity in children, we evaluated the utility of incorporating PRECIS-2 ratings of published trials into meta-analysis of intervention effects in clinical trials. Specifically, we compared random-effects meta-analysis, stratified meta-analysis, random-effects meta-regression, and mixture random-effects meta-regression methods for estimating overall pooled intervention effects. RESULTS Our analyses revealed that mixture meta-regression models that incorporate PRECIS-2 classification as covariate resulted in a larger pooled effect size (ES) estimate (ES = - 1.01, 95%CI = [- 1.52, - 0.43]) than conventional random-effects meta-analysis (ES = - 0.15, 95%CI = [- 0.23, - 0.08]). CONCLUSIONS In addition to the original intent of PRECIS-2 tool of aiding researchers in their choice of trial design, PRECIS-2 tool is useful for explaining between study variations in systematic review and meta-analysis of published trials. We recommend that researchers adopt mixture meta-regression methods when synthesizing evidence from explanatory and pragmatic trials.
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- Tolulope T Sajobi
- Department of Community Health Sciences and O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada.
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.,Biostatistics Unit, Research Institute at St Joseph's Healthcare-Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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