Browsing by Subject "Epidemiology"
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The Association between Birth by Caesarean Section and Otitis Media in Nova Scotian Children
Background. Birth by Caesarean section (CS) is a risk factor for allergic disorders, diabetes, and obesity. Otitis media (OM) is a common childhood illness. Risk factors for OM include allergic disorders and obesity; ... -
Depressive Symptoms and Sexual Health in University Students: The Role of Subscales in a Depression Screening Tool
Depressive symptoms have been shown to be associated with sexual risk-taking among young adults; however, whether this association is underpinned by specific types of depressive symptoms has not been examined. Using ... -
EXAMINING THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF FRAILTY DETERMINED BY A MULTIDIMENSIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE, THE FRAILTY ASSESSMENT IN CARE-PLANNING TOOL (FACT), IN CARDIAC SURGERY
We assessed whether the Frailty in Care-Planning Tool (FACT) added discriminatory power to a standard cardiac surgery risk prediction model for mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACE). To date, risk prediction ... -
Examining the Relationship Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Substance Use and Mental Health Outcomes in the Canadian Population
(2013-09-06)This thesis examines the associations between substance use/ misuse and mental health outcomes among Canadians with a Traumatic Brain injury (TBI). Its primary aim is to explore whether or not individuals with a TBI have ... -
LIMITING LYME DISEASE: USING SYSTEM DYNAMICS SIMULATION TO TARGET HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne infection in North America. However, little is known about the impact of public and physician awareness and behaviour on health outcomes. In order to address this limitation, ... -
Macrosomic Infants Born to Non-diabetic Mothers in Nova Scotia: Determinants and Development of a Risk Prediction Model
This retrospective cohort study investigated the rates and risk factors of macrosomia in non-diabetic women and developed a clinically relevant model to predict macrosomia in mid-pregnancy. Logistic regression was used to ... -
Nova Scotia Medical Bulletin 36(7), 1957
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Risk Estimation using Random Forests
The random forest probability machine (RFPM) introduced by Dasgupta et al. (2014) is a consistent, non-parametric regression technique that, when applied to binary outcomes, enables calculation of predictor effect size ... -
Risk Factors for Central Venous Line Associated Bloodstream Infection in Pediatric Patients 0-18 Years of Age: A Cohort Study
(2014-12-10)This cohort study examined Central Venous Line (CVL) use and risk of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) in patients 0 to 18 years of age at a pediatric tertiary care referral center serving 2.3 million ... -
Risk factors for surgical site infection following Caesarean section in Nova Scotian women
Surgical site infections (SSIs) can be serious complications after Caesarean section. Therefore, we determined among women undergoing a Caesarean section in Nova Scotia: 1) the incidence of SSI to hospital discharge, 2) ... -
Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection in Preterm Infants and Later Onset of Asthma
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-hospitalizations have a substantial disease burden during an infant’s first year of life, and long-term consequences such as asthma remain unclear. This study aimed to quantify the incidence ... -
SMALL AREA VARIATIONS IN UNPLANNED REPEAT HOSPITALIZATION IN NOVA SCOTIA
Objective: Unplanned readmission to hospital is widely used as an indicator of hospital performance. Community-based primary health care systems likely also play a role in unexpected returns to hospital. Our objective was ...
