RSS 1.0Médecine et sciences de la santé – Articles de périodiques
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Drug use practices among people who inject drugs in a context of drug market changes: Challenges for optimal coverage of harm reduction programs
(2017)Abstract: BACKGROUND: Until the early 2000s, people who inject drugs (PWID) in Québec had mainly been injecting powder cocaine and heroin. Since then, ethnographic studies have shown that the drug market has diversified, ... -
Understanding experiences of and rationales for sharing crack-smoking equipment: A qualitative study with persons who smoke crack in Montréal
(2017)Abstract: BACKGROUND: The distribution of safer crack-smoking equipment has been implemented in several Canadian cities to reduce potential health risks such as transmission of blood borne viruses (BBV). Little is known ... -
Prevalence and correlates of prescription opioid residue injection
(2016)Abstract: BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence of intravenous administration of prescription opioids (POs) in several countries. Preparation of POs for injection may leave residues in containers and filters used by people ... -
"I love having benzos after my coke shot": The use of psychotropic medication among cocaine users in downtown Montreal
(2017)Abstract: BACKGROUND: Cocaine abuse is a major public health issue due to its role in the HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemics in North America. A significant area of concern among people who use cocaine (PWUC), ... -
Does proximity to physical activity infrastructures predict maintenance of organized and unorganized physical activities in youth?
(2015)Abstract: Purpose: Physical activity (PA) infrastructures can provide youth chances to engage in PA. As determinants of organized and unorganized PA (OPA and UPA) may differ, we investigated if proximity to PA infrastructures ... -
Linking psychological need satisfaction and physical activity to dimensions of health-related quality of life during adolescence: A test of direct, reciprocal, and mediating effects
Other titre : Psychological need satisfaction(2016)Despite research attention towards understanding relationships between psychological need satisfaction (PNS), moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), methodological ... -
Traduction française de l’échelle Charcot- Marie-Tooth Disease Pediatric Scale
(2017)Cet article présente le processus de traduction en français du Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Pediatric Scale (CMTPedS), le seul outil de mesure validé évaluant la sévérité de la maladie chez les enfants atteints de CMT. Le ... -
The risks of one-at-a-time biomarker epidemiology: Associations of circulating calcium levels with age, mortality, and frailty vary substantially across populations
(2017)Abstract: Recent studies have shown contradictory associations between calcium levels and health outcomes. We suspected these conflicting results were the consequence of more general issues with how biomarkers are analyzed ... -
Global health predeparture training for physiotherapy placements in low income countries: Comparing current and best practices
Other titre : Pre-departure training for student global health experiences: A scoping review(2015)Abstract: Purpose: To identify: 1) Predeparture training (PDT) best practices for physiotherapy students participating in a global health experience (GHE) in low income countries, 2) current practices in Canadian physiotherapy ... -
Number of years of team and individual sport participation during adolescence and depressive symptoms in early adulthood
(2015)Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal and unique association between number of years of team sport and individual sport participation during adolescence and depressive symptoms during early ... -
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and placebo analgesia: is the effect the same for young and older individuals?
(2018)Abstract: Purpose: Placebo analgesia refers to a perceived reduction in pain intensity following the administration of a simulated or otherwise medically ineffective treatment. Previous studies have shown that many factors ... -
Guidelines for assessment of gait and reference values for spatiotemporal gait parameters in older adults: The biomathics and canadian gait consortiums initiative
(2017)Abstract: Background: Gait disorders, a highly prevalent condition in older adults, are associated with several adverse health consequences. Gait analysis allows qualitative and quantitative assessments of gait that improves ... -
Aging across the tree of life: the importance of a comparative perspective for the use of animal models in aging
(2017)Abstract: Use of model organisms in aging research is problematic because our ability to extrapolate across the tree of life is not clear. On one hand, there are conserved pathways that regulate lifespan in organisms ... -
Validating metabolic syndrome through principal component analysis in a medically diverse, realistic cohort
(2012)Abstract: Background: The concept of metabolic syndrome has been subject to etiological and clinical controversies in recent years. Associations among the five risk factors (obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, ... -
A novel statistical approach shows evidence for multi-system physiological dysregulation during aging
Other titre : A novel measurement approach and evidence for multi-system physiological dysregulation during aging(2013)Abstract: Previous studies have identified many biomarkers that are associated with aging and related outcomes, but the relevance of these markers for underlying processes and their relationship to hypothesized systemic ... -
Cross-population validation of statistical distance as a measure of physiological dysregulation during aging
(2014)Abstract: Measuring physiological dysregulation during aging could be a key tool both to understand underlying aging mechanisms and to predict clinical outcomes in patients. However, most existing indices are either circular ... -
Inflamm‐aging does not simply reflect increases in pro‐inflammatory markers
(2014)Abstract: Many biodemographic studies use biomarkers of inflammation to understand or predict chronic disease and aging. Inflamm-aging, i.e. chronic low-grade inflammation during aging, is commonly characterized by ... -
A novel measure of physiological condition based on multivariate distance predicts maximal thermogenic capacity and inflammation in a migratory shorebird
Other titre : A novel integrative method for measuring body condition in ecological studies based on physiological dysregulation(2014)Abstract: The body condition of free-ranging animals affects their ability to fulfil their vital needs, their response to stress, their decisions, and ultimately their fitness, with important evolutionary consequences. It ... -
Effects of categorization method, regression type, and variable distribution on the inflation of Type-I error rate when categorizing a confounding variable
Other titre : Categorized confounders and type-I error(2015)Abstract: The loss of signal associated with categorizing a continuous variable is well known, and previous studies have demonstrated that this can lead to an inflation of Type-I error when the categorized variable is a ... -
Physiological regulatory networks: ecological roles and evolutionary constraints
(2012)Abstract: Ecological and evolutionary physiology has traditionally focused on aspects of physiology one at a time. Here, we discuss the implications of considering physiological regulatory networks (PRNs) as integrated ...
