Nicole Letourneau

Summary

Affiliation: University of New Brunswick
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Identifying the support needs of fathers affected by post-partum depression: a pilot study
    N Letourneau
    University of New Brunswick PO Box 4400 Fredericton NB E3B 5A3 Canada
    J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 18:41-7. 2011
  2. ncbi Impact of online support for youth with asthma and allergies: pilot study
    Nicole Letourneau
    Faculty of Nursing, Canada Research Chair in Healthy Child Development, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
    J Pediatr Nurs 27:65-73. 2012
  3. ncbi Canadian mothers' perceived support needs during postpartum depression
    Nicole Letourneau
    Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
    J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 36:441-9. 2007
  4. ncbi Supporting mothering: service providers' perspectives of mothers and young children affected by intimate partner violence
    Nicole Letourneau
    Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Res Nurs Health 34:192-203. 2011
  5. ncbi Maternal depressive symptoms and parenting of children from birth to 12 years
    Nicole Letourneau
    Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
    West J Nurs Res 32:662-85. 2010
  6. ncbi Low-income Canadian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal parent-child interactions
    N L Letourneau
    Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
    Child Care Health Dev 31:545-54. 2005
  7. ncbi Adolescent mothers: support needs, resources, and support-education interventions
    Nicole L Letourneau
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    J Adolesc Health 35:509-25. 2004
  8. ncbi Effect of home-based peer support on maternal-infant interactions among women with postpartum depression: a randomized, controlled trial
    Nicole Letourneau
    University of New Brunswick, Canada
    Int J Ment Health Nurs 20:345-57. 2011
  9. ncbi A support intervention to promote health and coping among homeless youths
    Miriam Stewart
    Faculty of Nursing and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 41:55-77. 2009
  10. ncbi Researching reducing health disparities: mixed-methods approaches
    Miriam Stewart
    University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    Soc Sci Med 66:1406-17. 2008

Detail Information

Publications29

  1. ncbi Identifying the support needs of fathers affected by post-partum depression: a pilot study
    N Letourneau
    University of New Brunswick PO Box 4400 Fredericton NB E3B 5A3 Canada
    J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 18:41-7. 2011
    ..This pilot study establishes the feasibility of the larger-scale exploration of fathers' experiences in supporting their spouses affected by PPD...
  2. ncbi Impact of online support for youth with asthma and allergies: pilot study
    Nicole Letourneau
    Faculty of Nursing, Canada Research Chair in Healthy Child Development, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
    J Pediatr Nurs 27:65-73. 2012
    ..Twenty-eight adolescents across Canada participated. Social isolation and loneliness were significantly reduced. Youth reported gaining confidence and a sense of normality...
  3. ncbi Canadian mothers' perceived support needs during postpartum depression
    Nicole Letourneau
    Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
    J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 36:441-9. 2007
    ..To assess the support needs, support resources, barriers to support, and preferences for support intervention for women with postpartum depression...
  4. ncbi Supporting mothering: service providers' perspectives of mothers and young children affected by intimate partner violence
    Nicole Letourneau
    Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Res Nurs Health 34:192-203. 2011
    ..Although service providers struggled to articulate ideal forms of assistance to promote maternal-infant/child relationships, they agreed that mothers and young children experiencing IPV required more support than is currently available...
  5. ncbi Maternal depressive symptoms and parenting of children from birth to 12 years
    Nicole Letourneau
    Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
    West J Nurs Res 32:662-85. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi Low-income Canadian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal parent-child interactions
    N L Letourneau
    Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
    Child Care Health Dev 31:545-54. 2005
    ....
  7. ncbi Adolescent mothers: support needs, resources, and support-education interventions
    Nicole L Letourneau
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    J Adolesc Health 35:509-25. 2004
    ..When planning support-education interventions, content, duration, intensity, mode, level, intervention agents, and targets should be considered. Future research can address these challenges...
  8. ncbi Effect of home-based peer support on maternal-infant interactions among women with postpartum depression: a randomized, controlled trial
    Nicole Letourneau
    University of New Brunswick, Canada
    Int J Ment Health Nurs 20:345-57. 2011
    ..The findings suggest that maternal-infant interaction teaching by peers is not well received by mothers with postpartum depression and might be more optimally delivered by professional nurses...
  9. ncbi A support intervention to promote health and coping among homeless youths
    Miriam Stewart
    Faculty of Nursing and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 41:55-77. 2009
    ..Further research could focus on replication at other sites with a larger sample...
  10. ncbi Researching reducing health disparities: mixed-methods approaches
    Miriam Stewart
    University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    Soc Sci Med 66:1406-17. 2008
    ..The researchers demonstrate that participatory strategies are needed to make studies more relevant to reducing health disparities, contextually appropriate, and empowering...
  11. ncbi Online solutions to support needs and preferences of parents of children with asthma and allergies
    Miriam Stewart
    University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    J Fam Nurs 17:357-79. 2011
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  12. ncbi Brief report: an online support intervention: perceptions of adolescents with physical disabilities
    Miriam Stewart
    Faculty of Nursing and School of Public Health, 700 University Terrace, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2T4, Canada
    J Adolesc 34:795-800. 2011
    ..Encouraging qualitative findings were supported by trends in the quantitative measures. This pilot study can guide a future community-based intervention trial...
  13. ncbi "I want to meet other kids like me": support needs of children with asthma and allergies
    Miriam Stewart
    Faculty of Nursing and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
    Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 34:62-78. 2011
    ..Asthma negatively impacts physical health, psychosocial wellbeing, and quality of life for affected children but the psychosocial support needs of children with asthma and severe have not been studied from their point of view...
  14. ncbi Determinants of health-service use by low-income people
    Miriam Stewart
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 37:104-31. 2005
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  15. ncbi Impacts of a support intervention for low-income women who smoke
    Miriam J Stewart
    University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing, 3rd Floor Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    Soc Sci Med 71:1901-9. 2010
    ..This analysis revealed that the intervention exerted positive impacts on smoking reduction/cessation, social networks, coping, and health behaviors. Participants reported satisfaction with the intervention...
  16. ncbi The role of paternal support in the behavioural development of children exposed to postpartum depression
    Nicole Letourneau
    Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
    Can J Nurs Res 41:86-106. 2009
    ..Thus fathers' characteristics related to their ability and availability to provide social support for their depressed partner appear to predict children's developmental success...
  17. ncbi Effectiveness of teaching an early parenting approach within a community-based support service for adolescent mothers
    Jane E Drummond
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    Res Nurs Health 31:12-22. 2008
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  18. ncbi Computer-mediated support for adolescents with cerebral palsy or spina bifida
    Alison Barnfather
    Social Support Research Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    Comput Inform Nurs 29:24-33; quiz 34-5. 2011
    ..Health professionals wanting to implement online support need to consider the age and ability levels of participants and the optimal length and format of the support program...
  19. ncbi Global and relationship-specific perceptions of support and the development of postpartum depressive symptomatology
    Cindy Lee Dennis
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5T 1P8, Canada
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:389-95. 2007
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  20. ncbi Accessible support for family caregivers of seniors with chronic conditions: from isolation to inclusion
    Miriam Stewart
    Faculty of Nusing, University of Alberta, Canada
    Can J Aging 25:179-92. 2006
    ..Caregivers identified varied support processes that overcame support deficits in their social networks. These processes can facilitate replication in future research and inform practice, programs, and policies...
  21. ncbi Interventions for the prevention and treatment of postpartum psychosis: a systematic review
    Shelley Doucet
    Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada
    Arch Womens Ment Health 14:89-98. 2011
    ..Well-designed prospective studies are needed to determine the efficacy of prevention and treatment interventions for women who experience postpartum psychosis...
  22. ncbi Low-income Canadians' experiences with health-related services: implications for health care reform
    Deanna L Williamson
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta, 302 Human Ecology Building, Edmonton, Alta, Canada T6G 2N1
    Health Policy 76:106-21. 2006
    ..We conclude the paper with a discussion of the health and social policy implications of the findings, which are particularly relevant within the context of recent health care reform discussions in Canada...
  23. ncbi Welfare reforms and the cognitive development of young children
    Deanna L Williamson
    Department of Human Ecology, 302 Human Ecology Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2N1
    Can J Public Health 96:13-7. 2005
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  24. ncbi Support intervention needs and preferences of fathers affected by postpartum depression
    Nicole Letourneau
    Faculties of Nursing and Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    J Perinat Neonatal Nurs 26:69-80. 2012
    ..Fathers reported that the ideal PPD intervention program does not favor any one setup and, to reach the full spectrum of parents, the program must be multitiered, accessible, and as flexible as funding allows...
  25. ncbi Interventions with depressed mothers and their infants: modifying interactive behaviours
    Vivienne Jung
    University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    J Affect Disord 98:199-205. 2007
    ..In this pilot study, KTC was used with mothers suffering from mild to moderate PPD and their infants...
  26. ncbi Differentiation and clinical implications of postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis
    Shelley Doucet
    University of New Brunswick, Department of Nursing, P O Box 5050, Saint John, NB E2L 4L5, Canada
    J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 38:269-79. 2009
    ..This article explains the classification, clinical presentation, epidemiology, management, and long-term outcomes of postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis...
  27. ncbi Deciding on surgery: supporting parents of infants with craniosynostosis
    Nicole Letourneau
    Social Support Research Program, 5 22A University Extension Centre, University of Alberta, 8303 112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4
    Axone 24:24-9. 2003
    ..In all cases, parents spent time thinking and gathering information. Certain critical events helped parents make their decision. Parents identified a number of strategies that would be helpful to the decision-making process...
  28. ncbi Support intervention for homeless youths
    Miriam Stewart
    Institute of Gender and Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
    Can J Nurs Res 39:203-7. 2007
  29. ncbi Factors affecting postpartum depressive symptoms of adolescent mothers
    M Loretta Secco
    Joint St FX Cape Breton University Nursing Program, Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
    J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 36:47-54. 2007
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