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| Farah AhmadSummaryAffiliation: University of Toronto Country: Canada Publications
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Concept mapping with South Asian immigrant women: barriers to mammography and solutionsFarah Ahmad
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Division, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Room 582, Toronto, M5T 3M7, Canada
J Immigr Minor Health 14:242-50. 2012..One example was a community-based shuttle bus to screening centres, hosted by trained co-ethnic workers. The results are discussed to enhance the socio-cultural sensitivity of breast screening programs...
Computer-assisted screening for intimate partner violence and control: a randomized trialFarah Ahmad
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Intern Med 151:93-102. 2009..Intimate partner violence and control (IPVC) is prevalent and can be a serious health risk to women...
Perspectives of family physicians on computer-assisted health-risk assessmentsFarah Ahmad
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
J Med Internet Res 12:e12. 2010..The firsthand experience of physicians using computer-assisted health-risk assessment is salient for designing practical eHealth solutions...- "Why doesn't she seek help for partner abuse?" An exploratory study with South Asian immigrant womenFarah Ahmad
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto M5T 3M7, Canada
Soc Sci Med 69:613-22. 2009..Further research and program evaluation is needed to advance the field... - Voices of South Asian women: immigration and mental healthFarah Ahmad
University Health Network, Women s Health Program, University of Toronto and St Michael s Hospital, Inner City Health Research, 70 Richmond St East, 4th Floor, 30 Bond St, Toronto, ON, M5G 2N2, Canada
Women Health 40:113-30. 2004..This qualitative research aimed to elicit experiences and beliefs of recent South Asian immigrant women about their major health concerns after immigration... - Popular health promotion strategies among Chinese and East Indian immigrant womenFarah Ahmad
Women s Health Program at University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Women Health 40:21-40. 2004..To advance understanding about the popular health promotion strategies and factors associated with the successful transfer and uptake of health messages among Chinese and Indian immigrant women... - A tailored intervention to promote breast cancer screening among South Asian immigrant womenFarah Ahmad
University Health Network and Faculty of Medicine, Women s Health Program, University of Toronto, 657 University Avenue, ML2 010A, Toronto, Ont, M5G 2N2, Canada
Soc Sci Med 60:575-86. 2005..Future research should test the intervention in other vulnerable populations... - Predictors of clinical breast examination among South Asian immigrant womenFarah Ahmad
Women s Health Program, University Health Network, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Immigr Health 6:119-26. 2004..The odds of "ever had" CBE increased with age and decreased with more perceived barriers. The study highlights the need for education interventions on breast cancer and screening among SA recent immigrant women... - Breast and cervical cancer screening in Hispanic women: a literature review using the health belief modelLaToya T Austin
University Health Network Women's Health Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Womens Health Issues 12:122-8. 2002..Future interventions need to be culturally sensitive and competent... - Cross-cultural perspectives on research participation and informed consentPaula C Barata
Women s Health Program, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont, Canada
Soc Sci Med 62:479-90. 2006..The Caribbean participants qualified their participation in research studies and repeatedly raised images of invasive research... - Are physicians ready for patients with Internet-based health information?Farah Ahmad
Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St Michael s Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada
J Med Internet Res 8:e22. 2006..An increasing number of patients bring Internet-based health information to medical consultations. However, little is known about how physicians experience, manage, and view these patients... - Assessing patient attitudes to computerized screening in primary care: psychometric properties of the computerized lifestyle assessment scaleFarah Ahmad
Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St Michael s Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada
J Med Internet Res 10:e11. 2008..The lack of psychometric appraisal of appropriate scales is an obstacle to advancing the field... - Preferences for gender of family physician among Canadian European-descent and South-Asian immigrant womenFarah Ahmad
University Health Network Women's Health Program, 657 University Avenue, ML 2-010A, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2N2
Fam Pract 19:146-53. 2002..01) and have low social support (P < or = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Despite similar physician gender preference patterns, factors associated with these preferences show some differences between CED and CSA women... - Implementing successful intimate partner violence screening programs in health care settings: evidence generated from a realist-informed systematic reviewPatricia O'Campo
Centre for Research on Inner City Health, The Keenan Research Centre in Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael s Hospital, 30 Bond St, Toronto ON M5B 1W8, Canada
Soc Sci Med 72:855-66. 2011..Further implications for IPV screening intervention planning and implementation in health care settings are discussed... - Physician-patient interaction: a gynecology clinic in TurkeyAyse K Uskul
Psychology Department, Graduate Program, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ont, Canada, M3J 1P3
Soc Sci Med 57:205-15. 2003..The discussion focuses on alternative explanations for and future research implications of the observed differences between male and female gynecologists in this setting... - A pilot with computer-assisted psychosocial risk-assessment for refugeesFarah Ahmad
School of Health Policy and Management, York University and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 4700 Keele Street, HNES Building, Room 414, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 12:71. 2012..The computer then generated individualized feedback for the patient and provider with suggestions about available services... - Spousal-abuse among Canadian immigrant womenFarah Ahmad
Women s Health Program, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
J Immigr Health 7:239-46. 2005..7%, 95% CI: 7.8-9.6%). However, the proportion of physical spousal abuse was not statistically different between two groups. Possible explanations are discussed setting direction for future research and services for immigrant women... - Exploring ways to overcome barriers to mammography uptake and retention among South Asian immigrant womenFarah Ahmad
Faculty of Health, School of Health Policy and Management, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Health Soc Care Community 21:88-97. 2013..The parallel focus on the 'Target and Tailor' and 'Enhancing Access to Services' calls for co-ordination at the policy level so that multiple sectors work jointly to streamline resources, or meta-characteristics... - Referral to health and social services for intimate partner violence in health care settings: a realist scoping reviewMaritt Kirst
Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Trauma Violence Abuse 13:198-208. 2012..This scoping review provides guidance on what is currently known about IPV referral programs in health care settings and provides a starting point for further research on effectiveness of referral processes... - Community-based participatory research: development of an emergency department-based youth violence intervention using concept mappingCarolyn E Snider
Department of Medicine Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Acad Emerg Med 17:877-85. 2010..The aims of this study were to engage youths, parents, and frontline community workers in conceptualizing a hospital-based violence prevention intervention and to identify outcomes relevant to the community...