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| L M MeadowsSummaryAffiliation: University of Calgary Country: Canada Publications
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The importance of communication in secondary fragility fracture treatment and preventionL M Meadows
Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, HM 06 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
Osteoporos Int 18:159-66. 2007..We report on a Canadian longitudinal qualitative case study of midlife women with fragility fractures, their treating orthopaedic surgeons and family physicians...
Immigrant women's healthL M Meadows
Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Soc Sci Med 52:1451-8. 2001....
Whealth study: women's reports of childhood abuseL M Meadows
Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
Health Care Women Int 22:439-54. 2001..This article provides insight into our understanding of abuse. It addresses the fundamental issue of promoting a worldview that precludes child abuse while leaving adult survivors with options for "moving on."..
Keeping up appearances: using qualitative research to enhance knowledge of dental practiceLynn M Meadows
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Dent Educ 67:981-90. 2003..This article provides an overview of common approaches to qualitative methods and resources to explore their potential for dental research...
Breaking--bad news: women's experiences of fractures at midlifeLynn M Meadows
Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, HSC 1611, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1
Can J Public Health 94:427-30. 2003..To gain understanding of the experiences and sequelae of fractures in women aged 40-65 years and to assess whether it is linked to overall bone health assessment...
After the fall: women's views of fractures in relation to bone health at midlifeLynn M Meadows
Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada
Women Health 39:47-62. 2004..Only when there is more awareness of poor bone health as a disease process and fractures as markers for bone fragility will women, men and health care providers take action to prevent future fractures and established bone disease...
Women's health resources: facilitating a community of care for midlife womenLynn M Meadows
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada
Promot Educ 13:42-6. 2006..Through the shared experiences of both the clients and staff of this centre, this article provides an outline of how such services are perceived and utilized...
Women's perceptions of future risk after low-energy fractures at midlifeLynn M Meadows
Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
Ann Fam Med 3:64-9. 2005..We report here on women's postfracture narratives to provide insight into how family physicians might tailor their messages to patients in communicating risk...
Irritable bowel syndrome. An exploration of the patient perspectiveL M Meadows
Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta
Clin Nurs Res 6:156-70. 1997..Further, our data suggest there is a desperate need for support groups and opportunities for patients, physicians, and supportive others to share experiences and concerns...
Public participation for women's health: strange bedfellows or partners in a cause?Wilfreda E Thurston
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Health Care Women Int 26:398-421. 2005....
The role of the media in public participation: framing and leadingWilfreda E Thurston
Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Women Health 41:101-22. 2005..Women from many constituencies must continue to participate in the public policy realm to ensure that women's health remains an issue in health reform...
Embodied minds, restless spirits: mid-life rural women speak of their healthWilfreda E Thurston
Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, Institute for Gender Research, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Women Health 39:97-112. 2004..While the sample was limited in scope, the findings support the importance to women's health of understanding the intersections between compositional and contextual variables in various settings...
Sexuality in palliative care: patient perspectivesLaurie Lemieux
University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Palliat Med 18:630-7. 2004..Subjects unanimously mentioned that a holistic approach to palliative care would include opportunities to discuss the impact of their illness on their sexuality...
Reports of preventable medical errors from the Alberta Patient Safety Survey 2004Laura C Vanderheyden
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary
Healthc Q 8:107-14. 2005..Through this research, patients have provided an orientation to interventions to improve patient care and prevent medical errors...
