Topics: Nursing
COVID-19 isolation measures can elevate mental health risks
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Quarantine and isolation measures are a critical tool in curbing the spread of COVID-19. But new analysis of data from a survey of the mental health impacts of the pandemic suggests we need to pay more attention to the unintended mental health…
Online supports for COVID-19 stress are there — but Canadians aren’t accessing them
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Many Canadians are not making use of virtual resources that could help them cope with the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest analysis of a national survey led by researchers at UBC, in partnership with the…
New survey shows links between COVID-19 pandemic and B.C. nurses’ mental health
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B.C. nurses working in the front lines at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic experienced high levels of emotional exhaustion, depression and anxiety, finds a new survey by UBC nursing researchers and the BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU).
Supportive communities and progressive politics can reduce suicide risk among LGBTQ girls
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Edited: June 27, 2022 Many LGBTQ youth continue to experience stigma and discrimination despite Canada’s progress in protecting human rights. New research from UBC’s school of nursing shows that supportive communities—and a progressive political…
New online tool co-developed by UBC supports women in violent relationships
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A new app co-developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Western University and the University of New Brunswick could help guide women who are experiencing intimate partner violence to a position of better health and security.…
UBC Applied Science researchers receive Vanier and Banting awards
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Four UBC Applied Science doctoral students have received Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships from the Government of Canada. Awardees are selected based on their leadership skills, research potential and scholarly achievements.
Nikko Asistio & Arlene Singh, MHLP '20, Clinical Education
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Nikko is a Clinical Operations Manager in Fraser Health Authority, overseeing two Urgent Primary Care Centres in the lower mainland. With an extensive background in healthcare leadership, Nikko seeks out opportunities that will promote the…
Men can click their way to better health
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Men who regularly used a free web resource made significantly more health changes than men who did not, finds a new study from the University of British Columbia and Intensions Consulting. The researchers compared differences in…
"Wobble room" provides time-out for COVID-19 frontliners
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Working in a busy, major hospital can be incredibly demanding and stressful. But the COVID-19 pandemic brought on a different kind of stress for staff at the Vancouver General Hospital emergency department—one that they had never encountered before.
UBC Applied Science research projects awarded nearly $2.25M by federal New Frontiers in Research Fund
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Research projects led or co-led by UBC Applied Science faculty members have received nearly $2.25 million under the Exploration stream of the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF). The Exploration stream…