Brett D Thombs
Biographic Data
| ID | 108549 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brett D Thombs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brett D |
| FAMILY NAME | Thombs |
| SIGNATURE | THOMBS B D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jewish General Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5644-8432 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Measurement equivalence of the English and French versions of the self-efficacy to manage chronic disease scale
Mental health of Canadian youth
Validation of the “knowledge about melanoma early detection scale” in a sample of melanoma survivors
Non-medical cannabis use among Indigenous Canadians
Accuracy of the PHQ-2 Alone and in Combination With the PHQ-9 for Screening to Detect Major Depression
Importance: The Patient Health Questionnaire depression module (PHQ-9) is a 9-item self-administered instrument used for detecting depression and assessing severity of depression. The Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) consists of the first 2 items of the PHQ-9 (which assess the frequency of depressed mood and anhedonia) and can be used as a first step to identify patients for evaluation with the full PHQ-9. Objective: To estimate PHQ-2 accur…
Accuracy of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for screening to detect major depression among pregnant and postpartum women
Accuracy of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for screening to detect major depression
Potential harms from legalization of recreational cannabis use in Canada
L’association des dimensions de l’orientation sexuelle, du harcèlement et du suicide
Le but de cette étude était de comparer l’association de l’intimidation avec l’idée suicidaire, la planification et la tentative de suicide, chez les élèves hétérosexuels sans attirance ou comportement envers le même sexe, les élèves hétérosexuels avec attirance ou comportement envers le même sexe et les élèves non hétérosexuels. Un total de 1852 élèves âgés de 14 à 18 ans, de 14 écoles publiques et privées de Montréal ont été interrogés anonymem…
The Swiss Health Literacy Survey
Background Growing recognition of the role of citizens and patients in health and health care has placed a spotlight on health literacy and patient education. Objective To identify specific competencies for health in definitions of health literacy and patient‐centred concepts and empirically test their dimensionality in the general population. Methods A thorough review of the literature on health literacy, self‐management, patient empowerment, pa…
Prevalence and social determinants of suicidal behaviours among college youth in India
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence of and factors associated with suicide ideation and suicide attempts among college youth in India. AIMS: The aims were to estimate the prevalence of suicidal behaviours among Indian college students and identify potential risk factors for suicide ideation and attempts. METHOD: The study surveyed 1,817 undergraduate college students aged 18-24 years in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with a questionnaire that a…
The Experience of Emotional Distress Among Women With Scleroderma
Emotional distress is common among patients with chronic medical illnesses, but the nature of the distress is not well understood. Our objective was to understand patients' experiences of emotional distress by conducting in-depth interviews using the McGill Illness Narrative Interview with women affected by scleroderma ( N = 16). We sought to determine how participants described their distress, what they believed caused it, and how they coped. We…
Prevention of false positive findings in observational studies
obtaining positive findings. In this editorial, we will explore two potential solutions to reduce the risk of false positive findings from observational studies: a registration requirement; and a replication requirement
Perceived Discrimination and Its Association With Psychological Distress Among Newly Arrived Immigrants Before and After September 11, 2001
These results confirm an increase in perception of discrimination and psychological distress among Arab Muslim recent immigrant communities after September 11, 2001, and highlight the importance this context may have for other immigrant groups
Concordance and Discrepancy in Sexual Identity, Attraction, and Behavior Among Adolescents
Time to let go of the illusion that psychotherapy extends the survival of cancer patients
The authors recently reviewed evidence related to the notion that psychotherapy extends survival in cancer patients (J. C. Coyne, M. Stefanek, & S. C. Palmer, 2007). The authors found that no study to date, including several designed and powered to test this hypothesis, can be reasonably interpreted as evidence that cancer patients live longer as a result of receiving psychotherapy. The authors concluded that the evidence against psychotherapy as…
Can Doctors and Nurses Recognize Depression in Patients Hospitalized With an Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Formal Screening
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the ability of cardiovascular healthcare workers to assess the presence or absence of symptoms of depression in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the absence of formal screening. METHODS: Patients admitted with AMI underwent screening using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) administered by a research assistant. The cardiovascular nurse, medicine resident or in…
Perceived Discrimination and Its Association With Psychological Distress Among Newly Arrived Immigrants Before and After September 11, 2001
These results confirm an increase in perception of discrimination and psychological distress among Arab Muslim recent immigrant communities after September 11, 2001, and highlight the importance this context may have for other immigrant groups
Potential harms from legalization of recreational cannabis use in Canada
Prevention of false positive findings in observational studies
obtaining positive findings. In this editorial, we will explore two potential solutions to reduce the risk of false positive findings from observational studies: a registration requirement; and a replication requirement
Can Doctors and Nurses Recognize Depression in Patients Hospitalized With an Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Formal Screening
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the ability of cardiovascular healthcare workers to assess the presence or absence of symptoms of depression in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the absence of formal screening. METHODS: Patients admitted with AMI underwent screening using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) administered by a research assistant. The cardiovascular nurse, medicine resident or in…
Concordance and Discrepancy in Sexual Identity, Attraction, and Behavior Among Adolescents
Time to let go of the illusion that psychotherapy extends the survival of cancer patients
The authors recently reviewed evidence related to the notion that psychotherapy extends survival in cancer patients (J. C. Coyne, M. Stefanek, & S. C. Palmer, 2007). The authors found that no study to date, including several designed and powered to test this hypothesis, can be reasonably interpreted as evidence that cancer patients live longer as a result of receiving psychotherapy. The authors concluded that the evidence against psychotherapy as…
Perceived Discrimination and Its Association With Psychological Distress Among Newly Arrived Immigrants Before and After September 11, 2001
These results confirm an increase in perception of discrimination and psychological distress among Arab Muslim recent immigrant communities after September 11, 2001, and highlight the importance this context may have for other immigrant groups
Prevention of false positive findings in observational studies
obtaining positive findings. In this editorial, we will explore two potential solutions to reduce the risk of false positive findings from observational studies: a registration requirement; and a replication requirement
Prevalence and social determinants of suicidal behaviours among college youth in India
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence of and factors associated with suicide ideation and suicide attempts among college youth in India. AIMS: The aims were to estimate the prevalence of suicidal behaviours among Indian college students and identify potential risk factors for suicide ideation and attempts. METHOD: The study surveyed 1,817 undergraduate college students aged 18-24 years in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with a questionnaire that a…
The Experience of Emotional Distress Among Women With Scleroderma
Emotional distress is common among patients with chronic medical illnesses, but the nature of the distress is not well understood. Our objective was to understand patients' experiences of emotional distress by conducting in-depth interviews using the McGill Illness Narrative Interview with women affected by scleroderma ( N = 16). We sought to determine how participants described their distress, what they believed caused it, and how they coped. We…
The Swiss Health Literacy Survey
Background Growing recognition of the role of citizens and patients in health and health care has placed a spotlight on health literacy and patient education. Objective To identify specific competencies for health in definitions of health literacy and patient‐centred concepts and empirically test their dimensionality in the general population. Methods A thorough review of the literature on health literacy, self‐management, patient empowerment, pa…
L’association des dimensions de l’orientation sexuelle, du harcèlement et du suicide
Le but de cette étude était de comparer l’association de l’intimidation avec l’idée suicidaire, la planification et la tentative de suicide, chez les élèves hétérosexuels sans attirance ou comportement envers le même sexe, les élèves hétérosexuels avec attirance ou comportement envers le même sexe et les élèves non hétérosexuels. Un total de 1852 élèves âgés de 14 à 18 ans, de 14 écoles publiques et privées de Montréal ont été interrogés anonymem…
Accuracy of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for screening to detect major depression
Potential harms from legalization of recreational cannabis use in Canada
Accuracy of the PHQ-2 Alone and in Combination With the PHQ-9 for Screening to Detect Major Depression
Importance: The Patient Health Questionnaire depression module (PHQ-9) is a 9-item self-administered instrument used for detecting depression and assessing severity of depression. The Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) consists of the first 2 items of the PHQ-9 (which assess the frequency of depressed mood and anhedonia) and can be used as a first step to identify patients for evaluation with the full PHQ-9. Objective: To estimate PHQ-2 accur…
Accuracy of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for screening to detect major depression among pregnant and postpartum women
Non-medical cannabis use among Indigenous Canadians
Validation of the “knowledge about melanoma early detection scale” in a sample of melanoma survivors
Measurement equivalence of the English and French versions of the self-efficacy to manage chronic disease scale
Mental health of Canadian youth
Medicine (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Anxiety (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (3 works) · Psychometrics (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)