Thalia Macmillan
Biographic Data
| ID | 244182 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thalia Macmillan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thalia |
| FAMILY NAME | Macmillan |
| SIGNATURE | MACMILLAN T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Empire State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2874-7598 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Innovating for Complexity and Frailty
Fragmented care and communication gaps for patients transitioning between acute care hospitals and home with community care support can lead to poorer patient experience and health outcomes. As a result, there is an urgent need to develop models of care that reduce dependence on hospitals and prevent avoidable readmissions for an ageing and multimorbid population. Since 2019, University Health Network in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has been enrollin…
Micro, mezzo, and macro factors associated with coping in the early phase of Covid-19
Coping and adapting to crisis can be influenced by numerous factors on multiple levels. The experience during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic is no different. This article reports on the results of a cross-sectional, online survey administered to adults living in the United States and Canada in June 2020 (N = 1,405). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis found that respondent's age, support of family and friends, support of children's …
Exploring Factors Associated with Alcohol and/or Substance Use During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Mindfulness as a Construct in Urban Dwelling Minority Fifth Graders
The operationalization and conceptualization of mindfulness into Westernized societies have shown certain challenges. Additional attention is needed to demonstrate the ways in which mindfulness is measured in youth and adolescents. This article explored the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure as a reliable and valid measure for youth in a convenience sample of fifth graders who are predominantly minority and living in an urban environment (n…
A confirmatory factor analysis of the Spiritual Transcendence Index
Research has documented that spirituality is an essential component of health and mental health. Therefore, it is important to carefully examine the psychometric properties of instruments used to operationalise this construct. This study examined the validity and reliability of the Spiritual Transcendence Index (STI) among Latino college students. The sample involved 593 Latino college students who filled out a battery of questionnaires. Results …
The relationship between spirituality and depressive symptom severity, psychosocial functioning impairment, and quality of life
Research has documented the contribution of spirituality on overall health and mental health among college students. However, very few studies have explored the impact of cultural and ethnic differences on the effect of spirituality on mental health outcomes in this population. The aims of this study were to examine the relationships among spirituality, depressive symptom severity, psychosocial functioning impairment, and quality of life in a lar…
Attitudes Toward Divorce and Their Relationship With Psychosocial Factors Among Social Work Students
This study aimed to explore attitudes toward divorce and their relationship with general satisfaction with life, spiritual beliefs, parental bonding, and depressive symptomatology among a sample of 210 social work students from two different universities in Florida. Results indicated that the majority of students had favorable attitudes toward divorce overall, perceiving divorce as a solution to unhappy marriage. Participants also reported strong…
Group drumming and well-being
Background: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the influence of recreational drumming among social workers on measures of well-being, empowerment and connectedness. Methods: A pretest–posttest design was used to evaluate outcomes among a sample of 73 social workers who participated in the two-hour “I–We Rhythm” program for recreational drumming. Results: Results of paired t-tests analyses revealed significant differences in levels of …
Spirituality, Religiousness, and the Achievement of Vision Rehabilitation Goals Among Middle-Age and Older Adults
Introduction: Visual impairment is a prevalent condition that often must be addressed through rehabilitation. However, the effects of spirituality on vision rehabilitation goal success have received scant attention in the literature. Method: Cross-sectional analyses examined the relationship of spirituality and religiousness to vision rehabilitation goals among 195 adults ranging in age from 45 to 99 years, while controlling for social support re…
The Impact of Assistive Device Use on Disability and Depression Among Older Adults With Age-Related Vision Impairments
We propose that these differential effects result from the fact that optical devices optimize residual vision and thus allow for greater continuity in the way tasks are accomplished (i.e., reading still performed visually), whereas use of adaptive aids (e.g., talking books) involves learning new methods in order to compensate for lost functions and thus is not as desirable either functionally or psychologically
Group drumming and well-being
Background: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the influence of recreational drumming among social workers on measures of well-being, empowerment and connectedness. Methods: A pretest–posttest design was used to evaluate outcomes among a sample of 73 social workers who participated in the two-hour “I–We Rhythm” program for recreational drumming. Results: Results of paired t-tests analyses revealed significant differences in levels of …
The Impact of Assistive Device Use on Disability and Depression Among Older Adults With Age-Related Vision Impairments
We propose that these differential effects result from the fact that optical devices optimize residual vision and thus allow for greater continuity in the way tasks are accomplished (i.e., reading still performed visually), whereas use of adaptive aids (e.g., talking books) involves learning new methods in order to compensate for lost functions and thus is not as desirable either functionally or psychologically
The Impact of Assistive Device Use on Disability and Depression Among Older Adults With Age-Related Vision Impairments
We propose that these differential effects result from the fact that optical devices optimize residual vision and thus allow for greater continuity in the way tasks are accomplished (i.e., reading still performed visually), whereas use of adaptive aids (e.g., talking books) involves learning new methods in order to compensate for lost functions and thus is not as desirable either functionally or psychologically
Spirituality, Religiousness, and the Achievement of Vision Rehabilitation Goals Among Middle-Age and Older Adults
Introduction: Visual impairment is a prevalent condition that often must be addressed through rehabilitation. However, the effects of spirituality on vision rehabilitation goal success have received scant attention in the literature. Method: Cross-sectional analyses examined the relationship of spirituality and religiousness to vision rehabilitation goals among 195 adults ranging in age from 45 to 99 years, while controlling for social support re…
Group drumming and well-being
Background: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the influence of recreational drumming among social workers on measures of well-being, empowerment and connectedness. Methods: A pretest–posttest design was used to evaluate outcomes among a sample of 73 social workers who participated in the two-hour “I–We Rhythm” program for recreational drumming. Results: Results of paired t-tests analyses revealed significant differences in levels of …
Attitudes Toward Divorce and Their Relationship With Psychosocial Factors Among Social Work Students
This study aimed to explore attitudes toward divorce and their relationship with general satisfaction with life, spiritual beliefs, parental bonding, and depressive symptomatology among a sample of 210 social work students from two different universities in Florida. Results indicated that the majority of students had favorable attitudes toward divorce overall, perceiving divorce as a solution to unhappy marriage. Participants also reported strong…
The relationship between spirituality and depressive symptom severity, psychosocial functioning impairment, and quality of life
Research has documented the contribution of spirituality on overall health and mental health among college students. However, very few studies have explored the impact of cultural and ethnic differences on the effect of spirituality on mental health outcomes in this population. The aims of this study were to examine the relationships among spirituality, depressive symptom severity, psychosocial functioning impairment, and quality of life in a lar…
A confirmatory factor analysis of the Spiritual Transcendence Index
Research has documented that spirituality is an essential component of health and mental health. Therefore, it is important to carefully examine the psychometric properties of instruments used to operationalise this construct. This study examined the validity and reliability of the Spiritual Transcendence Index (STI) among Latino college students. The sample involved 593 Latino college students who filled out a battery of questionnaires. Results …
Mindfulness as a Construct in Urban Dwelling Minority Fifth Graders
The operationalization and conceptualization of mindfulness into Westernized societies have shown certain challenges. Additional attention is needed to demonstrate the ways in which mindfulness is measured in youth and adolescents. This article explored the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure as a reliable and valid measure for youth in a convenience sample of fifth graders who are predominantly minority and living in an urban environment (n…
Micro, mezzo, and macro factors associated with coping in the early phase of Covid-19
Coping and adapting to crisis can be influenced by numerous factors on multiple levels. The experience during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic is no different. This article reports on the results of a cross-sectional, online survey administered to adults living in the United States and Canada in June 2020 (N = 1,405). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis found that respondent's age, support of family and friends, support of children's …
Exploring Factors Associated with Alcohol and/or Substance Use During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Innovating for Complexity and Frailty
Fragmented care and communication gaps for patients transitioning between acute care hospitals and home with community care support can lead to poorer patient experience and health outcomes. As a result, there is an urgent need to develop models of care that reduce dependence on hospitals and prevent avoidable readmissions for an ageing and multimorbid population. Since 2019, University Health Network in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has been enrollin…
Psychology (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Feeling (3 works)