Donald Schopflocher
Biographic Data
| ID | 3576095 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donald Schopflocher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donald |
| FAMILY NAME | Schopflocher |
| SIGNATURE | SCHOPFLOCHER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alberta |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 25 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Epidemiology of pertussis in Alberta, Canada 2004–2015
Pertussis incidence rates fluctuated over the period across all age groups. The majority of cases had no record of vaccination or were delayed in receiving vaccines. CUSUM analysis was an effective method for identifying outbreaks
Impact of a 3-year multi-centre community-based intervention on risk factors for chronic disease and obesity among free-living adults
Findings suggest HAC succeeded in shifting the population distribution of BP in a leftward direction. By contrast, anthropometric parameters remained unchanged or worsened within intervention communities. Therefore, while improvements in some clinical risk factors can be achieved through relatively diffuse and shorter-term community-level environmental changes, improvements in others may require interventions of greater intensity and duration. Ev…
Osteoarthritis prevalence and modifiable factors
The prevalence of knee and hip OA obtained in this study is comparable to other studies. Females have greater knee OA prevalence and a greater proportion of women have mobility limitations as well as hip and knee pain; it is important to target this sub-group
The intersection of health and wealth
We found that regions with higher rates of AMI corresponded to those with higher levels of economic and financial stress, as indicated by personal bankruptcy rate, and vice-versa
Racial discrimination, post-traumatic stress and prescription drug problems among Aboriginal Canadians
Understanding Older Adults’ Usage of Community Green Spaces in Taipei, Taiwan
As the world's population ages, there is an increasing need for community environments to support physical activity and social connections for older adults. This exploratory study sought to better understand older adults' usage and perceptions of community green spaces in Taipei, Taiwan, through direct observations of seven green spaces and nineteen structured interviews. Descriptive statistics from observations using the System for Observing Pla…
Relating Built Environment to Physical Activity
The Irvine-Minnesota Inventory (IMI) is an audit tool used to record properties of built environments. It was designed to explore the relationships between environmental features and physical activity. As published, the IMI does not provide scoring to support this use. Two papers have since been published recommending methods to form scales from IMI items. This study examined these scoring procedures in new settings. IMI data were collected in tw…
HIV Counseling and Testing for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Swaziland
Adjusting Divergences between Self-reported and Measured Height and Weight in an Adult Canadian Population
We advocate the use of our correction equation whenever dealing with self-reported height and weight from telephone surveys to avoid potential distortions in estimating obesity prevalence
Illicit and prescription drug problems among urban Aboriginal adults in Canada
Socioeconomic factors and mental health of Swedish adolescents – a cross-sectional study among Stockholm high-school students aged 15–19 years
Adolescence is a period of rapid biological and behavioral changes that may increase the risk of mental health problems. This study investigates the path between self-reported mental health, feeling of alienation, and self-reported physical health by examining the role of demographic factors and socioeconomic variables. Participants were recruited from high schools in Stockholm, Sweden. In total, 445 students participated, aged 15–19 years (SD = …
Creating Neighbourhood Groupings Based on Built Environment Features to Facilitate Health Promotion Activities
Feelings of social alienation
Purpose The objective of the study is to investigate the social alienation status of Swedish high school students with respect to gender and immigrant background. Design/methodology/approach The sample was randomly selected from high school students aged 15‐19, and 446 students participated in the study. The Jessor and Jessor general alienation questionnaire was used to explore feelings of social alienation. Sequential multiple regression analyse…
Health Disparities in Chickenpox or Shingles in Alberta
Mortality, Cause of Death and Life Expectancy of Chinese Canadians in Alberta
Development and Validation of a Surname List to Define Chinese Ethnicity
OBJECTIVE: Surnames have the potential to accurately identify ancestral origins as they are passed on from generation to generation. In this study, we developed and validated a Chinese surname list to define Chinese ethnicity. METHODS: We conducted a literature review, a panel review, and a telephone survey in a randomly selected sample from a Canadian city in 2003 to develop a Chinese surname list. The list was then validated to data from the Ca…
Public Investment in Providing Information for Chronic Disease Prevention for Adults in Alberta
Modelling Geographic Variations in West Nile Virus
Potential Factors That May Affect Acceptance of Routine Prenatal HIV Testing
Diagnostic uncertainty and medical geography
The administration of the Canadian health care system requires the collection of large quantities of health data that some health researchers have used to map the spatial distribution of disease. The authors discuss the difficulty of separating genuine geographic variations in health and disease from geographic differences in how diseases are diagnosed, and how these diagnoses are represented in an administrative data system. Although there have …
Alcohol Problems and Interest in Self-help
Method for Ascertaining Denominators for Evaluation of Population Coverage with Pneumococcal Vaccine
Zones of prevention
Between intention and behavior
Alberta’s Infant Mortality Rate
Illicit and prescription drug problems among urban Aboriginal adults in Canada
Zones of prevention
Potential Factors That May Affect Acceptance of Routine Prenatal HIV Testing
Racial discrimination, post-traumatic stress and prescription drug problems among Aboriginal Canadians
Feelings of social alienation
Purpose The objective of the study is to investigate the social alienation status of Swedish high school students with respect to gender and immigrant background. Design/methodology/approach The sample was randomly selected from high school students aged 15‐19, and 446 students participated in the study. The Jessor and Jessor general alienation questionnaire was used to explore feelings of social alienation. Sequential multiple regression analyse…
Alcohol Problems and Interest in Self-help
Creating Neighbourhood Groupings Based on Built Environment Features to Facilitate Health Promotion Activities
Mortality, Cause of Death and Life Expectancy of Chinese Canadians in Alberta
Diagnostic uncertainty and medical geography
The administration of the Canadian health care system requires the collection of large quantities of health data that some health researchers have used to map the spatial distribution of disease. The authors discuss the difficulty of separating genuine geographic variations in health and disease from geographic differences in how diseases are diagnosed, and how these diagnoses are represented in an administrative data system. Although there have …
Between intention and behavior
Alberta’s Infant Mortality Rate
Alberta’s Infant Mortality Rate
Between intention and behavior
Method for Ascertaining Denominators for Evaluation of Population Coverage with Pneumococcal Vaccine
Zones of prevention
Alcohol Problems and Interest in Self-help
Potential Factors That May Affect Acceptance of Routine Prenatal HIV Testing
Diagnostic uncertainty and medical geography
The administration of the Canadian health care system requires the collection of large quantities of health data that some health researchers have used to map the spatial distribution of disease. The authors discuss the difficulty of separating genuine geographic variations in health and disease from geographic differences in how diseases are diagnosed, and how these diagnoses are represented in an administrative data system. Although there have …
Development and Validation of a Surname List to Define Chinese Ethnicity
OBJECTIVE: Surnames have the potential to accurately identify ancestral origins as they are passed on from generation to generation. In this study, we developed and validated a Chinese surname list to define Chinese ethnicity. METHODS: We conducted a literature review, a panel review, and a telephone survey in a randomly selected sample from a Canadian city in 2003 to develop a Chinese surname list. The list was then validated to data from the Ca…
Public Investment in Providing Information for Chronic Disease Prevention for Adults in Alberta
Modelling Geographic Variations in West Nile Virus
Mortality, Cause of Death and Life Expectancy of Chinese Canadians in Alberta
Health Disparities in Chickenpox or Shingles in Alberta
Feelings of social alienation
Purpose The objective of the study is to investigate the social alienation status of Swedish high school students with respect to gender and immigrant background. Design/methodology/approach The sample was randomly selected from high school students aged 15‐19, and 446 students participated in the study. The Jessor and Jessor general alienation questionnaire was used to explore feelings of social alienation. Sequential multiple regression analyse…
Socioeconomic factors and mental health of Swedish adolescents – a cross-sectional study among Stockholm high-school students aged 15–19 years
Adolescence is a period of rapid biological and behavioral changes that may increase the risk of mental health problems. This study investigates the path between self-reported mental health, feeling of alienation, and self-reported physical health by examining the role of demographic factors and socioeconomic variables. Participants were recruited from high schools in Stockholm, Sweden. In total, 445 students participated, aged 15–19 years (SD = …
Creating Neighbourhood Groupings Based on Built Environment Features to Facilitate Health Promotion Activities
Adjusting Divergences between Self-reported and Measured Height and Weight in an Adult Canadian Population
We advocate the use of our correction equation whenever dealing with self-reported height and weight from telephone surveys to avoid potential distortions in estimating obesity prevalence
Illicit and prescription drug problems among urban Aboriginal adults in Canada
Understanding Older Adults’ Usage of Community Green Spaces in Taipei, Taiwan
As the world's population ages, there is an increasing need for community environments to support physical activity and social connections for older adults. This exploratory study sought to better understand older adults' usage and perceptions of community green spaces in Taipei, Taiwan, through direct observations of seven green spaces and nineteen structured interviews. Descriptive statistics from observations using the System for Observing Pla…
Relating Built Environment to Physical Activity
The Irvine-Minnesota Inventory (IMI) is an audit tool used to record properties of built environments. It was designed to explore the relationships between environmental features and physical activity. As published, the IMI does not provide scoring to support this use. Two papers have since been published recommending methods to form scales from IMI items. This study examined these scoring procedures in new settings. IMI data were collected in tw…
HIV Counseling and Testing for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Swaziland
Osteoarthritis prevalence and modifiable factors
The prevalence of knee and hip OA obtained in this study is comparable to other studies. Females have greater knee OA prevalence and a greater proportion of women have mobility limitations as well as hip and knee pain; it is important to target this sub-group
The intersection of health and wealth
We found that regions with higher rates of AMI corresponded to those with higher levels of economic and financial stress, as indicated by personal bankruptcy rate, and vice-versa
Racial discrimination, post-traumatic stress and prescription drug problems among Aboriginal Canadians
Impact of a 3-year multi-centre community-based intervention on risk factors for chronic disease and obesity among free-living adults
Findings suggest HAC succeeded in shifting the population distribution of BP in a leftward direction. By contrast, anthropometric parameters remained unchanged or worsened within intervention communities. Therefore, while improvements in some clinical risk factors can be achieved through relatively diffuse and shorter-term community-level environmental changes, improvements in others may require interventions of greater intensity and duration. Ev…
Epidemiology of pertussis in Alberta, Canada 2004–2015
Pertussis incidence rates fluctuated over the period across all age groups. The majority of cases had no record of vaccination or were delayed in receiving vaccines. CUSUM analysis was an effective method for identifying outbreaks
Medicine (23 works) · Demography (14 works) · Demography (13 works) · Environmental health (12 works) · Population (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Geography (10 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Epidemiology (5 works)