Dina Brooks
Biographic Data
| ID | 5536303 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dina Brooks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dina |
| FAMILY NAME | Brooks |
| SIGNATURE | BROOKS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6080-5052 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Strategies to increase accessibility for students with disabilities in health professional education programs
PURPOSE: Despite legislative changes, students with disabilities experience lower retention and higher attrition in health professional programs (HPP), compared to nondisabled peers. The purpose of this study was to identify strategies in the literature that may improve HPP accessibility for disabled students. METHODS: The Joanna Briggs Institute methodology was applied to this scoping review. Five databases, four Google domains, and five website…
Systematic review of psychometric properties and cross-cultural adaptation of the University of California and Los Angeles loneliness scale in adults
Exploring transitions in care from pulmonary rehabilitation to home for persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
BACKGROUND: Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often experience high health-care utilization following pulmonary rehabilitation, suggesting suboptimal transitions to home. OBJECTIVE: To understand the experiences of persons with COPD and health-care professionals regarding transitions from pulmonary rehabilitation to home, including factors impacting these transitions. DESIGN: A descriptive qualitative study. SETTING AN…
Improving access to community-based pulmonary rehabilitation
The trial was registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov U.S. National Library of Medicine, on 10th January, 2019 (registration number: NCT03799666 )
Yoga in the Management of Chronic Disease
BACKGROUND: Heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Although individuals with these conditions have been reported to benefit from yoga, its effectiveness remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review of the effectiveness of yoga on exercise capacity, health related quality of life (HRQL), and psychological well-being for individuals with chronic…
Community-based Exercise Programs as a Strategy to Optimize Function in Chronic Disease
BACKGROUND: Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Preliminary evidence suggests that community-based exercise (CBE) improves functional capacity (FC) and health-related quality of life (HRQL). OBJECTIVE: To describe the structure and delivery of CBE programs for chronic disease populations and compare their impact on FC and HRQL to standard care. RESEARCH DESIGN: Randomized trials examining CBE programs for ind…
An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement
Consumer‐directed personal assistance and ‘care’
Consumer‐directed personal assistance' has been a central tenet of the North American Independent Living Movement since its inception. There is, however, surprisingly little research that explores how consumer‐directed assistance gets played out in practice. We conducted a qualitative study that explored the relationships between disabled ventilator users and their personal support workers (PSWs) in supportive housing environments in Ontario, Can…
Consumer‐directed personal assistance and ‘care’
Consumer‐directed personal assistance' has been a central tenet of the North American Independent Living Movement since its inception. There is, however, surprisingly little research that explores how consumer‐directed assistance gets played out in practice. We conducted a qualitative study that explored the relationships between disabled ventilator users and their personal support workers (PSWs) in supportive housing environments in Ontario, Can…
Consumer‐directed personal assistance and ‘care’
Consumer‐directed personal assistance' has been a central tenet of the North American Independent Living Movement since its inception. There is, however, surprisingly little research that explores how consumer‐directed assistance gets played out in practice. We conducted a qualitative study that explored the relationships between disabled ventilator users and their personal support workers (PSWs) in supportive housing environments in Ontario, Can…
An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement
Community-based Exercise Programs as a Strategy to Optimize Function in Chronic Disease
BACKGROUND: Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Preliminary evidence suggests that community-based exercise (CBE) improves functional capacity (FC) and health-related quality of life (HRQL). OBJECTIVE: To describe the structure and delivery of CBE programs for chronic disease populations and compare their impact on FC and HRQL to standard care. RESEARCH DESIGN: Randomized trials examining CBE programs for ind…
Yoga in the Management of Chronic Disease
BACKGROUND: Heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Although individuals with these conditions have been reported to benefit from yoga, its effectiveness remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review of the effectiveness of yoga on exercise capacity, health related quality of life (HRQL), and psychological well-being for individuals with chronic…
Improving access to community-based pulmonary rehabilitation
The trial was registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov U.S. National Library of Medicine, on 10th January, 2019 (registration number: NCT03799666 )
Exploring transitions in care from pulmonary rehabilitation to home for persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
BACKGROUND: Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often experience high health-care utilization following pulmonary rehabilitation, suggesting suboptimal transitions to home. OBJECTIVE: To understand the experiences of persons with COPD and health-care professionals regarding transitions from pulmonary rehabilitation to home, including factors impacting these transitions. DESIGN: A descriptive qualitative study. SETTING AN…
Systematic review of psychometric properties and cross-cultural adaptation of the University of California and Los Angeles loneliness scale in adults
Strategies to increase accessibility for students with disabilities in health professional education programs
PURPOSE: Despite legislative changes, students with disabilities experience lower retention and higher attrition in health professional programs (HPP), compared to nondisabled peers. The purpose of this study was to identify strategies in the literature that may improve HPP accessibility for disabled students. METHODS: The Joanna Briggs Institute methodology was applied to this scoping review. Five databases, four Google domains, and five website…
Medicine (8 works) · Physical therapy (5 works) · Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (4 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · MEDLINE (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Pulmonary rehabilitation (3 works) · Anxiety (2 works)