Liza McGuinness
Biographic Data
| ID | 6783404 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Liza McGuinness |
| GIVEN NAMES | Liza |
| FAMILY NAME | McGuinness |
| SIGNATURE | MCGUINNESS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4664-8104 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Small Ripples to a Sea Change
Ripple effects mapping (REM), a qualitative participatory approach to intervention evaluation, is gaining recognition as a useful method for elucidating the long-term intended and unintended impacts of complex public health interventions. The present study applied an adapted REM approach to capture systems and community change associated with the Agenda Gap program. This population-level youth mental health promotion intervention is embedded in m…
Advancing socioecological mental health promotion intervention
Introduction: Protecting and promoting the mental health of youth under 30 years of age is a priority, globally. Yet investment in mental health promotion, which seeks to strengthen the determinants of positive mental health and wellbeing, remains limited relative to prevention, treatment, and recovery. The aim of this paper is to contribute empirical evidence to guide innovation in youth mental health promotion, detailing the early outcomes of A…
Cannabis education resources for parents
Cannabis was recently legalized for adult use in Canada and many American states. In this context, there is a pressing need for educational resources – aimed at youth and their parents/caregivers – to reduce potential harm. However, little is known about the current state of such resources. This paper presents findings of an environmental scan, mapping and critically analyzing the present landscape of cannabis resources for parents/caregivers. We…
Connectedness in the time of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely impacting suicidality at a population level, with consequences resulting from a variety of pandemic-driven disruptions, including social activities and connectedness. This paper uses a single case study design to explore how members of the Reddit r/COVID19_support community create a sense of connectedness among those who have suicidal thoughts due to the pandemic. Data were gathered from posts to the r/COVID19_s…
A portrait of the early and differential mental health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Canada
Evidence on the population-level mental health impacts of COVID-19 are beginning to amass; however, to date, there are significant gaps in our understandings of whose mental health is most impacted, how the pandemic is contributing to widening mental health inequities, and the coping strategies being used to sustain mental health. The first wave of a repeated cross-sectional monitoring survey was conducted between May 14-29, 2020 to assess the me…
Reddit Users' Experiences of Suicidal Thoughts During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is having considerable impacts on population-level mental health, with research illustrating an increased prevalence in suicidal thoughts due to pandemic stressors. While the drivers of suicidal thoughts amid the pandemic are poorly understood, qualitative research holds great potential for expanding upon projections from pre-pandemic work and nuancing emerging epidemiological data. Despite calls for qualitative …
Issues contributing to non-attendance for chronic illness care for hepatitis C
Purpose: To identify and describe the personal and systems factors related to not seeking, delaying or deferring chronic illness care for hepatitis C
Users and providers collaborate to develop self-management resources
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Partnership working in health and social care (Better partnership working series)
Health Care Communication Issues in Multiple Sclerosis
Communication between persons with chronic illness and their professional health care providers is a critical element of appropriate health care. As the field of health care communication evolves, it becomes apparent that aspects of the illness experience shared by those affected by specific diseases might be a source of particular insight into what constitutes effective or appropriate communications. This interpretive description of health care …
Health Care Communication Issues in Multiple Sclerosis
Communication between persons with chronic illness and their professional health care providers is a critical element of appropriate health care. As the field of health care communication evolves, it becomes apparent that aspects of the illness experience shared by those affected by specific diseases might be a source of particular insight into what constitutes effective or appropriate communications. This interpretive description of health care …
Health Care Communication Issues in Multiple Sclerosis
Communication between persons with chronic illness and their professional health care providers is a critical element of appropriate health care. As the field of health care communication evolves, it becomes apparent that aspects of the illness experience shared by those affected by specific diseases might be a source of particular insight into what constitutes effective or appropriate communications. This interpretive description of health care …
Partnership working in health and social care (Better partnership working series)
Issues contributing to non-attendance for chronic illness care for hepatitis C
Purpose: To identify and describe the personal and systems factors related to not seeking, delaying or deferring chronic illness care for hepatitis C
Users and providers collaborate to develop self-management resources
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
A portrait of the early and differential mental health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Canada
Evidence on the population-level mental health impacts of COVID-19 are beginning to amass; however, to date, there are significant gaps in our understandings of whose mental health is most impacted, how the pandemic is contributing to widening mental health inequities, and the coping strategies being used to sustain mental health. The first wave of a repeated cross-sectional monitoring survey was conducted between May 14-29, 2020 to assess the me…
Reddit Users' Experiences of Suicidal Thoughts During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is having considerable impacts on population-level mental health, with research illustrating an increased prevalence in suicidal thoughts due to pandemic stressors. While the drivers of suicidal thoughts amid the pandemic are poorly understood, qualitative research holds great potential for expanding upon projections from pre-pandemic work and nuancing emerging epidemiological data. Despite calls for qualitative …
Connectedness in the time of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely impacting suicidality at a population level, with consequences resulting from a variety of pandemic-driven disruptions, including social activities and connectedness. This paper uses a single case study design to explore how members of the Reddit r/COVID19_support community create a sense of connectedness among those who have suicidal thoughts due to the pandemic. Data were gathered from posts to the r/COVID19_s…
Advancing socioecological mental health promotion intervention
Introduction: Protecting and promoting the mental health of youth under 30 years of age is a priority, globally. Yet investment in mental health promotion, which seeks to strengthen the determinants of positive mental health and wellbeing, remains limited relative to prevention, treatment, and recovery. The aim of this paper is to contribute empirical evidence to guide innovation in youth mental health promotion, detailing the early outcomes of A…
Cannabis education resources for parents
Cannabis was recently legalized for adult use in Canada and many American states. In this context, there is a pressing need for educational resources – aimed at youth and their parents/caregivers – to reduce potential harm. However, little is known about the current state of such resources. This paper presents findings of an environmental scan, mapping and critically analyzing the present landscape of cannabis resources for parents/caregivers. We…
From Small Ripples to a Sea Change
Ripple effects mapping (REM), a qualitative participatory approach to intervention evaluation, is gaining recognition as a useful method for elucidating the long-term intended and unintended impacts of complex public health interventions. The present study applied an adapted REM approach to capture systems and community change associated with the Agenda Gap program. This population-level youth mental health promotion intervention is embedded in m…
Medicine (8 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Public health (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Thematic analysis (3 works)