Gustavo S Betini

Biographic Data

ID6896701
NAMEGustavo S Betini
GIVEN NAMESGustavo S
FAMILY NAMEBetini
SIGNATUREBETINI G S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Waterloo
ORCID0000-0003-0707-4128
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Development and validation of the Trust in Multidimensional Healthcare Systems Scale (TIMHSS)

    Open AccessSamantha B Meyer, Patrick Brown et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2024

    This global measure of trust in healthcare can be used to measure trust over time at a population level, or used within specific subpopulations, to inform interventions to (re)build trust. It can also be used within a clinical setting to provide a stronger evidence base for associations between trust and therapeutic outcomes

  • Newcomer perceptions of Covid-19 countermeasures in Canada

    Open AccessLiza Koshy, Katie Burns et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2023

    Newcomers to Canada have been disproportionally affected by COVID-19, with higher rates of infection and severity of illness. Determinants of higher rates may relate to social and structural inequities that impact newcomers’ capacity to follow countermeasures. Our aim was to describe and document factors shaping newcomers’ acceptance of COVID-19 countermeasures. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with individuals living in Cana…

  • Examining factors impacting acceptance of Covid-19 countermeasures among structurally marginalised Canadians

    Open AccessNnenna Ike, Katie Burns et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2023

    The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated inequities in health for structurally marginalised Canadians. Their location on society's hierarchies constrained their ability to access healthcare and follow recommended health behaviours. The aim of this article is to identify, from the perspective of marginalised populations, factors influencing the acceptance or rejection of COVID-19 countermeasures by structurally marginalised Canadians. Int…

  • Development and validation of the Trust in Government measure (TGM)

    Open AccessKatie Burns, Kathleen E Burns et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    This measure can be used within high-income countries, particularly member countries within the OECD already in support of using tools to collect, publish and compare statistics. Our measure should be used by researchers and policy makers to measure trust in government as a key indicator of societal and public health

  • Mood Disturbances Across the Continuum of Care Based on Self-Report and Clinician Rated Measures in the interRAI Suite of Assessment Instruments

    Open AccessJohn P Hirdes, John N Morris et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2022

    The new interRAI mood scales provide reliable and valid mental health measures that can be applied across diverse populations and care settings. Incorporating a person-centered approach to assessment, the composite scale considers the person's perspective and clinician views to provide a sensitive and robust measure that considers mood disturbances related to dysphoria, anxiety, and anhedonia

  • Longitudinal Trends and Risk Factors for Depressed Mood Among Canadian Adults During the First Wave of Covid-19

    Open AccessGustavo S Betini, John P Hirdes et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2021

    Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised serious concerns about the mental health impact of people directed and indirectly affected by the virus. Because this is a rapidly evolving situation, our goal was to explore potential risk factors and trends in feelings of anxiety and depression among the general population in Canada over the first 5 months of the pandemic. Methods: We completed on-line surveys of 3,127 unique individuals representati…