Publications by authors named "Kelly Anne Cox"
Background: Little is known about nutrition outcomes in preschoolers associated with breastfeeding duration beyond 12 mo of age.
Objective: The aim was to examine the association between total breastfeeding duration and nutrition outcomes at 3 to 5 y of age.
Design: A cross-sectional study in healthy children, ages 3-5 y, recruited from 9 primary care practices in Toronto was conducted through the TARGet Kids! (The Applied Research Group for Kids) research network.
Many health profession schools have student-run free clinics (SRFCs), but their educational relevance has not been well studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the learning experiences and skills developed among interprofessional healthcare students at an SRFC serving marginalised populations, in order to provide data for ongoing programme improvement and recommendations for other SRFCs based on lessons learned. Under 1:1 supervision with a preceptor, interprofessional students completed three clinical shifts at an SRFC and attended a reflection session.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Poverty is a key determinant of health that leads to poor health outcomes. Although most healthcare providers will work with patients experiencing poverty, surveys among healthcare students have reported a curriculum gap in this area. This study aims to introduce and evaluate a novel, student-run interprofessional inner city health educational program that combines both practical and didactic educational components.
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- The study aimed to see how comorbidities and high-risk medications influence how often older patients visit their family doctors.
- Researchers reviewed charts of patients aged 65 and older to identify the top and bottom 5% of frequent visitors, resulting in a sample of 265 patients.
- Key findings showed that being female, over 85 years old, and taking more medications were significant predictors of frequent visits, while traditional health assessment tools did not effectively predict visit frequency.
Objective: To prevent iron deficiency, 2014 Canadian recommendations for healthy term infants from 6 to 24 months recommend iron-rich complementary foods such as meat and meat alternatives 2 or more times a day. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the association between meat and meat-alternative consumption and iron status in young children and the association between red meat consumption and iron status among children meeting recommendations.
Methods: Healthy children aged 12 to 36 months were recruited.