Mapping the landscape of mental health and long COVID: a protocol for scoping review.

Introduction: Mental health concerns are prevalent among adult patients with long COVID (LC), but the current state of knowledge regarding mental health in the context of LC is not fully understood. The objective of this scoping review is to map and summarise the existing research on mental health conditions among LC patients and highlight the knowledge gaps. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the evolving landscape of research in the area.

Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Visible Minority Groups from a Global Context: A Scoping Review.

Vaccine hesitancy is one of the top ten greatest threats to global health. During the COVID-19 era, vaccine hesitancy poses substantial risks, especially in visible minorities, who are disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Although evidence of vaccine hesitancy exists, there is minimal focus on visible minorities and the reasons for hesitancy in this group are unclear.

Is There an Association Between Social Support and Pain Among Individuals Living With Multiple Sclerosis?

Context: Pain is one of the most common symptoms reported by patients living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Risk factors associated with pain may include individual's cognitive thinking process, emotional and behavioural response to pain and amount of social support. There is a lack of research on the influence on the amount of social support and its association to pain outcomes.

Factors Associated With Medication Use Among Individuals Living With Multiple Sclerosis.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system causing neurological deterioration over time. The objective of this study was to examine the predictors associated with MS medication use. The categories that were investigated were various alternative treatments such as complementary/alternative medications (CAMs), rehabilitation therapy and psychotherapy services as well as comorbid health conditions.

Medical Conditions and Crash Risk in Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between diagnosed medical conditions and prospective crashes in commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.

Methods: Three databases (demographics, medical conditions, and crashes) from the Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) were linked and filtered to examine whether various medical diagnoses were associated with prospective crashes from 2007 to 2017. Univariate and cox proportional hazard analysis were calculated for medical conditions and their association with crash risk.

Bullying victimization among preadolescents in a community-based sample in Canada: a latent class analysis.

Objective: Bullying victimization among adolescents has been well-recognized as a behavior associated with adverse psychological and mental health outcomes. Most studies on bullying victimization have focused on adolescents, but research is sparse regarding school victimization among preadolescents before they transition to adolescence. This study sought to identify latent classes of different types of co-occurring bullying victimization, based on a sample of 3829 school students in grades 5-8, ages 9-14 in the year of 2011 from the Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Predictors of people's perceptions of second hand smoke exposure as a risk factor for multiple sclerosis.

Background: There are both environmental and genetic factors which are associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) development. The primary objective of this study was to examine the predictors associated with people's attitudes towards second hand smoke exposure being a risk factor for development of MS.

Methods: The data set was drawn from the Health Canada: Smoking Survey conducted in 2004 and 2005 by Environics Research Group in partnership with Health Canada to survey the public in the province of British Columbia (N = 1468), Newfoundland (N = 1442), Quebec (N = 1404), Ontario (N = 1443) and Saskatchewan (N = 1413).

The effect of exercise, yoga and physiotherapy on the quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the myelinated axons of the central nervous system causing neurological deterioration. People living with MS have a poor quality of life (QOL) because of the symptoms caused by the disease and there are various types of treatments to manage the symptoms aside from medication.

Objective: This meta-analysis examines the effect of exercise, yoga and physiotherapy on the physical, mental and social QOL among individuals living with MS.

Examining the association between area level deprivation and vehicle collisions that result in injury.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the association between area level deprivation and vehicle collisions resulting in either property damage or injury.

Methods: A multilevel observational study was conducted using the 2000 to 2010 Saskatchewan Traffic Accident Information System (TAIS) (n = 72,234) and 2006 Census data at the Dissemination Area level (n = 337) for the city of Saskatoon.

Results: Total area level deprivation was associated with severity of traffic collisions, but the association varied based on time of day and road repair status.