Changes in sleep and the prevalence of probable insomnia in undergraduate university students over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the U-Flourish cohort study.

Background: Sleep problems associated with poor mental health and academic outcomes may have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aims: To describe sleep in undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: This longitudinal analysis included data from 9523 students over 4 years (2018-2022), associated with different pandemic phases.

Acceptability and utility of digital well-being and mental health support for university students: A pilot study.

Aim: To assess the acceptability and explore the utility of a novel digital platform designed as a student-facing well-being and mental health support.

Methods: An adapted version of i-spero® was piloted as a student-facing well-being support and as part of routine university-based mental health care. In both pathways, student participants completed baseline demographics and brief validated measures of well-being and mental health.

Childhood Adversity and Mental Health Outcomes Among University Students: A Longitudinal Study.

Background: Mental health concerns are common among university students and maybe elevated among those with specific risk exposures. The study examined the association between childhood adversities and mental health outcomes among undergraduate university students and assessed whether psychosocial and behavioral factors mediate those associations.

Methods: The Queen's University Student Well-Being and Academic Success Survey identified two large cohorts of first-year undergraduate students entering university in Fall 2018 and 2019 ( = 5,943).

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of First-Year Undergraduate Students Studying at a Major Canadian University: A Successive Cohort Study.

Objective: To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on first year undergraduate student mental health.

Methods: As part of the Queen's University study, three successive cohorts of students entering undergraduate studies in 2018 (pre-pandemic), 2019 (transitional), and 2020 (during pandemic) completed electronic surveys at entry and completion of first year. Validated self-report measures were used to assess mental health status including symptom levels of anxiety, depression, and insomnia, self-harm and frequency of substance use.

Psychological predictors of insomnia, anxiety and depression in university students: potential prevention targets.

Background: Perfectionism, low self-esteem and external locus of control are psychological constructs linked to insomnia, anxiety and depression. Examining how these constructs impact mental health and serve as risk factors for the development of clinically significant symptoms may help direct psychological support resources and preventative measures for university students.

Aims: To longitudinally examine associations between the aforementioned psychological constructs and symptoms of insomnia, anxiety and depression in a large representative sample of first-year university students.

Traumatic Brain Injury: At the Crossroads of Neuropathology and Common Metabolic Endocrinopathies.

Building on the seminal work by Geoffrey Harris in the 1970s, the neuroendocrinology field, having undergone spectacular growth, has endeavored to understand the mechanisms of hormonal connectivity between the brain and the rest of the body. Given the fundamental role of the brain in the orchestration of endocrine processes through interactions among neurohormones, it is thus not surprising that the structural and/or functional alterations following traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to endocrine changes affecting the whole organism. Taking into account that systemic hormones also act on the brain, modifying its structure and biochemistry, and can acutely and chronically affect several neurophysiological endpoints, the question is to what extent preexisting endocrine dysfunction may set the stage for an adverse outcome after TBI.

Five-Layered Soft Silicone Foam Dressing to Prevent Pressure Ulcers in the Intensive Care Unit.

Background: In critically ill patients, prevention of pressure ulcers is a challenge because of the high risk for multiple comorbid conditions, immobility, hemodynamic instability, and increased use of medical devices.

Objectives: To compare the difference in incidence rates of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) in critically ill patients between those treated with usual preventive care and a 5-layered soft silicone foam dressing versus a control group receiving usual care. Secondary goals were to examine risk factors for HAPUs in critically ill patients and to explicate cost savings related to prevention of pressure ulcers.

Corneal versus ocular aberrations after overnight orthokeratology.

Purpose: To investigate relationships between changes to corneal and ocular aberrations induced by orthokeratology (OK) and their influence on visual function.

Methods: Eighteen subjects (aged 20 to 23 years) were fitted with OK lenses (BE Enterprises Pty Ltd, Australia), manufactured in Boston XO material (Bausch & Lomb Boston, Wilmington, MA), and worn overnight for seven nights. Corneal and ocular aberrations were simultaneously captured (Discovery, Innovative Visual Systems, Elmhurst, IL), and contrast sensitivity function was measured on days 1 and 7, within 2 and 8 hours after lens removal on waking.