Publications by authors named "S P Kirychuk"
Insomnia is a common sleep complaint in Canada and is associated with increased use of health care services and economic burden. This paper examines the association of insomnia with functional outcomes relevant to daily behaviors and sleep-related quality of life among First Nations participants using the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ-10). The First Nations Sleep Health Project follow-up survey was conducted in partnership with two Cree First Nations in the summer of 2022, where 355 individuals participated.
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- The study focuses on sleep quality in a First Nation in Saskatchewan, examining factors like age, sex, health status, and living conditions as they relate to sleep efficiency and sleep onset latency during 2018-2019.
- A total of 167 participants were evaluated through actigraphy, which objectively measured their sleep efficiency (mean of 83.38%) and sleep onset latency (mean of 20.74 minutes).
- Key findings indicate that physical health issues (like chronic pain and anxiety) and environmental factors (such as smoking indoors) negatively impact sleep quality and are significant among the study's predominantly female participants (61%) with a mean age of 39.6 years.
Adhesion Molecules in Lung Inflammation from Repeated Glyphosate Exposures.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
April 2023
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in herbicides. Exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides has been associated with respiratory dysfunctions in agricultural workers. The ability of inhaled glyphosate to induce lung inflammation is not well understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFarm Exposures and Allergic Disease Among Children Living in a Rural Setting.
J Agromedicine
October 2023
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between farm exposures and asthma and allergic disease in children while also highlighting the experiences of non-farm rural children.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional analysis of data collected from across the province of Saskatchewan, Canada in 2014. Surveys were completed by parents of 2275 rural dwelling children (farm and non-farm) aged 0 to 17 years within 46 rural schools.
Housing inadequacy in rural Saskatchewan First Nation communities.
PLOS Glob Public Health
August 2022
Housing and house conditions on First Nation communities in Canada are important determinants of health for community members. Little is known about rural First Nation housing in the Canadian Prairies. The aim was to survey houses in two rural First Nation communities in Saskatchewan, Canada to understand housing conditions, prevalence of mold/mildew and dampness, and sources, locations and frequency of mold and dampness.
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