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Sylvia Abonyi

University of Saskatchewan
Verified email at usask.ca
Cited by 1615

Healthy aging in place: Supporting rural seniors' health needs

…, D Martz, N Novik, S Abonyi - Online Journal of …, 2012 - rnojournal.binghamton.edu
PurposeTo examine the key determinants that support healthy aging in rural communities.SampleForty-
two participants aged 65 and older were recruited from two rural communities in …

What older adults want from their health care providers

H Williams-Roberts, S Abonyi… - Patient experience …, 2018 - pxjournal.org
Changing demographic trends and population needs have increased demand for chronic
complex care and contributed to rising health care costs. The study sought to identify unmet …

Recommendations for action on the social determinants of health: a Canadian perspective

S Johnson, S Abonyi, B Jeffery, P Hackett, M Hampton… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Health disparities are widely prevalent within and between countries, and Canada is no
exception. 1, 2 Although historic efforts to address such disparities have not been successful …

A mixed method approach to quality of life research: A case study approach

H Dunning, A Williams, S Abonyi, V Crooks - Social indicators research, 2008 - Springer
Increased use of qualitative and quantitative methods in quality of life projects necessitates
an examination of how to effectively work within a mixed method framework. The research …

Marked disparity in the epidemiology of tuberculosis among Aboriginal peoples on the Canadian prairies: The challenges and opportunities

…, P Orr, M Ainslie, M King, S Abonyi… - Canadian Respiratory …, 2013 - hindawi.com
BACKGROUND: While it is established that Aboriginal peoples in the prairie provinces of
Canada are disproportionately affected by tuberculosis (TB), little is known about the …

Healthy aging in place: perceptions of rural older adults

J Bacsu, B Jeffery, S Abonyi, S Johnson… - Educational …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
To date, initiatives to support healthy aging in place have focused primarily on the views of
policy makers, researchers, and health professionals. This article explored the meanings, …

Aboriginal peoples, health and healing approaches: The effects of age and place on health

K Wilson, MW Rosenberg, S Abonyi - Social science & medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
For demographic reasons and as a result of a number of high profile health incidents in
recent years, much of the health research and policy focus is on the younger cohorts of …

[HTML][HTML] Gender, division of unpaid family work and psychological distress in dual-earner families

W Tao, BL Janzen, S Abonyi - … epidemiology in mental health: CP & …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: Analysis of data obtained from a cross-sectional telephone survey conducted in a
Canadian city. Analyses were based on 293 employed parents (182 mothers and 111 fathers…

Aging and health: An examination of differences between older Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people

K Wilson, MW Rosenberg, S Abonyi… - Canadian Journal on …, 2010 - cambridge.org
The Aboriginal population in Canada, much younger than the general population, has
experienced a trend towards aging over the past decade. Using data from the 2001 Aboriginal …

A gender analysis of quality of life in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

H Dunning, B Janzen, A Williams, S Abonyi, B Jeffery… - GeoJournal, 2006 - Springer
While many community initiatives have attempted to assess the nature and determinants of
their citizens’ quality of life (QOL), these initiatives have produced little about whether the key …