DÉFINITION DES PANIERS DE SERVICES EN RÉADAPTATION ET DÉTERMINATION DES COÛTS ASSOCIÉS POUR LA CLIENTÈLE EN DÉFICIENCE VISUELLE

Ce document a pour objectif de présenter les paniers de services et les coûts qui y sont associés pour des profils de clientèle en déficience visuelle. Via le savoir des experts, une approche inductive a permis de décrire et de circonscrire les paniers de services des établissements de réadaptation en déficience physique (ERDP), tandis que les coûts ont été déterminés à partir de l'analyse des coûts de trois ERDP du Québec.Panier de services, réadaptation en déficience physique, profils clientèle, déficience visuelle, coûts.

Prenatal, concurrent, and sex-specific associations between blood lead concentrations and IQ in preschool Canadian children

Background: Lead exposure predicts altered neurodevelopment and lower intelligence quotient (IQ) in children, but few studies have examined this association in children who have relatively low blood lead concentrations. Objectives: To test the associations between blood lead concentrations and cognitive function in Canadian preschoolers, with a possible moderation by sex. Methods: The data were gathered from 609 mother-child pairs from the Maternal–Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) Study. Lead was measured in umbilical and maternal blood, and in children's venous blood at age 3–4 years. Cognitive function was measured with the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-III) at 3–4 years. We tested the relationship between WPPSI-III scores and blood lead concentrations with multiple linear regression, adding child sex as a moderator. Results: Median blood lead concentrations for the mother at 1st trimester and 3rd trimester of pregnancy, and for cord and child blood were 0.60 μg/dL, 0.58 μg/dL, 0.79 μg/dL and 0.67 μg/dL, respectively. We found no association between cord blood lead concentrations and WPPSI-III scores in multivariable analyses. However, cord blood lead concentrations showed a negative association with Performance IQ in boys but not in girls (B = 3.44; SE = 1.62; 95% CI: 0.82, 5.98). No associations were found between WPPSI-III scores and prenatal maternal blood or concurrent child blood lead concentrations. Conclusions: Prenatal blood lead concentrations below 5 μg/dL were still associated with a decline in cognitive function in this Canadian cohort, but only for boys

Keeping work and private life apart:Age‐related differences in managing the work–nonwork interface

Initial evidence suggests that older workers enjoy higher work–life balance than young workers. Yet little is known about the mechanisms of this effect or the robustness of age differences when accounting for differences in life context. We introduce and test the boundary management account of aging and work–life balance, which suggests that older workers maintain stronger work–nonwork boundaries as a pathway toward work–life balance. Both in Study 1 (cross‐sectional; N = 298 bank employees) and in Study 2 (aggregated diary entries; N = 608 workers), older workers reported better work–life balance and stronger boundaries at work than young workers; and stronger boundaries at home (Study 1). In both studies, stronger boundaries were related to better work–life balance, and boundary strength mediated the relationship between age and work–life balance. Study 2 additionally suggests that the use of boundary management strategies is responsible for stronger boundaries at higher age. Analyses accounted for differences in family and work context characteristics (both studies) and boundary preferences (Study 1). The findings corroborate evidence of older workers' enhanced work–life balance and suggest that it results from more successful boundary management with age rather than merely from changes in contextual factors or boundary preferences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved

Changing urban eras in Canada: from the modern to the postmodern city

This thesis examines the production of space in Canadian cities since World War II. It is hypothesized that there has been a considerable shift in the city building process (encompassing the fields of planning, architecture and urban design) over the last two decades (1970-1990), and that new types of urban landscapes are being created, often very different than those built during the immediate post-war era (1950-1970). This shift is often described in academic literature as the move from the modern to the postmodern city. The approach adopted in the thesis is to examine the modern postmodern distinction from a design perspective. Academic literature in planning, geography and architecture, and observations from Canadian urban landscapes were sources used to gather information on the modern/postmodern distinction. These sources suggest that modern design principles produced functional landscapes (where form follows function), and that postmodern design principles are creating spaces that are both functional and "funky". Seven specific design principles are useful in describing the modern/postmodern distinction: the level of diversity, the level of exteriorization, the relation to nature, the level of decoration, the relation to urban history, the relation to urban context, and the scale of development. A case study of plans for downtown Vancouver since World War II was used to verify the findings from the literature and observations from Canadian urban landscapes. Two plans were chosen from the modern era (1956 and 1964 reports) and two from the postmodern era (1974 and 1991 reports). Four of the seven shifts in design principles were supported, and a further two were in evidence, though only in an implicit manner. The case study thus upholds the findings derived from the literature and observations from Canadian urban landscapes. It is suggested that the understanding of the shift from modern to postmodern design principles will help planners gain a better grasp on the current planning context, and hence be better suited to plan in an effective manner in today's "postmodern" world.Applied Science, Faculty ofCommunity and Regional Planning (SCARP), School ofGraduat

Favoriser l’attraction de la main-d’oeuvre forestière des Premières Nations : une recherche collaborative de pistes de solutions avec le Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci

La population de la Première Nation des Atikamekw de Wemotaci est jeune, en croissance démographique et disponible pour intégrer le marché de l’emploi. C’est dans ce contexte que le Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci (CAW) déploie les efforts pour le développement économique et la création d’emplois au niveau local. Les activités sylvicoles et de la transformation du bois sont au coeur des initiatives visant à améliorer la qualité de vie des membres de la communauté de Wemotaci. Cette recherche qualitative s’inscrit dans la continuité des efforts du CAW et vise à mieux comprendre les enjeux et pistes de solutions à l’attraction de la main-d’oeuvre atikamekw dans le secteur forestier. Plus spécifiquement, le Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci était intéressé à trouver des solutions aux trois enjeux suivants : 1) conciliation cultureemploi, 2) conditions d’emploi et 3) formation. Pour y arriver, nous avons réalisé cinq groupes de discussion (22 individus au total) avec des travailleurs forestiers de Wemotaci, des employeurs et intervenants internes et externes à la communauté de Wemotaci, d’anciens travailleurs forestiers et aînés de la communauté, ainsi que des travailleurs atikamekw d’une usine de transformation du bois. Finalement, les participants ont relevé douze (12) enjeux spécifiques desquels découlent dix-neuf (19) pistes de solutions

Favoriser l’attraction de la main-d’œuvre forestière des Premières Nations : une recherche collaborative de pistes de solution avec le Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci

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