OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility of implementing a clinical decision aid called the CLEAR Toolkit that helps front-line health workers ask their patients about social determinants of health, refer to local support resources, and advocate for wider social change. DESIGN A mixed-methods study using quantitative (online self-completed questionnaires) and qualitative (in-depth interviews, focu...

CONTEXT The McGill University Faculty of Medicine undertook a pilot, simulation-based multiple mini-interview (MMI) for medical school applicant selection, which ran simultaneously with traditional unstructured interviews (all applicants underwent both processes). This paper examines major stakeholder (applicants and evaluators) opinions towards the MMI compared with traditional interviews, inc...

In patients with acute leukemia we investigated the illness perceptions, lay theories and coping strategies 1 week after diagnosis. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 12 patients. The transcribed interviews were analyzed by methods of qualitative research. Dramatic narrations of overwhelming threat in younger patients contrast to rationalization in elderly patients. Feeling...

Purpose This study aims to examine young children’s (ages 4 7) knowledge and skills (i.e. their advertising literacy) for television (TV) commercials, YouTube pre-roll ads influencer marketing. Furthermore, this explores how parental perceptions practices social abilities influence the development of literacy. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with p...