Cindy-Lee Dennis, PhD

 

Migrant Publications

  1. Zou, P., Stinson, J., Parry, M., Dennis, C-L., Yang, Y., Lu, Z. (in press). Design, usability testing, and feasibility testing of a smartphone app (mDASHNa-CC) to support healthy diet and hypertension control for Chinese Canadian seniors: A proposal. JMIR Research Protocols.
  2. Dennis, C-L., Brown, H., Brennenstuhl,, Haddad, S., Marini, F., Stremler, R. (in press). Trajectory and predictors of postpartum maternal fatigue among Chinese immigrant and Canadian-born women: A longitudinal study. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing.
  3. Dennis, C-L., Brennenstuhl,, Brown, H., Grigoriadis, S., Vigod, S., Marini, F., Fung, K. (in press). Traditional postpartum rituals among immigrant and non-immigrant Chinese women: Results from a longitudinal cohort study. Transcultural Psychiatry. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.5]
  4. Vigod, SN., Arora, S., Urquia, ML., Dennis C-L., Fung, K., Grigoriadis, S., Ray, JG. (2019). Postpartum self-inflicted injury, suicide, assault and homicide in relation to immigrant status: A retrospective population-based cohort study. CMAJ Open. 12, 7(2), E227-E235. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript]
  5. Dennis, C-L., Shiri, R., Brown, H., Santos, H., Schmied, V., Falah-Hassani, K. (2019). Breastfeeding rates in immigrant and non-immigrant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Maternal & Child Nutrition. Mar 18:e12809. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12809. [Epub ahead of print] [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.2]
  6. Dennis, C-L., Brown, H., Brennenstuhl,, Haddad, S., Marini, F., Stremler, R. (2018). Prevalence and predictors of postpartum maternal and infant bed-sharing: Results from a longitudinal study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 25, 1-11. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.9]
  7. Dennis, C-L., Brown, H., Chung-Lee, L., Abbass-Dick, J., Shorey, S., Marini, F., Brennenstuhl, S. (2019). Prevalence and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among immigrant and Canadian-Born Chinese women. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 15(2):e12687. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12687 [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.2]
  8. Dennis, C-L., Brennenstuhl,, Wanigaratne, S., Brown, H., Grigoriadis, S., Marini, F., Vigod, S. (2018). Unique trajectories of anxiety among Chinese-Canadian women across the first postpartum year: A longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 230, 71-76. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.43]
  9. Zou, P., Dennis, C-L., Lee, R., Parry, M. (2017). Dietary approach to stop hypertension with sodium reduction for Chinese Canadians (DASHNa-CC): A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging; 21, 1225-1232. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.0]
  10. Dennis, C-L., Brown, H., Wanigaratne, S., Vigod, S., Grigoriadis, S., Fung, K., Marini, F., Brennenstuhl, S. (2018). Determinants of co-morbid depression and anxiety postnatally. A longitudinal cohort study of Chinese-Canadian women. Journal of Affective Disorders, 227, 24-30. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.43]
  11. Dennis, C-L., Brown, H., Wanigaratne, S., Vigod, S., Grigoriadis, S., Fung, K., Marini, F., Brennenstuhl, S. (2018). Prevalence, incidence, and persistence of postpartum depression, anxiety, and comorbidity among Chinese immigrant and non-immigrant women: A longitudinal cohort study. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 63, 44-53. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =3.42]
  12. Zou, P., Dennis, C-L., Lee, R. Parry, M. (2017). Hypertension prevalence, health service utilization and participant satisfaction: Findings from a randomized controlled trial in aged Chinese Canadians. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, Jan 1;54:46958017724942. doi: 10.1177/0046958017724942 [MA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript]
  13. Stewart, M., Spitzer, D., Kushner, K., Shizha, E., Letourneau, N., Makwarimba, E., Dennis, C-L., Kariwo, M., Makumbe, K., Edey,, (2017). Supporting refugee parents of young children: “knowing you’re not alone.”International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMHSC-04-2016-0018. [MA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript]
  14. Vigod, S., Bagadia AJ, Hussain-Shamsy N, Fung K, Sultana A, Dennis C-L. (2017). Postpartum mental health of immigrant mothers by region of origin, time since immigration and refugee status: A population-based study. Archives in Women’s Mental Health. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.62]
  15. Dennis, C-L., Merry, L., Stewart, D., & Gagnon, A., (2017). Postpartum depression risk factors among refugee, asylum-seeking, and non-refugee immigrant women: Results from a Canadian prospective cohort study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 52, 411-422. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.54]
  16. Stewart, M.J., Makwarimba, E., Kushner, K.E., Letourneau, N.L., Dennis, C-L., & Shihza, E. (2017). Social support needs and preferences of Sudanese and Zimbabwean refugee new parents in Canada. International Journal of Migration, Health, and Social Care, 13, 234-252 [MA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript]
  17. Vigod, S., Sultana, A., Fung, K., & Dennis, C-L. (2016). A population-based survey of postpartum mental health service utilization by immigrant women in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 61, 705-713. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.55]
  18. Dennis, C-L., Stewart, D., Merry, L., & Gagnon, A. (2016). Prevalence, continuation, and identification of postpartum depression among migrant and Canadian-born women: Results from a multi-centre study. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 19, 959-967. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.50]
  19. Stewart, M., Dennis, C-L., Kariwo, M., Kushner, K., Letourneau, N., Makumbe, M., Makwarimba, E., & Shizha, E. (2015). Support Intervention Impacts for Zimbabwe and Sudanese Refugee Parents: “I am not alone. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 47, 113-140. [MA; contribution: conceptualization and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =1.1]
  20. Falah-Hassani, K., Shiri, R., Vigod, S., & Dennis, C-L. (2015). Prevalence of postpartum depression among immigrant women. A systematic review and meta-analyses. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 70, 67-82. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 4.0]
  21. Stewart, M., Dennis, C-L., Kariwo, M., Kushner, K., Letourneau, N., Makumbe, M., Makwarimba, E., & Shizha, E. (2015). Challenges faced by refugee new parents from Africa in Canada. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 17, 1146-56. [MA; contribution: conceptualization and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =1.48]
  22. Gagnon, A.J., Dougherty, G., Wahoush, O., Saucier, J.F., Dennis, C-L., Stanger, E., Palmer, B., Merry, L., & Stewart, D.E. (2013). International migration to Canada: The post-birth health of mothers and infants by immigration class. Social Science & Medicine, 76, 197-207. [MA; contribution: design and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.69]
  23. Dennis, C-L., Gagnon, A., Van Hulst, A., Dougherty, G., & Wahoush, O. (2013). Prediction of duration of breastfeeding among Migrant and Canadian-Born Women: Results from a Multi-Center Study. Journal of Pediatrics, 162, 72-9. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =4.04]
  24. Schmied, V., Olley, H., Burns, E., Duff, M., Dennis, C-L., & Dahlen, H.G. (2012). Contradictions and conflict: A meta-ethnographic study of migrant women’s experiences of breastfeeding in a new country. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 12, 163. [MA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.83]
  25. Dennis, C-L., Gagnon, A., Van Hulst, A., & Dougherty, G. (2014). Predictors of breastfeeding exclusivity among migrant and Canadian-born women: Results from a multi-centre study. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 10, 527-44. [Epub ahead of print 2012 Sep 13] [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.31]
  26. Stewart, D.E., Gagnon, A.J., Merry, L.A., & Dennis, C-L. (2012). Risk factors and health profiles of recent migrant women who experienced violence associated with pregnancy. Journal of Women’s Health, 21, 1100-6. [MA; contribution: design and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.61]
  27. Fung, K., & Dennis, C-L. (2010). Postpartum depression among immigrant women. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 23, 342-8. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.74]
  28. Grigoriadis, S., Robertson, G., Fung, K., Ross, L., Chee, C., Dennis, C-L., & Romans, S. (2009). Traditional postpartum practices and rituals: Clinical implications. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 54, 834-40. [MA; contribution: drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.03]
  29. Gregory, A., Morrison, C., Penrose, K., Dennis, C-L., & MacArthur, C. (2008). Psychometric properties of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale among an ethnically diverse UK sample. Public Health Nursing, 25, 278-84. [student authors; CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 0.88]
  30. Dennis, C-L., Fung, K., Grigoriadis, S., Robertson, G., Romans, S., & Ross, L. (2007). Traditional postpartum rituals: A qualitative systematic review. Women’s Health, 3, 487-502. [CA; contribution: design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = N/A]

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