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Enza Gucciardi, PhD Assistant professor, School of Nutrition Education Ph.D. Medical Sciences University of Toronto, 2006
MHSc. Public Health Sciences University of Toronto, 2000
B.A. School of Nutrition Ryerson University, 1994 |
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Biography and Research Interests
In addition to her appointment as an assistant professor in the School of Nutrition at Ryerson University, Dr. Enza Gucciardi is also an Affiliate Scientist at the University Health Network Women's Health Program and the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute. She is also co-founder and director for the Socio-ecological Strategies for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Research Interest Group and an executive member of the Centre for Health in at Risk Populations, at Ryerson University. Dr. Gucciardi's overall research objective is to make a valuable contribution to the area of health communication by improving upon how we facilitate the transfer of knowledge and skills to both individuals and clinicians, particularly in the area of diabetes management and patient education. In doing so, her research can empower individuals, families and communities to lead healthier lives. Dr. Gucciardi's research interests include diabetes self-management, self-care behaviours and self-management education interventions and resources, in addition to women's health and cross-cultural issues in these areas. Her research program focuses on the use and delivery of diabetes self-management education (DSME), diabetes self-care practices, and the integration and coordination of diabetes resources and management services across the health care system. Dr. Gucciardi adopts a multidisciplinary approach that examines personal and contextual factors that influence the day-to-day lives of individuals. She uses various research methodologies such as advanced quantitative, creative qualitative, and mixed-methods techniques in her research.
Dr. Gucciardi
� diabetes self-management education / interventions
� self-care behaviours
� women
� cross-cultural issues
Courses
In the MHSc. program, Dr. Gucciardi is involved in designing and teaching:
� NC8102 Epidemiology for Nutrition Research and Interpretation
� NC8104 Theoretical Approaches to Nutrition & Health Behaviour
Recent Publications
Papers in refereed Journals:
Gucciardi E: A Systematic Review of Attrition from Diabetes Education Services: Strategies to Improve Attrition and Retention Research. Canadian Journal of Diabetes 2008, 32:53-65
Gucciardi E, Wang SC, DeMelo M, Amaral L, Stewart DE. Characteristics of men and women with diabetes: observations during patients' initial visit to a diabetes education centre. Can Fam Physician. 2008 Feb;54(2):219-27.
Gucciardi E, DeMelo M, Offenheim A, Stewart DE. Factors contributing to attrition from an ambulatory diabetes self-management education program: A mixed method approach. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008 Feb 4; 8(1):33.
Gucciardi E, Wang S, Badiani T, Stewart DE. Beyond adolescence: Exploring Canadian women and men's perception of overweight. Women’s Health Issues. 2007 Oct; 17(6):374-82.
Gucciardi E, DeMelo M, Offenheim A, Grace SL, Stewart DE. Patient factors associated with attrition from a self-management education programme. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2007 Dec;13(6):913-9.
Gucciardi E, Cameron JI, Liao CD, Palmer A, Stewart DE. Program design features that can improve participation in health education interventions. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2007 Nov 9;7(1):47.
Gucciardi E, Wang SC, Badiani T, Stewart DE. Beyond adolescence exploring Canadian women and men's perception of overweight. Women’s Health Issues. 2007 Nov-Dec;17(6):374-82
Gucciardi E, DeMelo, Lee R, Grace SL. Assessment of two culturally competent nutrition education methods: Individual versus group education in Canadian Portuguese adults with type 2 diabetes. Health and Ethnicity. 2007 12 (2): 163-187.
Gucciardi E, Smith T, DeMelo M. Use of diabetes resources in adults attending a self-management education program. Patient Education and Counseling. 2006 (64): 322-330.
Ponzo, M., Gucciardi E, Weiland, M., Masi, R., Lee, R.N.F., Grace, S.L. Gender, ethnocultural, and psychosocial barriers to nutrition self-management in Italian women and men with Type 2 diabetes: A qualitative and quantitative study. Behavioral Medicine. 31 (4), 153-160. 2006 Winter.
Barrata P, Gucciardi E, Ahmad F. Stewart DE. Cross-cultural perspectives on research participation and informed consent. Social Science and Medicine. 2006 Jan. 62(2):479-490.
Wong M, Gucciardi E, Li L, Grace SL. Meal preparation in patients with type 2 diabetes and their spouses: A quantitative and qualitative study. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 2005 Winter;66(4):215-220.
Gucciardi E, Celasun N, Ahmad F, Stewart DE. Eating disorders.
Stewart DE; Gucciardi E; Grace SL. Depression.
Gucciardi E, Celasun N, Stewart D.E. Single-mother families in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2004 Jan-Feb; 95(1):70-73. (PA)
Gucciardi E, Pietrusiack M, Reynolds D, Rouleau J. Neural tube defects in Ontario: 1986-1999.” Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2002 Aug 6;167 (3):237-40. (PA)
Technical Reports:
Wang S & Gucciardi E. Lone Mothers. In Diaz-Granados N, Stewart D.E. (2006) A Literature Review on Depression Among Women: Focussing on Ontario. Report for the Ontario Women’s Health Council, Toronto, Canada.
Gucciardi E, Stewart DE, Celasun N, Ahmad F. Eating disorders. In Desmeules M, Stewart DE, Kazanjian A, Maclean H, Payne J, Vissandjee B, (eds). Women’s Health Surveillance Report: A multidimensional look at the health of Canadian women. Ottawa: CIHI, 2003.
Stewart DE, Gucciardi E, Grace, S. Depression. In Desmeules M, Stewart DE, Kazanjian A, Maclean H, Payne J, Vissandjee B, (eds). Women’s Health Surveillance Report: A multidimensional look at the health of Canadian women. Ottawa: CIHI, 2003.
Rostam H & Gucciardi E. Sexually transmitted diseases. In Stewart DE, Cheung A, Ferris L, Hyman I, Cohen M, Williams IJ, (eds.). Ontario
Gucciardi E & Stewart DE. Eating disorders. In Stewart DE, Cheung A, Ferris L, Hyman I, Cohen M, Williams IJ, (eds.). Ontario
Sienstra D. & Gucciardi E. Primary care of women with disabilities. In Stewart DE, Cheung A, Ferris L, Hyman I, Cohen M, Williams IJ, (eds.). Ontario
Gucciardi E. Teen pregnancy. In Stewart DE, Cheung A, Ferris L, Hyman I, Cohen M, Williams IJ, (eds.). Ontario
Slack J & Gucciardi E. Physical activity. In Stewart DE, Cheung A, Ferris L, Hyman I, Cohen M, Williams IJ, (eds.). Ontario
Gucciardi E. Lone mothers. In Stewart DE, Cheung A, Ferris L, Hyman I, Cohen M, Williams IJ, (eds.). Ontario
Gucciardi E & Birnie-Lefcovitch A. Rural and northern women. In Stewart DE, Cheung A, Ferris L, Hyman I, Cohen M, Williams IJ, (eds.). Ontario
Rehm J, Ferrence R, Cohen J, Gucciardi E. Cigarette smoking behaviours in Canadian provinces: A longitudinal analysis. National Cancer Institute of Canada. Grant No. 8096. January 31, 2000. (C)
Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings:
Canada Diabetes Association Conference. Vancouver, Canada October 2007. Sex differences in various psychosocial, behavioural, and clinical characteristics identified at first visit at a diabetes education centre (Poster).
Canada Diabetes Association Conference. Vancouver, Canada October 2007. Systematic Review of Attrition from Diabetes Education Services: Strategies to Improve Attrition and Retention Research (Poster).
2nd Global Perspectives on Chronic Disease Management. Calgary, Canada October 2007. Individual and Contextual Factors Associated with Follow-up use of Diabetes Self-management Education Programs: A Multi-site Prospective Analysis. (Poster).
19th World Diabetes Congress. Factors contributing to attrition and missed appointments from diabetes care: Strategies to improve research in attrition/retention in diabetes self-management programmes. Cape Town, South Africa December 2006. (Presentation)
Canada Diabetes Association Conference. Toronto, Canada October 2006. Use of diabetes resources in adults attending a self-management education program. (Presentation)
Enhancing
Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Diabetes Translation Conference. Miami, Florida, May 2005. We built it, why aren’t they coming back? Factors contributing to attrition from diabetes self-management education programs: A mixed method approach. (Presentation)
Canadian Diabetes Association Conference. Calgary, Canada October 2005. The impact of a culturally competent diabetes education program in Portuguese Canadian adults with Type 2 diabetes: A pilot randomized controlled study. (Presentation)
Canadian Diabetes Association Conference. Quebec City, Canada 2004. Factors contributing to attrition from diabetes self-management education program: A qualitative analysis. (Presentation)
Canadian Psychological Association. St. John’s,
Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research. Montreal, Quebec, May 2004. Factors associated with attrition from diabetes self-management education program: A patient perspective. (Presentation)
University Health Network Research Day. Toronto, Ontario, November 2003. Determinants of diabetes education service use. (Presentation)
Canadian Diabetes Association. Ottawa, Ontario, October 2003. Determinants of diabetes education service use. (Presentation)
American Psychological Association. Toronto, Ontario, August 2003. Research design features that may increase the level of health research participation. (Presentation)
Canadian Public Health Association Conference. Calgary, Alberta, May 2003. Predictors of optimal diabetes education services use. (Presentation)
International Conference on Inner City Health. Ontario, Toronto. October 2002. Lone mothers in Canada. (Poster) American Psychological Association. Toronto, Ontario. August 2003. Randomized evaluation of nutrition education in Portuguese diabetes patients.(Poster)
The International Congress of Epidemiology Conference. Ontario, Toronto. June 2001. Neural tube defects in Ontario 1986-1997. (Poster)
Published Abstracts:
Gucciardi E, Wang S, DeMelo M, Medeiros L, Steward S. E. Sex differences in various psychosocial, behavioural, and clinical characteristics identified at first visit at a diabetes education centre. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2007 September 29 (3).
Gucciardi E. A Systematic Review of Attrition from Diabetes Education Services: Strategies to Improve Attrition and Retention Research. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2007 September 29 (3).
Gucciardi E. Factors contributing to attrition and missed appointments from diabetes care: Strategies to improve research in attrition/retention in diabetes self-management programmes Diabetic Medicine. 2006 December (23) Supplement P2068.
Gucciardi E, Smith T, DeMelo M. Use of diabetes resources in adults attending a self-management education program. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2006 September 29 (3).
Gucciardi E, DeMelo M, Lee R, Grace SL. The impact of a culturally competent diabetes education program in Portuguese Canadian adults with Type 2 diabetes: A pilot randomized controlled study. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2005 September 29 (3).
Gucciardi E, DeMelo M, Offenheim A, Stewart DE. Factors contributing to attrition from diabetes self-management education program: A qualitative analysis. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2004 September 27 (3).
Gucciardi E, DeMelo M, Offenheim A, Grace SL, Stewart DE. Predictors of optimal diabetes education services use. Diabetes. 2003 June 52 (6) Supplement 1.
Gucciardi E, Celasun N, Stewart DE. Lone mothers in Canada. Journal of Urban Health. 2002. 79(4) supplement 1.
Gucciardi E, Pietrusiack M, Reynolds D, Rouleau J. Neural tube defects in Ontario: 1986-1997. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2002 June 1;153 (11): Supplement S165.
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