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Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz

Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
40
Citations
6074
World Ranking
5404
National Ranking
322

Overview

Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of medicine and health professions. Their primary focus lies in public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, surgery, and epidemiology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
  • Chronic disease management strategies
  • Geriatric care and nursing homes
  • Prenatal screening and diagnostics
  • Primary care and health outcomes
  • Childhood cancer survivors' quality of life
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Ouellette-Kuntz has published several recent papers documenting various health outcomes and disparities, particularly concerning adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Notable recent publications include:

  • "A scoping review documenting cancer outcomes and inequities for adults living with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities," 2021, European Journal of Oncology Nursing
  • "Stage IV breast, colorectal, and lung cancer at diagnosis in adults living with intellectual or developmental disabilities: A population-based cross-sectional study," 2023, Cancer
  • "Severe nutritional complications after bariatric surgery in Ontario adults: a population-based descriptive study," 2020, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
  • "Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and interprofessional, team-based primary health care: a scoping review," 2020, JBI Evidence Synthesis
  • "Investigating inequalities in cancer staging and survival for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities and cancer: A population-based study in Manitoba, Canada," 2023, Cancer Epidemiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ouellette-Kuntz include:

  • Rebecca Hansford
  • Shahin Shooshtari
  • Alyson Mahar
  • Julie Hallet
  • Christine Kelly

Their work has appeared in journals such as:

  • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
  • European Journal of Oncology Nursing
  • Cancer
  • Cancer Epidemiology
  • Canadian Journal of Public Health

Best Publications

  • Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Incidence of Intellectual Disabilities: Current Trends and Issues

    Katherine McKenzie;Meagan Milton;Glenys Smith;Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz

  • Understanding Health Disparities and Inequities Faced by Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

    Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz

  • Public Attitudes Towards Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities as Measured by the Concept of Social Distance

    Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz;Philip Burge;Hilary K. Brown;Elizabeth Arsenault

  • Addressing health disparities through promoting equity for individuals with intellectual disability.

    H. Ouellette-Kuntz;N. Garcin;M.E.S. Lewis;P. Minnes

  • Shifting our conceptualization of social inclusion

    Virginie Cobigo;Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz;Rosemary Lysaght;Lynn Martin

  • Acute impacts of extreme temperature exposure on emergency room admissions related to mental and behavior disorders in Toronto, Canada.

    Xiang Wang;Xiang Wang;Eric Lavigne;Hélène Ouellette-kuntz;Bingshu E. Chen

  • The Association Between Nutritional Adequacy and Long-Term Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Multicenter Cohort Study.

    Xuejiao Wei;Andrew G. Day;Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz;Daren K. Heyland

  • Organising healthcare services for persons with an intellectual disability.

    Robert Balogh;Carly A McMorris;Yona Lunsky;Helene Ouellette‐Kuntz

  • Hospitalisation rates for ambulatory care sensitive conditions for persons with and without an intellectual disability--a population perspective.

    R. Balogh;M. Brownell;H. Ouellette-Kuntz;A. Colantonio;A. Colantonio

  • Trends in autism prevalence: diagnostic substitution revisited.

    Helen Coo;Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz;Jennifer E. V. Lloyd;Liza Kasmara;Liza Kasmara

  • The changing prevalence of autism in three regions of Canada

    Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz;Helen Coo;Miu Lam;Marlene M. Breitenbach

  • Using Administrative Health Data to Identify Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Comparison of Algorithms.

    Elizabeth Lin;Robert Balogh;Virginie Cobigo;Helene Ouellette-Kuntz

  • Untapped potential: perspectives on the employment of people with intellectual disability.

    Rosemary Lysaght;Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz;Cheng-Jung Lin

  • Unmet needs of families of school-aged children with an autism spectrum disorder.

    Hilary K. Brown;Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz;Duncan Hunter;Elizabeth Kelley

  • SECONDARY DISABILITIES AMONG ADULTS WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

    Erica Clark;Jan Lutke;Patricia Minnes;Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz

  • A comparison of the prevalence of chronic disease among people with and without intellectual disability.

    Diane Morin;Julie Mérineau-Côté;Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz;Marc J. Tassé

  • Physical mobility limitations in adults with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review.

    S. Cleaver;D. Hunter;H. Ouellette-Kuntz

  • Beyond an autism diagnosis: children's functional independence and parents' unmet needs.

    Hilary K. Brown;Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz;Duncan Hunter;Elizabeth Kelley

  • Understanding adherence to guidelines in the intensive care unit: development of a comprehensive framework.

    Naomi E. Cahill;Naomi E. Cahill;Jeanette Suurdt;Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz;Daren K. Heyland;Daren K. Heyland

  • Strengths and Limitations of Health and Disability Support Administrative Databases for Population-Based Health Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Administrative Databases

    Elizabeth Lin;Robert Balogh;Barry Isaacs;Helene Ouellette-Kuntz

Frequent Co-Authors

Yona Lunsky
Yona Lunsky Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Deborah Dewey
Deborah Dewey University of Calgary
Marni Brownell
Marni Brownell University of Manitoba
Patricia Minnes
Patricia Minnes Queen's University
Philip McCallion
Philip McCallion Temple University
Jonathan A. Weiss
Jonathan A. Weiss York University
Eric Lavigne
Eric Lavigne University of Ottawa
Patricia J. Martens
Patricia J. Martens University of Manitoba
Eric Emerson
Eric Emerson Lancaster University
Louise A. Baur
Louise A. Baur University of Sydney

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