Yetunde Tola

Biography

Dr. Yetunde Tola is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing, and a researcher. She holds a PhD in Nursing from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, a Master of Nursing Science from Prince of Songkla University, Thailand and a Bachelor of Nursing Science from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. She has experience in adult medical and surgical nursing, maternal and child health, mental health nursing, oncology nursing, and geriatric care.

Dr. Tola’s primary area of research focuses on intervention development for addressing both pain and psychological aspects of cancer. Also, she is involved in ageing research and continues to study the intersection between ageing and cancer pain management. She has presented her works at various international and local conferences. At the school of nursing, she teaches multidimensional aspects of cancer, nursing in the context of persistent illness, leadership, ageing and clinical integration and simulation courses.

Memberships

• Nova Scotia College of Nursing
• College of Registered Nurses Alberta
• College of Nurses Ontario
• Black Nurses Association of Nova Scotia (BNANS)
• Pan-Canadian Association of Nurses of African Descent (PCANAD)

Publications

• Ogunlowo, B. C., AKINGBADE, O., Adesuyi, E. O., Tola, Y. O., Jimoh, K., Esangbedo, J. O., ... & Ademuyiwa, I. Y. (2025). Effect of an online digital educational intervention on knowledge and perception of nursing students in Nigeria towards research: a pre-and post-test study. medRxiv, 2025-10.
• Esangbedo, J. O., Oduyemi, R. O., Aduroja, D., Tola, Y. O., Dele-Alonge, O., Adesuyi, E. O., ... & Akingbade, O. (2025). Uptake of breast cancer screening methods: perspectives of members of staff of Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta. ecancermedicalscience, 19, 1930.
• Adesuyi, E. O., Attah, C. A., Ige, O. A., Attamah, C. C., Jimoh, K. A., Olabode, O. O., ... & Tola, Y. O. (2025). Stigmatization, Medication Adherence and Resilience Among Recently Diagnosed People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA): A Mixed‐Method Study. Public Health Challenges, 4(1), e70036.
• Liang, W., Chow, K. M., Ni, X., Tola, Y. O., & Lo, S. H. S. (2025). Effects of a nurse-led diabetes self-management programme for people with type 2 diabetes receiving insulin injection therapy: A randomised controlled trial with qualitative process evaluation. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 105200.
• Olabode, O. O., Okanlawon, F. A., Tola, Y. O., Adesuyi, E.O., Adeyemo, M.O., & Akingbade, O. (2024). Determinants of Adoption of Evidence-Based Practice Among Nurses for Clinical DecisionMaking within Primary Health Care Facilities: A Narrative Review. J Nurs Care Repo; 5(1):1-9.
• Tola, Y. O., Lawal, M. A., Johnson, E. O., Phiri, P. G., Iloba, N. G., Lawal, A. O., ... & Chow, K. M. (2023). Development, Feasibility, and Preliminary Effects of a Hybrid-Mode Multicomponent Music Intervention for Women Undergoing Mastectomy. Cancer Nursing, 10-1097.