Publications

2024

Robert B., Sun AH., Sinden D., Eddeen AB., Murmann M.,& Hsu AT. Effectiveness of the Sub-Acute Care for Frail Elderly (SAFE) Transitional Care Unit on Short-Term Functional Independence in Frail Older Patients Discharged from Hospital. Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 27(4), 418-29.
Ménard A., Konikoff L., Adams M., Singh Y., Scott MM., Yin CY., Kimura M., Kobewka D., Fung C., Isenberg SR., Kaasalainen S., Kierulf J., Molnar F., Shamon S., Wilson K., & Kehoe MacLeod K. 2024. Supporting resident-centred decision-making about transitions from long-term care homes to hospital: a qualitative study protocol. BMJ Open, 14(11), e086748.
Robitaille A., Adams M., Heckman G., Norman M., Feldman S., Robert B., & Hirdes JP. 2024. Pain in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes: A Call for Action. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 25(10).
Cruise D., Jaana M., Sinden D., & Garcia L. 2024. Factors Affecting Managers' Technology Adoption Decisions in Long-Term Care Homes: A Canadian Exploratory Study Post–COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 1–24.
Agapitos M., Muniz-Terrera G., & Robitaille, A. 2024.Older caregivers' depressive symptomatology over time: evidence from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. European Journal of Ageing. 21.
Van Allen ZM., Orsholits D., & Boisgontier MP. Prestroke Physical Activity Matters for Functional Limitations: A Longitudinal Case-Control Study of 12,860 Participants. Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association,104(10), pzae094.
Cheval, B., Maltagliati, S., Courvoisier, D. S., Marcora, S., & Boisgontier, M. P. 2024. Development and validation of the physical effort scale (PES). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 72, 102607.
Fremont, D., Roberts, R. L., Webber, C., Clarke, A. E., Milani, C., Isenberg, S. R., Bush, S. H., Kobewka, D., Turcotte, L., Howard, M., Boese, K., Arya, A., Robert, B., Sinnarajah, A., Simon, J. E., Lau, J., Qureshi, D., Downar, J., & Tanuseputro, P. 2024. Changes in End-of-Life Symptom Management Prescribing among Long-Term Care Residents during COVID-19. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 25(6), 104955.
Karunananthan, S., Bonacci, G., Fung, C., Huang, A., Robert, B., McCutcheon, T., Houghton, D., Hakimjavadi, R., Keely, E., & Liddy, C. 2024. What do primary care providers want to know when caring for patients living with frailty? An analysis of eConsult communications between primary care providers and specialists. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), 76.
Tanuseputro, P., Roberts, R. L., Milani, C., Clarke, A. E., Webber, C., Isenberg, S. R., Kobewka, D., Turcotte, L., Bush, S. H., Boese, K., Arya, A., Robert, B., Sinnarajah, A., Simon, J. E., Howard, M., Lau, J., Qureshi, D., Fremont, D., & Downar, J. 2024. Palliative End-of-Life Medication Prescribing Rates in Long-Term Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 25(3), 532-538.e8.

2023

Farajzadeh A., Goubran M., Fessler L., Cheval B., Van Allen Z., & Boisgontier M. 2023. Training older adults to inhibit the automatic attraction to sedentary stimuli: A cognitive-bias-modification protocol. European Rehabilitation Journal. 3(1).
Cruise, D., Sinden, D., & Jaana, M. 2023. Older Adults' Quality of Life in Long-Term Care: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement.
Robitaille, A., Garcia, L. Muniz Terrera, G. 2023. Differences in the longitudinal change of behaviours related to dementia in long-term care: a growth mixture modelling approach, BMC Geriatrics, 23, 254.

2022

Campbell, S., Boutette, M., and Plant, J. 2022. Lessons from Long-Term Care Home Partners during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare Quarterly, 25(Special Issue), 27–33.
Murmann, M., Sinden, D., Hsu, A.T., Thavorn, K., Eddeen, A.B., Sun, A.H., and Robert, B. 2022. The cost-effectiveness of a nursing home-based transitional care unit for increasing the potential for independent living in the community among hospitalized older adults, Journal of Medical Economics, DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2022.2156152
Liu, A., Sinden, D., Plant, J., Norman, M., Acosta, D., Hsu, A., and Robert, B. 2022. Program Evaluation of SeeMe^TM: Understanding Frailty Together. Canadian Geriatrics Journal. 25(1)1-31
Appel, L., Appel, E., Kisonas, E., Lewis, S., and Sheng, L. Q. 2022. Virtual Reality for Veteran Relaxation: Can VR Therapy Help Veterans Living with Dementia Who Exhibit Responsive Behaviors? Frontier in Virtual Reality. 2:724020

2021

Acosta, D.J., Rinfret, A., Plant, J., and Hsu, A.T. 2021. Using Patient Simulation to Promote Best Practices in Fall Prevention and Postfall Assessment in Nursing Homes. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 1-6
Appel, L., Appel, E., Kisonas, E., Pasat, Z., Mozeson, K., Vemulakonda, J., and Sheng, L. 2021. Virtual Reality for Veteran Relaxation (VR2) – Introducing VR-Therapy for Veterans With Dementia – Challenges and Rewards of the Therapists Behind the Scenes. Frontiers in Virtual Reality.
Plant, J., Fiset, V., Munoz, J., Soto, E., and Crick S. 2021. The Integration of Long-Term Care and Personal Support Worker Education: Evaluation of a Living Classroom Experience. Journal of Aging and Long-Term Care. 4(1):1-10

2020

Robert, B., Sun, A.H., Sinden, D., and Spruin, S. 2020. A Case-Control Study of the Sub-Acute Care for Frail Elderly (Safe) Unit on Hospital Readmission, Emergency Department Visits and Continuity of Post-Discharge Care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 22(3):P544-550

2019

Graham, M.E., and Fabricius, A. 2019. Against Environmental Anaesthesia: Investigating Resident Engagement with a Magnetic Participative Art Installation on a secure Unit. Arts & Health.87-97
Graham, M.E., and Fabricius, A. 2019. Beyond “Home-Like” Design: Visitor Responses to an Immersive Creative Space in a Canadian Long-Term Care Facility. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 38(7):1045-1057

2018

Boutette, M., Hoffer, A., Plant, J., Robert, B., and Sinden, D. 2018. Establishing an Integrated Model of Subacute Care for the Frail Elderly. Healthcare Management Forum. 31(4):133-136