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2013-12-02

Germani, Tamara, Lee Jennifer, Friesen, Steven, Bremault-Phillips, Suzette

Purpose of the Report The purpose of this report is to communicate summary findings of relevant themes and recommendations identified through a secondary analysis of the November 21, 2012 Challenging/Responsive Behaviours Symposium. The aim is to inform the development of a provincial action plan...

2015

Wagg, Adrian S., Drummond, Lindsay S., Jones, C. Allyson, Slaughter, Susan E.

Background: We examined the agreement over time of the physical functioning domains of the Resident Assessment Instrument: Minimum Data Set Version 2.0 (RAI-MDS) and the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) in nursing home residents with dementia. Methods: We completed a secondary analysis of...

Fall 2014

Bohn, Linzy M

The present research examined social motivation in dementia within the theoretical framework of socioemotional selectivity theory (SST; Carstensen, 2006). SST is a lifespan theory of social motivation that argues goal selection and pursuit are inextricably related to perceived time remaining in...

2008

Hawranik, P., Jansen, L., Kingston, D., Markle-Reid, M., Henderson, S., Peacock, P., Forbes, D., Morgan, D., Leipert, B.

The purpose was to examine the use and availability of home and communitybased services by men and women with dementia using data from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey.Variables of interest were based on the Andersen and Newman model and included predisposing, enabling, need, and use of...

2008

Forbes, D. A.

2012-06-11

Wesner, Stephanie, Sellinger, Kelly, Pangalia, Jessica, Mak, Karen

Individuals with dementia who live in long-term care facilities often lack opportunities for social interaction. Mealtimes provide such an opportunity, yet there are few studies of the nature of communication during mealtimes. The purpose of this 900 project was to examine verbal and non-verbal...

2023-01-02

Symonds-Brown, Holly

SSHRC IDG awarded 2023: People living with dementia are the fastest growing group of disabled people in the world. Currently at least 500,000 Canadians are diagnosed with dementia, a number expected to triple by the year 2050. Despite increased awareness of the need to support social inclusion...

2005

Kirk, A., Stewart, N., Biem, J., Morgan, D. G., D’Arcy, C., Crossley, M., Forbes, D.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Emerging Team (NET) program was designed to provide 5 years of support for the creation of new teams or the development of existing teams of investigators conducting collaborative multidisciplinary research in identified areas of focus. A NET...

2011

Innes, Anthea, Morgan, Debra, Kosteniuk, Julie

Objectives: The purpose of this review is to critically evaluate the available evidence from the published scientific literature on dementia care and service provision in rural and remote settings from the perspective of formal/paid caregiving, in order to assess the current state of knowledge,...

Spring 2020

Runac, Rachel E

Abuse is the intentional act, or failure to act, by a person that creates harm or risk of harm to another individual (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019a). This issue is particularly relevant in healthcare scenarios because of older adults' increased vulnerability. The prevalence of...