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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...

Fall 2021

Symonds-Brown, Holly

In Canada, most people living with dementia live at home, with family, friends and neighbours providing most of the care. While often mentioned in policy as an ideal, it seems that ‘care in the community’ is much more elusive to implement in practice for people with dementia and their families....

Fall 2021

Han, Zhuang Zhuang

Chronological aging is one of the greatest risk factors of tauopathies, yet our understanding about the underlying molecular mechanism is limited. Studying physiological aging often requires an extended timeline and thus presents a significant hurdle for modeling late-onset disorders. In this...

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...

Spring 2019

Hathaway, Joshua D.

In Canada, one in five adults over the age of 80 have dementia. Dementia negatively impacts other chronic conditions and is associated with a higher risk of death, frailty and higher health-care costs. Health care transitions are major events; the abrupt nature of transitions, are confusing and...

Fall 2018

Kobagi, Nadia M.

Dementia is a progressive disorder that affects thinking and memory. One of the most significant day-to-day impacts of dementia is the loss in ability to complete basic activities of daily living (ADLs), such as oral care. Toothbrushing is a multi-step task that individuals living with dementia...

Spring 2018

Jalkanen-Sargent, Maija J

Resilience has been defined as ‘doing ok’ during adversity. To date, very limited research has been conducted on resilience and dementia. My study explored the influences of cultural and linguistic differences between individuals with dementia and foreign-born care workers in order to...

2016-06-10

Edwards, Jenna, Shearer, Kathryn, Bartlett, Jordan, Hopper, Tammy

Introduction: Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Individuals with dementia often end up in long term care facilities with behavioural and psychological symptoms and communication disorders. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is being...

2016-12-01

Ostevik, Amberley, Slaughter, Susan E., Ickert, Carla, Hopper, Tammy, Hodgetts, Bill

Purpose: The study aims were: 1) to explore the relationship between hearing loss and cognitive-communication performance of individuals with dementia, and 2) to determine if hearing loss is accurately identified by long-term care (LTC) staff. The research questions were: 1) What is the effect of...

Spring 2016

Earle, Kelsey F.

This study examined the protective and vulnerability factors operating in the lives of individuals with dementia and their care partners. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with two participants with dementia and five care partner participants. Screening measures were also completed with...