A5103159431- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Community Health and Development
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Public Health Policies and Education
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Physical Activity and Health
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Social Sciences and Governance
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Université de Montréal
2014-2023
Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
2020-2023
Héma-Québec
2013-2022
WIN Consortium
2021
Worldwide Universities Network
2021
Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail
2019
McGill University Health Centre
2019
Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal
2005-2014
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
2010-2012
Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé
2011
Purpose. This article proposes a model of the ecological approach in health promotion programs. Based on system theory, identifies intervention settings and targets as two independent dimensions for assessing integration this Additional objectives are to present pretest an analytical procedure that allows assessment Design. was descriptive study sample Subjects. Subjects were 44 programs drawn from population Canadian federally funded Measures. Descriptions obtained by telephone interviews....
Apoptosis or programmed cell death frequently parallels abnormalities in proliferation and differentiation. As hypertrophy/hyperplasia remodeling occurs organs affected by hypertension, we evaluated the degree of apoptosis heart, kidney, brain situ genetically hypertensive mice rats as well cultured vascular smooth muscle cells. was characterized morphological features, DNA fragmentation, laddering terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase labeling 3' OH ends both extracted tissue sections. The...
Alongside community involvement, promoting social participation has been identified as a key strategy of fostering empowerment, one the central tenets health promotion movement. Engagement in and productive activities appears to be particularly beneficial older adults, it found associated with positive outcomes on variety indicators. It is therefore critical identify factors that might lead greater within these age groups. The objective this study was investigate relationship between...
ABSTRACT Background: There is growing evidence that neighborhood environments are related to depressive mood in the general population. Older adults may be even more vulnerable factors than other adults. The aim of this paper review empirical findings on relationships between characteristics and among older Methods: A search literature was undertaken PsycINFO MEDLINE. Results: Nineteen studies were identified. Study designs most often cross-sectional, included large sample sizes, controlled...
Objectives. We compared the social participation of older adults living in metropolitan, urban, and rural areas, identified associated environmental factors. Methods. From 2004 to 2006, we conducted a cross-sectional study using an age-, gender-, area-stratified random sample 1198 (aged 67–82 years). collected data via interviewer-administered questionnaires derived from Canadian censuses. Results. Social did not differ across areas (P = .09), but after controlling for potential confounding...
Objective: This article examined the associations between proximity to selected locations considered be conducive social participation, and participation itself, in urban-dwelling seniors. Methods: A sample of 520 older adults residing Montreal area provided reports information about health, sociodemographic characteristics, networks, perceptions features their residential environment. Information distance home five deemed were obtained from a geographic system. Results: Analyses showed...
Judicious food choices are of prime importance during aging. This study was conducted to identify individual and collective attributes determining global diet quality (DQ). Participants were 1,793 adults (52% women) from the NuAge on nutrition successful Subjects aged 67 84 years in relatively good health recruited Québec Medicare Database. Sociodemographic, affective, cognitive data, conditions, perceived physical functional status, dietary habits community resources obtained using...
Abstract Over the past 15 years, use of specialised medical equipment by patients at home has increased in most industrialised countries. Adopting a conceptual framework that brings together two research perspectives, i.e. sociology technology and illness, this paper empirically examines why how health broader social world. Our study compares contrasts four interventions: antibiotic intravenous therapy, parenteral nutrition, peritoneal dialysis oxygen therapy. We conducted interviews with (n...
This paper examines the association between neighborhood active living potential and walking among middle-aged older adults. A sample of 2,614 (61.1% women) persons aged 45 years or in one 112 census tracts Montreal, Canada, were recruited February May 2005 to participate a 20-minute telephone survey. Data linked observational data on analyzed through multilevel modeling. Greater density destinations tract was associated with greater likelihoods for any reason at least 5 days per week 30...
Health promotion underpins a distancing from narrow, simplifying health approaches associated with the biomedical model. However, it has not yet succeeded in formally establishing its theoretical, epistemological and methodological foundations on single paradigm. The complexity paradigm, which to broach head-on, might provide disciplinary matrix line implicit stances basic values. This article seeks establish complexity's relevance as paradigm that can contribute development of discipline....
Objective. This paper examined whether or not closer proximity to local services and amenities was associated with maintenance of more frequent walking over time among urban-dwelling seniors above individual-level characteristics.
Communication barriers severely reduce the effectiveness of oral health care provision to people living in poverty. Our objective was identify specific approaches and skills developed by dentists for more effective treatment poverty addressing their needs. We conducted qualitative research based on in-depth interviews with eight practicing disadvantaged communities Montreal, Canada. Analyses consisted interview debriefing, transcript coding, data interpretation. Results revealed that, over...
Given the challenges of aging populations, calls have been issued for more sustainable urban re-development and implementation local solutions to address global environmental healthy issues. However, few studies considered older adults' daily mobility better understand how built social environments may contribute aging. Meanwhile, wearable sensors interactive map-based applications offer novel means gathering information on people's mobility, levels physical activity, or network structure....
Purpose. To identify the organizational and professional correlates of integration ecological approach in Canadian public health organizations' tobacco control programs for youth. Design. Cross-sectional survey. Setting. organizations. Subjects. One hundred ten implemented 90 The response rate organizations was 87%. Measures. Descriptions were obtained by telephone interviews. An analytical procedure applied to program data intervention settings, targets strategies each program. Using this...
To examine associations between the availability of residential-area food sources and dietary patterns among seniors.Cross-sectional analyses. Individual-level data from NuAge study on nutrition healthy ageing were merged with geographic information system store area-level social composition. Two reflecting lower- higher-quality diets (respectively designated 'western' 'prudent') identified FFQ data. source relative measures calculated for a 500 m road-network buffer around participants'...