A5080033356- Traffic and Road Safety
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Sports Performance and Training
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Effects of Vibration on Health
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Safety Warnings and Signage
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
2017-2025
Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
2019-2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2011-2017
Université Laval
2009-2016
IIT@MIT
2010-2015
New England University Transportation Center
2011-2015
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec
2011-2013
Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé
2009
University of Calgary
2007
We examine the relationships between contemporary progress in on-road vehicle automation and its coherence with an envisioned "autopia" (automobile utopia) whereby operation task is removed from all direct human control.The progressive of vehicles toward a completely driverless state determined by integration technological advances into private automobile market; improvements transportation infrastructure systems efficiencies; vision future driving as crash-free enterprise. While there are...
The "Age Suit" described in this article was developed to enable future designers, business leaders, and engineers experience navigating the world as many older adults must. Tools such Age Suit offer opportunity "walk a mile" another's shoes develop empathy that can result better design of spaces, goods, services meet needs rapidly growing population. This work first examined, through series clinical tests, whether younger adults' physical capacities were reduced direction consistent with...
Driving retraining classes may offer an opportunity to attenuate some effects of aging that alter driving skills. Unfortunately, there is evidence classroom programs (driving refresher courses) do not improve the performance older drivers. The aim current study was evaluate if simulator training sessions with video-based feedback can modify visual search behaviors drivers while changing lanes in urban driving. In order effectiveness training, 10 who received a course and about their were...
Abstract Background For some older persons, driving is essential to maintain their daily activities and engagement with society. Unfortunately, will have stop driving, as they age. Driving-cessation an important transition for persons caregivers, well known cause significant challenges consequences. This study aimed describe the experience of caregivers in from ceasing drive. Methods Within a descriptive qualitative design, semi-structured interviews were undertaken ( n = 8) 6) city Québec...
Objectives. This research aimed to describe the distribution and occurrence of work-related collisions involving paramedics across Quebec compare these results with general vehicles. Methods. retrospective study spanned 11 years data (2010–2020) extracted from Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) road safety statistics. Statistical tests including a paired t test Mann–Kendall were used for temporal analysis aggregated numbers injury non-injury in 17 regions Quebec. A...
Background and Objectives: While shoulder injuries represent the musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) most encountered in physical therapy, there is no consensus on their management. In attempts to provide standardized personalized treatment, a robotic-assisted device combined with EMG biofeedback specifically dedicated MSDs was developed. This study aimed determine efficacy of an 8-week rehabilitation program (3 sessions week) using (RA-EMG group) comparison conventional (CONV patients...
The aim of this study was to examine lane change strategies in active younger and older drivers. Visual inspection mirrors the blind spot control vehicle were documented a simulator environment.Younger (n = 10, 21-31 years) 11, 65-75 drivers drove through continuous simulated environment including urban rural sections. scenario included events where, negotiate secure change, driver needed look at 3 regions interest (ROI): (1) rearview mirror, (2) left side (3) spot. maneuvers necessary avoid...
<p>La población mundial está envejeciendo a un ritmo sin precedentes. El envejecimiento y mayor porcentaje de trabajadores que trabajan más allá los años jubilación presentan importantes desafíos oportunidades. Los mayores son recurso valioso, pero fin garantizar permanezcan en buen estado salud, la prevención será clave. Tecnologías portátiles, ó wearables, están proporcionando medio para hacer frente el mediante creación amplio espectro oportunidades intervenir prolongar vida laboral...
Background: Ambulance drivers are more likely to be involved in fatal or injury collisions compared other professional drivers.
 Study Objective: This study is a retrospective aimed describe factors paramedics’ collisions.
 Method: Spanning over 10 years of data (2010-2019) from paramedic agency covering Montreal (Qc, Canada), links between the number ambulance injuries and non-injury diverse characteristics like experience, sex, age paramedics, day time collision, weather surface...
Abstract Objectives: To assess and compare the effectiveness of a simulation-based approach to change drivers' attitudes toward cellular phone use while driving for younger novice older experienced drivers. Methods: Thirty young drivers were tested on simulator in this study. Their performance dealing with tasks was measured single task dual (driving using phone) compared 30 previously another Half received video-based feedback regarding their two conditions, an emphasis contribution...
By the nature of their jobs first responders have to interact with in-vehicle devices even as they drive under challenging road conditions. In this paper we assess state-of-the-art in creating safe user interfaces for responders, and propose six research development priorities future work realm.
Rapid discrete goal-directed movements are characterized by a well known coordination pattern between the gaze and hand displacements. The always starts prior to movement reaches target before velocity peak. Surprisingly, effect of size on temporal gaze-hand has not been directly investigated. Moreover, often produced in reciprocal rather than manner. objectives this work were assess during fast 1) 2) pointings. Subjects performed (experiment pointings with an amplitude 50 cm four diameters...
Public health policies with varying degrees of restriction have been imposed around the world to prevent spread coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this study, we aimed evaluate effects implementation government and Nowruz holidays on containment COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, using an intervention time series analysis.Daily data cases registered between February 19 May 2, 2020 were collected from World Health Organization (WHO)'s website. Using modeling, effect two number confirmed...
Due to limited accessibility, direct measurement of VO2max is rarely performed in clinical settings or sports centers. As a result, regression equations have been developed and are currently used during exercise tests provide an indirect estimation. The American College Sports Medicine (ACSM) has recommended equation for running estimation VO2. However, significant differences observed between these estimations directly measured VO2max. Additionally, since submaximal assessments may be more...