Research Articles on Aging

  • Sheets, D. J., & Gallagher, E. M. (2013). “Aging in Canada: State of the art and science”. The Gerontologist, 53(1), 1-8. Link 1
  • Ploughman, M., Harris, C., Wallack, E. M., Drodge, O., Beaulieu, S., & Mayo, N. (2015). “Predictors of exercise participation in ambulatory and non-ambulatory older people with multiple sclerosis”. PeerJ, 3, e1158. Link 2
  • Liu, F., Woodrow, J., Loucks-Atkinson, A., Buehler, S., West, R., & Wang, P. P. (2013). “Smoking and alcohol consumption patterns among elderly Canadians with mobility disabilities”. BMC Research Notes, 6(1), 1. Link 3
  • Parke, B., Bornstein, S., Kean, R., MacKenzie, M., & McGrath, K. (2012). “Age-Friendly Acute Care in Newfoundland & Labrador”. Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research, Memorial University, St. John's, NL. Link 4
  • Mercado, R., Páez, A., & Newbold, K. B. (2010). “Transport policy and the provision of mobility options in an aging society: a case study of Ontario, Canada”. Journal of Transport Geography, 18(5), 649-661. Link 5  
  • Bjelakovic, G., Gluud, L. L., Nikolova, D., Whitfield, K., Krstic, G., Wetterslev, J., & Gluud, C. (2014). “Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of cancer in adults”. The Cochrane Library, 6(CD007469). Link 6
  • Young, J., Angevaren, M., Rusted, J., & Tabet, N. (2015). “Aerobic exercise to improve cognitive function in older people without known cognitive impairment”. The Cochrane Library, 4(CD005381). Link 7
  • Provencher, V., Généreux, M., Gagnon-Roy, M., Veillette, N., Egan, M., Sirois, M. J., & Stocco, S. (2016). “Preventing avoidable incidents leading to a presentation to the emergency department (ED) by older adults with cognitive impairment: protocol for a scoping review”. BMJ Open, 6(2), e009818. Link 8
  • Alagiakrishnan, K., Wilson, P., Sadowski, C. A., Rolfson, D., Ballermann, M., Ausford, A., & Hayward, R. S. (2016). “Physicians’ use of computerized clinical decision supports to improve medication management in the elderly–the seniors Medication Alert and review Technology intervention”. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 11, 73-81. Link 9
  • Stolee, P., Elliott, J., McNeil, H., Boscart, V., Heckman, G. A., Hutchinson, R., & Judd, M. (2015). “Choosing Healthcare Options by Involving Canada's Elderly: a protocol for the CHOICE realist synthesis project on engaging older persons in healthcare decision-making”. BMJ Open, 5(11), e008190. Link 10