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| Informing Understandings of Mild Cognitive Impairment for Older Adults: Implications from a Scoping Review1.2 TUNGSTEN Simon Fraser University, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, University of Toronto, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-03-27 | Mei Fang, "Coatta, K. ", "Badger, M. ", "Wu, S. ", "Easton, M. ", "Nygard, L. ", Arlene Astell, Andrew Sixsmith | | The TREAT scale: A reflexive tool for transdisciplinary working in aging and technology researchCC3 T-WORK AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-07-23 | | | Enhancing Knowledge Mobilization and Commercial Outcomes in Aging and TechnologyCC3 T-WORK Simon Fraser University, AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-07-23 | | | Ageing well in the right place: partnership working with older people1.3 OA-INVOLVE University of Dundee, Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-03-01 | | | Re-building sense-of-place amongst older adults transitioning into affordable housing1.3 OA-INVOLVE, CC3 T-WORK Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-11-02 | | | Long term care en masse interinstitutional relocations: Interactive guideline development. Other Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-10-22 | | | Researching the Globe CC2 TECH-TRANS Research Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-03-08 | | | Facilitators and Barriers to Transdiciplinary Working in Aging and Technology Research: An exploration of experiences in a Pan-Canadian Research networkCC3 T-WORK Research AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-20 | | | Using knowledge mobilization to advance the creation of homelike residential long-term careOther Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-07-26 | | | Perspective workshops: Co-creating service solutions for seniors in affordable housingOther Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-07-26 | | | Mapping Metro Vancouver: Exploring implementation possibilities for Housing FirstOther Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-11-21 | | | Impact of residential transition and a “home-like” built environment on residents’ health in long-term care settingsOther Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-10-12 | | | Mapping Metro Vancouver to support Housing First implementationOther Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-10-12 | | | Senior services that support Housing First in Metro VancouverCanham, S. L., Battersby, L., Fang, M. L., Wada, M., Barnes, R., & Sixsmith, A. (2018). Senior services that support Housing First in Metro Vancouver. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 61(1), 104-125. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2017.1391919Other Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-01-04 | | | Creating and enhancing ‘home’ in long-term care settings: A longitudinal inquiryWada, M., Canham, S. L., Battersby, L., Fang, M. L., & Sixsmith, A. (2016, November). Creating and enhancing ‘home’ in long-term care settings: A longitudinal inquiry. Poster presented at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA, USA.
(Funding source: Baptist Housing)
Other Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-11-17 | | | Consultations for Ehealth PaperConsulted with experts in the field of ehealth via telephone and email for ehealth scoping review.PCHT Simon Fraser University | Networking and Partnerships | 2018-02-16 | | | Experiences of a mass interinstitutional relocation for long-term care staffCanham, S., Wada, M., Battersby, L., Fang, M. L., & Sixsmith, A. (2018). Experiences of a mass interinstitutional relocation for long-term care staff. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, Advance online publication, 1-16. doi: 10.1080/02763893.2018.1431582Other Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-03-01 | | | Transdisciplinary Working in Aging and Technology Research and Development: Contradictions, Tensions and Best PracticesCC3 T-WORK Research AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-18 | | | The TREAT scale: a reflexive tool for transdisciplinary working in aging and technology research1.3 OA-INVOLVE AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Toronto, University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-07-23 | | | Facilitators and Barriers to Transdisciplinary Working in Aging and Technology Research: An exploration of Experiences in a Pan-Canadian Research NetworkOral presentation: Symposium, Strategies for Development of Canadian Research and Policy in Aging. 46th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, 19-21st, October, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1.3 OA-INVOLVE AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-19 | | | Product-readiness levels for the ‘real world’ impact: an AGE-WELL performance management framework for aging and technology researchOral presentation: Symposium, Strategies for Development of Canadian Research and policy in Aging. 46th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, 19-21st, October, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1.3 OA-INVOLVE Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-19 | | | Contextual factors for aging well: creating socially engaging spaces through the use of deliberative dialoguesSymposium, Social engagement in the community. Oral Presentation: Social Engagement in the Community, 46th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, 19-21st, October, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.1.3 OA-INVOLVE Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-19 | | | Developing an ‘in-house’ social engagement strategy to help seniors remain healthy, active, and socially connectedPoster for the 46th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, 19-21st, October, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1.3 OA-INVOLVE Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-19 | | | Understanding Place Histories of Older Canadian Migrants to Inform Positive Aging-in-PlaceSymposium, Features in Cross-Cultural Aging. Oral presentation, 46th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, 19-21st, October, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1.3 OA-INVOLVE Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-19 | | | Transdisciplinary Resources for Real World Impact: The What, The Why, The HowLunch ’N’ Learn. Age-Well’s 3rd Annual Conference, Services, and Policies for Healthy Aging, October 17 – 19, 2017, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1.3 OA-INVOLVE University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, Simon Fraser University, AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-17 | | | Translating research back to the community: Findings from a realist reviewPaper for the International Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology 2017 World Congress, July 23-27, 2017, San Francisco, CA.
1.3 OA-INVOLVE Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-07-23 | | | Perspective Workshops: Co-creating Service Solutions for Seniors in Affordable HousingInternational Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology 2017 World Congress1.3 OA-INVOLVE Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-07-23 | | | Enhancing Knowledge Mobilization and Commercial Outcomes in Aging and TechnologyPaper for the International Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology World Congress, July 23-27, 2017, San Francisco, California.
1.3 OA-INVOLVE Simon Fraser University, AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Toronto, University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-07-23 | | | The TREAT scale: A reflexive tool for transdisciplinary working in aging and technology researchPaper for the International Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology 2017 World Congress, July 23-27, 2017, San Francisco, California.
1.3 OA-INVOLVE AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-07-23 | | | AGING WELL @ HOME: An ‘in-house’ social engagement strategy to help seniors remain healthy, active, and socially connected14th Geriatric Services Conference, Vancouver, B.C.1.3 OA-INVOLVE Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-04-06 | | | Transdisciplinary Game Night: An innovative knowledge strategy to support transdisciplinary research. Toronto Rehabilitation Research Day, 27th October, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1.3 OA-INVOLVE AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Toronto, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, University of Dundee, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-27 | | | CC ALLEY, Transdisciplinary Resources.AGE-WELL’s 3rd Annual Conference, Services, and Policies for Healthy Aging, October 17 – 19, 2017, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1.3 OA-INVOLVE, CC3 T-WORK University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, Simon Fraser University, AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-17 | | | Understanding Migration Pathways to Inform Positive Aging-in-Place. 26th Annual John K. Friesen Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Other author: Woolrych, R.
1.3 OA-INVOLVE Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-05-18 | | | Ageing well in the right place: partnership working with older people.1.3 OA-INVOLVE University of Dundee, Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-03-15 | | | Aging gracefully across environments using technology to support wellness, engagement and long life (AGE-WELL): A national research network in technology and aging. 1.3 OA-INVOLVE KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-03-01 | | | Place-making with older persons: Establishing sense-of-place through participatory community mapping workshops1.3 OA-INVOLVE Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-11-01 | | | Challenges of implementing transdisciplinary working in aging and technology researchObjective: Adopting transdisciplinary working (TDW) in research is crucial for addressing ‘wicked’ problems such as developing useful and usable technologies for older adults as this requires new knowledge production and innovation through collaboration among scientists from diverse disciplines and various experiential stakeholders (e.g., older adults, industry, policy makers). Given the scant research to date on using and applying TDW in this context, this study explored perceptions and experiences of TDW within a pan-Canadian Network of Centres of Excellence on aging and technology. Methods: Thirty network members from various disciplinary and research backgrounds participated in semi-structured interviews on their experience with teamwork and collaboration. Interview data were thematically analyzed drawing on Giddens’ structuration theory. Findings: In our analysis we identified key challenges experienced in implementing TDW. At the individual level, researchers’ lack of time and effort was a common hindrance cited by participants. At the team and project level, challenges included finding appropriate research partners, communication, tensions with network members favouring a traditional approach and those valuing TDW, and difficulties with evaluating TDW. At the system level, academic and organizational expectations were identified as counter to the principles of TDW. Conclusions: We discuss how the traditional research arena is structured to promote individualism, hierarchy, and competition over collaboration and team-based research, the latter of which are central to TDW. Such a system supports a traditional approach to research and encourages researchers to sustain it. Strategies for addressing the identified challenges are suggested in order to better foster TDW within the network.CC3 T-WORK Research University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute/University of Toronto, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-10-20 | | | Perceived benefits of incorporating transdisciplinary working into research on aging and technologyObjective: Transdisciplinary working (TDW) aims to address real-world problems through cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration in research. In the field of aging and technology, TDW is crucial because developing appropriate and useful technologies involves understanding and addressing real-world problems faced by older adults. Further, this requires the creation of new knowledge by integrating and transcending diverse disciplinary and sectoral knowledge and perspectives (e.g., of older adults, industry, policy-makers). This study explored how members of a pan-Canadian Network of Centres of Excellence in aging and technology understood and enagaged in TDW research, with particular focus on the perceived benefits of TDW. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 network members with diverse disciplinary and sectoral backgrounds and network roles and analysed the interview data thematically. Findings: Participants who incorporated some TDW principles into their research identified important benefits gained from doing so. At an individual level, it creates opportunities for researchers, trainees, and students to learn from each other about new theories, methodologies, and perspectives. At the team and project level, adopting TDW principles expands a team’s capacity to holistically understand and address problems, which was perceived as leading to better research outcomes. At a community level, integrating TDW principles empowers older adults and other communitybased stakeholders through their involvement in research and technology development. Despite these perceived benefits, many participants did not fully implement TDW in their research. Conclusions: We discuss the discrepancy between participants’ perceived benefits and implementation of TDW. Strategies for mitigating barriers to implementing TDW will be suggested.CC3 T-WORK Research University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute/University of Toronto, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-10-20 | | | Experiences of transdisciplinary working in a Pan-Canadian network on ageing and technology: Integrating transdisciplinary principles into research1.3 OA-INVOLVE, CC3 T-WORK, CC3 T-WORK Research Toronto Rehab Institute/University of Toronto, University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-09-07 | | | Facilitators and Barriers to Transdisciplinary Working in Aging and Technology Research: An Exploration of Experiences in a Pan-Canadian Research Network1.3 OA-INVOLVE, CC3 T-WORK, CC3 T-WORK Research Simon Fraser University, AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Toronto, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-20 | | | Understanding disparities of the digital divide: Recommendations for theory, policy, and practice8. Fang, M. L., Canham, S. L., Battersby, L., Wada, M., Sixsmith, J., & Sixsmith, A. (2018, May). Understanding disparities of the digital divide: Recommendations for theory, policy, and practice. Symposium paper presented at the 24th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, May 2-4, Oslo, Norway.1.3 OA-INVOLVE, CC3 T-WORK Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-05-02 | | | Exploring privilege in the digital divide: Implications for theory, policy, and practiceFang, M. L., Canham, S. L., Battersby, L., Sixsmith, J., Wada, M., & Sixsmith, A. (2018). Exploring privilege in the digital divide: Implications for theory, policy, and practice. The Gerontologist, Advance online publication, 1-15. doi: 10.1093/geront/gny0371.3 OA-INVOLVE Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-05-10 | | | Social Transformation and Urban Regeneration: Wellbeing and Women’s Marginalisation in Community ContextsSixsmith, J., Woolrych, R.,& Fang, M. (accepted). Social Transformation and Urban Regeneration: Wellbeing and Women’s Marginalisation in Community Contexts. In Morrow, M. (ed.), Women’s Health in Canada.1.3 OA-INVOLVE University of Dundee, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-06-04 | | | Understanding sense-of-place for low-income seniors: Living at the intersections of multiple oppressions, positionalities and identitiesSixsmith, J., Fang, M., Woolrych, R., Canham, S., Battersby, L., & Sixsmith, A. (accepted). Understanding Sense-of-place for Low-Income Seniors: Living at the Intersections of Multiple Oppressions, Positionalities and Identities. In Hankivsky, O., & Jordan-Zachery, J. (eds.) Bringing Intersectionality to Public Policy.1.3 OA-INVOLVE University of Dundee, Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-07-02 | | | Integrating sense-of-place within new housing developments: A Community-based participatory research approachFang, M.L., Woolrych, R., Sixsmith, J., Canham, S.L., Battersby, L., Ren, T.H., & Sixsmith, A. (accepted). Integrating sense-of-place within new housing developments: A Community-based participatory research approach. In Goulding, A.M., Davenport, S.B. & Newman, A. (eds) Creative practice in the resilience of older people, Bristol: Policy Press.1.3 OA-INVOLVE Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-08-06 | | | Services to support older adults in maintaining housing in Metro VancouverOther Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-10-19 | | | Exploring privilege in the digital divide: Implications for theory, policy, and practiceOther Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-10-19 | | | Discovering the main mechanisms that influence ageing workforce - a bibliometric surveyOther Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-10-20 | | | Defining and evaluating transdisciplinary research: implications for aging and technologyCC3 T-WORK Toronto Rehab Institute/University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-10-14 | | | Report on 2017 outreachCC3 T-WORK AGE-WELL NCE Inc, University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-08-27 | | | Transdisciplinary research in aging and technology: Experiences from a pan-Canadian research networkCC3 T-WORK Research Toronto Rehab Institute/University of Toronto, University of Dundee, Simon Fraser University, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-11-01 | | | Senior services that support Housing First in Metro Vancouver, CanadaOther Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-11-01 | | | Perceptions of home in long-term care settings: before and after institutional relocation
Although moving from institutional to home-like long-term care (LTC) settings can promote and sustain the health and wellbeing of older adults, there has been little research examining how home is perceived by older adults when moving between care settings. A qualitative study was conducted over a two-year period during the relocation of residents and staff from an institutional LTC home to a purpose-built LTC home in Western Canada. The study explored perceptions of home amongst residents, family members and staff. Accordingly, 210 semi-structured interviews were conducted at five time-points with 35 residents, 23 family members and 81 staff. Thematic analyses generated four superordinate themes that are suggestive of how to create and enhance a sense of home in LTC settings: (a) physical environment features; (b) privacy and personalisation; (c) autonomy, choice and flexibility; and (d) connectedness and togetherness. The findings reveal that the physical environment features are foundational for the emergence of social and personal meanings associated with a sense of home, and highlight the impact of care practices on the sense of home when the workplace becomes a home. In addition, tension that arises between providing care and creating a home-like environment in LTC settings is discussed.Other, AWNIH-DHC University of Dundee, Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2019-01-09 | | | Perceived benefits of incorporating transdisciplinary working into research on aging and technologyPresented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology 47th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.1.3 OA-INVOLVE University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute/University of Toronto, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-10-20 | | | Transdisciplinary research in aging and technology: Experiences from a pan-Canadian research networkPresented at the Gerontological Society of America 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 1.3 OA-INVOLVE, CC3 T-WORK, CC3 T-WORK Research Toronto Rehab Institute/University of Toronto, University of Dundee, Simon Fraser University, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-11-17 | | | Doing transdisciplinarity: Promising practices in aging and technology research and developmentCC3 T-WORK University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, Simon Fraser University, Toronto Rehab Institute/University of Toronto, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2020-02-06 | | | Defining organizational contributions to sustaining an ageing workforce: A bibliometric reviewThe ageing of populations worldwide has implications for workforces in developed countries, and labour shortages have increasingly become a political concern. Governments in developed countries have responded by increasing the retirement age as a strategy for overcoming the fall in labour supply. Using bibliometric techniques, we reviewed 122 articles published between 1990 and 2018 to examine the effectiveness of the strategy in addressing the labour shortages and, in particular, to identify the factors that contribute positively to maintaining worker participation within an ageing workforce at an organizational level. The results identified five organizational factors that support continued participation: health, institutions, human resource management, human capital and technology tools. Employers will increasingly need to develop “age-friendly” workplaces and practices if they are to recruit and retain older workers.Other Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2019-03-23 | | | The impacts of long-term care home relocations on residents’ health and well-beingOther, CC3 T-WORK Research University of Dundee, Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2019-05-24 | | | Agentic experiences within structures of long-term care: implications for research and practiceOther, CC3 T-WORK Research Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2019-05-24 | | | Institutional dynamics and agentic experiences within long-term care: implications for research and practiceBackground/Objectives: Gidden's theory of structuration suggests that power exercised on human agents is determined by social, cultural, and infrastructural forces that predict an individual's agentic ability to exercise autonomy and wield control in situations and/or places. Informed by notions of the duality of structure, this research aimed to understand the physical, social and cultural structures of a purpose-built long-term care (LTC) expansion designed with the intent of providing more ‘home-like' care. Methods: A qualitative interview study was conducted to explore staff members' (e.g. nurses, care aides, management) experiences of agency, as they navigate social, physical and cultural structures during a two-year LTC interinstitutional relocation process. In-depth interviews were conducted with 82 staff members of Oak Creek LTC at five time-points over the course of the relocation (pre-move, post-move, 6, 12 and 18 months). Results: Team-based thematic analysis of the data was undertaken and the findings identified the importance of staff agency across multiple structural layers: physicality of place, institutional policies and practices, and normative socio-cultural behaviours and practices, which ultimately shape workplace identity and one's ability to provide optimal care to residents. Conclusions: Within the institutional context of LTC, staff members' agency is determined by the: physical structure of the building, policies defined by decision-makers of the institution, established organizational work culture as well as socially accepted workplace behaviours and practices. Applying principles that stem from the theory of structuration can challenge researchers, planners, developers to consider the impact of structures on individual agency when designing and developing LTC facilities.
Fang, M. L., Sixsmith, J., Wada, M., Canham, S. L., Battersby, L., Woolrych, R., & Sixsmith, A. (2019, October). Institutional dynamics and agentic experiences within long-term care: implications for research and practice. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Moncton, New Brunswick, Columbia, Canada.Other Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2019-10-26 | | | Deconstructing the ‘culture’ of service provision for older people experiencing homelessnessBackground/Objectives: Older adults hold unique social categories and identities, and this translates into distinctive experiences of homelessness requiring more tailored solutions to securing appropriate housing options. Informed by tenets of "cultural safety" and "cultural humility" - established conceptual models used to guide health and social care delivery for diverse groups - we explore the cultural appropriateness of Housing First as a service model for supporting older homeless people. Methods: Three deliberative dialogue workshops, focused on availability and accessibility of services and resources for supporting distinct homeless groups, were conducted with 66 housing and social care service providers that serviced: youth, women, and older people. Discussions were digitally-recorded, transcribed and thematically-analysed using cultural safety and humility as analytical models. Results: While ‘Housing First' has been widely adopted to address homelessness, findings indicate a lack of knowledge on how this model can be delivered to accommodate for the diversity of older homeless people. This knowledge gap has created ambiguous levels of appropriateness (i.e. shaped by gender, generational experience and culture) of services available for homeless persons. As well, vagueness of service options were highly influenced by the tensions, obscurities, and contradictions faced when servicing across targeted homeless populations. Conclusions: Our analysis confirms that supports for older homeless people are often subsumed into supports for the general population with little consideration for the uniqueness of homelessness in later life. Implications of these findings suggest that principles of cultural safety and humility are integral to providing culturally-safe and responsive care to older homeless people.
Fang, M. L., Canham, S. L., Battersby, L., Wada, M., & Sixsmith, J. (2019, October). Deconstructing the ‘culture’ of service provision for older people experiencing homelessness. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Moncton, New Brunswick, Columbia, Canada.Other Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2019-10-25 | | | Co-creating project lay summaries with stakeholdersFunding bodies are increasingly requesting lay-summaries for research proposals to communicate the projects’ real-world relevance to the public. Many researchers find this difficult because they generally write for fellow subject specialists or academics. The Transdisciplinary Working (CC3) team therefore organized two lay-summary co-creation workshops for the AGE-WELL network. These workshops were designed to help researchers co-develop their project lay-summaries with stakeholders; and to develop guidelines for lay-summary co-creation for AGE-WELL researchers. Our poster presents the co-creation protocol and feedback from the researchers and other stakeholders about their experiences with the co-creation process. Following an analysis of the workshops, we developed a set of guidelines that suggest 1) stakeholders need to be informed about the goals and expectations of the co-creation process; and 2) facilitators need to be skilled enough to navigate the negotiation process and subsequently integrate stakeholders’ and researchers’ perspectives into the lay-summary of a project.
Wada, M., Cosco, T., Lowe, S., Harwood, G., Gale, B. -J., Forsythe, L., Fang, M. L., Sixsmith, J., & Sixsmith, A. (2019, October). Co-creating project lay summaries with stakeholders. Poster presented at the AGE-WELL’s 5th Annual Conference, October 22-24, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.CC3 T-WORK, CC3 T-WORK Research, AWCRP-2020-03 Simon Fraser University, University of Oxford, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2019-10-23 | | | An exploration of experiences of transdisciplinary research in aging and technologyAbstract: Transdisciplinary research (TDR) involves academics/scientists collaborating with stakeholders from diverse disciplinary and sectoral backgrounds. While TDR has been recognized as beneficial in generating innovative solutions to complex social problems, knowledge is limited about researchers' perceptions and experiences of TDR in the aging and technology field. We conducted a qualitative study to address this knowledge gap by exploring how members of a pan-Canadian research network on aging and technology perceived and experienced TDR. Thirty members participated in semi-structured interviews. Interview data were analyzed thematically. Participants identified benefits that can be gained from implementing TDR, including mutual learning, improved capacity to understand and solve problems, and community engagement and empowerment. Participants also identified challenges to implementing TDR: communication issues and conflicting priorities among team members; tensions between traditional and TDR approaches; and difficulties identifying partners and developing partnerships. In addition, contradictions between TDR principles and participants' understanding of them became apparent. Nevertheless, some participants described successful strategies for implementing transdisciplinary principles in their projects: stakeholder engagement; language and goal sharing; and open, respectful communication. We offer recommendations to support TDR in aging and technology that focus on education and reform of the culture and values that can constrain efforts to practice TDR.
Wada, Mineko; Grigorovich, Alisa; Fang, Mei Lan; Sixsmith, Judith & Kontos, Pia (2020). An Exploration of Experiences of Transdisciplinary Research in Aging and Technology [66 paragraphs]. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 21(1), Art. 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/fqs-21.1.3332. CC3 T-WORK, CC3 T-WORK Research Toronto Rehab Institute/University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2020-01-28 | | | Guidelines for co-creating lay summaries of research with stakeholdersCC3 T-WORK, CC3 T-WORK Research, AWCRP-2020-03 University of Dundee, Simon Fraser University, University of Oxford, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Product | 2019-12-10 | | | The engaged health researcher: why and how to use this bookOther KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2021-01-01 | | | Thinking innovatively about innovation researchOther KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2021-01-01 | | | Understanding the Product Innovation PathwayOther KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2021-01-01 | | | An introduction to transdisciplinary workingOther KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2021-01-01 | | | Case study: A community-based approach to developing optimal housing for low-income older adultsOther Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2021-01-01 | | | Aging-in-Place at the End-of-Life in Community and Residential Care ContextsOther Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, University of Dundee | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2023-01-09 | Mei Fang, "Marianne Cranwell ", Rebecca E. White, "Gavin Wylie ", Karen Lok Yi Wong , Kevin Harter, " Lois Cosgrave ", Marjorie Moulton, "Roberta Fulton ", Andrew Sixsmith, Judith Sixsmith | | Equity in AgeTech for Ageing Well in Technology-Driven Places: The Role of Social Determinants in Designing AI-based Assistive TechnologiesOther Simon Fraser University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2022-12-01 | | | Future of digital health and community care: Exploring intended positive impacts and unintended negative consequences of COVID-19Other Simon Fraser University, University of Dundee, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2022-09-01 | | | The Future of AgeTech - Achievements and Future Directions in Technology to Support the Health, Independence and Participation of Older AdultsOther KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2023-03-14 | |
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