St. Joseph's Care Group

Publications

We produce numerous reports for internal audiences as well as publishing papers in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. In addition, staff from the Research Department has participated in approximately 100 presentations at local, national and international conferences.

Year 2011

Bédard M, Felteau M, Marshall S, Dubois S, Gibbons C, Klein R, Weaver, B.Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy: Benefits in Reducing Depression following a Traumatic Brain Injury. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, September 2011. (Accepted pending revisions).

Gibbons C, Dubois S, Morris K, Parker B, Maxwell H, Bédard M. The development of a questionnaire to explore the stigma associated with mental illness from the perspective of individuals with serious mental illness. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health (accepted).

Classen S, Wen P, Velozo C, Bédard M, Brumback B, Winter SM, Lanford DN. Rater reliability and rater effects of the Safe Driving Behavior Measure. American Journal of Occupational Therapy (accepted).

Rapoport M, Weaver B, Kiss A, Zucchero Sarracini C, Moller H, Herrmann N, Lanctôt K, Murray B, Bédard M. The effects of donepezil on computer-simulated driving ability among healthy older adults: A pilot study. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2011; 31:587-592.

Khan A, Rios LP, Khan N, Sándor GKB, Peters E, Rahman MO, Clokie CML, Dore E, Dubois S. Biphosphonate-associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Ontario: a survey of oral and maxillofacial surgeons. The Journal of Rheumatology, 2011 Jul, 38(7):1396-402. Epub 2011 Apr 15.

Johnson MJ, Chahal T, Stinchcombe A, Mullen N, Weaver B, Bédard M. Physiological responses to simulated and on-road driving. International Journal of Psychophysiology 2011; July 2 Epub.

Bédard M, Riendeau J, Weaver B, Clarkson A. Roadwise Review has limited congruence with actual driving performance of aging drivers. Accident Analysis & Prevention 2011; 43:2209-2214.

Winter SM, Classen S, Bédard M, Lutz B, Velozo CA, Lanford DN, Brumback B. Focus group findings for a self-report Safe Driving Behavior Measure. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 2011; 78:72-79.

Bachner YB, O'Rourke N, Bédard M, Ayalon L. Comparison of responses by caregivers to Hebrew and English language versions of an abridged Zarit Burden Interview. Aging and Mental Health 2011; 15:370-375.

Hogan DB, Bédard M. Review of the introduction of a new screening tool for the identification of cognitively impaired medically at-risk drivers. Canadian Geriatrics Journal 2011; 14:51-54.

Bédard M, Weaver B. Commentary on: Cognitive training for older drivers can reduce the frequency of involvement in motor vehicle collisions. Evidence-based Mental Health 2011; 14:52.

Bédard M, Weaver B, Man-Son-Hing M, Classen S, Porter MM, Byszewski A, Charlton J, Gagnon S, Gélinas I, Korner-Bitensky N, Langford J, Marshall S, Myers A, Rapoport M, Tuokko H, Vrkljan B. The SIMARD screening tool to identify unfit drivers: Are we there NOW? Journal of Primary Care and Community Health 2011; 2:133-135.

Year 2010

Morrison L, Weaver B, Mullen NW, Bédard M. Using visual driving instructions to resemble a GPS on a simulated driving course. Advances in Transportation Studies 2010; Special Issue:89-98.

Mullen NW, Bédard M, Riendeau JA, Rosenthal TJ. Simulated lane departure warning system reduces the width of lane that drivers use. Advances in Transportation Studies 2010; Special Issue:33-44.

Maxwell H, Dubois S, Weaver B, Bédard M. The additive effects of alcohol and benzodiazepines on driving. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2010; 101:353-357.

Joy K, Dubois S, Gibbons C, Hargadon J, Bédard M. A multi-case report of acute renal failure in patients treated with Aggrenox. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology 2010; 17:262-268.

Mullen N, Weaver B, Riendeau J, Diamond L, Bédard M. Driving performance and susceptibility to simulator sickness: Are they related? American Journal of Occupational Therapy 2010; 64: 288-295.

Classen S, Winter SM, Velozo C, Bédard M, Lanford D, Brumback B, Lutz B. Item development and validity testing for a Safe Driving Behavior Measure. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 2010; 64: 296-305.

Bédard M, Parkkari M, Weaver B, Riendeau J, Dahlquist M. Assessment of driving performance using a simulator protocol: Validity and reproducibility. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 2010; 64: 336-340.

Dubois S, Bédard M, Weaver B. The association between opioid analgesics and unsafe driving actions preceding fatal crashes. Accident Analysis & Prevention 2010; 42: 30-37.

Year 2009

Levine MAH, Xu S, Gaebel K, Brazier N, Bédard M, Brazil K, Lohfeld L, Macleod SM. Self reported use of natural health products: a cross-sectional telephone survey in older Ontarians. American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacology 2009; 7: 383-392.

Khan AA, Bilezikian JP, Kung A, Dubois SJ, Standish TI, Syed ZA. Alendronate in Men with Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Endocrine Practice 2009; 15:705-713.

Mullen N, Chattha HK, Weaver B, Bédard M. Older driver performance on a simulator: Associations between simulated tasks and cognition. Advances in Transportation Studies 2008; Special Issue:31-42.

Rapoport MJ, Lanctot K, Streiner D, Bédard M, Vingilis E, Murray B, Schaffer A, Shulman K, Herrmann N. Benzodiazepine use and driving: A meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2009; 70:663-673.

Brazil K, Thabane L, Foster G, Bédard M. Gender differences among Canadian spousal caregivers at the end of life. Health & Social Care in the Community 2009; 17:159-66.

Weaver B, Bédard M, McAuliffe J, Parkkari M. Using the Attention Network Test to predict driving test scores. Accident Analysis & Prevention 2009; 41:76-83.

Year 2008

Dubois S, Bédard M, Weaver B. The Impact of Benzodiazepines on Safe Driving. Traffic Injury Prevention 2008; 9:404-13.

Moustgaard A, Bédard M, Felteau M. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for individuals who had a stroke: Results from a pilot study. Journal of Cognitive Rehabilitation 2007; 25:1-10.

Haggarty JM, Cernovsky Z, Bédard M, Merskey H. Suicidality in a sample of Arctic households. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 2008; 38:699-707.

Bédard M, Porter MM, Marshal S, Isherwood I, Riendeau J, Weaver B, Tuokko H, Molnar F, Miller-Polgar J. The combination of two training approaches to improve older adults' driving safety. Traffic Injury Prevention 2008; 9:70-76.

Creese J, Bédard M, Brazil K, Chambers L. Sleep disturbances in spousal caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer disease. International Psychogeriatrics 2008; 20:149-161.

Gibbons C, Dubois S, Ross S, Parker B, Morris K, Lim T, Bédard M. Using the Resident Assessment Instrument - Mental Health (RAI-MH) to determine levels of care for individuals with serious mental illness. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2008; 35:60-70.

Haggarty J, O'Connor B, Dubois S, Blackadar AM, McKinnon T, Boudreau D, Haslam D. Findings From the Northern Ontario Shared Mental Health Care Program: Changes in Patient Symptoms and Disability. Primary Care and Community Psychiatry 2008; 13:27-35.

Year 2007

Bédard M, Gibbons C, Dubois S. The needs of young, middle-aged, and older adults with a serious mental illness. Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine 2007; 12:167-175.

Bédard M, Dubois S, Weaver B. The impact of cannabis on driving. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2007; 98:6-11.

Dickerson AE, Molnar LJ, Eby DW, Adler G, Bédard M, Berg-Weger M, Classen S, Foley D, Horowitz A, Kerschner H, Page O, Silverstein NM, Staplin L, Trujillo L. Transportation and aging: A research agenda for advancing safe mobility. The Gerontologist 2007; 47:578-590.

Howard M, Goertzen J, Hutchison B, Kaczorowski J, Morris K. Patient satisfaction with care for urgent health problems: A survey of family practice patients. Annals of Family Medicine, 2007; 5:419-24.

Molloy DW, Standish TI, Niebor E, Turnbull J, Smith SD, Dubois S. Effects of Acute Exposure to Aluminum on Cognition in Humans. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 2007; 70:2011-2019.

O'Donnell MJ, Lewis DL, Dubois S, Standish TIM, Bédard M, Molloy DW. Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Community-dwelling Elderly Persons with Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Prevalence and Factor Analysis. Clinical Gerontologist 2007; 30:41-52.

O'Rourke N, Bédard M, Bachner Y. Factor structure and invariance analyses of responses to the Dementia Behavior Disturbance Scale among community-dwelling and institutionalized persons with dementia. Aging and Mental Health 2007; 11:256-265.

Socha T, Bédard M. Evaluation of Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario's Heart Healthy Kids Toolkit program implementation in Ontario elementary schools. Avante, 2007; 11:107-118.

Year 2006

Decaire M, Bédard M, Riendeau J, Forrest R. Incidents in a psychiatric forensic setting: Frequency and associations with patient and staff characteristics. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research 2006; 38:68-80.

Molloy DW, Standish TI, Dubois S, Cunje A. A Short Screen for Depression: The AB Clinical Depression Screen (ABCDS). International Psychogeriatrics.2006 Sep;18(3):481-92.

Dayes I, Whelan T, Julian J, Kuettel M, Regmi D, Okawara GS, Patel M, Reiter HI, Dubois S. Cross-Border Referral for Early Breast Cancer: an Analysis of Radiation Fractionation Patterns. Current Oncology. 2006 July; Vol 13 (4).

Brazil K, Bédard M, Krueger P, Taniguchi A, Kelley ML, McAiney C, Justice C. Barriers to providing palliative care in long-term care facilities. Canadian Family Physician 2006; 52:472-480.

Bédard M, Leonard E, McAuliffe J, Gibbons C, Dubois S, Weaver B. November 18, 2011ank">Visual attention and older drivers: The contribution of inhibition of return to safe driving. Experimental Aging Research 2006; 32:119-135.

Brazil K, Krueger P, Bédard M, Kelly ML, McCainey C, Justice C, Taniguchi A. Quality of care for residents dying in Ontario long-term care facilities: Findings from a survey of directors of care. Journal of Palliative Care 2006; 22:18-26.

Year 2005

Brazil K, Howell D, Bédard M, Krueger P, Heidebrecht C. Preferences for place of care and place of death among informal caregivers of the terminally ill. Palliative Medicine 2005; 19:492-499.

Kumbhare D, Parkinson W, Boulos P, Balsor B, Harding P, Bédard M. Measurement of cervical flexor endurance following whiplash. Disability and Rehabilitation 2005; 27:801-807.

Bédard M, Felteau M, Gibbons C, Klein R, Mazmanian D, Fedyk K, Mack G. A mindfulness-based intervention to improve quality of life among individuals who sustained traumatic brain injuries: One-year follow-up. Journal of Cognitive Rehabilitation 2005; Spring:8-13.

Gibbons C, Bédard M, Mack G. A comparison of client and mental health worker assessment of needs and unmet needs. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2005; 32:95-104.

Bédard M, Kuzik R, Chambers L, Molloy DW, Dubois S, Lever JA. Understanding burden differences between men and women caregivers: The contribution of care recipient behavior problems. International Psychogeriatrics 2005; 17:99-118.

Brazil K, Bédard M, Krueger P, Abernathy T, Lohfeld L, Willison K. Service preferences among family caregivers of the terminally ill. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2005; 8:69-78.

Year 2004

Bédard M, Isherwood I, Moore E, Gibbons C, Lindstrom W. Evaluation of a re-training program for older drivers. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2004; 95:295-298.

Bédard M, Myers J. The influence of passengers on older drivers involved in fatal crashes. Experimental Aging Research 2004; 30:205-215.

Bédard M, Koivuranta A, Stuckey A. Health impact of providing informal care to a cognitively impaired older adult: Rural versus urban settings. Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine 2004; 9:15-23.

Wright JR, Whelan TJ, Schiff S, Dubois S, Crooks D, Haines T, DeRosa D, Gafni A, Pritchard K, Levine M. Why do Cancer Patients Enter Randomized Clinical Trials? Exploring the Factors that Influence their Decision. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2004; 22; 21.

O'Donnell MJ, Molloy DW, Smith SD, Dubois S, Russo R. The Self-Perceived Role and Educational Needs of Pharmaceutical Representative: A Survey. Education for Health 2004; 17; 3.

Whelan TJ, Levine M, Sanders K, Willan A, Gafni A, Sanders K, Mirsky D, Chambers S, O'Brien MA, Reid S, Dubois S. Effect of a decision aid on knowledge and treatment decision making for breast cancer surgery: a randomized trial. Journal of the American Medical Association 2004; 292: 435-441.

Khan AA, Bilezikian JP, Kung AWC, Ahmed MM, Dubois SJ, Ho AYY, Motagally Z,Rubin M, Silverberg SJ, Standish TIM, Syed ZA. A Double Blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial of Alendronate in Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2004; 89(7):3319-25.

 

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