Aging and End-of-life

Publications authored by CHSPR faculty and staff from 2009 to the present are listed here. Older peer-reviewed publications are usually available from individual journals and can be searched for using PubMed. Older reports published by CHSPR (from 1973) are available from the UBC Library cIRcle database. If you cannot find a specific publication, please contact us.


Thandi M, Wong ST, Price M, Baumbusch J. Perspectives on the representation of frailty in the electronic frailty index. BMC Prim Care. 2024 Jan 2;25(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s12875-023-02225-z. Read more

Karunananthan S, Rahgozar A, Hakimjavadi R, Yan H, Dalsania KA, Bergman H, Ghose B, LaPlante J, McCutcheon T, McIsaac DI, Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi S, Sourial N, Thandi M, Wong ST, Liddy C. Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Identification and Management of Frailty: A Scoping Review Protocol. BMJ Open. 2023 Dec 28;13(12):e076918. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076918. Read more

Hoben M, Hogan DB, Poss JW, Gruneir A, McGrail K, Griffith LE, Chamberlain SA, Estabrooks CA, Maxwell CJ. Comparing quality of care outcomes between assisted living and nursing homes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Jul 10. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18499. Online ahead of print. Read more

Grant A, Roy-Gagnon MH, Bastasic J, Talekar A, Jessri M, Li G, Buhrmann R, Freeman EE. Alcohol Consumption, Genetic Risk, and Intraocular Pressure and Glaucoma: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023 Jul 3;64(10):3. doi: 10.1167/iovs.64.10.3. Read more

King M, Peckham A, Marani H, Roerig M, Yung S, McGrail K, Young Y, Shaw J, Marchildon G. Gaps in the System: Supporting People Living with Dementia. J Aging Soc Policy. 2023 Jul 2:1-21. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2023.2226341. Online ahead of print. Read more

Hoben M, Li W, Dampf H, Hogan DB, Corbett K, Chamberlain SA, McGrail K, Griffith LE, Gruneir A, Lane NE, Baumbusch J, Maxwell C. Caregiver Involvement and Concerns with Care of Residents of Assisted Living Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Gerontology. 2023 Apr 17. doi: 10.1159/000530622. Online ahead of print. Read more

Mangin D, Lawson J, Risdon C, Siu HY, Packer T, Wong ST, Howard M. Association between frailty, chronic conditions and socioeconomic status in community-dwelling older adults attending primary care: a cross-sectional study using practice-based research network data. BMJ Open. 2023 Feb 21;13(2):e066269. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066269. Read more

Maxwell CJ, Dayes L, Amuah JE, Hogan DB, Lane NE, McGrail KM, Gruneir A, Griffith LE, Chamberlain SA, Rutter EC, Corbett K, Hoben M. Coping Behaviors and Health Status During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Caregivers of Assisted Living Residents in Western Canada. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 Dec 22:S1525-8610(22)00995-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.12.017. Online ahead of print. Read more

Hoben M, Baumbusch J, B Hogan D, Gruneir A, A Chamberlain S, Corbett K, E Griffith L, McGrail KM, E Amuah J, E Lane N, J Maxwell C. Caregivers' Concerns About Assisted Living Residents' Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. J Fam Nurs. 2022 Sep 20:10748407221124159. doi: 10.1177/10748407221124159. Online ahead of print. Read more

Lane NE, Hoben M, Amuah JE, Hogan DB, Baumbusch J, Gruneir A, Chamberlain SA, Griffith LE, McGrail KM, Corbett K, Maxwell CJ. Prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression in caregivers to assisted living residents during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Aug 12;22(1):662. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03294-y. Read more

Sutherland JM. Long-Term Care during COVID-19: A Special Look under the Hood. Healthc Policy. 2022 Jun;17(SP):6-7. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2022.26859. Read more

Peckham A, Saragosa M, King M, Roerig M, Shaw J, Bornstein S, McGrail K, Morris M, Young Y, Papenkov MV, Marchildon G. Policy programs and service delivery models for older adults and their caregivers: Comparing three provinces and two states. Health Soc Care Community. 2022 May 18. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13820. Online ahead of print. Read more

Helmer-Smith M, Mihan A, Sethuram C, Moroz I, Crowe L, MacDonald T, Major J, Houghton D, Laplante J, Mastin D, Poole L, Wighton MB, Liddy C. Identifying Primary Care Models of Dementia Care that Improve Quality of Life for People Living with Dementia and their Care Partners: An Environmental Scan. Can J Aging. 2022 Dec;41(4):550-564. doi: 10.1017/S0714980821000635. Epub 2021 Dec 20. Read more

Thandi M, Wong ST, Aponte-Hao S, Grandy M, Mangin D, Singer A, Williamson T. Strategies for working across Canadian practice-based research and learning networks (PBRLNs) in primary care: focus on frailty. BMC Fam Pract. 2021 Nov 12;22(1):220. Read more

Khan AF, Seow H, Sutradhar R, Peacock S, Chan KK, Burge F, McGrail K, Raymakers A, Lawson B, Barbera L. Quality of End-of-Life Cancer Care in Canada: A 12-Year Retrospective Analysis of Three Provinces' Administrative Health Care Data Evaluating Changes over Time. Curr Oncol. 2021 Nov 12;28(6):4673-4685. Read more

Aponte-Hao S, Wong ST, Thandi M, Ronksley P, McBrien K, Lee J, Grandy M, Mangin D, Katz A, Singer A, Manca D, Williamson T. Machine learning for identification of frailty in Canadian primary care practices. Int J Popul Data Sci. 2021 Sep 10;6(1):1650. Read more

Seow H, Barbera LC, McGrail K, Burge F, Guthrie DM, Lawson B, Chan KKW, Peacock SJ, Sutradhar R. Effect of Early Palliative Care on End-of-Life Health Care Costs: A Population-Based, Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 Aug 13:OP2100299. Online ahead of print. Read more

Seow H, Guthrie DM, Stevens T, Barbera LC, Burge F, McGrail K, Chan KKW, Peacock SJ, Sutradhar R. Trajectory of End-of-Life Pain and Other Physical Symptoms among Cancer Patients Receiving Home Care. Curr Oncol. 2021 Apr 28;28(3):1641-1651. Read more

Quinn KL, Hsu AT, Meaney C, Qureshi D, Tanuseputro P, Seow H, Webber C, Fowler R, Downar J, Goldman R, Chan R, McGrail K, Isenberg SR. Association between high cost user status and end-of-life care in hospitalized patients: A national cohort study of patients who die in hospital. Palliat Med. 2021 Mar 30:2692163211002045. Read more

Thandi M, Brown S, Wong ST. Mapping frailty concepts to SNOMED CT. Int J Med Inform. 2021 Feb 10;149:104409. Online ahead of print. Read more