Aging, Community and Health Research Unit

01/17/2023

In the first video our Patient Partners explain why it is important for persons living with stroke to participate as a member of a research team and share their lived experience with stroke.
Click https://youtu.be/GN4mwL5Xbi8 to watch this video

In the second video, our Patient Partners discuss their vision for and potential impact of the My Stroke Recovery Journey website. The website was part of the Transitional Care Stroke Intervention. This interactive website, www.mystrokerecoveryjourney.ca was co-designed with patient partners, and produced by the Aging, Community and Health Research Unit (ACHRU), and with support from the McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging, to support system navigation for older adults with a stroke transitioning from hospital to home.
Click https://youtu.be/Qx-XQ4pS6eg to watch this video

02/07/2022

NEW publication in BMC Geriatrics: ACHRU-CPP may be effective in improving health outcomes & client/caregiver experience & reducing service use & costs

Background Older adults (≥65 years) with diabetes and multiple chronic conditions (MCC) (> 2 chronic conditions) experience reduced function and quality of life, increased health service use, and high mortality. Many community-based self-management interventions have been developed for this group,...

11/03/2021

During Fall Prevention Month learn more about our study: Fall prevention in community-dwelling adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment by watching our video or reading our poster &/or Infographic. https://achru.mcmaster.ca/news/identifying-effectiveness-fall-prevention-interventions-community-dwelling-adults-mild-moderate

11/01/2021

New Infographics from the Community Partnership Program (CPP) for Diabetes take a glimpse at older adults with diabetes and multiple chronic conditions who are high emergency department users
https://achru.mcmaster.ca/news/new-infographics-community-partnership-program-diabetes

09/23/2021

We are so proud of Jenny Ploeg who will be receiving the Western University Legacy 2020 Centenary Award of Distinction Saturday.

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

07/21/2021

Have you seen the latest Diabetes Action Canada podcast featuring our Co-Scientific Director Dr. Rebecca Ganann and our community research partner Ron Beleno discussing our Community Partnership Program for Diabetes Self-Management for Older Adults?

Each episode includes a discussion with a Diabetes Action Canada researcher and Patient Partner about a topic of interest in patient-oriented research.

07/19/2021

Congratulations to ACHRU Co-Scientific Director Dr. Rebecca Ganann, one of nine McMaster researchers to receive funding from the Ontario Research Fund and the Early Researcher Awards Program.
https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/the-province-of-ontario-invests-more-than-6m-in-mcmasters-research-enterprise/

06/28/2021

New Infographic & Research Brief: Our EMBOLDEN team found group-based physical activity that combine different types of exercise are most effective in improving mobility in older adults.
https://achru.mcmaster.ca/sites/achru.mcmaster.ca/files/RESEARCH%20BRIEF_EMBOLDEN%20EVIDENCE%20REVIEW%20%28Oct.%2019%2C%202020%29%5B2%5D.pdf

06/21/2021

Newly Released: We collaborated with the McMaster Health Forum on a stakeholder dialogue summary, evidence brief, and video interviews on ‘Engaging Older Adults with Complex Health and Social Needs, and Their Caregivers to Improve Hospital-to-home Transitions in Ontario’.
https://achru.mcmaster.ca/news/newly-released-improving-hospital-home-transitions-older-adults-complex-health-and-social-needs

06/15/2021

NEW research brief from the MIRA Collaborative for Health & Aging highlights a systematic review of the literature on how, when, and with what impact older adult research partners contribute to health research. https://miracollaborative.ca/research-briefs/

06/07/2021

During we are releasing our new video with a call to action for fall prevention interventions that respond to the needs of older adults with cognitive impairment living in the community

In our latest video, researchers issue a call to action during seniors month, for fall prevention interventions that respond to the needs of older adults wit...

05/26/2021

New summary on our research aimed at improving the quality and experience of transitions from hospital-to-home for older adults (≥ 55 years) with stroke and multimorbidity and their family caregivers.
https://achru.mcmaster.ca/sites/achru.mcmaster.ca/files/Final_ACHRUStudy15_Summary%201%20Page%20%281%29.pdf