Anna Azulai, MacEwan University

Research

Aging Long-term care facilities Social services Social determinants of health Systematic literature review Pandemic Social work Older adults

Latest papers

It is Not Only About Staying Alive: A Living Systematic Review of Social Care Strategies for Older Adults in Residential Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal of social work (London, England) · 2026 · first author
Current and Future Needs of Gerontological Social Work Practice in Alberta: Findings from the World Café at the Gerontological Symposium in Edmonton, Canada.
Journal of gerontological social work · 2022 · first author
Barriers to the Recognition of Geriatric Depression in Residential Care Facilities in Alberta.
Issues in mental health nursing · 2020 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

It is not only about staying alive: A living systematic review of social care strategies for older adults in residential care facilities during COVID-19 pandemic.
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$31,200

All 1 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

It is Not Only About Staying Alive: A Living Systematic Review of Social Care Strategies for Older Adults in Residential Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Azulai A, Baluyot BM, Pitcher A, Catovic S

Journal of social work (London, England)2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/14680173251369661 PMID: 42338667

02

Current and Future Needs of Gerontological Social Work Practice in Alberta: Findings from the World Café at the Gerontological Symposium in Edmonton, Canada.

Azulai A, Tong H, Quinn K, Mykietka K

Journal of gerontological social work2022First author

DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2022.2047860 PMID: 35264082

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Barriers to the Recognition of Geriatric Depression in Residential Care Facilities in Alberta.

Azulai A, Hall BL

Issues in mental health nursing2020First author

DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2020.1742258 PMID: 32497452

It is not only about staying alive: A living systematic review of social care strategies for older adults in residential care facilities during COVID-19 pandemic.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Azulai, Anna

Keywords: Aging; Long-term care facilities; Social services; Social determinants of health; Systematic literature review; Pandemic; Social work; Older adults; Geriatrics; Psycho-social needs

$31,200

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Hongmei Tong

Social Work

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Aging Dear Professor Azulai, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "It is Not Only About Staying Alive: A Living Systematic Review of Social Care Strategies for Older Adults in Residential Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "It is not only about staying alive: A living systematic review of social care strategies for older adults in residential care facilities during COVID-19 pandemic." (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Anna Azulai