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Matthias Hoben

ResearcherUniversity of Alberta

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Matthias Hoben

Researcher

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
50 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 13 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (12 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Publications

107

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Research

Long-Term Care Quality Of Life Dementia Aging In Place Home Care Clinical Trial Effectiveness Evaluation Social Isolation And Loneliness

Latest papers

Learnings, Challenges and Processes of Prioritizing Initial Programme Theories on Contextually Appropriate Nurse Staffing Models With a Multinational Team: A Realist Methodology Case Example.
Journal of clinical nursing · 2026
Association of long-term care organizational context, facilitation, and their interactions with resident pain: a cross-sectional study.
Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) · 2026 · senior author
Clinical, social, and home-level factors associated with the quality of life of residents living with dementia in Canadian nursing homes: a cross-sectional, multi-province study.
Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026 · senior author

All 87 publications

Latest funding

Connecting Today to Combat Social Isolation and Loneliness: An Evaluation of a Remote Visiting Program for Care Home Residents Living with Dementia
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$300,000
The Supporting Older Adults at Home (SOAH) Project: Examining the association of home health service activities with the risk of transition from home to facility-based continuing care settings
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$569,926
Rooted in Home: Survey development and exploration of Métis perspectives on the care needs of older adults when aging in their communities
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$527,850

All 25 grants and awards

87 publications.

Learnings, Challenges and Processes of Prioritizing Initial Programme Theories on Contextually Appropriate Nurse Staffing Models With a Multinational Team: A Realist Methodology Case Example.

Tate K, Booth A, Harvey G, Ryan T, Wolbers I, Lalleman P, Oster C, Flynn R, Penconek T, Hoben M, Schultz T, Cummings GG, ReSoNANCE (Realist Synthesis of Nursing in Australia Netherlands Canada and England) group

Journal of clinical nursing2026

DOI: 10.1111/jocn.70446 PMID: 42454429

Association of long-term care organizational context, facilitation, and their interactions with resident pain: a cross-sectional study.

Shrestha S, Estabrooks CA, Cummings GG, Knopp-Sihota J, Duan Y, Chamberlain SA, Choroschun K, Iaconi A, Norton PG, Song Y, Hoben M

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104097 PMID: 42160942

Clinical, social, and home-level factors associated with the quality of life of residents living with dementia in Canadian nursing homes: a cross-sectional, multi-province study.

Dusing GJ, Corbett K, Dymchuk E, O'Rourke HM, Chamberlain SA, Doupe MB, Kelly C, Keefe J, Aubrecht K, Beeber AS, Arya A, Banerjee S, Jarrett P, Estabrooks CA, Shrestha S, Devkota R, Ristau M, Hoben M

Health and quality of life outcomes2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12955-026-02539-3 PMID: 42001103

The Participation of Older Persons in the Adoption of Age-Friendly Care Models in Hospital Settings: A Scoping Review.

Millar NA, Hunter KF, Dahlke S, Tate K, Alagadan IJ, Hoben M

Nursing & health sciences2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/nhs.70274 PMID: 41485771

Comparing Administrative Data and Resident Assessment Instrument Data for Mental Health Surveillance in Home Care and Long-Term Care Populations.

Marrie RA, Bolton JM, Chen X, Dvorani E, Ekuma O, Goodarzi Z, Gruneir A, Luo J, Herrmann N, Hoben M, Hogan DB, Iaboni A, Seitz D, Walld R, Wodchis WP, Maxwell CJ, EMHLTH‐CC Research Team

International journal of methods in psychiatric research2026

DOI: 10.1002/mpr.70105 PMID: 42669965

Assessing the impact of day programs on individuals living with dementia and their family/friend caregivers (AIDA-DemCare): protocol of a prospective cohort study combined with a qualitative evaluation.

Hoben M, Ubell A, Maxwell CJ, Allana S, Doupe MB, Symonds-Brown H, Hogan DB, Daly T, Tate KC, Wagg A, Nguyen H, Berta W, Bethell J, Caspar S, Goodarzi Z, McGrail K, Cummings GG, Rowe M, Kay K, Kostyk P, Lazaruk K, MacLean B, Mann J, Prescott K

BMC public health2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23896-6 PMID: 40830776

Measurement invariance and differential item functioning of a care staff proxy measure of nursing home resident dementia-specific quality of life (DEMQOL-CH): do care aides' first language, and care aides' and residents' ethno-cultural background matter?

Hoben M, Kilmen S, Keefe J, O'Rourke HM, Banerjee S, Estabrooks CA

Social science & medicine (1982)2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118089 PMID: 40252265

Facility-Level Variation of Resident Loneliness in Assisted Living and Associated Organizational Context Factors: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.

Hoben M, Dampf H, Devkota R, Corbett K, Hogan DB, McGrail KM, Maxwell CJ

International journal of geriatric psychiatry2025First author

DOI: 10.1002/gps.70093 PMID: 40338173

Burnout Among Nursing Home Care Aides and the Effects on Resident Outcomes

Gruneir A, Chamberlain SA, Jensen C, Cummings G, Hoben M, Boamah S, Bosco C, Ekhlas S, Bolt SR, Rappon T

Medical Care Research and Review202413 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/10775587231220072 PMID: W4390448400

How context links to best practice use in long-term care homes: a mixed methods study.

Duan Y, Wang J, Lanham HJ, Berta W, Chamberlain SA, Hoben M, Choroschun K, Iaconi A, Song Y, Perez JS, Shrestha S, Beeber A, Anderson RA, Hayduk L, Cummings GG, Norton PG, Estabrooks CA

Implementation science communications2024

DOI: 10.1186/s43058-024-00600-0 PMID: 38849909

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Long-Term Care Dear Professor Hoben, 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 "Learnings, Challenges and Processes of Prioritizing Initial Programme Theories on Contextually Appropriate Nurse Staffing Models With a Multinational Team: A Realist Methodology Case Example." (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 CIHR-funded project "Connecting Today to Combat Social Isolation and Loneliness: An Evaluation of a Remote Visiting Program for Care Home Residents Living with Dementia" (2024), 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]

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Matthias Hoben

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Learnings, Challenges and Processes of Prioritizing Initial Programme Theories on Contextually Appropriate Nurse Staffing Models With a Multinational Team: A Realist Methodology Case Example.

Association of long-term care organizational context, facilitation, and their interactions with resident pain: a cross-sectional study.

Clinical, social, and home-level factors associated with the quality of life of residents living with dementia in Canadian nursing homes: a cross-sectional, multi-province study.

The Participation of Older Persons in the Adoption of Age-Friendly Care Models in Hospital Settings: A Scoping Review.

Comparing Administrative Data and Resident Assessment Instrument Data for Mental Health Surveillance in Home Care and Long-Term Care Populations.

Assessing the impact of day programs on individuals living with dementia and their family/friend caregivers (AIDA-DemCare): protocol of a prospective cohort study combined with a qualitative evaluation.

Measurement invariance and differential item functioning of a care staff proxy measure of nursing home resident dementia-specific quality of life (DEMQOL-CH): do care aides' first language, and care aides' and residents' ethno-cultural background matter?

Facility-Level Variation of Resident Loneliness in Assisted Living and Associated Organizational Context Factors: A&#xa0;Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.

Burnout Among Nursing Home Care Aides and the Effects on Resident Outcomes

How context links to best practice use in long-term care homes: a mixed methods study.

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Andrea Gruneir

Adrian Wagg

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Yinfei Duan

Jennifer Knopp-Sihota

Whitney Berta

Zahra Goodarzi

Carole Estabrooks

Greta Cummings

Kaitlyn Tate

Liane Ginsburg

Lauren Griffith

Malcolm Doupe

Stephanie Chamberlain

Lisa Cranley

Kimberlyn McGrail

Jennifer Baumbusch

Andrea Ubell

Lori Weeks

Katie Aubrecht

Saleema Allana

Deanne Taylor

Kelli Stajduhar

Tamara Daly

Janet Squires

Celine O'Brien

Sienna Caspar

Sherry Dahlke

Holly Symonds-Brown

Colleen Maxwell

Elizabeth Andersen

Christine Kelly

Sheila Marshall

Mandy Archibald

Jordana Salma

Pamela Jarrett

Andrea Iaboni

Heather Campbell-Enns

Sheila Boamah

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Facility-Level Variation of Resident Loneliness in Assisted Living and Associated Organizational Context Factors: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.