Pamela Durepos, University of New Brunswick

Research

co-production of knowledge capacity building dementia coaching program knowledge mobilization

Latest papers

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Tele-Counselling Program With Care Partners of Persons Living With Dementia: A Pilot Feasibility RCT
Journal of Applied Gerontology · 2026 · first author
Factors Influencing Nursing Career Choice and Stress Among Generation Z Nursing Students in New Brunswick: A Cross-Sectional Study.
The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026 · senior author
Dementia coaching for unpaid caregivers of community-dwelling persons living with dementia: A scoping review.
Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) · 2026 · senior author

All 17 publications

Latest funding

Moving upstream: Integrating a palliative approach into dementia care.
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$749,988
Increased Workload Equity Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$59,982
Kate Tucker- Application to Summer Program in Aging 2024 on Ageism in Health Research, Delivery, and Outcomes in Older Adults
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$1,373

All 4 grants and awards

17 publications.

01

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Tele-Counselling Program With Care Partners of Persons Living With Dementia: A Pilot Feasibility RCT

Durepos P, Ricketts N, Olthuis JV, Gould ON, Boamah SA, McCloskey R, Lanteigne M, Giberson ER, Caverhill K, Pickford K

Journal of Applied Gerontology20262 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1177/07334648251338303

02

Factors Influencing Nursing Career Choice and Stress Among Generation Z Nursing Students in New Brunswick: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Yasin YM, Al-Hamad A, Metersky K, Durepos P

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08445621261436549 PMID: 41919626

03

Dementia coaching for unpaid caregivers of community-dwelling persons living with dementia: A scoping review.

MacLean R, Caverhill K, Keeping-Burke L, McCloskey RM, Goudreau A, Durepos P

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

DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104060 PMID: 41950613

04

Navigating Privacy in Health Data Sharing: A Patient-Centric Approach to Health Information Exchange.

Seeley JL, Curtis Maillet DG, Balcom S, Durepos P

Healthcare management forum2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08404704251371617 PMID: 40999645

05

Career choices, retention, and graduation among Generation Z undergraduate nursing students: A JBI scoping review.

Yasin YM, Al-Hamad A, Metersky K, Durepos P, McLean C, Glazier LAM, Witherspoon R

Nurse education today2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2026.107316 PMID: 42546480

06

Experiences of care partners and residents with the Long-Term Care Palliative Toolkit during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multiple methods study

Yous M-L, McCloskey R, Wickson-Griffiths A, Li D, Rivas VM, Arya A, Boamah SA, Dobbins M, Durepos P, Hunter PV

Palliative Care20251 citations

DOI: 10.1177/26323524251393344

07

Coaching for informal caregivers of persons living with dementia: a scoping review protocol.

MacLean R, Durepos P, Keeping-Burke L, Caverhill K, Goudreau A, Morris P, McCloskey RM

JBI evidence synthesis2025

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-25-00009 PMID: 40956072

08

Education and Training on Infection Prevention and Control Provided by Long-Term Care Homes to Visitors: A Scoping Review.

MacLean R, Durepos P, Keeping-Burke L, Witherspoon R, Morris P, Gibbons C, Taylor N, McCloskey R

Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy)2025

DOI: 10.3390/nursrep15010017 PMID: 39852639

09

Insight into the experiences of caregivers of older adults in long‐term care homes: A photovoice study

Boamah SA, Yous M, Gao H, Weldrick R, Dal Bello‐Haas V, Durepos P

Journal of Advanced Nursing20246 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/jan.15888 PMID: W4387159002

10

Engaging care partners of persons living with dementia in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) programs: a scoping review

Durepos P, MacLean R, Ricketts N, Boamah SA, Witherspoon R, Gould O, Olthuis JV, Totton K, Tucker K, Boulay I

Aging & Mental Health20245 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2023.2288864

Moving upstream: Integrating a palliative approach into dementia care.

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Op Gr.: Eval. of Dementia Programs, Services, & Care Models - Stream 2 - General

Principal investigators: Thompson, Genevieve N; Balcom, Sarah A; Boamah, Sheila A; Dobbins, Maureen J; Durepos, Pamela M; Hirst, Lesley; Innes, Anthea; Kaasalainen, Sharon J; O'Rourke, Hannah M; Peacock, Shelley; Wickson-Griffiths, Abigail L

Keywords: Assisted Living; Cognitive Impairment In Aging; Dementia Care; Palliative Approach Integration; Wellness Of Care Partners

$749,988

Increased Workload Equity Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Balcom, Sarah

Keywords: Healthcare workers; Short staffing; Insufficient staffing; Increased workload; Inequity; Nurses; COVID-19 pandemic; Scoping review; Qualitative descriptive design; Equity

$59,982

Kate Tucker- Application to Summer Program in Aging 2024 on Ageism in Health Research, Delivery, and Outcomes in Older Adults

SupervisorCIHR2023Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Tucker, Kate M

Keywords: Aging; Health Services Research

$1,373

In-Touch: Implementation of a person-centered palliative care iNtervention To imprOve comfort, QUality of Life and social engagement of people with advanced dementia in Care Homes

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Global Platforms

Principal investigators: Kaasalainen, Sharon

$250,000

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

Paul Moayyedi and David Armstrong: 79 shared papers
Sharon June Kaasalainen and Jenny Ploeg: 78 shared papers
Sarah Neil-Sztramko and Maureen Dobbins: 50 shared papers
Sharon June Kaasalainen and Tamara Sussman: 37 shared papers
Kateryna Metersky and Areej Al-Hamad: 33 shared papers
Noori Akhtar-Danesh and Sharon June Kaasalainen: 28 shared papers
Noori Akhtar-Danesh and Jenny Ploeg: 25 shared papers
Sharon June Kaasalainen and Marie-lee Yous: 25 shared papers
Paul Moayyedi and Sharon June Kaasalainen: 18 shared papers
Susan Jack and Maureen Dobbins: 18 shared papers
Marie-lee Yous and Jenny Ploeg: 17 shared papers
Sharon June Kaasalainen and Genevieve Thompson: 14 shared papers
Genevieve Thompson and Tamara Sussman: 11 shared papers
Sharon June Kaasalainen and David Armstrong: 10 shared papers
David Armstrong and Siwar Albashir: 10 shared papers
Noori Akhtar-Danesh and Tamara Sussman: 9 shared papers
Sharon June Kaasalainen and Sheila Boamah: 8 shared papers
Sheila Boamah and Marie-lee Yous: 8 shared papers
Paul Moayyedi and Siwar Albashir: 7 shared papers
Susan Jack and Jenny Ploeg: 7 shared papers
Maureen Dobbins and Henry Siu: 7 shared papers
Sharon June Kaasalainen and Pamela Durepos: 6 shared papers
Sarah Neil-Sztramko and Henry Siu: 5 shared papers
Sharon June Kaasalainen and Henry Siu: 5 shared papers
Rose McCloskey and Pamela Durepos: 5 shared papers
Paul Moayyedi and Matilda Nowakowski: 4 shared papers
Sarah Neil-Sztramko and Susan Jack: 4 shared papers
Sarah Neil-Sztramko and Sheila Boamah: 4 shared papers
Sheila Boamah and Pamela Durepos: 4 shared papers
Marie-lee Yous and Genevieve Thompson: 4 shared papers
Sharon June Kaasalainen and Siwar Albashir: 3 shared papers
Sharon June Kaasalainen and Patricia Hewston: 3 shared papers
David Armstrong and Matilda Nowakowski: 3 shared papers
David Armstrong and Patricia Hewston: 3 shared papers
Siwar Albashir and Matilda Nowakowski: 3 shared papers
Tamara Sussman and Pamela Durepos: 3 shared papers
Noori Akhtar-Danesh and Pamela Durepos: 2 shared papers
Sharon June Kaasalainen and Rose McCloskey: 2 shared papers
Sheila Boamah and Rose McCloskey: 2 shared papers
Marie-lee Yous and Pamela Durepos: 2 shared papers
Jenny Ploeg and Pamela Durepos: 2 shared papers
Kateryna Metersky and Pamela Durepos: 2 shared papers
Areej Al-Hamad and Pamela Durepos: 2 shared papers
Paul Moayyedi and Pamela Durepos: 1 shared paper
Sarah Neil-Sztramko and Pamela Durepos: 1 shared paper
Susan Jack and Pamela Durepos: 1 shared paper
Maureen Dobbins and Pamela Durepos: 1 shared paper
Sharon June Kaasalainen and Annie Robitaille: 1 shared paper
David Armstrong and Pamela Durepos: 1 shared paper
Sheila Boamah and Annie Robitaille: 1 shared paper
Siwar Albashir and Pamela Durepos: 1 shared paper
Henry Siu and Patricia Hewston: 1 shared paper
Henry Siu and Pamela Durepos: 1 shared paper
Matilda Nowakowski and Pamela Durepos: 1 shared paper
Patricia Hewston and Pamela Durepos: 1 shared paper
Genevieve Thompson and Pamela Durepos: 1 shared paper
Annie Robitaille and Pamela Durepos: 1 shared paper
Sarah Balcom and Pamela Durepos: 1 shared paper

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: co-production of knowledge Dear Professor Durepos, 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 "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Tele-Counselling Program With Care Partners of Persons Living With Dementia: A Pilot Feasibility RCT" (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 "Moving upstream: Integrating a palliative approach into dementia care." (2023), 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]