Research
Dr. Jenny Ploeg began with the School of Nursing in 1988 as a Clinical Lecturer. She is currently a tenured professor, a graduate faculty member, Scientific Director of the Aging, Community and Health Research Unit, and an associate member of the Department of Health, Aging, and Society.
Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.
From the 150 most recent of 327 publications.
Effectiveness of the Aging, Community and Health Research Unit’s Community Partnership Program (ACHRU-CPP) for Older Adults with Diabetes and Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Multi-Site, Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Fisher K, Ploeg J, Markle-Reid M, Valaitis R, Ganann R, Chambers T, Gruneir A, Légaré F, Montelpare W, Northwood M
Exploring the Role of Nurses in Advance Care Planning Within Long-Term Care Homes: A Qualitative Study
Punia H, Kaasalainen S, Ploeg J, Strachan P, Sussman T
A Workplace Environmental Scan of Employed Carers During COVID-19
Ding R, Ploeg J, Williams A
How do individual, social, environmental, and resilience factors shape self-reported health among community-dwelling older adults: a qualitative case study
Whitmore C, Markle-Reid M, McAiney C, Fisher K, Ploeg J
Older adults’ experiences and perceived impacts of the Aging, Community and Health Research Unit-Community Partnership Program (ACHRU-CPP) for diabetes self-management in Canada: a qualitative descriptive study
Yous M-L, Ganann R, Ploeg J, Markle-Reid M, Northwood M, Fisher K, Valaitis R, Chambers T, Montelpare W, Légaré F
Building collaborative relationships with family caregivers of hospitalized older persons with delirium superimposed on dementia: A qualitative study
Julian P, Ploeg J, Kaasalainen S, Markle‐Reid M
Adapting the Namaste Care Program for Use with Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Moderate to Advanced Dementia: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
Yous M-L, Ploeg J, Kaasalainen S, McAiney C
Friendly Visiting Programs for Older People Experiencing Social Isolation: A Realist Review of what Works, for whom, and under what Conditions
Weldrick R, Dunn JR, Andrews GJ, Ploeg J
Championing Dementia Education: Adapting an Effective Scottish Dementia Education Program for Canadian Acute Health Care Providers
Peacock S, Bayly M, Fletcher-Hildebrand S, Gibson K, MacRae R, Jack-Waugh A, Haase K, Bally J, Duggleby W, Hall S
Evaluation of the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care (SPA-LTC) programme: a protocol of a cluster randomised control trial
Kaasalainen S, Wickson-Griffiths A, Hunter P, Thompson G, Kruizinga J, McCleary L, Sussman T, Venturato L, Shaw S, Boamah SA
Courses taught
1- Graduate
Theoretical Basis of Nursing Practice
NURSING 701 · last taught 2021
Frequent collaborators
83Maureen Frances Markle-Reid
Nursing
103 shared papers, latest 2026
Sharon June Kaasalainen
Nursing
78 shared papers, latest 2024
Ruta K Valaitis
Nursing
35 shared papers, latest 2026
Lauren Griffith
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
26 shared papers, latest 2022
Noori Akhtar-Danesh
Nursing
25 shared papers, latest 2021
Allison Williams
Earth, Environment & Society
20 shared papers, latest 2024
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