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Jenny Ploeg

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Professor EmeritusNursingMcMaster University

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, by share of publications

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 327 publications.

01

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

Health2026
02

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

SAGE Open Nursing202411 citations
03

A Workplace Environmental Scan of Employed Carers During COVID-19

Ding R, Ploeg J, Williams A

Journal of Family and Economic Issues20243 citationsOpen Access
04

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

BMC Geriatrics202317 citationsSenior authorOpen Access
05

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

BMJ Open202314 citations
06

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

Journal of Advanced Nursing20238 citations
07

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

Canadian Journal on Aging20235 citationsOpen Access
08

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

Canadian Journal on Aging20235 citationsSenior author
09

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

Canadian Journal on Aging20233 citationsOpen Access
10

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

BMJ Open20232 citationsOpen Access

Courses taught

1
  • Theoretical Basis of Nursing Practice

    NURSING 701 · last taught 2021

    Graduate
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