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Sareh Zarshenas

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)Rehabilitation ScienceMcMaster University

41 publications.

01

Tailoring cognitive assistance for individuals with a traumatic brain injury using assistive technology for cognition: translating clinical reasoning into ontologies

Pelletier J, Gagnon-Roy M, Ngankam HK, Bier N, Zarshenas S, Djahdou R, Kara DO, Gavric A, Nalder E, Bottari C

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology20262 citations
02

Applications of social marketing for implementation science: a scoping review

Colquhoun H, Ellen ME, Brehaut J, Weinreich NK, Morvinski C, Zarshenas S, Nguyen T, Presseau J, McCleary N, Shepherd HA

Implementation Science20251 citations
03

A Cognitive Assistive Technology for Clients With Moderate to Severe Acquired Brain Injury: Prototype Evaluation and Feasibility Testing within A Residence Context

Zarshenas S, Couture M, Bier N, Giroux S, Gosselin N, Gagnon-Roy M, Bottari C

Brain Injury2025First author
04

Exploring how technology influences out‐of‐home participation for persons living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: a scoping review

Mason NL, McNeill L, Hwang AS, Zarshenas S, Bekas K, Khroud M, Normandin C, TANNOU T, Wang RH

Alzheimer's and Dementia2025
05

Responding to the ongoing pandemic-related challenges of individuals with brain injury through the perspective of community-service in Canada: A qualitative study

Salazar AP, Lecours S, Engel L, Gignac MAM, Rotenberg S, Zarshenas S, McDonald M, Nalder E, Bottari C

Brain Injury2025
06

An Assistive Technology for Cognition for Clients with Acquired Brain injury: The Concept Map of a UserCentred Design Process and Procedure

Bottari C, Zarshenas S, Bier N, Giroux S, Ngankam HK, Dos Santos MA, Couture M

Brain Injury2025
07

Responses of Canadian Brain Injury Associations to The COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned Over The Second Year

Salazar AP, Zarshenas S, Lecours S, Engel L, Gignac M, Rotenberg S, McDonald M, Bottari C

Brain Injury2025
08

COOK technology to support meal preparation following a severe traumatic brain injury: a usability mixed-methods single-case study in a real-world environment

Gagnon-Roy M, Bier N, Giroux S, Couture M, Pigot H, Le Dorze G, Gosselin N, Zarshenas S, Hendryckx C, Bottari C

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology20246 citations
09

Application of the Person-Centered Care to Manage Responsive Behaviors in Clients with Major Neurocognitive Disorders: A Qualitative Single Case Study

Zarshenas S, Paulino C, Sénéchal I, Décary J, Dufresne A, Bourbonnais A, Aquin C, Bruneau M-A, Champoux N, Belchior P

Clinical Gerontologist20243 citationsFirst author
10

Potential of using an assistive technology to address meal preparation difficulties following acquired brain injury: clients’ and caregivers’ perspectives

Zarshenas S, Gagnon-Roy M, Couture M, Bier N, Giroux S, Nalder E, Pigot H, Dawson D, Poncet F, LeDorze G

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology202319 citationsFirst author
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