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Stephanie Saunders

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)Rehabilitation ScienceMcMaster University

Research

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51 publications.

01

Prospective evaluation of balance and mobility tests as part of the World Falls Guidelines algorithm

Saunders S, Speechley M, Griffith LE, Kuspinar A, Sibley KM, Raina P, D'amore C, Richardson J, Noble T, Beauchamp MK

Age and Ageing20267 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afag028
02

The INITIATE (Initial Test for Fall Risk Assessment in the Elderly) prospective cohort study: baseline results

Saunders S, Kuspinar A, Sibley KM, D’Amore C, Noble T, Griffith LE, Raina P, Richardson J, Speechley M, Beauchamp MK

BMC Geriatrics20263 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-06724-9
03

Development of fall prediction models in community-dwelling older adults: comparison of biological and multidomain models for falls and injurious falls

Elbanna F, Saunders S, D’Amore C, Beauchamp MK

BMC Geriatrics2026
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-026-07417-7
04

Development of fall prediction models in community-dwelling older adults: comparison of biological and multidomain models for any and injurious falls

Elbanna F, Saunders S, D’Amore C, Beauchamp MK

2026
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8681033/v1
05

Risk Factors for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Umbrella Review

Saunders S, D'Amore C, Hao Q, El-Moneim NA, Richardson J, Kuspinar A, Beauchamp M

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association202527 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105765PMID: W4412391804
06

Virtual Assessment Protocols for Timed-Up-and-Go, 5-Repetition Chair Rise, and 1-Minute Sit-to-Stand Tests in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Investigating Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity

Saunders S, Reid J, Mehdipour A, D'Amore C, Kuspinar A, Richardson J, Beauchamp M

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation20254 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2024.11.011
07

The INITIATE (Initial Test for Fall Risk Assessment in The Elderly) Prospective Cohort Study: Baseline Results

Saunders S, Kuspinar A, Sibley KM, D'Amore C, Noble T, Griffith LE, Raina P, Richardson J, Speechley M, Beauchamp MK

2025First authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6490977/v1PMID: W4411161646
08

Examining Associations of Locomotor Capacity with Perceived and Actual Mobility

Saunders S, D'Amore C, Kuspinar A, Sibley K, Richardson J, Beauchamp M

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation2025First author
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.254
09

Risk factors for falls in community-dwelling older adults: An umbrella review

Saunders S, D’Amore C, Hao Q, Abdelmoneim N, Richardson J, Kuspinar A, Beauchamp M

2025First author
DOI: 10.1101/2025.04.04.25325029
10

Mapping sex and gender differences in falls among older adults: A scoping review

Sebastiani C, Wong JYX, Litt A, Loewen J, Reece K, Conlin N, Dunand T, Odasso MM, D'Amore C, Saunders S

Journal of The American Geriatrics Society202433 citationsSenior authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18730PMID: W4390237292

Frequent collaborators

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Stephanie SaundersMarla BeauchampJulie RichardsonAyse KuspinarLauren GriffithBrenda VrkljanLuciana MacedoMichelle HowardParminder RainaErin KnoblHsien SeowKevin Moncion
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Marla Beauchamp

Rehabilitation Science

17 shared papers, latest 2026

Julie Richardson

Rehabilitation Science

14 shared papers, latest 2026

Ayse Kuspinar

Rehabilitation Science

10 shared papers, latest 2026

Lauren Griffith

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

5 shared papers, latest 2026

Luciana Macedo

Rehabilitation Science

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Parminder Raina

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

3 shared papers, latest 2026

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