Janet McCabe, Ontario Tech University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Ontario Tech University profile.

Chronic disease prevention Developmental disability Intellectual disability Health promotion Nursing Social inclusion

Latest papers

Gamification strategies that promote leisure participation in children and youth with disabilities.
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology · 2026
Fostering Healthy Relationships in Special Olympic Athletes: Supporting the Intersection of Intellectual Disability and Sexual Health
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities · 2025
Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol.
BMJ open · 2025

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Promoting brain health: A national capacity building project for aging adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, family caregivers and service providers
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
Addressing unmet and emerging health needs of Canadian adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families during COVID-19
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$246,441

All 2 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Gamification strategies that promote leisure participation in children and youth with disabilities.

Mahmoudi E, Movahed M, Majnemer A, Denner Dos Santos C, Backlin G, Siou A, Glegg S, Pritchard L, McCabe J, Shikako K, Jooay App Research Group

Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology20263 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2529508 PMID: 40705775

02

Fostering Healthy Relationships in Special Olympic Athletes: Supporting the Intersection of Intellectual Disability and Sexual Health

Stephanie Andreasen, Tessa Allison, Brennah Kamelchuk, Victoria Formusa, Brock Reissner, Stephanie J. Howe, Janet McCabe, Alan Santinele Martino, Carly A. McMorris

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/jar.70032 PMID: 40103298

03

Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol.

Lunsky Y, Bobbette N, Chiu M, Thakur A, Patel P, Volpe T, Balogh R, Baskin A, Beaudoin MJ, Dever M, Durbin A, Fogle A, Kelly C, Lake J, Lefkowitz G, Mallett H, McCabe J, Noonan J, Selick A, Shooshtari S, Sockalingam S, St John L, Steel L, Thatcher A, McCarron M, Brain Health-IDD Program Group

BMJ open2025Open Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108960 PMID: 41475806

04

Perspectives on Work in the Continuing Care Sector during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Design.

Guest LM, McCabe J, O'Halloran C, Rana M, Sun W, Rudoler D

Journal of nursing management20242 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1155/2024/7187263 PMID: 40224847

05

The Effect of Context-Based Interventions at the Systems-Level on Participation of Children with Disabilities: A Systematic Review.

Yoo PY, Mogo ERI, McCabe J, Bergthorson M, Elekanachi R, Cardoso R, Movahed M, Majnemer A, Shikako K

Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics202216 citations

DOI: 10.1080/01942638.2022.2051675 PMID: 35331080

06

Pediatric practicums in undergraduate nursing programs: an integrative review.

Onororemu OE, Alschech J, McCabe J, Sanders C

International journal of nursing education scholarship20222 citations

DOI: 10.1515/ijnes-2021-0091 PMID: 35550038

07

Advice from Canadian Mothers Who Express Human Milk: An Interpretive Description Qualitative Study.

Bigalky J, Dietrich Leurer M, McCabe J, Mackey A, Laczko D, Deobald V

Maternal and child health journal2022

DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03237-w PMID: 34609705

Promoting brain health: A national capacity building project for aging adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, family caregivers and service providers

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Op Gr.: Mech. in Brain Aging/dementia-Caregiving/Care Prov. + Aging with Neurod.

Principal investigators: Lunsky, Yona J; Bobbette, Nicole; Chiu, Mary; Thakur, Anupam

Keywords: Aging; Brain Health; Dementia; Developmental Disabilities; Family Caregivers; Health Care Workers; Health Education; Patient Oriented Research

Addressing unmet and emerging health needs of Canadian adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families during COVID-19

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr: Emer. COVID Res. Gaps/Prior- Dif. Impacts on Hist. Excl/Underserved Pops

Principal investigators: Lunsky, Yona J; Lake, Johanna; Thakur, Anupam

Keywords: Chronic Disease Management; Covid-19; Developmental Disabilities; Families; Health Care Workers; Health Education; Mental Health; Patient Oriented Research

$246,441

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Yona Lunsky and Robert Balogh: 47 shared papers
Yona Lunsky and Johanna Lake: 42 shared papers
Yona Lunsky and Anna Durbin: 30 shared papers
Yona Lunsky and Avra Selick: 27 shared papers
Yona Lunsky and Nicole Bobbette: 22 shared papers
Yona Lunsky and Anupam Thakur: 19 shared papers
Annette Majnemer and Keiko Shikako: 18 shared papers
Yona Lunsky and Laura St.John: 15 shared papers
Sanjeev Sockalingam and Anupam Thakur: 13 shared papers
Yona Lunsky and Carly McMorris: 12 shared papers
Anna Durbin and Robert Balogh: 12 shared papers
Johanna Lake and Anupam Thakur: 9 shared papers
Johanna Lake and Nicole Bobbette: 9 shared papers
Avra Selick and Robert Balogh: 8 shared papers
Johanna Lake and Laura St.John: 7 shared papers
Anupam Thakur and Nicole Bobbette: 7 shared papers
Anupam Thakur and Laura St.John: 6 shared papers
Avra Selick and Nicole Bobbette: 6 shared papers
Yona Lunsky and Sanjeev Sockalingam: 5 shared papers
Shahin Shooshtari and Robert Balogh: 5 shared papers
Sanjeev Sockalingam and Nicole Bobbette: 5 shared papers
Carly McMorris and Robert Balogh: 4 shared papers
Annette Majnemer and Lesley Pritchard: 3 shared papers
Carly McMorris and Johanna Lake: 3 shared papers
David Rudoler and Winnie Sun: 3 shared papers
Anna Durbin and Johanna Lake: 3 shared papers
Yona Lunsky and Shahin Shooshtari: 2 shared papers
Shahin Shooshtari and Anupam Thakur: 2 shared papers
Annette Majnemer and Janet McCabe: 2 shared papers
Keiko Shikako and Stephanie Glegg: 2 shared papers
Keiko Shikako and Lesley Pritchard: 2 shared papers
Keiko Shikako and Janet McCabe: 2 shared papers
Stephanie Glegg and Lesley Pritchard: 2 shared papers
Yona Lunsky and Maddy Dever: 1 shared paper
Yona Lunsky and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Shahin Shooshtari and Maddy Dever: 1 shared paper
Shahin Shooshtari and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Annette Majnemer and Stephanie Glegg: 1 shared paper
Sanjeev Sockalingam and Maddy Dever: 1 shared paper
Sanjeev Sockalingam and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Carly McMorris and Alan Santinele Martino: 1 shared paper
Carly McMorris and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
David Rudoler and Anna Durbin: 1 shared paper
David Rudoler and Robert Balogh: 1 shared paper
David Rudoler and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Anna Durbin and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Johanna Lake and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Anupam Thakur and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Stephanie Glegg and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Avra Selick and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Winnie Sun and Robert Balogh: 1 shared paper
Winnie Sun and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Maddy Dever and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Laura St.John and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Alan Santinele Martino and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Caroline Sanders and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Robert Balogh and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Lesley Pritchard and Janet McCabe: 1 shared paper
Janet McCabe and Nicole Bobbette: 1 shared paper

Department of Psychiatry
School of Physical & Occupational Therapy
Human Rights
Not specified
Werklund School of Education
UNBC
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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