Nandini Deshpande

Research

Eco-Social Factors Hip Fracture International Collaboration Recovery Post Fracture Think Tank Cognition Depression Fear Of Falling

Latest papers

Validity and reliability of the Brazilian activities-specific balance confidence scale and determinants of balance confidence in community-dwelling older adults.
Physiotherapy theory and practice · 2022
Failure on the Foam Eyes Closed Test of Standing Balance Associated With Reduced Semicircular Canal Function in Healthy Older Adults.
Ear and hearing · 2019
Factors Associated With Visual Impairment and Eye Care Utilization: The International Mobility in Aging Study.
Journal of aging and health · 2018

All 29 publications

Latest funding

Setting the Agenda for Recovery Research in Older Adults with Hip Fractures: Considering the Bigger Picture
CIHR · 2015 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Increasing age and declining mobility: What do we need to know?
CIHR · 2013 · Nominated PI
$2,667
Strengthening Canadian and International collaborations to study gender, mobility and aging
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$23,880

All 4 grants and awards

29 publications.

01

Validity and reliability of the Brazilian activities-specific balance confidence scale and determinants of balance confidence in community-dwelling older adults.

Freitas RM, Ribeiro KF, Barbosa JS, Gomes CDS, Deshpande N, Guerra RO

Physiotherapy theory and practice2022

DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2020.1747122 PMID: 32293216

02

Failure on the Foam Eyes Closed Test of Standing Balance Associated With Reduced Semicircular Canal Function in Healthy Older Adults.

Anson E, Bigelow RT, Studenski S, Deshpande N, Agrawal Y

Ear and hearing2019

DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000619 PMID: 29894381

03

Factors Associated With Visual Impairment and Eye Care Utilization: The International Mobility in Aging Study.

Balegamire S, Aubin MJ, Curcio CL, Alvarado B, Guerra RO, Ylli A, Deshpande N, Zunzunegui MV

Journal of aging and health2018

DOI: 10.1177/0898264317716360 PMID: 28645242

04

Fear of Falling and Balance Confidence in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review

Hewston P, Deshpande N

Canadian Journal of Diabetes201858 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2018.02.009

05

Head and Trunk Control While Walking in Older Adults with Diabetes: Effects of Balance Confidence

Hewston P, Deshpande N

Journal of Motor Behavior20188 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2017.1283291

06

Fear of falling and its association with life-space mobility of older adults: a cross-sectional analysis using data from five international sites.

Auais M, Alvarado B, Guerra R, Curcio C, Freeman EE, Ylli A, Guralnik J, Deshpande N

Age and ageing2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afw239 PMID: 28043980

07

Effectiveness of Otolith Repositioning Maneuvers and Vestibular Rehabilitation exercises in elderly people with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: a systematic review.

Ribeiro KF, Oliveira BS, Freitas RV, Ferreira LM, Deshpande N, Guerra RO

Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2017.06.003 PMID: 28716503

08

Effects of balance Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy in elderly with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: a randomized controlled trial.

Ribeiro KM, Freitas RV, Ferreira LM, Deshpande N, Guerra RO

Disability and rehabilitation2017

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2016.1190870 PMID: 27340939

09

Sensory Functions, Balance, and Mobility in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Without Overt Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Brief Report

Deshpande N, Hewston P, Aldred A

Journal of Applied Gerontology201730 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1177/0733464815602341

10

The Short Version of the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale for Older Adults with Diabetes—Convergent, Discriminant and Concurrent Validity: A Pilot Study

Hewston P, Deshpande N

Canadian Journal of Diabetes201711 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2016.10.007

Setting the Agenda for Recovery Research in Older Adults with Hip Fractures: Considering the Bigger Picture

Principal investigatorCIHR2015Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Auais, Mohammad; Alvarado, Beatriz E; Deshpande, Nandini

Keywords: Eco-Social Factors; Hip Fracture; International Collaboration; Recovery Post Fracture; Think Tank

$20,000

Increasing age and declining mobility: What do we need to know?

Nominated PICIHR2013CIHR Café Scientifique Program

Principal investigators: Deshpande, Nandini

Keywords: Cognition; Depression; Fear Of Falling; Mobility; Sex-Gender Differences; Social Determinants Of Disability; Vision

$2,667

Strengthening Canadian and International collaborations to study gender, mobility and aging

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Dissemination Events - PA: Gender, Sex and Health Research

Principal investigators: Alvarado, Beatriz E

Keywords: Aging; And Gender; International Collaboration; Knowledge Transfer; Mobility

$23,880

Does diabetes mellitus-induced vestibular system dysfunction contribute to higher prevalence of balance and mobility impairment in community-dwelling diabetic elderly?

Nominated PICIHR2010Catalyst Grant: Pilot Projects in Aging - Biological & Clinical Aspects of Aging

Principal investigators: Deshpande, Nandini

Keywords: Aging; Balance; Diabetes Mellitus; Mobility; Vestibular System

$45,965

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

School of Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Science
Public Health Sciences
Biomedical Sciences
Other

Co-authors at Queen's University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Patricia Hewston

Rehabilitation Science

6 shared papers, latest 2018

Mohammad Auais

School of Rehabilitation

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Beatriz Alvarado

School of Rehabilitation

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Michelle Ploughman

Biomedical Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2014

Angeles Garcia

Public Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Marcia Finlayson

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2014

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