Vincent Depaul, Queen's University

Research

Healthy Aging Evidence-Based Interventions Healthy Cities Implementation Science Population & Public Health Urban Environments Aging Aging In Place

Latest papers

Deepening Understanding of Oasis, a NORC-Based Program: Perspectives from Housing Partners.
Canadian Journal on Aging · 2026
A description of functional needs of community-dwelling stroke survivors in Rwanda: a prospective observational cohort study
Disability and Rehabilitation · 2025
Adopting new habits and routines in response to COVID-19 lockdown disruptions: A qualitative study.
The British journal of occupational therapy · 2024

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Validation of the Falls Clinical Decision Rule for diagnosing intracranial bleeding in older adults after a fall
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,384,652
Affordances & Limits of Motion Capture Video Analysis of Older Adults in "Real-World" Music and Movement Contexts
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$41,038
PROACTIVE - Optimizing real-world interventions for older adults: Community-tailored implementation of person-valued interventions through continual evaluation
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 6 grants and awards

13 publications.

01

Deepening Understanding of Oasis, a NORC-Based Program: Perspectives from Housing Partners.

Nuri RP, Laliberte Rudman D, Letts L, Hand C, McGrath C, Richardson J, Robinson A, Webber A, Nguyen A, Malvern R

Canadian Journal on Aging2026

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980825100408

02

A description of functional needs of community-dwelling stroke survivors in Rwanda: a prospective observational cohort study

Kumurenzi A, Jesus TS, Richardson J, Thabane L, Kagwiza J, Cockburn L, Langhorne P, DePaul V, Melifonwu R, Hamilton L

Disability and Rehabilitation20253 citations

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2490225

03

Adopting new habits and routines in response to COVID-19 lockdown disruptions: A qualitative study.

Kessler D, Boudreau E, Maitland J, Lysaght R, McColl MA, Alexander L, Wilson C, Batorowicz B, DePaul V, Donnelly C

The British journal of occupational therapy2024

DOI: 10.1177/03080226241232815 PMID: 38832353

04

Strategies for specialty training of healthcare professionals in low-resource settings: a systematic review on evidence from stroke care

Habibi J, Bosch J, Bidulka P, Belson S, DePaul V, Gandhi D, Kumurenzi A, Melifonwu R, Pandian J, Langhorne P

BMC Medical Education202320 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04431-w PMID: W4380886682

05

Considerations for at-home upper-limb rehabilitation technology following stroke: Perspectives of stroke survivors and therapists.

Forbrigger S, Liblong M, Davies TC, DePaul V, Morin E, Hashtrudi-Zaad K

Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering2023

DOI: 10.1177/20556683231171840 PMID: 37124709

06

Art skill-based rehabilitation training for upper limb sensorimotor recovery post-stroke: A feasibility study.

Christiansen A, Scythes M, Ritsma BR, Scott SH, DePaul V

Clinical rehabilitation2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/02692155221105586 PMID: 35642286

07

The Impact of a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Supportive Services Program on Older Adult Participants' Social Networks: Semistructured Interview Study.

Mills CM, Parniak S, Hand C, McGrath C, Laliberte Rudman D, Chislett C, Giberson M, White L, DePaul V, Donnelly C

JMIR aging2022

DOI: 10.2196/37617 PMID: 36409533

08

A health care record review of early mobility activities after fragility hip fracture: Utilizing the French systematic method to inform future interventions.

Haslam-Larmer L, Auais M, Donnelly C, Woo K, DePaul V

International journal of orthopaedic and trauma nursing2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijotn.2021.100846 PMID: 34034064

09

Assessment of spatiotemporal gait parameters using a deep learning algorithm-based markerless motion capture system.

Kanko RM, Laende EK, Strutzenberger G, Brown M, Selbie WS, DePaul V, Scott SH, Deluzio KJ

Journal of biomechanics2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110414 PMID: 33915475

10

Early mobility after fragility hip fracture: a mixed methods embedded case study.

Haslam-Larmer L, Donnelly C, Auais M, Woo K, DePaul V

BMC geriatrics2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02083-3 PMID: 33722193

Validation of the Falls Clinical Decision Rule for diagnosing intracranial bleeding in older adults after a fall

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: de Wit, Kerstin

Keywords: Emergency Department; Falls; Intracranial Bleeding; Older Adults

$1,384,652

Affordances & Limits of Motion Capture Video Analysis of Older Adults in "Real-World" Music and Movement Contexts

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Brook, Julia

Keywords: Singing; dancing; MediaPipe; Movement analysis

$41,038

PROACTIVE - Optimizing real-world interventions for older adults: Community-tailored implementation of person-valued interventions through continual evaluation

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: HCIS - LOI - Healthy aging

Principal investigators: Muscedere, John; Desjardins, Craig; Collins, Patricia A; Depaul, Vincent G; Dionne, Emilie; Donnelly, Catherine A; Giguère, Anik; Guillaumie, Laurence; Hirdes, John P; Puchalski Ritchie, Lisa M; Puxty, John; Visvanathan, Renuka

Keywords: Evidence-Based Interventions; Healthy Aging; Healthy Cities; Implementation Science; Population & Public Health; Urban Environments

$25,000

The Virtual Music Theatre Environment: Fostering Creativity, Agency, and Well-Being for Older Adults

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Call

Principal investigators: Brook, Julia

Keywords: music theatre older adults creativity online learning well-being

$237,970

Fostering healthy aging in naturally occurring retirement communities: a mixed methods explanatory case study

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Depaul, Vincent G; Donnelly, Catherine A

Keywords: Aging; Aging In Place; Community Based Health Promotion; Health Service Coordination; Healthy Aging; Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities; Nutrition; Physical Activity; Social Determinants; Social Isolation

$1,583,288

OSCAIL 2020 Meeting

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Bosch, Jacqueline J

Keywords: Global Health; Health Systems Research; Multidisciplinary; Organized Post-Stroke Care

$19,825

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

Rehabilitation Science
Nursing
Critical Care Medicine
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Rehabilitation Sciences
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Sandra Carroll

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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