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Samir Sinha

ResearcherToronto Metropolitan University

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Samir Sinha

Researcher

Health Sciences

Toronto Metropolitan University

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
18 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Covid-19 Long-Term Care Pandemic

Latest papers

Building a Rational Clinical Information System for Older Adults in Acute Care: The Role of the interRAI Acute Care Suite.
Healthcare management forum · 2026 · senior author
Volunteer Programs for Hospitalized Older Adults in North America, Europe, and Australia: A Scoping Review.
Sage open aging · 2025 · senior author
It's time for a healthy aging strategy for Canada's Veterans.
Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2025 · senior author

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Brain Resilience and Diversity in Aging and Dementia: A collaboratory for promoting equity in brain health research
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$99,452
Finding a Better Balance: Implementing Family Presence in Ontario LTC Homes
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$137,500

All 2 grants and awards

28 publications.

Building a Rational Clinical Information System for Older Adults in Acute Care: The Role of the interRAI Acute Care Suite.

Heckman GA, Jantzi M, Hirdes JP, Nova A, Elliott J, Sinha S

Healthcare management forum2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08404704251389449 PMID: 41145114

Volunteer Programs for Hospitalized Older Adults in North America, Europe, and Australia: A Scoping Review.

Kokorelias KM, Jamieson LM, Saragosa M, Singh H, Serapio CB, Jasiem S, Sinha S

Sage open aging2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/30495334251337259 PMID: 40611852

It's time for a healthy aging strategy for Canada's Veterans.

Brydges M, Pedlar D, Muscedere J, Held N, Sinha S

Journal of military, veteran and family health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh-2024-0095 PMID: 42534097

Resilience for working in Ontario home and community care: registered practical nurses need the support of themselves, family and clients, and employers.

Connelly DM, Garnett A, Prentice K, Hay ME, Guitar NA, Snobelen N, Smith-Carrier T, McKay SM, King EC, Calver J, Sinha S

BMC health services research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11635-3 PMID: 39350131

Ageing with grace and graft.

Attree C, Kokorelias K, Sinha S, Bhat M

The lancet. Healthy longevity2024

DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(24)00111-9 PMID: 38945126

Impact of an intergenerational program to improve loneliness and social isolation in older adults initiated at the time of emergency department discharge: study protocol for a three-arm randomized clinical trial.

Zheng D, Rose L, Borgundvaag B, McLeod SL, Melady D, Mohindra R, Sinha S, Wesson V, Wiesenfeld L, Kolker S, Kiss A, Lowthian JA, Lee JS

Trials2024

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08250-2 PMID: 38943176

Transitions of care for older adults discharged home from the emergency department: an inductive thematic content analysis of patient comments.

Couture V, Germain N, Côté É, Lavoie L, Robitaille J, Morin M, Chouinard J, Couturier Y, Légaré F, Hardy MS, Chartier LB, Brousseau AA, Sourial N, Mercier É, Dallaire C, Fleet R, Leblanc A, Melady D, Roy D, Sinha S, Sirois MJ, Witteman HO, Émond M, Rivard J, Pelletier I, Turcotte S, Samb R, Giguère R, Abrougui L, Smith PY, Archambault PM, Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers

BMC geriatrics2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04482-0 PMID: 38172725

Caregivers' burden of care during emergency department care transitions among older adults: a mixed methods cohort study.

Germain N, Jémus-Gonzalez E, Couture V, Côté É, Morin M, Toulouse-Fournier A, Bert L, Giguère R, Sinha S, Sourial N, Chartier LB, Witteman HO, Légaré F, Samb R, Turcotte S, Chandavong S, Abrougui L, Robitaille J, Archambault PM, Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers

BMC geriatrics2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05388-1 PMID: 39342196

A Leave of Absence Might Not Be a Bad Thing: Registered Practical Nurses Working in Home Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Connelly DM, Guitar NA, Garnett A, Smith-Carrier T, Prentice K, Calver J, King E, McKay S, Pearson D, Sinha S, Snobelen N

Home health care management & practice2024

DOI: 10.1177/10848223241232408 PMID: 39431206

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Self-Reported Rates of Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Canadian 2023-2024 National Influenza and Respiratory Viruses Survey.

Sinha S, Iciaszczyk N, Roy B, Boivin W

Vaccines2024First author

DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12111230 PMID: 39591133

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Samir Sinha

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Building a Rational Clinical Information System for Older Adults in Acute Care: The Role of the interRAI Acute Care Suite.

Volunteer Programs for Hospitalized Older Adults in North America, Europe, and Australia: A Scoping Review.

It's time for a healthy aging strategy for Canada's Veterans.

Resilience for working in Ontario home and community care: registered practical nurses need the support of themselves, family and clients, and employers.

Ageing with grace and graft.

Impact of an intergenerational program to improve loneliness and social isolation in older adults initiated at the time of emergency department discharge: study protocol for a three-arm randomized clinical trial.

Transitions of care for older adults discharged home from the emergency department: an inductive thematic content analysis of patient comments.

Caregivers' burden of care during emergency department care transitions among older adults: a mixed methods cohort study.

A Leave of Absence Might Not Be a Bad Thing: Registered Practical Nurses Working in Home Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Self-Reported Rates of Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Canadian 2023-2024 National Influenza and Respiratory Viruses Survey.

Brain Resilience and Diversity in Aging and Dementia: A collaboratory for promoting equity in brain health research

Finding a Better Balance: Implementing Family Presence in Ontario LTC Homes

Frequent collaborators

Samir Sinha

Samir Sinha

Anna Garnett

Patrick Archambault

Yves Couturier

Debra Eagles

Lisa Burry

Andrew Costa

Louise Rose

Annie LeBlanc

John Muscedere

Sangeeta Mehta

Olivier Beauchet

Hardeep Singh

Walter Tavares

Marianne Saragosa

Kristina Kokorelias

Yasbanoo Moayedi

Sandra McKay

Sabrina Kolker

Nancy Edwards

Michael Schull

Lynn Wilson

Emily King

John Hirdes

Jacobi Elliott

Rupert Kaul

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Elizabeth Mansfield

Dawn Stacey

Gillian Hawker

Fiona Webster

Chaim Bell

Wendy Levinson

Onil Bhattacharyya

Prabhat Jha

Craig Dale

Pranesh Chakraborty

Jean-Louis Denis