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Heidi Sveistrup

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Full ProfessorRehabilitation SciencesUniversity of Ottawa

Heidi Sveistrup

Full Professor

Rehabilitation Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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29 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (3 NSERC, 2 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2011.

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Publications

186

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Research

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Aging Artificial Intelligence Care Spectrum Home-Care Implementation Science Knowledge Translation Life Course Long-Term Care

Latest papers

Creating an integrated innovation system to enable the adaptation and uptake of health-system innovations in Canada: insights from citizen panels and a national stakeholder dialogue
Health Research Policy and Systems · 2026
Supportive Smart Homes: Is It Time to Get Serious About Aging in Place?
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2026
Application of Commonly Used Physical Tests in a Virtual Environment in Patients With Concussion to Patients With Various Types and Severities of Acquired Brain Injury: Prospective Cohort Method Comparison Study
Journal of Medical Internet Research · 2025

All 75 publications

Latest funding

AHEAD with eConsult: Advancing Health Equity and Access to specialist care for persons with lived and living experience of Dementia
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$745,800
STROKECOG Platform: Innovative Clinical Trials Training Initiatives for STROKE and COGnition
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$2,911,416
STROKECOG Platform: Innovative Clinical Trials Training Initiatives for STROKE and COGnition
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$727,855

All 18 grants and awards

75 publications.

Creating an integrated innovation system to enable the adaptation and uptake of health-system innovations in Canada: insights from citizen panels and a national stakeholder dialogue

Bhuiya AR, DeMaio P, Cura JD, Gauvin F-P, Hagens S, Hébert P, Lavis JN, McMurray J, Moat KA, Reid RJ

Health Research Policy and Systems20261 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12961-025-01429-2

Supportive Smart Homes: Is It Time to Get Serious About Aging in Place?

Knoefel FD, Wallace RB, Goubran RA, Sveistrup H, Thomas NWD

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.106032 PMID: 41397460

Application of Commonly Used Physical Tests in a Virtual Environment in Patients With Concussion to Patients With Various Types and Severities of Acquired Brain Injury: Prospective Cohort Method Comparison Study

Barnes K, Sveistrup H, Bayley M, Rathbone M, Taljaard M, Egan M, Bilodeau M, Karimijashni M, Marshall S

Journal of Medical Internet Research20251 citations

DOI: 10.2196/76995

Psychometric Properties of Vestibular and Ocular Measures Used for Concussion Assessments: A Scoping Review.

Barnes K, Sveistrup H, Karimijashni M, Bayley M, Marshall S

The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000985 PMID: 39330929

Home-Based Nonimmersive Virtual Reality Training After Discharge From Inpatient or Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: Parallel Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

Sheehy L, Taillon-Hobson A, Sveistrup H, Bilodeau M, Yang C, Welch V, Finestone H

JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies2025

DOI: 10.2196/64729 PMID: 40153779

Variations in caregiving patterns of spouses/partners and adult children of long-term care home residents in Ontario, Canada.

Ménard A, Podinic I, Conklin J, Hossain S, Arya A, Archibald D, Elliott J, Kothari A, Stolee P, Sveistrup H, Dehcheshmeh MM, Hsu AT

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.01.038 PMID: 39919696

Accuracy and Variability of a Commercial Markerless Motion Capture System Compared to a Pressure Mat for Weight Distribution in Standing: Cross-Sectional Observational Study.

Sheehy L, Gal-Dev E, Sveistrup H, Bilodeau M, Finestone H

JMIR formative research2025

DOI: 10.2196/73575 PMID: 41330572

Use of Head-Mounted Inertial Sensors for Mobility Tasks: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Sloan W, MacDonald GE, Wallace RB, Goubran R, Sveistrup H

JMIR research protocols2025Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/67628 PMID: 41359955

Short-term effects of a virtual, community-based, task-oriented group exercise programme incorporating a healthcare-community partnership compared to a waitlist control on increasing everyday function among adults with mobility limitations: protocol for the TIME™ at Home randomised controlled trial.

Salbach NM, Jones CA, Barclay R, Sveistrup H, Sheehy L, Bayley MT, Inness EL, Legasto-Mulvale JM, Barbosa Dos Santos R, Fung J, Moineddin R, Teasell RW, Catizzone M, Hovanec N, Cameron JI, Munce S, O'Neil J, Jaglal SB, Aravind G, Su TT, Hanson HM

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102694 PMID: 40721264

Barriers and Facilitators Associated With Remote Concussion Physical Assessments From the Perspectives of Clinicians and People Living With Workplace Concussions: Focus Group Study

Barnes K, Sveistrup H, Karimijashni M, Bayley M, Egan M, Bilodeau M, Rathbone M, Taljaard M, Marshall S

Journal of Medical Internet Research20245 citations

DOI: 10.2196/56158

AHEAD with eConsult: Advancing Health Equity and Access to specialist care for persons with lived and living experience of Dementia

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Op Gr.: Eval. of Dementia Programs, Services, & Care Models - Stream 1 - General

Principal investigators: Karunananthan, Sathya; Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Liddy, Clare E

Keywords: Access To Care; Dementia; Electronic Consultation; Equity; Long Term Care; Primary Care

$745,800

STROKECOG Platform: Innovative Clinical Trials Training Initiatives for STROKE and COGnition

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms

Principal investigators: Edwards, Jodi D; Menon, Bijoy K; Mercier, Catherine; Sakakibara, Brodie M; Singh, Nishita; Swartz, Richard

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Cognition; Diversity; Equity; Intersectionality; Mentorship; Stroke; Training

$2,911,416

STROKECOG Platform: Innovative Clinical Trials Training Initiatives for STROKE and COGnition

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms - Indirect Costs

Principal investigators: Edwards, Jodi D; Menon, Bijoy K; Mercier, Catherine; Sakakibara, Brodie M; Singh, Nishita; Swartz, Richard

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Cognition; Diversity; Equity; Intersectionality; Mentorship; Stroke; Training

$727,855

Vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in long-term care populations: a multi-province study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps and Priorities - Variants

Principal investigators: Hsu, Amy T; Langlois, Marc-Andre; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; Strumpf, Erin C; Wilson, Kumanan

Keywords: Covid-19; Immunology; Long-Term Care; Vaccine Effectiveness; Variants Of Concern

Early Professionals, Inspired Careers in AgeTech (EPIC-AT): Innovators of Tomorrow Health Research Training Platform in AgeTech

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Tr. Gr: Health Research Training Platform - Digital Health Solutions for Seniors

Principal investigators: Mihailidis, Alex; Bier, Nathalie; Choukou, Mohamed-Amine; Freeman, Shannon L; Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas; Kobayashi, Karen M; Stern, Bianca; Sveistrup, Heidi; Tamblyn, Robyn M; Warner, Grace; Yadollahi, Azadeh

Keywords: Aging; Artificial Intelligence; Care Spectrum; Home-Care; Implementation Science; Knowledge Translation; Life Course; Long-Term Care; Technology; Training

$2,399,754

Increasing access to community-based task-oriented exercise programs through healthcare-recreation partnerships to improve function for people with balance and mobility limitations: A multi-site randomized controlled trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Salbach, Nancy; Barclay, Ruth E; Bayley, Mark T; Fung, Joyce; Jones, Catherine A; Sveistrup, Heidi; Teasell, Robert W

Keywords: Activities Of Daily Living Function; Adults; Balance And Mobility Limitations; Caregiver Assistance; Community Exercise Programs; Frailty; Healthcare-Recreation Partnership; Mixed Methods Evaluation; Randomized Controlled Trial; Task-Oriented Training

$761,176

Reducing gender inequalities in ageing

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Welch, Vivian A

Keywords: Ageing; Health And Social Care; Health Equity; Sex/Gender; Systematic Reviews

$76,500

Evidence and gap map of interventions to improve functional ability for older adults

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Welch, Vivian A

Keywords: Ageing; Evidence Map; Gender Equity; Health Equity; Older Adults; Randomized Trials; Systematic Reviews

$20,000

From exception to rule: the role of regional innovation ecosystems in the development of women entrepreneurs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: McMurray, Josephine

Keywords: innovation; technology; women entrepreneurs; regional ecosystems

$24,917

Music performance: when things go wrong, can somatic teaching result in improved performance and increased comfort while playing

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Comeau, Gilles

Keywords: music performance; somatic teaching; quality of performance; musician well-being

$199,782

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

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Heidi Sveistrup

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Creating an integrated innovation system to enable the adaptation and uptake of health-system innovations in Canada: insights from citizen panels and a national stakeholder dialogue

Supportive Smart Homes: Is It Time to Get Serious About Aging in Place?

Application of Commonly Used Physical Tests in a Virtual Environment in Patients With Concussion to Patients With Various Types and Severities of Acquired Brain Injury: Prospective Cohort Method Comparison Study

Psychometric Properties of Vestibular and Ocular Measures Used for Concussion Assessments: A Scoping Review.

Home-Based Nonimmersive Virtual Reality Training After Discharge From Inpatient or Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: Parallel Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

Variations in caregiving patterns of spouses/partners and adult children of long-term care home residents in Ontario, Canada.

Accuracy and Variability of a Commercial Markerless Motion Capture System Compared to a Pressure Mat for Weight Distribution in Standing: Cross-Sectional Observational Study.

Use of Head-Mounted Inertial Sensors for Mobility Tasks: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Barriers and Facilitators Associated With Remote Concussion Physical Assessments From the Perspectives of Clinicians and People Living With Workplace Concussions: Focus Group Study

From exception to rule: the role of regional innovation ecosystems in the development of women entrepreneurs

Music performance: when things go wrong, can somatic teaching result in improved performance and increased comfort while playing

Frequent collaborators

Martin Bilodeau

Shawn Marshall

Mary Egan

Jennifer O'Neil

Hillel Finestone

Mark Bayley

Monica Taljaard

Michel Piers Rathbone

Paulette Guitard

Christine Yang

Vivian Welch

Roger Zemek

Frank Knoefel

Nancy Edwards

Douglas Archibald

Paul Stolee

Anita Kothari

Amy Hsu

James Conklin

Rafik Goubran

Jacobi Elliott

Judy King

Peter Walker

Josephine McMurray

Pat Miller

Heather Colquhoun

Ian Graham

John Lavis

Neil Thomas

Rahim Moineddin