Andria Bianchi, University of Toronto

Latest papers

Examining Canadian Smart Home Technology Users' Perceptions of Privacy, Risks, Safety, and Data Collection Purposes: Cross-Sectional National Survey.
JMIR formative research · 2026
Factors That Influence Successful Adoption of Real-Time Location Systems for Use in a Dementia Care Setting: Mixed Methods Study.
JMIR aging · 2024
User Perception of Smart Home Surveillance Among Adults Aged 50 Years and Older: Scoping Review.
JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Disability and Hysterectomy: A Multi-Methods Study in Ontario
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$573,752
Disability and Access to Fertility Preservation in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$74,864
Digital Ageism and Smart Home Technologies to Care for Older Adults
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$47,655

All 4 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Examining Canadian Smart Home Technology Users' Perceptions of Privacy, Risks, Safety, and Data Collection Purposes: Cross-Sectional National Survey.

Di Nallo EV, Chu CH, Hasan Z, Mishra PK, Buchan J, Zheng T, Bianchi A, Hoey J, Khan SS

JMIR formative research2026

DOI: 10.2196/70638 PMID: 42777237

02

Factors That Influence Successful Adoption of Real-Time Location Systems for Use in a Dementia Care Setting: Mixed Methods Study.

Haslam-Larmer L, Grigorovich A, Shum L, Bianchi A, Newman K, Iaboni A, McMurray J

JMIR aging2024

DOI: 10.2196/45978 PMID: 38587884

03

User Perception of Smart Home Surveillance Among Adults Aged 50 Years and Older: Scoping Review.

Percy Campbell J, Buchan J, Chu CH, Bianchi A, Hoey J, Khan SS

JMIR mHealth and uHealth2024

DOI: 10.2196/48526 PMID: 38335026

04

In defence of falling: the onomastics and ethics of "therapeutic" falls in rehabilitation.

Andreoli A, Bianchi A, Campbell A, Bernhardt J, Bayley M, Guo M

Disability and rehabilitation2023

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2135777 PMID: 36262023

05

Clinical ethics consultations: a scoping review of reported outcomes.

Bell JAH, Salis M, Tong E, Nekolaichuk E, Barned C, Bianchi A, Buchman DZ, Rodrigues K, Shanker RR, Heesters AM

BMC medical ethics2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12910-022-00832-6 PMID: 36167536

06

Digital Ageism: Challenges and Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence for Older Adults

Chu CH, Nyrup R, Leslie K, Shi J, Bianchi A, Lyn A, McNicholl M, Khan S, Rahimi S, Grenier A

The Gerontologist2022278 citations

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnab167

07

Ageism and Artificial Intelligence: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Chu CH, Leslie K, Shi J, Nyrup R, Bianchi A, Khan SS, Rahimi SA, Lyn A, Grenier A

JMIR Research Protocols202218 citations

DOI: 10.2196/33211

08

Factors Affecting the Implementation, Use, and Adoption of Real-Time Location System Technology for Persons Living With Cognitive Disabilities in Long-term Care Homes: Systematic Review.

Grigorovich A, Kulandaivelu Y, Newman K, Bianchi A, Khan SS, Iaboni A, McMurray J

Journal of medical Internet research2021

DOI: 10.2196/22831 PMID: 33470949

09

Considering sex robots for older adults with cognitive impairments.

Bianchi A

Journal of medical ethics2021First author

DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106927 PMID: 33288646

Disability and Hysterectomy: A Multi-Methods Study in Ontario

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Brown, Hilary; Brennand, Erin A

Keywords: Disability; Health Services Research; Hysterectomy; Population-Based Data; Qualitative Interviews; Women'S Health

$573,752

Disability and Access to Fertility Preservation in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Brown, Hilary; Mahar, Alyson L

Keywords: Adolescents And Young Adults; Cancer; Disability; Fertility Preservation; Reproductive Health Equity

$74,864

Digital Ageism and Smart Home Technologies to Care for Older Adults

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Chu, CHARLENE H

Keywords: Ageism; Artificial Intelligence; Consent; Digital Ageism; Geriatrics; Privacy; Sensor Technology; Smart Home Technology; Technology

$47,655

Ageism in A.I.: Exploring the Social and Ethical Implications of Age-Based Bias in Artificially Intelligent Systems

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Chu, Charlene

Keywords: (1) Artificial intelligence; (2) Ageism; (3) Bias; (4) discrimination; (5) Prejudice; (6) Intersectionality; (7) Data; (8) Fairness; (9) Older adults; (10) gerontology

$63,059

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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Latest papers

Latest funding

Examining Canadian Smart Home Technology Users' Perceptions of Privacy, Risks, Safety, and Data Collection Purposes: Cross-Sectional National Survey.

Factors That Influence Successful Adoption of Real-Time Location Systems for Use in a Dementia Care Setting: Mixed Methods Study.

User Perception of Smart Home Surveillance Among Adults Aged 50 Years and Older: Scoping Review.

In defence of falling: the onomastics and ethics of "therapeutic" falls in rehabilitation.

Clinical ethics consultations: a scoping review of reported outcomes.

Digital Ageism: Challenges and Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence for Older Adults

Ageism and Artificial Intelligence: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Factors Affecting the Implementation, Use, and Adoption of Real-Time Location System Technology for Persons Living With Cognitive Disabilities in Long-term Care Homes: Systematic Review.

Considering sex robots for older adults with cognitive impairments.

Disability and Hysterectomy: A Multi-Methods Study in Ontario

Disability and Access to Fertility Preservation in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients

Digital Ageism and Smart Home Technologies to Care for Older Adults

Ageism in A.I.: Exploring the Social and Ethical Implications of Age-Based Bias in Artificially Intelligent Systems

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Amanda M Grenier

Kristine Newman

Kathleen Leslie

Amanda Grenier

Andrea Iaboni

Alisa Grigorovich

Kevin Rodrigues

Mark Bayley

Shehroz Khan

Claudia Barned