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Katherine McGilton

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Toronto

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Katherine McGilton

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

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.
3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (11 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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Research

Multimorbidity Older Adults Transitional Care Programs Models Of Care Dementia Scoping Review Health Human Resources Long-Term Care Homes

Latest papers

Patient perspectives on outpatient cardiac rehab participation post transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
Disability and rehabilitation · 2026
Remote visits to address loneliness for people living with dementia in care homes: A descriptive qualitative study of visitors' perceptions.
Journal of advanced nursing · 2024
Impact of a national dementia research consortium: The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease · 2024

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Shaping the place called home: participatory evaluation of a co-designed toolkit for resident engagement in long-term care homes
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$125,000
The Association Between Social Connection and Quality of Life for People with Dementia
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000
Nurse-Led Reablement Intervention for Older Adults with Dementia in Transitional Care Programs: A Multi-Method Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor

All 25 grants and awards

11 publications.

Patient perspectives on outpatient cardiac rehab participation post transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Patel SN, Cotie LM, McGilton K, Puts M, Oh P, Colella TJF

Disability and rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2704463 PMID: 42487507

Remote visits to address loneliness for people living with dementia in care homes: A descriptive qualitative study of visitors' perceptions.

Barsan K, Swindle J, Boscart VM, Chacinsky D, Hoben M, Hopper T, McGilton K, O'Rourke HM

Journal of advanced nursing2024

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16112 PMID: 38383118

Impact of a national dementia research consortium: The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)

Chertkow H, Phillips N, Rockwood K, Anderson N, Andrew MK, Bartha R, Beaudoin C, Bélanger N, Bellec P, Belleville S

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease20249 citations

DOI: 10.1177/13872877241290990

The relationship between quality and staffing in long-term care: A systematic review of the literature 2008-2020.

Clemens S, Wodchis W, McGilton K, McGrail K, McMahon M

International journal of nursing studies2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104036 PMID: 34419730

Assessing Determinants of Perceived Quality in Transitions for People with Dementia: a Prospective Observational Study.

Drummond N, McCleary L, Garcia L, McGilton K, Molnar F, Dalziel W, Xu TJ, Turner D, Triscott J, Freiheit E

Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ2019

DOI: 10.5770/cgj.22.332 PMID: 31501679

The Comprehensive Assessment of Neurodegeneration and Dementia: Canadian Cohort Study.

Chertkow H, Borrie M, Whitehead V, Black SE, Feldman HH, Gauthier S, Hogan DB, Masellis M, McGilton K, Rockwood K, Tierney MC, Andrew M, Hsiung GR, Camicioli R, Smith EE, Fogarty J, Lindsay J, Best S, Evans A, Das S, Mohaddes Z, Pilon R, Poirier J, Phillips NA, MacNamara E, Dixon RA, Duchesne S, MacKenzie I, Rylett RJ

The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques2019

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2019.27 PMID: 31309917

The influence of organizational context on best practice use by care aides in residential long-term care settings.

Estabrooks CA, Squires JE, Hayduk L, Morgan D, Cummings GG, Ginsburg L, Stewart N, McGilton K, Kang SH, Norton PG

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.03.009 PMID: 25899110

The Hidden Complexity of Long-Term Care: how context mediates knowledge translation and use of best practices.

Cammer A, Morgan D, Stewart N, McGilton K, Rycroft-Malone J, Dopson S, Estabrooks C

The Gerontologist2014

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt068 PMID: 23856027

Post-acute stroke patient outcomes in Ontario, Canada complex continuing care settings.

Tourangeau AE, Squires ME, Wodchis W, McGilton K, Teare G, Widger KA

Disability and rehabilitation2011

DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2010.486466 PMID: 20446901

Communication enhancement: nurse and patient satisfaction outcomes in a complex continuing care facility.

McGilton K, Irwin-Robinson H, Boscart V, Spanjevic L

Journal of advanced nursing2006First author

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03787.x PMID: 16553689

Shaping the place called home: participatory evaluation of a co-designed toolkit for resident engagement in long-term care homes

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Bethell, Jennifer M; Tripp, Dee

Keywords: Engagement; Long-Term Care; Resident

$125,000

The Association Between Social Connection and Quality of Life for People with Dementia

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award : Priority Announcement - Geroscience

Principal investigators: Liougas, Madalena P

Keywords: Dementia; Quality Of Life; Regression; Scoping Review; Secondary Analysis; Social Connection; Social Health

$120,000

Nurse-Led Reablement Intervention for Older Adults with Dementia in Transitional Care Programs: A Multi-Method Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

SupervisorCIHR2022Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Cumal, Alexia A

Keywords: Dementia; Multi-Method Study; Nurse-Led Intervention; Older Adults; Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial; Reablement; Transitional Care Programs

A mixed methods study to evaluate functional recovery, care needs, and caregiver needs in older adults undergoing surgery: The Frail sub-study of the Fit After Surgery study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Puts, Maria (Martine) T; Alibhai, Shabbir M; Haase, Kristen; McIsaac, Daniel I; Wijeysundera, Duminda N

Keywords: Caregiver Experiences; Disability; Elective Surgery; Frailty; Functional Recovery; Life-Space Mobility; Mixed Methods Study; Older Adults; Postoperative Complications; Quality Of Life

$424,575

Nurse-Led Reablement Intervention for Older Adults with Dementia in Transitional Care Programs: A Multi-Method Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

SupervisorCIHR2021Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Cumal, Alexia A

Keywords: Dementia; Multi-Method Study; Nurse-Led Intervention; Older Adults; Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial; Reablement; Transitional Care Programs

$105,000

Transitional care programs: Evaluation of performance and patient-oriented outcomes

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: McGilton, Katherine S; Sidani, Souraya

Keywords: Models Of Care; Older Adults; Transitional Care Programs

$612,000

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Collaborative Models of Care: Advancing Our Understanding of What Works

Nominated PICIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Quadruple Aim and Equity

Principal investigators: McGilton, Katherine S; Dobell, Louisa G

Keywords: Health Human Resources; Long-Term Care Homes; Models Of Care; Nurse Practitioners And Physicians

$99,000

The relationship between social connectedness and mental health for residents of long-term care homes: knowledge synthesis and mobilization

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Knowledge Synthesis: COVID-19 in Mental Health & Substance Use

Principal investigators: Bethell, Jennifer M

Keywords: Loneliness; Long Term Care Homes; Mental Health; Social Connectedness; Social Engagement; Social Isolation; Social Networks; Social Support

$50,000

Guidelines to Support Nursing Home Staff

Nominated PICIHR2020Operating Grant: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care(COVID-19)

Principal investigators: McGilton, Katherine S

Keywords: Covid-19; Long-Term Care; Pandemic

$128,750

Phase Two of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M; Anderson, Nicole D; Andrew, Melissa K; Bartha, Robert; Bellec, Pierre; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bergman, Howard; Bherer, Louis; Black, Sandra E; Borrie, Michael J; Camicioli, J. Richard M; Carrier, Julie; Cashman, Neil R; Collins, Donald L; Cuello, A. Claudio G; Dixon, Roger A; Ducharme, Simon; Duchesne, Simon; Einstein, Gillian; Eintracht, Shaun; Evans, Alan C; Fahnestock, Margaret; Feldman, Howard; Ferland, Guylaine; Fisk, John D; Gan-Or, Ziv; Giguère, Anik; Herrmann, Nathan; Hsiung, Ging-Yuek R; Lanctôt, Krista L; Lim, Andrew S; Mackenzie, Ian R; Masellis, Mario; Maxwell, Colleen J; McGilton, Katherine S; Mclaurin, Joanne; Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Morgan, Debra G; Naglie, Gary; Nygaard, Haakon B; O'Connell, Megan E; Phillips, Natalie A; Poirier, Judes; Rapoport, Mark J; Robillard, Julie; Rockwood, Kenneth; Rogaeva, Ekaterina; Rosa-Neto, Pedro; Rylett, Jane R; Seitz, Dallas P; Siminovitch, Katherine A; Smith, Eric E; ST GEORGE-HYSLOP, Peter H; Vedel, Isabelle; Walker, Jennifer; Wittich, Walter

Keywords: Alzheimer Disease; Dementia; Diagnosis; Prevention; Quality Of Life; Sex; Treatment

$31,625,000

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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Katherine McGilton

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Patient perspectives on outpatient cardiac rehab participation post transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Remote visits to address loneliness for people living with dementia in care homes: A descriptive qualitative study of visitors' perceptions.

Impact of a national dementia research consortium: The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)

The relationship between quality and staffing in long-term care: A systematic review of the literature 2008-2020.

Assessing Determinants of Perceived Quality in Transitions for People with Dementia: a Prospective Observational Study.

The Comprehensive Assessment of Neurodegeneration and Dementia: Canadian Cohort Study.

The influence of organizational context on best practice use by care aides in residential long-term care settings.

The Hidden Complexity of Long-Term Care: how context mediates knowledge translation and use of best practices.

Post-acute stroke patient outcomes in Ontario, Canada complex continuing care settings.

Communication enhancement: nurse and patient satisfaction outcomes in a complex continuing care facility.

Frequent collaborators

Debra Morgan

Howard Chertkow

Serge Gauthier

Mario Masellis

Walter Wodchis

Kenneth Rockwood

Michael Borrie

Ian Mackenzie

Melissa Andrew

Haakon Nygaard

Lynden Crowshoe

Lynden Crowshoe

Manuel Montero Odasso

Pedro Rosa-Neto

Joel Sadavoy

Howard Chertkow

Serge Gauthier

Gary Teare

Louis Bherer

Matthias Hoben

Colleen Maxwell

Gary Naglie

Ekaterina Rogaeva

Megan O'Connell

Simon Ducharme

Dallas Seitz

Melissa Andrew

Pamela Roach

Howard Bergman

Nathan Herrmann

Peter ST GEORGE-HYSLOP

Kimberlyn McGrail

Alan Evans

Elizabeth Finger

Andrew Lim

Howard Feldman

Simon Duchesne

Mark Rapoport

Carole Estabrooks

Sandra Black