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Souraya Sidani

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Souraya Sidani

Researcher

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.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2010.

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Academic metrics

130

Publications

470

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Models Of Care Older Adults Transitional Care Programs

Latest papers

Neighbourhood Social Influences on Loneliness in Older Immigrants in Two Canadian Provinces.
Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement · 2025
Social Participation Among Older Immigrants: A Cross-Sectional Study in Nine Cities in Canada.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
Sociodemographic and Health Determinants of Loneliness in Older Immigrants in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study.
The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2025 · senior author

All 130 publications

Latest funding

Transitional care programs: Evaluation of performance and patient-oriented outcomes
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$612,000
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Collaborative Models of Care: Advancing Our Understanding of What Works
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$99,000
Guidelines to Support Nursing Home Staff
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$128,750

All 10 grants and awards

130 publications.

Neighbourhood Social Influences on Loneliness in Older Immigrants in Two Canadian Provinces.

Mazzullo E, Salma J, Walsh C, Au A, Sidani S, Agrawal S, Bulut O, Guruge S

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2025

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980825100068 PMID: 40747613

Social Participation Among Older Immigrants: A Cross-Sectional Study in Nine Cities in Canada.

Guruge S, Sidani S, Hanley J, The Icoi Team

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13131478 PMID: 40648503

Sociodemographic and Health Determinants of Loneliness in Older Immigrants in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Guruge S, Sidani S, ICOI Team

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08445621241289234 PMID: 39371022

Non-pharmacological delirium detection and management interventions for informal caregivers of older people at home: A scoping review protocol.

Fox MT, Maimets IK, Butler JI, Sidani S, Godfrey C

PloS one2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308886 PMID: 39302932

Healthcare providers’ perceived acceptability of a warning signs intervention for rural hospital-to-home transitional care: A cross-sectional study

Fox MT, Butler JI, Day AMB, Durocher E, Nowrouzi-Kia B, Sidani S, Maimets I-K, Dahlke S, Yamada J

PLoS ONE20241 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299289

A revolution against the evidence-based movement.

Sidani S

Journal of evaluation in clinical practice2023First author

DOI: 10.1111/jep.13857 PMID: 37138414

Understanding Acceptability of Group Leisure Activities Used to Address Loneliness Among People Living With Dementia: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study.

O'Rourke HM, Jeffery N, Walsh B, Quark S, Sidani S

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980823000314 PMID: 37492945

Development and Evaluation of a Nurse Practitioner Huddles Toolkit for Long Term Care Homes.

Krassikova A, Wills A, Vellani S, Sidani S, Keatings M, Boscart VM, Bethell J, McGilton KS

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2023

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980823000740 PMID: 38044629

Nurse practitioner led implementation of huddles for staff in long term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

McGilton KS, Krassikova A, Wills A, Bethell J, Boscart V, Escrig-Pinol A, Iaboni A, Vellani S, Maxwell C, Keatings M, Stewart SC, Sidani S

BMC geriatrics2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04382-3 PMID: 37919676

Midlife Transition Experiences of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada: A Qualitative Exploration.

Zou P, Alam A, Shao J, Luo Y, Huang Y, Zhang H, Wang W, Sidani S

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08445621231153525 PMID: 36775893

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

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project 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

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst 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

Guidelines to Support Nursing Home Staff

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care(COVID-19)

Principal investigators: McGilton, Katherine S

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

$128,750

Transitional Care Programs: Advancing Our Understanding of What Works

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: Transitions in Care - Best and Wise Practices Grants

Principal investigators: McGilton, Katherine S; Robertson, Michael

Keywords: Scoping Review; Stakeholder Focus Groups; Transitional Care Programs

$96,013

Preference-based trials of behavioural interventions: the case of exercise in men with prostate cancer

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Catalyst Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT)

Principal investigators: Alibhai, Shabbir M; Allatt, Debora; Culos-Reed, S.Nicole; Perruzza, Fred

Keywords: Adherence; Androgen Deprivation Therapy; Clinical Trial; Exercise; Fatigue; Health Coaching; Patient Preference; Physical Fitness; Prostate Cancer; Quality Of Life

$99,231

Sucrose Practices for Pain in Neonates (SPiN); A Program of Research

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Stevens, Bonnie J

Keywords: Context; Development; Effectiveness; Neonates; Outcomes; Pain; Sucrose

$947,340

A randomized trial of a non-pharmacological self-management intervention for lung cancer dyspnea

SupervisorCIHR2010Randomized Controlled Trials: Mentoring

Principal investigators: Howell, Doris M

Keywords: Dyspnea; Mentorship; Quality Of Life; Randomized Trial; Self-Management; Symptom Distress; Training

$140,000

Sustainability of a multidimensional knowledge translation intervention to improve paediatric pain practices and outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Stevens, Bonnie J

Keywords: Children; Knowledge Translation; Pain; Sustainability

$822,401

Patient-Centred Communication Intervention

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Operating Grant

Principal investigators: McGilton, Katherine S

Keywords: Communication; Intervention; Long-Term Care; Nursing Staff; Quasi-Experimental Design

$260,145

La chaîne des médicaments

Co-investigatorSSHRC2003Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Garnier, Catherine-Michèle

Keywords: chaîne des médicaments; conception; production; distribution; prescription; consommation; évaluation; efficacité; représentations sociales; pratiques sociales; système de communication; interdisciplinarité; savoir; régulation; interrelation; usage; modèle

$2,500,000

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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Souraya Sidani

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Neighbourhood Social Influences on Loneliness in Older Immigrants in Two Canadian Provinces.

Social Participation Among Older Immigrants: A Cross-Sectional Study in Nine Cities in Canada.

Sociodemographic and Health Determinants of Loneliness in Older Immigrants in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Non-pharmacological delirium detection and management interventions for informal caregivers of older people at home: A scoping review protocol.

Healthcare providers’ perceived acceptability of a warning signs intervention for rural hospital-to-home transitional care: A cross-sectional study

A revolution against the evidence-based movement.

Understanding Acceptability of Group Leisure Activities Used to Address Loneliness Among People Living With Dementia: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study.

Development and Evaluation of a Nurse Practitioner Huddles Toolkit for Long Term Care Homes.

Nurse practitioner led implementation of huddles for staff in long term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Midlife Transition Experiences of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada: A Qualitative Exploration.

La chaîne des médicaments

Frequent collaborators

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Souraya Sidani

Mary Fox

Sepali Guruge

Bonnie Stevens

Margaret Keatings

Elizabeth Rochon

David Lloyd Streiner

Dina Brooks

Dina Brooks

Sherry Espin

Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia

Deborah Tregunno

Evelyne Durocher

Jenny Ploeg

Wendy Lou

Sarah Ibrahim

Sandra McKay

Kelly Metcalfe

Kathleen Macmillan

Andrea Iaboni

Hannah O'Rourke

Chantale LeClerc

Lianne Jeffs

Ilene Hyman

Wei Wang

Marilyn Ford-Gilboe

Jordana Salma

Jill Hanley

Charlotte Lee

Laura Tamblyn Watts

Kathy McGilton

Martine Puts

Mandana Vahabi

Marianne Saragosa

Carrie McAiney

Fiona Webster