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Afshin Vafaei
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Latest papers
When adolescents look at their bodies: Individual and social explanations for the dissatisfaction with what they see-A cross-sectional study.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Homelike Models in Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review Using the Updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026 · senior author
Mental health and workplace wellbeing among Frontline healthcare providers who provide HIV care to children, adolescents and their families: a mixed-methods study from twelve African countries.
AIDS care · 2026
Latest funding
- $69,837
Development and validation of a population risk tool (UPoRT) to predict unmet healthcare needs in aging Canadians: Guiding population risk assessment and healthcare planning
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $65,271
Sources of vulnerability among those using homecare despite having no limitations in Activities of Daily Living. An intersectionality analysis
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
- $10,000
Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An International Perspective
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
8 publications.
When adolescents look at their bodies: Individual and social explanations for the dissatisfaction with what they see-A cross-sectional study.
Woldetinsae L, Vafaei A, Phillips SP
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Homelike Models in Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review Using the Updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.
Bedard D, Savundranayagam M, Smith M, Vafaei A
Mental health and workplace wellbeing among Frontline healthcare providers who provide HIV care to children, adolescents and their families: a mixed-methods study from twelve African countries.
Gittings L, Vafaei A, Miller MMR, Hatane L, Ronan A, Toska E, Engelsmann B, Ncube N, Logie CH, Ataullahjan A, Kothari A, Uwizeye G
Depends on whom you ask: Discordance in reporting spousal care between older women and men across European welfare states.
Rodrigues R, Simmons C, Zólyomi E, Vafaei A, Rehnberg J, Kadi S, Socci M, Fors S, Phillips SP
Potentially inappropriate medication on communitydwelling older adults: Longitudinal analysis using the International Mobility in Aging Study.
Pineda E, Fernández A, Curcio CL, Fernandes de Souza J, Vafaei A, Gómez JF
Poorer subjective mental health among girls: Artefact or real? Examining whether interpretations of what shapes mental health vary by sex.
Phillips SP, Costello F, Gazendam N, Vafaei A
Descriptive regression tree analysis of intersecting predictors of adult self-rated health: Does gender matter? A cross-sectional study of Canadian adults.
Vafaei A, Stewart JM, Phillips SP
Gender-Specific Associations between Late-Life Disability and Socioeconomic Status: Findings from the International Mobility and Aging Study (IMIAS).
Corrêa LCAC, Gomes CDS, Camara SMAD, Barbosa JFS, Azevedo IG, Vafaei A, Guerra RO
Development and validation of a population risk tool (UPoRT) to predict unmet healthcare needs in aging Canadians: Guiding population risk assessment and healthcare planning
Principal investigators: Wong, Jessica
Keywords: Aging; Healthcare Planning; Older Adults; Population Health; Population Risk Assessment; Population Risk Tool; Population-Based; Prediction Model; Public Health; Unmet Healthcare Needs
Sources of vulnerability among those using homecare despite having no limitations in Activities of Daily Living. An intersectionality analysis
Principal investigators: Vafaei, Afshin
Keywords: Homecare; Intersectionality; Older Adults; Social Factors
Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An International Perspective
Principal investigators: Auais, Mohammad; Belanger, Emmanuelle; French, Simon D
Keywords: Aging In Place; Cross-Cultural Research; Falls Prevention; Gerontology; Health Policy; Health Promotion; Successful Aging
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Anita Kothari and Lesley Gittings: 3 shared papers
- Anushka Ataullahjan and Lesley Gittings: 2 shared papers
- Anita Kothari and Maxwell Smith: 1 shared paper
- Anita Kothari and Afshin Vafaei: 1 shared paper
- Anita Kothari and Glorieuse Uwizeye: 1 shared paper
- Anita Kothari and Anushka Ataullahjan: 1 shared paper
- Maxwell Smith and Afshin Vafaei: 1 shared paper
- Maxwell Smith and Marie Savundranayagam: 1 shared paper
- Afshin Vafaei and Marie Savundranayagam: 1 shared paper
- Afshin Vafaei and Glorieuse Uwizeye: 1 shared paper
- Afshin Vafaei and Anushka Ataullahjan: 1 shared paper
- Afshin Vafaei and Lesley Gittings: 1 shared paper
- Glorieuse Uwizeye and Anushka Ataullahjan: 1 shared paper
- School of Health Studies
- Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing
- Health Studies
Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Marie Savundranayagam
School of Health Studies
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Glorieuse Uwizeye
Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Anushka Ataullahjan
School of Health Studies
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Lesley Gittings
School of Health Studies
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Anita Kothari
School of Health Studies
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Maxwell Smith
Health Studies
1 shared papers, latest 2026
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