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Jessica Wong
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Latest papers
Governance arrangements for rehabilitation services in health systems: an overview of systematic reviews.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
Evidence synthesis of health policy and systems research in rehabilitation: a protocol for Cochrane overviews of systematic reviews on delivery, governance, financial arrangements, and implementation strategies.
European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025
The epidemiology of low back pain in chiropractors and chiropractic students: a systematic review of the literature.
Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2024
Latest funding
- $790
Healing in Green Spaces: Exploring the Role of Urban Greenness in Reducing Unmet Health Care Needs Among Older Adults Living with Chronic Back Pain
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
- $140,000
The effects of unmet healthcare needs in aging adults with chronic back pain: A comprehensive investigation leveraging multiple methods
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
- $70,000
Unmet healthcare needs in aging Canadians: Characterizing trajectories to address gaps in access and equity
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
3 publications.
Governance arrangements for rehabilitation services in health systems: an overview of systematic reviews.
Atkinson-Graham M, Mior S, Bakaa N, Konstantinidis T, Wong J, Arienti C, Battel I, Capodaglio P, Cordani C, Décary S, De Groote W, Del Furia MJ, Duttine A, Engeda EH, Frontera WR, Kiekens C, Gimigliano F, Liguori S, Minozzi S, Mudau Q, Paoletta M, Ryan R, Sabariego C, Todhunter-Brown A, Touhami D, Negrini S, Côté P
Evidence synthesis of health policy and systems research in rehabilitation: a protocol for Cochrane overviews of systematic reviews on delivery, governance, financial arrangements, and implementation strategies.
Negrini S, Kiekens C, Del Furia MJ, Minozzi S, Ryan R, Arienti C, Parkhill A, Côte P, Gimigliano F, Sabariego C, Capodaglio P, Decary S, DE Groote W, Frontera WR, Mudau Q, Atkinson-Graham M, Bakaa N, Battel I, Butzbach OK, Cordani C, Engeda EH, Konstantinidis T, Iolascon G, Liguori S, Mior S, Moretti A, Paoletta M, Touhami D, Wong J, Duttine A
The epidemiology of low back pain in chiropractors and chiropractic students: a systematic review of the literature.
Ead L, Wong J, Hogg-Johnson S, Mior S, Plener J, Côté P
Healing in Green Spaces: Exploring the Role of Urban Greenness in Reducing Unmet Health Care Needs Among Older Adults Living with Chronic Back Pain
Principal investigators: Samago, Amanuel Y
Keywords: Aging; Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging; Chronic Back Pain; Climate And Health; Green Spaces; Health Equity; Older Adults; Sex And Gender Analysis; Unmet Healthcare Needs; Urban Greenness
The effects of unmet healthcare needs in aging adults with chronic back pain: A comprehensive investigation leveraging multiple methods
Principal investigators: Samago, Amanuel Y
Keywords: Aging; Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging; Chronic Back Pain; Health Equity; Healthcare Utilization; Older Adults; Population-Based Cohort Study; Sex- And Gender-Based Analysis; Unmet Healthcare Needs
Unmet healthcare needs in aging Canadians: Characterizing trajectories to address gaps in access and equity
Principal investigators: Wong, Jessica
Keywords: Access To Care; Aging; Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging; Healthcare Needs; Inequities; Older Adults; Population Health; Social Determinants; Trajectories; Unmet Healthcare Needs
Research with global impact: Development of a global indicator to measure effective coverage of rehabilitation for low back pain through population-based surveys
Principal investigators: Wong, Jessica
Keywords: Disability; Effective Coverage; Global Indicator; Low Back Pain; Measurement; Measurement Properties; Minimal Important Difference; Population-Based Surveys; Rehabilitation; World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule
Innovative approaches to reduce the burden of unmet healthcare needs in aging Canadians with musculoskeletal conditions: A comprehensive investigation to improve health services and health equity
Principal investigators: Wong, Jessica
Keywords: Equity, Diversity; Older Adults;Aging; Musculoskeletal Conditions;
Co-design of the Rehabilitation, Equity, and Musculoskeletal Health in Aging (REIMAGINE) research action plan: Mobilizing action towards equitable access to rehabilitation among aging Canadians with musculoskeletal conditions
Principal investigators: Wong, Jessica
Keywords: Access; Aging; Co-Design; Dissemination; Equity; Musculoskeletal Health; Patient Engagement; Planning; Rehabilitation; Research Action Plan
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
Long-Term Trajectories of Rehabilitation Service Utilization in Older Adults with Musculoskeletal Disorders: An Intersectional Analysis of Identity Factors and Health Disparities
Principal investigators: Bakaa, Noooralhuda
Keywords: Aging; Diversity; Equity; Inclusion; Musculosekelatal Disorders; Population Health; Rehabiltiation Utilization; Sex And Gender
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
- School of Physical Therapy
- Ecole de réadaptation
- Other
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