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Kathryn Nicholson

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Adjunct Research ProfessorDepartment of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsWestern University

Kathryn Nicholson

Adjunct Research Professor

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
23 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Publications

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Research

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Aging Multimorbidity

Latest papers

Primary care for depression before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective pre–post study
BMJ Open · 2026
Association between loneliness and incident use of benzodiazepines and opioids: analyses of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Age and Ageing · 2026
Association between anticholinergic and sedative medications and physical functioning: data from the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA)
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology · 2026

All 38 publications

Latest funding

Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research-Primary Health Care (TUTOR-PHC): Knowledge Mobilization Symposium
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Exploring the untold story of COVID-19: Understanding the wider and future impacts of the pandemic and finding solutions to improve population health, resiliency, and preparedness
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$455,243
Sleep behaviours and multimorbidity risk in middle-aged and older adults: prospective analyses from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$69,950

All 4 grants and awards

38 publications.

Primary care for depression before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective pre–post study

Howard M, Freeman K, Hafid S, Vanstone M, Queenan J, Aubrey-Bassler K, Drummond N, Nicholson K, Mangin D

BMJ Open20261 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108681

Association between loneliness and incident use of benzodiazepines and opioids: analyses of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Watt JA, Sharma S, Huang YQ, Jones A, Nicholson K, Yu AYX, Straus S, Dipaolo MT, Kapral MK, Vyas MV

Age and Ageing2026

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afag267

Association between anticholinergic and sedative medications and physical functioning: data from the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA)

Pelen K, Boissy P, Lebel K, Mayhew A, Beauchamp MK, Griffith LE, O’Connell ME, Hilmer SN, Baroud M-L, Sirois C

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00228-026-04068-w

The socioeconomic patterning of physical activity among middle-aged and older adults in Canada using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data.

Yuan J, Ali S, Nicholson K, Stranges S, Thornton J

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01088-4 PMID: 40775180

Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Co-occurrence of Poor Oral Health and Multimorbidity: Findings From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Hensel ALJ, Nicholson K, Anderson KK, Gomaa NA

Community dentistry and oral epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.13032 PMID: 39963890

Preventing Multimorbidity: Moving Beyond the Single Disease Lens.

Makovski TT, Cuschieri S, Valderas JM, Guldner L, Nagyova I, van den Akker M, Andreeva VA, Cecchini M, Riboli E, Calderón-Larrañaga A, Iacoviello L, Wilk P, Carcaillon-Bentata L, Arwidson P, Constantinou P, Faggiano F, Nicholson K, Breton E, Barbic F, Mamo J, Huiart L, Coste J, Stranges S

International journal of public health2025

DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2025.1608880 PMID: 40963513

The co-occurrence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy among middle-aged and older adults in Canada: A cross-sectional study using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) and the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN)

Nicholson K, Salerno J, Borhan S, Cossette B, Guenter D, Vanstone M, Queenan J, Greiver M, Howard M, Terry AL

PLoS ONE202515 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312873

Primary care insights on the management of diabetes: results from a mixed method study of care changes and impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic

Freeman K, Hafid S, Mangin D, Carruthers A, Vanstone M, Aubrey-Bassler K, Lawson J, Lussier M-T, Nicholson K, Drummond N

Family Practice20253 citations

DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmaf027

Relationship between multimorbidity, functional limitation, and quality of life among middle-aged and older adults: findings from the longitudinal analysis of the 2013-2020 Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).

Wilk P, Ruiz-Castell M, Stranges S, Bohn T, Fagherazzi G, Nicholson K, Moran V, Makovski TT, Pi Alperin MN, Zeegers MP, Samouda H

Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2024

DOI: 10.1007/s11136-023-03508-9 PMID: 37776401

Cross-sectional and prospective associations between sleep health and multimorbidity in middle to older-aged adults: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Patel S, Speechley M, Nicholson K, Espin-Garcia O, Reid GJ, Stranges S

Sleep medicine2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.09.029 PMID: 39326218

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Kathryn Nicholson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Primary care for depression before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective pre–post study

Association between loneliness and incident use of benzodiazepines and opioids: analyses of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Association between anticholinergic and sedative medications and physical functioning: data from the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA)

The socioeconomic patterning of physical activity among middle-aged and older adults in Canada using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data.

Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Co-occurrence of Poor Oral Health and Multimorbidity: Findings From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Preventing Multimorbidity: Moving Beyond the Single Disease Lens.

The co-occurrence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy among middle-aged and older adults in Canada: A cross-sectional study using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) and the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN)

Primary care insights on the management of diabetes: results from a mixed method study of care changes and impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic

Relationship between multimorbidity, functional limitation, and quality of life among middle-aged and older adults: findings from the longitudinal analysis of the 2013-2020 Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).

Cross-sectional and prospective associations between sleep health and multimorbidity in middle to older-aged adults: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research-Primary Health Care (TUTOR-PHC): Knowledge Mobilization Symposium

Exploring the untold story of COVID-19: Understanding the wider and future impacts of the pandemic and finding solutions to improve population health, resiliency, and preparedness

Sleep behaviours and multimorbidity risk in middle-aged and older adults: prospective analyses from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

International Multimorbidity & Aging Symposium (IMAS): Advancing Cross-National Partnership and Planning

Frequent collaborators

Saverio Stranges

Piotr Wilk

Derelie A Mangin

Martin Fortin

Lauren Griffith

Michelle Howard

Meredith Vanstone

Neil Drummond

Kris Aubrey-Bassler

Giuseppe Guaiana

Benoît Cossette

Parminder Raina

Tyler Williamson

Shehzad Ali

Moira Stewart

Jennifer Salerno

Anna Garnett

Christina Wolfson

Michelle Greiver

Patrick Boissy

Karina Lebel

Alan Katz

Kathryn Nicholson

Guangyong Zou

Lisa Dolovich

Osvaldo Espin Garcia

Osvaldo Espin Garcia

Mark Speechley

Chitra Lalloo

Stephen Wetmore

Caroline Sirois

Daniel Lizotte

Jenny Ploeg

Mohamed Abu-abed

Melissa Pirrie

Amardeep Thind

Amanda Ramdyal

Martin Fortin

Alan Katz

Christina Wolfson