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Matthias Hoben

ResearcherHealth Policy and ManagementYork University

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Matthias Hoben

Researcher

Health Policy and Management

Health Sciences

York University

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.
53 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 16 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Dementia Family/Friend Caregivers Adult Day Program Aging In Place Mental Health Program Theory Realist Review Day Programs

Latest papers

Learnings, Challenges and Processes of Prioritizing Initial Programme Theories on Contextually Appropriate Nurse Staffing Models With a Multinational Team: A Realist Methodology Case Example.
Journal of clinical nursing · 2026
Association of long-term care organizational context, facilitation, and their interactions with resident pain: a cross-sectional study.
Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) · 2026 · senior author
Clinical, social, and home-level factors associated with the quality of life of residents living with dementia in Canadian nursing homes: a cross-sectional, multi-province study.
Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026 · senior author

All 53 publications

Latest funding

Assessing the Impact of DAy programs on individuals living with Dementia and their family/friend Caregivers (AIDA-DemCare): A prospective, cross-provincial cohort study
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$750,000
Adult DAy Programs and Their effects on individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers (ADAPT-DemCare): Developing program theories on the how and why
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
VR&R: Providing Respite to Caregivers by Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in People with Dementia Using Immersive VR-Therapy
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator

All 3 grants and awards

53 publications.

Learnings, Challenges and Processes of Prioritizing Initial Programme Theories on Contextually Appropriate Nurse Staffing Models With a Multinational Team: A Realist Methodology Case Example.

Tate K, Booth A, Harvey G, Ryan T, Wolbers I, Lalleman P, Oster C, Flynn R, Penconek T, Hoben M, Schultz T, Cummings GG, ReSoNANCE (Realist Synthesis of Nursing in Australia Netherlands Canada and England) group

Journal of clinical nursing2026

DOI: 10.1111/jocn.70446 PMID: 42454429

Association of long-term care organizational context, facilitation, and their interactions with resident pain: a cross-sectional study.

Shrestha S, Estabrooks CA, Cummings GG, Knopp-Sihota J, Duan Y, Chamberlain SA, Choroschun K, Iaconi A, Norton PG, Song Y, Hoben M

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104097 PMID: 42160942

Clinical, social, and home-level factors associated with the quality of life of residents living with dementia in Canadian nursing homes: a cross-sectional, multi-province study.

Dusing GJ, Corbett K, Dymchuk E, O'Rourke HM, Chamberlain SA, Doupe MB, Kelly C, Keefe J, Aubrecht K, Beeber AS, Arya A, Banerjee S, Jarrett P, Estabrooks CA, Shrestha S, Devkota R, Ristau M, Hoben M

Health and quality of life outcomes2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12955-026-02539-3 PMID: 42001103

Public-Facing Communication of Health and Social Services for Older Adults and Their Family or Friend Caregivers: Environmental Scan of 58 Integrated Care Teams' Websites in Ontario, Canada.

Nguyen H, Corbett K, Vervaecke D, Ivanovski N, Shirazi S, Yadollahi S, Shrestha HL, Slavescu I, Zarandi Baghini B, Medvedyuk S, Hoben M

JMIR aging2026Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/80595 PMID: 41838885

The Participation of Older Persons in the Adoption of Age-Friendly Care Models in Hospital Settings: A Scoping Review.

Millar NA, Hunter KF, Dahlke S, Tate K, Alagadan IJ, Hoben M

Nursing & health sciences2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/nhs.70274 PMID: 41485771

Comparing Administrative Data and Resident Assessment Instrument Data for Mental Health Surveillance in Home Care and Long-Term Care Populations.

Marrie RA, Bolton JM, Chen X, Dvorani E, Ekuma O, Goodarzi Z, Gruneir A, Luo J, Herrmann N, Hoben M, Hogan DB, Iaboni A, Seitz D, Walld R, Wodchis WP, Maxwell CJ, EMHLTH‐CC Research Team

International journal of methods in psychiatric research2026

DOI: 10.1002/mpr.70105 PMID: 42669965

Mental illness among persons with and without dementia in continuing care: A multi-jurisdictional, repeated cross-sectional study.

Champigny J, Hogan DB, Marrie RA, Luo J, Chen X, Ekuma O, Walld R, Dvorani E, Bolton JM, Goodarzi Z, Li P, Seitz D, Gruneir A, Hoben M, Herrmann N, Mondor L, Maxwell CJ, EMHLTH-CC Research Team

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2026

DOI: 10.1177/13872877261476238 PMID: 42593346

Paramedic Perspectives on Managing Agitation in Older Adults: A Descriptive Mixed-Methods Cross-Sectional Survey in Alberta, Canada.

Shah FI, Lee R, Reich K, Crowder K, VandenBerg S, Schonnop R, Ismail Z, Lang E, Holroyd-Leduc J, Lee JS, McGillivray M, McLane P, Silvius JL, Ewa V, Bakal J, Seitz DP, Watt JA, Hoben M, Blanchard IE, Goodarzi Z

The Journal of emergency medicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2026.04.022 PMID: 42235087

Assessing the impact of day programs on individuals living with dementia and their family/friend caregivers (AIDA-DemCare): protocol of a prospective cohort study combined with a qualitative evaluation.

Hoben M, Ubell A, Maxwell CJ, Allana S, Doupe MB, Symonds-Brown H, Hogan DB, Daly T, Tate KC, Wagg A, Nguyen H, Berta W, Bethell J, Caspar S, Goodarzi Z, McGrail K, Cummings GG, Rowe M, Kay K, Kostyk P, Lazaruk K, MacLean B, Mann J, Prescott K

BMC public health2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23896-6 PMID: 40830776

Measurement invariance and differential item functioning of a care staff proxy measure of nursing home resident dementia-specific quality of life (DEMQOL-CH): do care aides' first language, and care aides' and residents' ethno-cultural background matter?

Hoben M, Kilmen S, Keefe J, O'Rourke HM, Banerjee S, Estabrooks CA

Social science & medicine (1982)2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118089 PMID: 40252265

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dementia Dear Professor Hoben, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Learnings, Challenges and Processes of Prioritizing Initial Programme Theories on Contextually Appropriate Nurse Staffing Models With a Multinational Team: A Realist Methodology Case Example." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Assessing the Impact of DAy programs on individuals living with Dementia and their family/friend Caregivers (AIDA-DemCare): A prospective, cross-provincial cohort study" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Learnings, Challenges and Processes of Prioritizing Initial Programme Theories on Contextually Appropriate Nurse Staffing Models With a Multinational Team: A Realist Methodology Case Example.

Association of long-term care organizational context, facilitation, and their interactions with resident pain: a cross-sectional study.

Clinical, social, and home-level factors associated with the quality of life of residents living with dementia in Canadian nursing homes: a cross-sectional, multi-province study.

Public-Facing Communication of Health and Social Services for Older Adults and Their Family or Friend Caregivers: Environmental Scan of 58 Integrated Care Teams' Websites in Ontario, Canada.

The Participation of Older Persons in the Adoption of Age-Friendly Care Models in Hospital Settings: A Scoping Review.

Comparing Administrative Data and Resident Assessment Instrument Data for Mental Health Surveillance in Home Care and Long-Term Care Populations.

Mental illness among persons with and without dementia in continuing care: A multi-jurisdictional, repeated cross-sectional study.

Paramedic Perspectives on Managing Agitation in Older Adults: A Descriptive Mixed-Methods Cross-Sectional Survey in Alberta, Canada.

Assessing the impact of day programs on individuals living with dementia and their family/friend caregivers (AIDA-DemCare): protocol of a prospective cohort study combined with a qualitative evaluation.

Measurement invariance and differential item functioning of a care staff proxy measure of nursing home resident dementia-specific quality of life (DEMQOL-CH): do care aides' first language, and care aides' and residents' ethno-cultural background matter?

Assessing the Impact of DAy programs on individuals living with Dementia and their family/friend Caregivers (AIDA-DemCare): A prospective, cross-provincial cohort study

Adult DAy Programs and Their effects on individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers (ADAPT-DemCare): Developing program theories on the how and why

VR&R: Providing Respite to Caregivers by Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in People with Dementia Using Immersive VR-Therapy

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