Ron Beleno, York University

Research

Bpsd Burnout Caregiving Quality Of Life Resiliency Respite Virtual Reality Wellbeing

Latest papers

Rehabilitation Outcomes and Experiences of People Living With Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Study
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2025
Navigating the dementia caregiving journey: A scoping review protocol of interventions and their responsiveness to caregivers' evolving needs across the illness trajectory.
PloS one · 2025
EXploring Patterns of Use and Effects of Adult Day Programs to Improve Trajectories of Continuing Care (EXPEDITE): Protocol for a Retrospective Cohort Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2024

All 9 publications

Latest funding

VR&R: Providing Respite to Caregivers by Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in People with Dementia Using Immersive VR-Therapy
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator

All 1 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Rehabilitation Outcomes and Experiences of People Living With Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Study

Ally MZ, Casey J, Devitt R, Filinski J, Marple R, Beleno R, Kadri Z, Hussain Z, Jones A, Straus SE

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105460

02

Navigating the dementia caregiving journey: A scoping review protocol of interventions and their responsiveness to caregivers' evolving needs across the illness trajectory.

Kokorelias KM, Stall NM, Wasilewski M, Gignac MAM, Rittenberg N, Singh H, Dove E, Harris M, Beleno R, Naglie G, Cameron JI

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0333475 PMID: 41026750

03

EXploring Patterns of Use and Effects of Adult Day Programs to Improve Trajectories of Continuing Care (EXPEDITE): Protocol for a Retrospective Cohort Study.

Hoben M, Maxwell CJ, Ubell A, Doupe MB, Goodarzi Z, Allana S, Beleno R, Berta W, Bethell J, Daly T, Ginsburg L, Rahman AS, Nguyen H, Tate K, McGrail K

JMIR research protocols2024

DOI: 10.2196/60896 PMID: 39213024

04

Consolidated Principles for Equitable and Inclusive Digital Health and Virtual Care Co-Design.

Voorheis P, Major J, Stinson J, Beleno R, Ferris C, Gray CS

HealthcarePapers2024

DOI: 10.12927/hcpap.2024.27275 PMID: 38482654

05

Mental health and well-being of unpaid caregivers: a cross-sectional survey protocol

Parry M, Beleno R, Nissim R, Baiden D, Baxter P, Betini R, Bjørnnes AK, Burnside H, Gaetano D, Hemani S

BMJ Open20238 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070374 PMID: W4316036230

06

Is primary health care ready for artificial intelligence? What do primary health care stakeholders say?

Terry AL, Kueper JK, Beleno R, Brown JB, Cejic S, Dang J, Leger D, McKay S, Meredith L, Pinto AD, Ryan BL, Stewart M, Zwarenstein M, Lizotte DJ

BMC medical informatics and decision making2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12911-022-01984-6 PMID: 36085203

07

Connecting artificial intelligence and primary care challenges: findings from a multi stakeholder collaborative consultation.

Kueper JK, Terry A, Bahniwal R, Meredith L, Beleno R, Brown JB, Dang J, Leger D, McKay S, Pinto A, Ryan BL, Zwarenstein M, Lizotte DJ

BMJ health & care informatics2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2021-100493 PMID: 35091423

08

Strategies for involving patients and the public in scaling-up initiatives in health and social services: protocol for a scoping review and Delphi survey.

Ben Charif A, Plourde KV, Guay-Bélanger S, Zomahoun HTV, Gogovor A, Straus S, Beleno R, Kastner K, McLean RKD, Milat AJ, Wolfenden L, Paquette JS, Geiger F, Légaré F, RePOS Network

Systematic reviews2021

DOI: 10.1186/s13643-021-01597-6 PMID: 33573701

09

Reflections of the use of locating technologies with persons with dementia: proceedings of a key stakeholder forum.

Neubauer N, Hillier LM, Conway C, Beleno R, Liu L

Neurodegenerative disease management2018

DOI: 10.2217/nmt-2018-0002 PMID: 29943695

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

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Op Gr.: Mech. in Brain Aging/dementia-Caregiving/Care Prov. + Aging with Neurod.

Principal investigators: Appel, Lora; Beleno, Ron

Keywords: Bpsd; Burnout; Caregiving; Quality Of Life; Resiliency; Respite; Virtual Reality; Wellbeing

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

Louise Pilote and Louise Pilote: 228 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Matthias Hoben: 36 shared papers
Louise Pilote and Colleen Norris: 10 shared papers
Colleen Norris and Louise Pilote: 9 shared papers
Ron Beleno and Ron Beleno: 9 shared papers
Zahra Goodarzi and Matthias Hoben: 7 shared papers
Jennifer Stinson and Monica Parry: 6 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Zahra Goodarzi: 6 shared papers
Monica Parry and Louise Pilote: 5 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Liane Ginsburg: 5 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Kaitlyn Tate: 5 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Kaitlyn Tate: 5 shared papers
Monica Parry and Colleen Norris: 4 shared papers
Monica Parry and Louise Pilote: 4 shared papers
Kimberlyn McGrail and Matthias Hoben: 4 shared papers
Kimberlyn McGrail and Matthias Hoben: 4 shared papers
Aaron Jones and Zahra Goodarzi: 3 shared papers
Moira Stewart and Merrick Zwarenstein: 3 shared papers
Kimberlyn McGrail and Colleen Norris: 3 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Andrea Ubell: 3 shared papers
Zahra Goodarzi and Andrea Ubell: 3 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Andrea Ubell: 3 shared papers
Jennifer Stinson and Louise Pilote: 2 shared papers
Jennifer Stinson and Colleen Norris: 2 shared papers
Merrick Zwarenstein and Ron Beleno: 2 shared papers
Merrick Zwarenstein and Ron Beleno: 2 shared papers
Ron Beleno and Zahra Goodarzi: 2 shared papers
Zahra Goodarzi and Ron Beleno: 2 shared papers
Zahra Goodarzi and Kaitlyn Tate: 2 shared papers
Aaron Jones and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Aaron Jones and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Pamela Baxter and Monica Parry: 1 shared paper
Pamela Baxter and Louise Pilote: 1 shared paper
Pamela Baxter and Colleen Norris: 1 shared paper
Pamela Baxter and Elizabeth Peter: 1 shared paper
Pamela Baxter and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Stinson and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Stinson and Paula Voorheis: 1 shared paper
Amanda Terry and Moira Stewart: 1 shared paper
Amanda Terry and Andrew Pinto: 1 shared paper
Amanda Terry and Merrick Zwarenstein: 1 shared paper
Amanda Terry and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Moira Stewart and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Moira Stewart and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Monica Parry and Elizabeth Peter: 1 shared paper
Monica Parry and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Kimberlyn McGrail and Liane Ginsburg: 1 shared paper
Kimberlyn McGrail and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Louise Pilote and Elizabeth Peter: 1 shared paper
Louise Pilote and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Andrew Pinto and Merrick Zwarenstein: 1 shared paper
Andrew Pinto and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Andrew Pinto and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Colleen Norris and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Matthias Hoben and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Gary Naglie and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Gary Naglie and Marina Wasilewski: 1 shared paper
Gary Naglie and Hardeep Singh: 1 shared paper
Gary Naglie and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Ron Beleno and Marina Wasilewski: 1 shared paper
Ron Beleno and Liane Ginsburg: 1 shared paper
Ron Beleno and Hardeep Singh: 1 shared paper
Ron Beleno and Paula Voorheis: 1 shared paper
Marina Wasilewski and Hardeep Singh: 1 shared paper
Marina Wasilewski and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Elizabeth Peter and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Louise Pilote and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Liane Ginsburg and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Hardeep Singh and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Matthias Hoben and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Andrea Ubell and Ron Beleno: 1 shared paper
Ron Beleno and Kaitlyn Tate: 1 shared paper
Ron Beleno and Paula Voorheis: 1 shared paper

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health Policy and Management
Medicine
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Clinical Public Health Division
Medicine/Nephrology
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Other

Co-authors at York University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Merrick Zwarenstein

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Tamara Daly

Health Policy and Management

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Amanda Terry

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Moira Stewart

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Kimberlyn McGrail

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Whitney Berta

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Andrew Pinto

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Colleen Norris

Medicine/Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Liane Ginsburg

Health Policy and Management

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Bpsd Dear Professor Beleno, 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 "Rehabilitation Outcomes and Experiences of People Living With Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Study" (2025), 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 "VR&R: Providing Respite to Caregivers by Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in People with Dementia Using Immersive VR-Therapy" (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]

Ron Beleno

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Rehabilitation Outcomes and Experiences of People Living With Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Study

Navigating the dementia caregiving journey: A scoping review protocol of interventions and their responsiveness to caregivers' evolving needs across the illness trajectory.

EXploring Patterns of Use and Effects of Adult Day Programs to Improve Trajectories of Continuing Care (EXPEDITE): Protocol for a Retrospective Cohort Study.

Consolidated Principles for Equitable and Inclusive Digital Health and Virtual Care Co-Design.

Mental health and well-being of unpaid caregivers: a cross-sectional survey protocol

Is primary health care ready for artificial intelligence? What do primary health care stakeholders say?

Connecting artificial intelligence and primary care challenges: findings from a multi stakeholder collaborative consultation.

Strategies for involving patients and the public in scaling-up initiatives in health and social services: protocol for a scoping review and Delphi survey.

Reflections of the use of locating technologies with persons with dementia: proceedings of a key stakeholder forum.

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

Frequent collaborators

Ron Beleno

Zahra Goodarzi

Merrick Zwarenstein

Kaitlyn Tate

Paula Voorheis

Shan Mohammed

Jennifer Stinson

Tamara Daly

Amanda Terry

Moira Stewart

Monica Parry

Kimberlyn McGrail

Louise Pilote

Whitney Berta

Andrew Pinto

Colleen Norris

Matthias Hoben

Gary Naglie

Marina Wasilewski

Rinat Nissim

Elizabeth Peter

Louise Pilote

Liane Ginsburg