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Deborah Da Costa

ResearcherSchool of NursingMcGill University

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Deborah Da Costa

Researcher

School of Nursing

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
27 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 17 research grants (15 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2022.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Publications

217

Citations

111

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Mental Health E-Health Prospective Design Digital Interventions Fathers Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Gender Roles Mixed-Methods

Latest papers

Insomnia Treatment Preferences and Barriers of Individuals With Arthritis.
ACR open rheumatology · 2026 · senior author
Cannabis Use in Arthritis: Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life.
Medical cannabis and cannabinoids · 2026 · senior author
Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Perinatal Mood, Anxiety, and Related Disorders: Guide de pratique 2024 du Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments pour le traitement des troubles de l'humeur, des troubles anxieux et des troubles connexes périnatals
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry · 2025

All 78 publications

Latest funding

Activating at-risk Pregnant persons through step tracking and weekly targets to reduce adverse Outcomes and Cardiometabolic Consequences (APOCC)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$3,640,329
PREGTRIAL (Inclusion of PREgnant and lactatinG people in clinical TRIALs)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$598,561
Understanding Cannabis Use Among New Mothers with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 40 grants and awards

78 publications.

Insomnia Treatment Preferences and Barriers of Individuals With Arthritis.

McGuire E, Andersen NJ, Lacaille D, Savard J, Fortin PR, Rahme E, Da Costa D

ACR open rheumatology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/acr2.90104 PMID: 42619273

Cannabis Use in Arthritis: Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life.

Andersen NJ, McGuire E, Lacaille D, Savard J, Rahme E, Fortin PR, Da Costa D

Medical cannabis and cannabinoids2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1159/000552591 PMID: 42524693

Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Perinatal Mood, Anxiety, and Related Disorders: Guide de pratique 2024 du Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments pour le traitement des troubles de l'humeur, des troubles anxieux et des troubles connexes périnatals

Vigod SN, Frey BN, Clark CT, Grigoriadis S, Barker LC, Brown HK, Charlebois J, Dennis C-L, Fairbrother N, Green SM

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry202581 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437241303031

Do individuals with inflammatory arthritis receive minimally adequate treatment for incident depression and anxiety: A population-based study.

Howren A, Sayre EC, Avina-Zubieta JA, Puyat JH, Da Costa D, Xie H, Davidson E, Gupta A, De Vera MA

Arthritis research & therapy2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13075-024-03466-8 PMID: 39838484

Perspectives of parents/caregivers prior to a pilot intervention trial to improve transition to adult care for adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative study.

Tapp K, Mok E, Davis D, Guérin-Marion S, Frei J, Gibbon M, Henderson M, Miljanovski M, Da Costa D, Shulman R, Nakhla M, Kichler J

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108079 PMID: 41469044

A Diabetes Peer Mentorship Program for First Nations Youth and Young Adults: An Intervention Protocol.

Fazeli S, Linton J, Linton P, Trapper L, Godin C, Porada H, Da Costa D, Dasgupta K, Malhame I, Mitchell C, Rahme E, Von Oettingen JE, Pace R

Canadian journal of diabetes2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.07.003 PMID: 40738452

A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Breastfeeding Challenges, Enablers and Confidence Among Women With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.

Semenic S, Castiglione SA, Benea C, Da Costa D, Dayan N

Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association2025

DOI: 10.1177/08903344251369419 PMID: 41065092

A qualitative study exploring the perinatal experiences of social stress among first- and second-generation immigrant parents in Quebec, Canada.

Vaillancourt M, Deville-Stoetzel JB, deMontigny F, Dubeau D, Gervais C, Meunier S, Pierce T, Ditto B, Da Costa D

BMC pregnancy and childbirth2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06768-6 PMID: 39227888

"What Came First?" Population-Based Evaluation of Health Care Encounters for Depression and Anxiety Before and After Inflammatory Arthritis Diagnosis: Disentangling the Relationship Between Mental Health and Arthritis.

Howren A, Sayre EC, Avina-Zubieta JA, Puyat JH, Da Costa D, Xie H, Davidson E, De Vera MA

Arthritis care & research2024

DOI: 10.1002/acr.25294 PMID: 38191988

Challenges to coparenting posed by military life and strategies used by fathers and mothers to overcome them.

Mercier G, Pierce T, Mercier J, Bernard-Giroux C, de Montigny F, Dubeau D, Gervais C, da Costa D

Journal of military, veteran and family health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0058 PMID: 42533990

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Deborah Da Costa

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Insomnia Treatment Preferences and Barriers of Individuals With Arthritis.

Cannabis Use in Arthritis: Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life.

Do individuals with inflammatory arthritis receive minimally adequate treatment for incident depression and anxiety: A population-based study.

Perspectives of parents/caregivers prior to a pilot intervention trial to improve transition to adult care for adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative study.

A Diabetes Peer Mentorship Program for First Nations Youth and Young Adults: An Intervention Protocol.

A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Breastfeeding Challenges, Enablers and Confidence Among Women With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.

A qualitative study exploring the perinatal experiences of social stress among first- and second-generation immigrant parents in Quebec, Canada.

"What Came First?" Population-Based Evaluation of Health Care Encounters for Depression and Anxiety Before and After Inflammatory Arthritis Diagnosis: Disentangling the Relationship Between Mental Health and Arthritis.

Challenges to coparenting posed by military life and strategies used by fathers and mothers to overcome them.

Le retour au travail suite à un décès périnatal : évolution des symptômes de deuil et fonctionnement professionnel des parents-travailleurs

Frequent collaborators

Kaberi Dasgupta

Kaberi Dasgupta

Elham Rahme

Ilka Lowensteyn

Phyllis Zelkowitz

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Meranda Nakhla

Meranda Nakhla

Anne-Sophie Brazeau

Tuong-Vi Nguyen

Sasha Bernatsky

Anne-Sophie Brazeau

Michal Abrahamowicz

Constadina Panagiotopoulos

Sasha Bernatsky

Lawrence Joseph

Blaine Ditto

Amit Bar-Or

Steven Grover

Danièle Pacaud

Romina Pace

Natalie Dayan

Stephanie Keeling

Maida Sewitch

Nicole Letourneau

Nancy Ross

Mark Matsos

V Tony Chetty

Zainab Samaan

Valerie Taylor

Joel Ray

Nichole Fairbrother

Ryan Van Lieshout

Astrid Guttmann

Robyn Stremler

Francine deMontigny

Stephen Scherer

Haim Abenhaim

Zeev Rosberger

Sophie Grigoriadis