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Isabelle Vedel

ResearcherSociologyMcGill University

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Isabelle Vedel

Researcher

Sociology

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.
61 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 28 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 17 research grants (17 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 8 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Academic metrics

116

Publications

477

Citations

h-index

172

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Dementia Health Services Research Chronic Care Banques De Données Administratives Recherche Sur Les Services Et Politiques De Santé Accès Aux Soins Continuité Des Soins Intersectionalité

Latest papers

Older adults' experiences of health seeking in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of qualitative studies.
Health policy and planning · 2026 · senior author
Credentialed art therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention for neuropsychiatric symptoms reduction in persons living with dementia-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
International psychogeriatrics · 2026
Implementation of pharmacists' services into the care trajectory of older adults with neurocognitive disorder in multidisciplinary primary care clinics: A mixed-methods study.
Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2026

All 116 publications

Latest funding

Un système de santé apprenant pour la maladie d'Alzheimer et les autres troubles neurocognitifs: Un modèle dynamique pour le Québec, le Canada et au-delà
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,147,500
Care Trajectories of Older Adults with Dementia and Cardiovascular Disease: A Mixed Methods Study
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Améliorer l'équité en première ligne pour les personnes avec troubles neurocognitifs majeurs: Une étude à méthodes mixtes axée sur le patient
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$761,176

All 36 grants and awards

116 publications.

Older adults' experiences of health seeking in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Wang Z, Ma X, Su C, Zhang Y, Zou X, Balogun M, Bergman H, Liu X, Sourial N, Vedel I

Health policy and planning2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czaf061 PMID: 41147695

Credentialed art therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention for neuropsychiatric symptoms reduction in persons living with dementia-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Guseva E, Vedel I, Gore G, Lungu O, Ismail Z, Wittich W, Wilchesky M

International psychogeriatrics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.inpsyc.2026.100218 PMID: 42185187

Implementation of pharmacists' services into the care trajectory of older adults with neurocognitive disorder in multidisciplinary primary care clinics: A mixed-methods study.

Bonnan D, Kröger E, Maheu A, Morin M, Bélanger L, Vedel I, Wilchesky M, Sirois C, Dallaire C, Durand É, Couturier Y, Sourial N, Guénette L

Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2026.100786 PMID: 42100106

Social disparities in associations between informal caregiving intensity and mental health: Evidence from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Li Z, Vedel I, Quesnel-Vallée A

Social science & medicine (1982)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119188 PMID: 41849856

Virtual primary care for people living with dementia in Canada: cross-sectional surveys of patients, care partners, and family physicians.

Khanassov V, Cetin-Sahin D, Feldman S, Sivananthan S, Grill A, Vedel I

BMC primary care2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02710-7 PMID: 39810146

Family physician and specialist care for persons with dementia living in the community: through thick and thin.

Cetin-Sahin D, Sourial N, Bronskill SE, Seitz D, Maclagan LC, Godard-Sebillotte C, Massamba VK, Rochette L, Wilchesky M, Feldman S, Gruneir A, Smith EE, Beuscart JB, Montero-Odasso M, Diong C, Arsenault-Lapierre G, Kosteniuk J, Sivananthan S, Bosson-Rieutort D, Le Berre M, Miskucza K, Vedel I, COVID-ROSA Research Team

Family practice2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmaf105 PMID: 41569844

Effectiveness and appropriateness of interventions to enhance the quality of life of informal caregivers of patients receiving home-based palliative care: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol.

Umubyeyi B, Allard E, De Almeida Mello J, Chrétien S, Vedel I, Bagaragaza E

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103705 PMID: 41043842

Incident dementia across neighbourhood material deprivation: Implications for underdiagnosis.

Navani S, Vedel I, Arsenault-Lapierre G, Sourial N, Quesnel-Vallée A, Rochette L, Massamba V, Godard-Sebillotte C

Archives of gerontology and geriatrics2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2025.105905 PMID: 40450960

Exploring perceived helpfulness of health services in men and women with dementia and care partners: A cross-sectional analysis.

Arsenault-Lapierre G, Rodriguez Duarte MA, Rojas-Rozo L, Jeon YH, Hevink M, Ciułkowicz M, Szczesniak D, Rait G, Robinson L, Wilcock J, Poole M, McAiney C, Doucet S, Luke A, Reid AE, Vedel I

Dementia (London, England)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/14713012241289471 PMID: 39379075

Intensive Care Unit Admissions Among Persons With Dementia: Overuse or Underuse?

Cetin-Sahin D, Godard-Sebillotte C, Smith EE, Bronskill SE, Seitz DP, Maclagan LC, Vedel I, COVID‐ROSA Research Team

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19365 PMID: 39854044

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dementia Dear Professor Vedel, 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 "Older adults' experiences of health seeking in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of qualitative studies." (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 "Un système de santé apprenant pour la maladie d'Alzheimer et les autres troubles neurocognitifs: Un modèle dynamique pour le Québec, le Canada et au-delà" (2025), 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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Isabelle Vedel

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Older adults' experiences of health seeking in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Credentialed art therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention for neuropsychiatric symptoms reduction in persons living with dementia-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Implementation of pharmacists' services into the care trajectory of older adults with neurocognitive disorder in multidisciplinary primary care clinics: A mixed-methods study.

Social disparities in associations between informal caregiving intensity and mental health: Evidence from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Virtual primary care for people living with dementia in Canada: cross-sectional surveys of patients, care partners, and family physicians.

Family physician and specialist care for persons with dementia living in the community: through thick and thin.

Effectiveness and appropriateness of interventions to enhance the quality of life of informal caregivers of patients receiving home-based palliative care: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol.

Incident dementia across neighbourhood material deprivation: Implications for underdiagnosis.

Exploring perceived helpfulness of health services in men and women with dementia and care partners: A cross-sectional analysis.

Intensive Care Unit Admissions Among Persons With Dementia: Overuse or Underuse?

CARDIO-TWIN: Cardiovascular Risk Detection among Women using Digital Twins

Frequent collaborators

Isabelle Vedel

Nadia Sourial

Nadia Sourial

Claire Godard-Sebillotte

Howard Bergman

Vladimir Khanassov

Yves Couturier

Pierre Pluye

Machelle Wilchesky

Carrie McAiney

Catherine Hudon

Kim Engler

Saskia Sivananthan

Caroline Sirois

Zahinoor Ismail

Nadine Kronfli

Serge Gauthier

Andrea Gruneir

Isabelle Dufour

Mylaine Breton

Isabelle Gaboury

Manuel Montero Odasso

Linda Lee

Linda Lee

Giada Sebastiani

Dallas Seitz

Marina Klein

Jean-Pierre Routy

Debra Morgan

Christine Loignon

Jalila Jbilou

Mira Johri

Jeannie Haggerty

Shelley Doucet

Kenneth Rockwood

Wael Hanna

Simon Bergman

Danielle Laurin

Nicole Anderson

Sharon June Kaasalainen