Sathya Karunananthan, McGill University

Research

Accès Aux Soins Continuité Des Soins Intersectionalité Niveau Socio-Économique Première Ligne Racialisation Sexe Et Genre Troubles Neurocognitifs Majeurs

Latest papers

Profiles of socially isolated community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent class analysis.
Maturitas · 2023
The association between physical function and proximity to death in older adults: a multilevel analysis of 4,150 decedents from the Cardiovascular Health Study.
Annals of epidemiology · 2019 · first author
A life-course approach to healthy ageing: maintaining physical capability.
The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society · 2014

All 10 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 · Principal investigator
$1,147,500
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
Advancing Equity in Dementia Care in Canada: An Intersectional and Participatory Approach
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,074,460

All 5 grants and awards

10 publications.

01

Profiles of socially isolated community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent class analysis.

Sourial N, Beauchet O, Kruglova K, Robins S, Margo-Dermer E, Quesnel-Vallée A, Launay C, Dassieu L, Godard-Sebillotte C, Karunananthan S, Puzhko S, Holyoke P, Tchouaket E

Maturitas2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2023.02.002 PMID: 36863186

02

The association between physical function and proximity to death in older adults: a multilevel analysis of 4,150 decedents from the Cardiovascular Health Study.

Karunananthan S, Moodie EEM, Bergman H, Payette H, Wolfson D, Diehr PH, Wolfson C

Annals of epidemiology2019First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.04.005 PMID: 31221508

03

A life-course approach to healthy ageing: maintaining physical capability.

Kuh D, Karunananthan S, Bergman H, Cooper R

The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society2014

DOI: 10.1017/s0029665113003923 PMID: 24456831

04

Understanding and meeting the needs of the older population: a global challenge.

Bergman H, Karunananthan S, Robledo LM, Brodsky J, Chan P, Cheung M, Bovet P

Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ2013

DOI: 10.5770/cgj.16.60 PMID: 23737931

05

Contribution of frailty markers in explaining differences among individuals in five samples of older persons.

Sourial N, Bergman H, Karunananthan S, Wolfson C, Guralnik J, Payette H, Gutierrez-Robledo L, Deeg DJ, Fletcher JD, Puts MT, Zhu B, Béland F

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2012

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls084 PMID: 22459619

06

Correspondence analysis is a useful tool to uncover the relationships among categorical variables.

Sourial N, Wolfson C, Zhu B, Quail J, Fletcher J, Karunananthan S, Bandeen-Roche K, Béland F, Bergman H

Journal of clinical epidemiology2010

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.08.008 PMID: 19896800

07

Frailty and its association with disability and comorbidity in a community-dwelling sample of seniors in Montreal: a cross-sectional study.

Wong CH, Weiss D, Sourial N, Karunananthan S, Quail JM, Wolfson C, Bergman H

Aging clinical and experimental research2010

DOI: 10.1007/bf03324816 PMID: 19940555

08

A multidisciplinary systematic literature review on frailty: overview of the methodology used by the Canadian Initiative on Frailty and Aging.

Karunananthan S, Wolfson C, Bergman H, Béland F, Hogan DB

BMC medical research methodology2009First author

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-9-68 PMID: 19821972

09

Role of frailty in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Afilalo J, Karunananthan S, Eisenberg MJ, Alexander KP, Bergman H

The American journal of cardiology2009

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.01.375 PMID: 19463525

10

Frailty: an emerging research and clinical paradigm--issues and controversies.

Bergman H, Ferrucci L, Guralnik J, Hogan DB, Hummel S, Karunananthan S, Wolfson C

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2007

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.7.731 PMID: 17634320

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

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Vedel, Isabelle; Couturier, Yves; Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Karunananthan, Sathya; Poitras, Marie-Eve

Keywords: Alzheimer Et Autre Troubles Neurocognitifs; Banques De Données Administratives; Déterminants Sociaux De La Santé; Méthodologie Mixte; Proms Et Prems Et Crems; Recherche Sur Les Services Et Politiques De Santé; Systèmes De Santé Et Sociaux Apprenants; Étude Qualitative; Évaluation De Politiques Publiques

$1,147,500

Améliorer l'équité en première ligne pour les personnes avec troubles neurocognitifs majeurs: Une étude à méthodes mixtes axée sur le patient

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Karunananthan, Sathya; Muray, Mwali; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Accès Aux Soins; Continuité Des Soins; Intersectionalité; Niveau Socio-Économique; Première Ligne; Racialisation; Sexe Et Genre; Troubles Neurocognitifs Majeurs; Équité

$761,176

Advancing Equity in Dementia Care in Canada: An Intersectional and Participatory Approach

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Bergman, Howard; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Ismail, Zahinoor; Karunananthan, Sathya; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Dementia; Equity; Health Services Research; Intersectionality; Minority Language; Patient-Centered; Racialization; Sex And Gender; Socio-Economic Status

$1,074,460

Améliorer l'équité en première ligne pour les personnes avec troubles neurocognitifs majeurs: Une étude à méthodes mixtes axée sur le patient

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: French applications related to health research

Principal investigators: Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Karunananthan, Sathya; Muray, Mwali; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Accès Aux Soins; Continuité Des Soins; Intersectionalité; Niveau Socio-Économique; Première Ligne; Racialisation; Sexe Et Genre; Troubles Neurocognitifs Majeurs; Équité

Accelerating the Generation of Results from Longitudinal Studies of Aging

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant : Adv Theoretical Meth Innov Hlth Res-Longitudinal Studies Aging

Principal investigators: Wolfson, Christina M; Wolfson, David

Keywords: Biostatistics; Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging; Longitudinal Study Of Aging; Parkinson'S Disease; Survival

$177,452

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

Family Medicine
Medicine
Cardiology & Clinical Epidemiology
Centre de recherche
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
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Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Howard Bergman

Family Medicine

9 shared papers, latest 2019

Christina Wolfson

Medicine

6 shared papers, latest 2019

Christina Wolfson

Faculty

5 shared papers, latest 2019

Nadia Sourial

Family Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2023

Nadia Sourial

Centre de recherche

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Sathya Karunananthan

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Claire Godard-Sebillotte

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Olivier Beauchet

Cardiology & Clinical Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Jonathan Afilalo

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2009

Jonathan Afilalo

Cardiology & Clinical Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2009

Olivier Beauchet

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Accès Aux Soins Dear Professor Karunananthan, 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 "Profiles of socially isolated community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent class analysis." (2023), 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]