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Sophie Laforest
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Latest papers
Attitudes and lifestyle changes following Jog your Mind: results from a multi-factorial community-based program promoting cognitive vitality among seniors
Health Education Research · 2017 · first author
Effect of a fall prevention program on balance maintenance using a quasi-experimental design in real-world settings.
Journal of aging and health · 2012
The role of social reinforcement in the maintenance of short-term effects after a self-management intervention for frail housebound seniors with arthritis.
Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement · 2012 · first author
Latest funding
- $290,939
Évaluation d'un programme communautaire de promotion de la vitalité cognitive pour les aînés
CIHR · 2009 · Nominated PI
- $397,663
The effect of gender on functional outcome following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI): Do women experience worse sequelae and longer recovery than men?
CIHR · 2009 · Co-investigator
- $83,079
Évaluation d'un programme communautaire de promotion de la vitalité cognitive pour les aînés
CIHR · 2008 · Nominated PI
13 publications.
Attitudes and lifestyle changes following Jog your Mind: results from a multi-factorial community-based program promoting cognitive vitality among seniors
Sophie Laforest, Agathe Lorthios-Guilledroit, Kareen Nour, Manon Parisien, Michel Fournier, Dave Ellemberg, Danielle Guay, Charles-ï¿ ⁄ mile Desgagnï¿ ⁄ s-Cyr, Nathalie Bier
Effect of a fall prevention program on balance maintenance using a quasi-experimental design in real-world settings.
Robitaille Y, Fournier M, Laforest S, Gauvin L, Filiatrault J, Corriveau H
The role of social reinforcement in the maintenance of short-term effects after a self-management intervention for frail housebound seniors with arthritis.
Laforest S, Nour K, Gignac MA, Gauvin L, Parisien M
Staying connected: neighbourhood correlates of social participation among older adults living in an urban environment in Montréal, Quebec.
Richard L, Gauvin L, Gosselin C, Laforest S
Impact of a community-based falls prevention program on maintenance of physical activity among older adults.
Laforest S, Pelletier A, Gauvin L, Robitaille Y, Fournier M, Corriveau H, Filiatrault J
Association between neighborhood active living potential and walking.
Gauvin L, Riva M, Barnett T, Richard L, Craig CL, Spivock M, Laforest S, Laberge S, Fournel MC, Gagnon H, Gagné S
Impact of a multifaceted community-based falls prevention program on balance-related psychologic factors.
Filiatrault J, Gauvin L, Richard L, Robitaille Y, Laforest S, Fournier M, Corriveau H
Evidence of the psychometric qualities of a simplified version of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale for community-dwelling seniors.
Filiatrault J, Gauvin L, Fournier M, Parisien M, Robitaille Y, Laforest S, Corriveau H, Richard L
Long-term maintenance of increased exercise involvement following a self-management intervention for housebound older adults with arthritis.
Nour K, Laforest S, Gauvin L, Gignac M
Behavior change following a self-management intervention for housebound older adults with arthritis: an experimental study.
Nour K, Laforest S, Gauvin L, Gignac M
Évaluation d'un programme communautaire de promotion de la vitalité cognitive pour les aînés
Principal investigators: Laforest, Sophie
Keywords: Habitudes De Vie; Participation Sociale; Personnes Âgées; Promotion De La Santé; Vitalité Intellectuelle
The effect of gender on functional outcome following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI): Do women experience worse sequelae and longer recovery than men?
Principal investigators: Ellemberg, Dave
Keywords: Cognition; Diagnostic Tools; Electroencephalography; Gender Differences; Recovery From Injury; Traumatic Brain Injury
Évaluation d'un programme communautaire de promotion de la vitalité cognitive pour les aînés
Principal investigators: Laforest, Sophie
Keywords: Habitudes De Vie; Participation Sociale; Personnes Âgées; Promotion De La Santé; Vitalité Intellectuelle
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Lise Gauvin and Tracie Barnett: 24 shared papers
- Lise Gauvin and Lucie Richard: 21 shared papers
- Louise Potvin and Lise Gauvin: 20 shared papers
- Louise Potvin and Mylene Riva: 14 shared papers
- Lise Gauvin and Sophie Laforest: 12 shared papers
- Lise Gauvin and Mylene Riva: 10 shared papers
- Nathalie Bier and Johanne Filiatrault: 8 shared papers
- Louise Potvin and Lucie Richard: 7 shared papers
- Lise Gauvin and Johanne Filiatrault: 6 shared papers
- Monique Gignac and Kareen Nour: 6 shared papers
- Nathalie Bier and Kareen Nour: 6 shared papers
- Lise Gauvin and Monique Gignac: 5 shared papers
- Lise Gauvin and Kareen Nour: 5 shared papers
- Johanne Filiatrault and Lucie Richard: 5 shared papers
- Sophie Laforest and Lucie Richard: 5 shared papers
- Sophie Laforest and Kareen Nour: 5 shared papers
- Monique Gignac and Sophie Laforest: 4 shared papers
- Johanne Filiatrault and Sophie Laforest: 4 shared papers
- Nathalie Bier and Dave Ellemberg: 2 shared papers
- Dave Ellemberg and Kareen Nour: 2 shared papers
- Louise Potvin and Sophie Laforest: 1 shared paper
- Lise Gauvin and Nicole Damestoy: 1 shared paper
- Mylene Riva and Sophie Laforest: 1 shared paper
- Nathalie Bier and Sophie Laforest: 1 shared paper
- Tracie Barnett and Sophie Laforest: 1 shared paper
- Tracie Barnett and Lucie Richard: 1 shared paper
- Dave Ellemberg and Sophie Laforest: 1 shared paper
- Sophie Laforest and Nicole Damestoy: 1 shared paper
- Département de médecine sociale et préventive
- École de kinésiologie et des sciences de l’activité physique
- Département des littératures de langue française
- Faculté des sciences infirmières
- Community Development
- Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
- Department of Geography
- Other
Co-authors at Université de Montréal, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Lise Gauvin
Département des littératures de langue française
12 shared papers, latest 2012
Lucie Richard
Faculté des sciences infirmières
5 shared papers, latest 2009
Kareen Nour
Département de médecine sociale et préventive
5 shared papers, latest 2017
Monique Gignac
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
4 shared papers, latest 2012
Johanne Filiatrault
Community Development
4 shared papers, latest 2012
Nicole Damestoy
Département de médecine sociale et préventive
1 shared papers, latest 2005
Tracie Barnett
Department of Family Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2008
Dave Ellemberg
École de kinésiologie et des sciences de l’activité physique
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Nathalie Bier
Centre de recherche
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Mylene Riva
Department of Geography
1 shared papers, latest 2005
Louise Potvin
Département de médecine sociale et préventive
1 shared papers, latest 2005
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