Raquel Fonseca, Université du Québec à Montréal

Research

Capacités Fonctionnelles Exercice Gériatrie Hospitalisation Immobilisation Mobilité Prise En Charge Qualité De Vie

Latest papers

Effect of a Pragmatic Exercise Intervention Pilot Study on Preventing Functional and Physical Decline in Hospitalized Older Adults.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2025
How do basic income for elderly affect health of self-employed?
Economics and human biology · 2025 · senior author
Implementation, Feasibility, and Acceptability of MATCH to Prevent Iatrogenic Disability in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Question of Geriatric Care Program?
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Internal mobility frictions and aggregate unemployment dynamics across OECD countries
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$69,699
Prescription systématique d'activité physique en post-hospitalisation pour améliorer la mobilité des personnes âgées: L'outil PATH
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$619,650
Entrepreneurship in Canada business cycles and the role of institutions
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$218,426

All 3 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Effect of a Pragmatic Exercise Intervention Pilot Study on Preventing Functional and Physical Decline in Hospitalized Older Adults.

Peyrusqué E, Kergoat MJ, Filali-Mouhim A, Veillette N, Fonseca R, Sirois MJ, Aubertin-Leheudre M

Medicine and science in sports and exercise2025

DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003687 PMID: 40025670

02

How do basic income for elderly affect health of self-employed?

Aguila E, Fonseca R

Economics and human biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101474 PMID: 39961266

03

Implementation, Feasibility, and Acceptability of MATCH to Prevent Iatrogenic Disability in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Question of Geriatric Care Program?

Peyrusqué E, Kergoat MJ, Sirois MJ, Veillette N, Fonseca R, Aubertin-Leheudre M

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11081186 PMID: 37108022

04

Maintenance of Autonomy Through exerCise in Hospital Setting (MATCH): A Feasibility Study.

Peyrusqué E, Kergoat MJ, Bolduc A, Buckinx F, Law C, Veillette N, Fonseca R, Aubertin-Leheudre M

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.12.043 PMID: 33571465

05

Comparing the education gradient in health deterioration among the elderly in six OECD countries.

Côté-Sergent A, Fonseca R, Strumpf E

Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.12.015 PMID: 31982151

Internal mobility frictions and aggregate unemployment dynamics across OECD countries

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Fonseca, Raquel

Keywords: Labour market dynamics; Interegional mobility; Migration; International comparison; Unemployment; Business Cycles; Macroeconomics; Microdata; Employment Flows; OECD countries

$69,699

Prescription systématique d'activité physique en post-hospitalisation pour améliorer la mobilité des personnes âgées: L'outil PATH

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Aubertin, Mylene C; Fonseca, Raquel; Kergoat, Marie-Jeanne; Veillette, Nathalie

Keywords: Capacités Fonctionnelles; Exercice; Gériatrie; Hospitalisation; Immobilisation; Mobilité; Prise En Charge; Qualité De Vie; Soins / Pratique Clinique; Vieillissement

$619,650

Entrepreneurship in Canada business cycles and the role of institutions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Fonseca, Raquel

Keywords: entrepreneurship; business cycles; job creation; institutions

$218,426

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
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Erin Strumpf

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Capacités Fonctionnelles Dear Professor Fonseca, 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 "Effect of a Pragmatic Exercise Intervention Pilot Study on Preventing Functional and Physical Decline in Hospitalized Older Adults." (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 SSHRC-funded project "Internal mobility frictions and aggregate unemployment dynamics across OECD countries" (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]

Raquel Fonseca