Johanne Filiatrault, Ph. D.

Education

• B.Sc. Occupational Therapy, Université de Montréal (1986)
• M.Sc. Neurological Sciences, Université de Montréal (1991)
• Ph.D. Public Health (health promotion), Université de Montréal (2008)
• Postdoctoral training : Research Center on Aging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke (2009)

Current research projects

• The effectiveness and implementation process of a fall prevention program led by peers
• The impact of intergenerational activities on the health and well-being of seniors and adolescents
• Exploring the association between attitudes of occupational therapy students toward the elderly and their interest in practicing in the geriatric field
• Pilot study of an online community of practice for occupational therapists interested in prevention and health promotion

Selected publications

• Filiatrault, J., Parisien, M., Desrosiers, J., Lorthios-Guilledroit, A., Gauvin, L., & Richard, L. (2017). Vivre en Équilibre (Living in Balance) – A new group program targeting fear of falling and its consequences on older adults’ social participation, health and quality of life. OT Now, 19(4), 30.
• Filiatrault, J., Parisien, M., Sullivan, A., Richard, L., & Pinard, C. (2015). Prevention and health promotion in occupational therapy: From concepts to intervention (pp. 837-848). In I. Söderback (Ed.). International handbook of occupational therapy interventions.  (2^nd).  New York, NY: Springer.
• Lorthios-Guilledroit, A., Filiatrault, J., Parisien, M., Richard, L., Vérité-Aubry, C. (2015). L’éducation par les pairs pour promouvoir la santé des aînés. Revue francophone de gériatrie et de gérontologie, 22(214), 528-534.
• Filiatrault, J., Demers, L., Parisien, M., Lorthios-Guilledroit, A., Kaegi, C., Ménard, I., Paniconi, M.-G., Saint-Laurent, C. (2014). Development and validation of a French Canadian version of the Falls Behavioral Scale (FaB). Disability and Rehabilitation, 36(21), 1798–1803. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2013.871073
• Filiatrault, J., Belley, A.M., Laforest, S., Gauvin, L., Richard, L., Desrosiers, J., Parisien, M., & Lorthios-Guilledroit, A. (2013). Fear of falling among seniors: A target to consider in occupational and physical therapy practice? Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 31(3), 197-213. doi:10.3109/02703181.2013.797951
• Robitaille, Y., Fournier, M., Laforest, S., Gauvin, L., & Filiatrault, J.(2012). Effect of a fall prevention program on balance maintenance using a quasi-experimental design in natural settings. Journal of Aging and Health, 24(5), 827-845. doi: 1177/0898264312436713
• Godbout, E., Filiatrault, J., Plante, M. (2012). Facteurs influençant la participation des aînés dans des activités bénévoles – une revue systématique. Revue Canadienne d’Ergothérapie,79(1), 23-32.
• Filiatrault, J., Gauvin, L., Richard, L., Robitaille, Y., Laforest, S., Fournier, M., Corriveau, H. (2008). Impact of a multifaceted community-based falls prevention program on balance-related psychologic factors. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89(10), 1948-1957.

Research Interests

• Development and evaluation of preventive and health promotion interventions for the elderly
• Fall prevention, fear of falling
• Volunteer/Leisure activities and seniors health
• Healthy aging
• Agism
• Occupational therapy practice in prevention and health promotion