Jacqueline Rousseau, Ph.D.

Eduction

• B. Sc. Occupational Therapy, Université de Montréal (1981)
• M. Sc. Biomedical Sciences (Rehabilitation), Université de Montréal (1992)
• Ph. D. Biomedical sciences (Rehabilitation), Université de Montréal (1997)

Current research projects

• Aging in Place – Understanding the person’s interactions with the human and nonhuman environments (Alzheimer Society of Canada Grant).
• Training on a new assessment tool for seniors living at home and their caregivers: The HoPE-cognitive version. (BRDV, UdeM).
• Breaking the social isolation of seniors in Côte-des-Neiges: an innovative neighborhood in Living Lab mode. (FRQ-S).
• Promoting the social participation of seniors with mobility issues: partnership for the co-development of an innovative service offered in a community context. (SSHRC).
• Strengthening the social inclusion of seniors in Côte-des-Neiges and promoting their well-being: phase 2 of the innovative neighborhood living lab. (FRQ-S).
• The characteristics and perceived effects of an innovative home care model: a mixed case study. (RRISIQ).
• Home care integrating a palliative approach, why not? A mixed case study on the CLSC model of Verdun (Chaire Blanchard)

Selected publications

Professor Rousseau is the author of the Model of Competence and assessment tools such as: 1) the Home Assessment of Person-Environment Interaction (HoPE), and 2) the Home Assessment of Person-Environment Interaction-Cognitive version (HoPE-Cognitive version). A comprehensive booklet of the model and the HoPE administration guide (French version; English version will be soon available) and the HoPE-cognitive version administration guide (French version) are available on the following website: https://evalorix.com/author/jacqueline-rousseau/ or by contacting the author (jacqueline.rousseau @umontreal.ca). Note: Underlined name with an asterisk are graduate students under my supervision.

• Rousseau, J. (2017). Modèles généraux en ergothérapie: Le Modèle de compétence. Dans M. C. Morel-Bracq (dir.), Les modèles conceptuels en ergothérapie-Introduction aux concepts fondamentaux (2^e éd., p. 107-119). Paris, France: De Boeck Supérieur. ISBN : 978-2-35327-377-5.
• Rousseau, J., Potvin, L., Dutil, É., & Falta, P. (2013). Home Assessment of Person-Environment Interaction (HoPE): Content validation process. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 27(4), 289–307. doi: 10.3109/07380577.2013.843114
• Rousseau, J. (2016). L’évaluation à domicile de l’interaction personne-environnement (ÉDIPE). Dans É. Trouvé (dir.), Agir sur l’environnement pour permettre les activités (p.475-489). De Boeck Supérieur SA, Pays-Bas. ISBN : 978-2-35327-355-3.
• *Louis-Delsoin, C., *Duval, G., Yip, J., St-Arnaud, A. et Rousseau, J. (2024). Interrater reliability of the Home Assessment of Person-Environment Interaction (HoPE) – Cognitive Version. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 42(4), 356-377. https://doi.org/10.1080/02703181.2024.2319244 Free online copy: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VCKBECNSX5QZVKRKD3UN/full?target=10.1080/02703181.2024.2319244
• *Louis-Delsoin, C, *Ruiz Rodrigo, A. et Rousseau, J. (2024). Understanding the home environment of older adults living with dementia: A scoping review of assessment tools. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 43(1), 54-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2023.2290708 Free online copy: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/MXQYNAB56A65HPQ9HUVD/full?target=10.1080/01621424.2023.2290708
• *Blondeau, R., *Giguère, M., & Rousseau, J. (Mars 2023). Les effets de l’environnement de soins sur les comportements réactifs des personnes avec une démence vivant en centre d’hébergement : Une revue de la portée. Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 42(1), 33-55. doi:10.1017/S0714980822000356 Open Access.
• Makansi, N., Blaizot, A., Vergnes, J.-N., Morris, M., Rousseau, J., & Bedos, C. (2021). A scoping review on dental clinic accessibility for people using wheelchairs. Special Care in Dentistry, 41(3), 329-339. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/scd.12565
• Rougier, C., Meunier, J., St-Arnaud, A. & Rousseau, J. (2013). 3D Head Tracking using a Single Calibrated Camera. Image and Vision Computing, 31(3), 246-254. doi:10.1016/j.imavis.2012.11.003
• *Lapierre, N., Neubauer, N., Miguel-Cruz, A., Rios Rincon, A., Liu, L., & Rousseau, J. (2018). The state of knowledge on technologies and their use for fall detection: A scoping review. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 111, 58-71. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2017.12.015
• *Lapierre, N., St-Arnaud, A., Meunier, J., & Rousseau, J. (2020). Implementing an intelligent video monitoring system to detect falls of older adults at home: a multiple case study. Journal of Enabling Technologies, 14(4), 253-271. doi:10.1108/JET-03-2020-0012
• *Tran, N., *Lapierre, N., Meunier, J., St-Arnaud, A., Sit, C., & Rousseau, J. (March 2020). An Intelligent Video-Monitoring System to Detect Dementia-Related Behaviours in Institutions: A Simulation Study. Gerontechnology, 19(1), 28-41. doi:https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2020.19.1.004.00
• Morales, E., Pilon, M.-A., Doyle, O., Gauthier, V., Gamache, S., Routhier, F., & Rousseau, J. (2017). Which grab bar do you prefer in the bathroom? Journal of Enabling Technologies. 11(4), 123-137. doi:10.1108/JET-03-2017-0012

Research interests

• Measurement (development of assessment tools, psychometrics)
• Environment: Person-environment interaction
• Gerontechnologies
• Community living, Aging-in-Place
• Universal design, inclusive design and personalized accessibility