Johanne Filiatrault OT, 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

• Co-creation and implementation of a toolkit to better support community organisations and other stakeholders in their intergenerational initiatives
• Deployment and evaluation of a collaborative model to boost intergenerational cohabitation in Quebec
• Promoting the social participation of older people with mobility problems: a partnership to co-develop an innovative community-based service
• Understanding sexual and gender diversity to improve care for the elderly: co-development and impact assessment of training for healthcare professionals working with the elderly

Selected publications

Books and practice guidelines

• Filiatrault, J., Shea, C., St-Pierre Bolduc, M., Turcotte, S., Calvé, M., & Ladjadj, F. (2024). Bâtir une société plus solidaire par le biais des initiatives intergénérationnelles. Trousse à l’intention des milieux d’action. Montréal (Qc) : Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal et Intergénérations Québec, 170 pages.
• Filiatrault, J., Olivier, R., Shea, C., & Daigle-Landry, D. (2022). Programme Vivre en Équilibre – Version révisée. Guide de l’animateur. Montréal (Qc): Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, 230 pages. (ce guide est accompagné d’un cahier de 116 pages destiné aux participants du programme)
• Richard, L., & Filiatrault, J. (2021). Theories and conceptual models in health promotion: Key landmarks on the roadmap to optimal practice and research with older adults. Dans Rootman, I., Edwards, P., Grunberg, F. & Levasseur, M. (Eds.). Health promotion and older adults in Canada. Canadian Scholars’ Press.
• Sirois, M., & Filiatrault, J. (2017). Maintenir son équilibre et éviter les chutes. Dans : Vieillir en santé : c’est possible! Montréal, Qc : Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal.
• Filiatrault, J., Parisien, M., Sullivan, A., Richard, L., & Pinard, C. (2015). Prevention and health promotion in occupational therapy: From concepts to intervention. In I. Söderback (Ed.). International handbook of occupational therapy interventions. (2^nd ed., pp. 837-848). New York, NY: Springer.

Published articles

•  Turcotte, S., Bouchard, C., Rousseau, J., DeBroux Leduc, R., Bier, N., Kairy, D., Dang Vu, T., Sarimanukoglu, K., Dubé, F., Bourgeois-Racine, C., Rioux, C., Shea, C., & Filiatrault, J. (2024). Factors influencing older adults’ participation in telehealth interventions for primary prevention and health promotion: A rapid review. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 43(1), 11-30. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13244
• Turcotte, S., Lapointe, M.-È., Shea, C., Rousseau, J., Masse, J., Higgins, J., Rainville, P., Lussier, D., Genest, C., Sarimanukoglu, K., Agarrat, L., Varganici, M., & Filiatrault, J. (2024). Outcomes and characteristics of interdisciplinary self-management interventions for older adults living with chronic pain: Insight from a scoping review. Journal of Ageing and Longevity, 4, 83-118. https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4020007
• DeBroux Leduc, R., Bier, N., Couture, M., Ansaldo, A.I., Belleville, S., Ben Gaied, N., Chesneau, S., Belchior, P., Fonseca, R., Hebblethwaite, S., Jarema, G., Lacerda, A., Rousseau, J., Van De Velde, C., & Filiatrault J. (2023). Social Isolation of Older Adults Living in a Neighbourhood of Montreal: A qualitative descriptive study of the perspectives of older adults and community stakeholders. Canadian Journal on Aging, 42(3), 434-445. https://doi.org/10.1017/s071498082300003x
• Turcotte, S., Shea, C., Raymond, E., Ansaldo, AI., Bier, N., Grenier, S., Hebblethwaite, S., Lamontagne, M.-E., Levasseur, M., Viscogliosi, C., Ladjadj, F. & Filiatrault, J. (2023). Codesign and pilot implementation of a toolkit supporting community organizations’ intergenerational practice: A participatory action research project. Canadian Journal of Action Research, 23(1), 93-115. https://doi.org/10.33524/cjar.v23i1.613
• DeBroux Leduc, R., Bier, N., Couture, M., Ansaldo, A., Belleville, S., Ben Gaied, N., Chesneau, S., Belchior, P., Fonseca, R., Hebblethwaite, S., Jarema, G., Lacerda, A., Rousseau, J., Van de Velde, C., & Filiatrault, J. (2023). Social isolation of older adults living in a neighbourhood of Montreal: A qualitative descriptive study of the perspectives of older adults and community stakeholders. Canadian Journal on Aging, 42(3), 434-445. https://doi.org/10.1017/s071498082300003x

Research Interests

• Development, implementation and evaluation of prevention and health promotion programmes for the elderly
• Study of the effects and factors influencing the successful implementation of intergenerational initiatives
• Interventions to promote the social participation of the elderly
• Falls prevention programmes
• Non-ageist and inclusive practices of sexual and gender diversity among older adults