Louise Demers, Ph.D.

Professeure titulaire
Vice-doyenne associée aux sciences de la santé, Faculté de médecine

Coordonnées (recherche)
Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM)
4565, rue Queen Mary
Montréal (Québec) H3W 1W5

Coordonnées (École)
T 514 343-6417
F 514 343-2105
louise.demers@umontreal.ca

Programme
Ergothérapie

Parcours de recherche


Formation

  • B. Sc. Ergothérapie, Université de Montréal (1985)
  • M. Sc. Sciences biomédicales (option réadaptation), Université de Montréal (1995)
  • Ph. D. Sciences biomédicales (option réadaptation), Université de Montréal (1999)
  • Post-doctorat, Épidémiologie, Université McGill (2001)

Principaux projets en cours

  • AGEWELL – Aging Gracefully across Environments through Technology for Wellness, Engagement, and Long Life. Leader thématique pour 10 études visant à identifier les besoins des proches aidants et comment la technologie peut y répondre. http://www.agewell-nce.ca/.

Publications choisies

  • Pysklywec, A., Plante, M., Auger, C., Mortenson, W. B., Eales, J., Routhier, F., & Demers, L. (soumis). The positive effects of caregiving for family caregivers of older adults: A scoping review. International Journal of Care and Caring.
  • Tellier, M., Auger, C., Bier, N., & Demers, L. (accepté). Use of an electronic pillbox by older adults with mild Alzheimer’s disease: Impact on medication administration and adherence. Gerontechnology.
  • Lim, K. H., Pysklywec, A., Plante, M., & Demers, L. (2019). The effectiveness of Tai Chi for short-term cognitive function improvement in the early stages of dementia in the elderly: a systematic literature review. Clinical Intervention in Aging, 14, 827-839. doi:10.2147/cia.s202055
  • Mortenson, W. B., Demers, L., Fuhrer, M. J., Bilkey, J., Jutai, J., Alkadri, J., & Aziz, J. (2018). Comparing assessments of physical functional independence in older adults with mobility limitations. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. doi:10.1097/phm.0000000000001092
  • Béland, F., Julien, D., Bier, N., Desrosiers, J., Kergoat, M.-J., & Demers, L. (2018). Association between cognitive function and life-space mobility in older adults: results from the FRéLE longitudinal study. BMC Geriatrics, 18(1), 227. doi:10.1186/s12877-018-0908-y
  • Busuioc, S. A., Karim, M., Efanov, J. I., Demers, L., Izadpanah, A., Harris, P., . . . Bourbonnais, D. (2018). The Michigan Hand Questionnaire and Brief Michigan Hand Questionnaire were successfully translated to Canadian French. Journal of Hand Therapy, 37(2), 86-90. doi:10.1016/j.jht.2018.08.001
  • Bertrand, K., Raymond, M. H., Miller, W. C., Martin Ginis, K. A., & Demers, L. (2017). Walking Aids for Enabling Activity and Participation: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 96(12), 894-903. doi:10.1097/phm.0000000000000836
  • Mortenson, W. B., Pysklywec, A., Fuhrer, M. J., Jutai, J. W., Plante, M., & Demers, L. (2017). Caregivers’ experiences with the selection and use of assistive technology. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology, 1-6. doi:10.1080/17483107.2017.1353652
  • Raymond, M.-H., Demers, L., & Feldman, D. E. (2017). Differences in waiting list prioritization preferences of occupational therapists, elderly people and persons with disabilities: a discrete choice experiment. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2017.06.031
  • Provencher, V., Desrosiers, J., Demers, L., & Carmichael, P.-H. (2016). Optimizing social participation in normal aging through the use of behavioral coping strategies. Disability and Rehabilitation, 38(10), 972-978. doi:10.3109/09638288.2015.1070297

Orientation des recherches

  • Aides techniques
  • Personnes âgées
  • Proches aidants
  • Mesures de résultats et psychométrie
  • Participation sociale