Resources
Improving the science of aging
MIRA maintains a set of resources that support aging research and assist our members, trainees and community members to improve the lives of older adults.
MIRA and Labarge Annual Reports
Our yearly overview, highlighting MIRA’s impact through research projects, member and trainee successes and community outreach endeavors.
A comprehensive examination of MIRA’s goals, strategic initiatives, and collaborations, illustrating our past achievements and guiding our future direction.
Snacks and Science at the MIRA | Dixon Hall Centre: Women and Stroke
Engaging older adults & service providers as research partners in the co-design of the EMBOLDEN study
2023 MIRA Funding Webinar
Aging Communities and Pandemic Lessons
One Topic Two Disciplines Webinar Series: Supporting Older Women in Ways that Work
Exercise: Powerful Medicine for Health and Aging, with Dr. Stuart Phillips
Tips From an Early Career Researcher
Voice Canada technical walkthrough for MIRA researchers
Inclusive Spaces for Aging Well
Reports
When called upon, MIRA produces reports in service of making McMaster University a leader in aging research and access.
Publications
Researchers interested in accessing data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging may find these publications helpful.
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A web-based social network tool (GENIE) for supporting self-management among high users of the health care system: Feasibility and usability study
View publicationValaitis, R., Cleghorn, L., Vassilev, I., Rogers, A., Ploeg, J., Kothari, A., Risdon, C., Gillett, J., Guenter, D. & Dolovich, L. A web-based social network tool (GENIE) for supporting self-management among high users of the health care system: Feasibility and usability study. JMIR Form Res 5, e25285 (2021). https://doi.org/10.2196/25285
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Strategies for the implementation of an electronic fracture risk assessment tool in long term care: a qualitative study
View publicationBai, Y., McArthur, C., Ioannidis, G., Giangregorio, L., Straus, S. & Papaioannou, A. Strategies for the implementation of an electronic fracture risk assessment tool in long term care: a qualitative study. BMC Geriatr 21, 467 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02388-3
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The effect of loneliness on cognitive functioning among healthy individuals in mid- and late-adulthood: Evidence from the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA)
View publicationKyrolainen, A. J. & Kuperman, V. The effect of loneliness on cognitive functioning among healthy individuals in mid- and late-adulthood: Evidence from the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA). Front Psychol 12, 701305 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.701305
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Focus groups and interviews with the public led to the development of a template for a GRADE Plain Language Recommendation (PLR)
Santesso, N., Wiercioch, W., Barbara, A. M., Dietl, H. & Schunemann, H. J. Focus groups and interviews with the public led to the development of a template for a GRADE Plain Language Recommendation (PLR). J Clin Epidemiol 141, 18-25 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.09.018
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Knowledge translation strategies for sharing evidence-based health information with older adults and their caregivers: findings from a persona-scenario method
Lokker, C., Gentles, S. J., Ganann, R., Jezrawi, R., Tahir, I., Okelana, O., Yousif, C., Iorio, A. & Valaitis, R. Knowledge translation strategies for sharing evidence-based health information with older adults and their caregivers: findings from a persona-scenario method. BMC Geriatr 21, 665 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02588-x
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A longitudinal analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of middle-aged and older adults from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
View publicationRaina, P., Wolfson, C., Griffith, L., Kirkland, S., McMillan, J., Basta, N., Joshi, D., Oz, U. E., Sohel, N., Maimon, G., Thompson, M. & CLSA team. A longitudinal analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of middle-aged and older adults from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Nat Aging 1, 1137-1147 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-021-00128-1
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MIRA and Labarge funding has supported many bold research projects to optimize the health and longevity of older adults.
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