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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Cardiovascular responses to high-intensity stair climbing in individuals with coronary artery disease
View publicationValentino, S. E., Dunford, E. C., Dubberley, J., Lonn, E. M., Gibala, M. J., Phillips, S. M. & MacDonald, M. J. Cardiovascular responses to high-intensity stair climbing in individuals with coronary artery disease. Physiol Rep 10, e15308 (2022). https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15308
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Description and functional benefits of meeting frequency, intensity, and time of resistance and cardiovascular exercises: A study of older adults in a community-based, slow-stream rehabilitation, hospital-to-home transition program
View publicationMaximos, M., Stratford, P., Tang, A. & Dal Bello-Haas, V. Description and functional benefits of meeting frequency, intensity, and time of resistance and cardiovascular exercises: A study of older adults in a community-based, slow-stream rehabilitation, hospital-to-home transition program. Gerontol Geriatr Med 8, 23337214221096303 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214221096303
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Personhood and aging: Exploring the written narratives of older adults as articulations of personhood in later life
View publicationJaggers, K., Gillett, J., Kuperman, V., Kyrolainen, A. J. & Sonnadara, R. Personhood and aging: Exploring the written narratives of older adults as articulations of personhood in later life. J Aging Stud 62, 101040 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2022.101040
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Multimorbidity, COVID-19 and mental health: Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) longitudinal analyse
Wister, A., Li, L., Best, J. R., Cosco, T. D. & Kim, B. Multimorbidity, COVID-19 and mental health: Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) longitudinal analyses. Clin Gerontol 46, 729-744 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2022.2094742
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Predictors of reported alcohol intake during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada among middle-aged and older adults: results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
View publicationMcMillan, J. M., Hogan, D. B., Zimmer, C., Sohel, N., Wolfson, C., Kirkland, S., Griffith, L. E., Basta, N. E., Raina, P. & Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Team. Predictors of reported alcohol intake during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada among middle-aged and older adults: results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Can J Public Health 113, 665-677 (2022). https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-022-00661-5
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Cognitive and social well-being in older adulthood: The CoSoWELL corpus of written life stories
View publicationKyrolainen, A. J., Gillett, J., Karabin, M., Sonnadara, R. & Kuperman, V. Cognitive and social well-being in older adulthood: The CoSoWELL corpus of written life stories. Behav Res Methods 55, 2885-2909 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-01926-0
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