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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Postoperative pain and neurocognitive outcomes after noncardiac surgery: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
View publicationKhaled, M., Sabac, D., Fuda, M., Koubaesh, C., Gallab, J., Qu, M., Lo Bianco, G., Shanthanna, H., Paul, J., Thabane, L. & Marcucci, M. Postoperative pain and neurocognitive outcomes after noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth 134, 89-101 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.08.032
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The landscape of contemporary paratransit research: A critical systematic review of the literature in the US and Canada
View publicationCollins, T., Ravensbergen, L. & Young, M. The landscape of contemporary paratransit research: A critical systematic review of the literature in the US and Canada. Travel Behaviour and Society 38 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100930
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A live online exercise program for older adults improves depression and life-space mobility: A mixed-methods pilot randomized controlled trial
Coletta, G., Noguchi, K. S., Beaudoin, K. D., McQuarrie, A., Tang, A., Griffin, M., Ganann, R. & Phillips, S. M. A live online exercise program for older adults improves depression and life-space mobility: A mixed-methods pilot randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 19, e0312992 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312992
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The mental health toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with migraine: A prospective analysis of depression using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
MacNeil, A., Taunque, A., Leo, S. N., Li, G., de Groh, M., Jiang, Y. & Fuller-Thomson, E. The mental health toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with migraine: A prospective analysis of depression using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. J Pain Res 17, 3845-3866 (2024). https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S469798
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Virtual assessment protocols for Timed-Up-and-Go, 5-Repetition Chair Rise, and 1-Minute Sit-to-Stand Tests in community-dwelling older adults: Investigating feasibility, reliability, and validity
Saunders, S., Reid, J., Mehdipour, A., D’Amore, C., Kuspinar, A., Richardson, J. & Beauchamp, M. Virtual assessment protocols for Timed-Up-and-Go, 5-Repetition Chair Rise, and 1-Minute Sit-to-Stand Tests in community-dwelling older adults: Investigating feasibility, reliability, and validity. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.11.011
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Musculoskeletal pain among community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal Telesurvey
Almeida de Oliveira, L., Hanna, S., Stratford, P., Hespanhol, L., Gross, A., Carlesso, L., Astephan Wilson, J. L., Vrkljan, B., Kirkwood, R., Vesnaver, E., Beauchamp, M. & Macedo, L. Musculoskeletal pain among community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal Telesurvey. Physiotherapy Canada (2024). https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-2023-0109
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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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