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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Symptoms of depression and anxiety, and unmet healthcare needs in adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
View publicationKhattar, J., Griffith, L. E., Jones, A., De Rubeis, V., de Groh, M., Jiang, Y., Basta, N. E., Kirkland, S., Wolfson, C., Raina, P., Anderson, L. N. & Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Team. Symptoms of depression and anxiety, and unmet healthcare needs in adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. BMC Public Health 22, 2242 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14633-4
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Obesity and adverse childhood experiences in relation to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
View publicationDe Rubeis, V., Gonzalez, A., de Groh, M., Jiang, Y., Erbas Oz, U., Tarride, J. E., Basta, N. E., Kirkland, S., Wolfson, C., Griffith, L. E., Raina, P., Anderson, L. N. & Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, T. Obesity and adverse childhood experiences in relation to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Int J Obes (Lond) 47, 197-206 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-023-01258-9
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Trajectories of the socioeconomic gradient of mental health: Results from the CLSA COVID-19 Questionnaire Study
View publicationAsada, Y., Grignon, M., Hurley, J., Stewart, S. A., Smith, N. K., Kirkland, S., McMillan, J., Griffith, L. E., Wolfson, C., Raina, P. & Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, T. Trajectories of the socioeconomic gradient of mental health: Results from the CLSA COVID-19 Questionnaire Study. Health Policy 131, 104758 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104758
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Increase in linguistic complexity in older adults during COVID-19
View publicationKarabin, M., Kyrolainen, A. J. & Kuperman, V. Increase in linguistic complexity in older adults during COVID-19. Exp Aging Res 50, 312-330 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2022.2163831
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Persistent COVID-19 symptoms in community-living older adults from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
View publicationGriffith, L. E., Beauchamp, M., McMillan, J., Borhan, S., Oz, U. E., Wolfson, C., Kirkland, S., Basta, N. E., Thompson, M., Raina, P. & Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Team. Persistent COVID-19 symptoms in community-living older adults from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Commun Med (Lond) 3, 36 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-023-00266-0
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Protection from Omicron infection in residents of nursing and retirement homes in Ontario, Canada
View publicationBreznik, J. A., Rahim, A., Kajaks, T., Hagerman, M., Bilaver, L., Colwill, K., Dayam, R. M., Gingras, A. C., Verschoor, C. P., McElhaney, J. E., Bramson, J. L., Bowdish, D. M. E. & Costa, A. P. Protection from Omicron infection in residents of nursing and retirement homes in Ontario, Canada. J Am Med Dir Assoc 24, 753-758 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2023.02.105
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