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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Development of GERAS DANcing for Cognition and Exercise (DANCE): a feasibility study
Hewston, P., Kennedy, C., Ioannidis, G., Merom, D., Hladysh, G., Marr, S., Lee, J., Sztramko, R., Trainor, L., Grenier, A., Woolhouse, M. H., Patterson, C. & Papaioannou, A. Development of GERAS DANcing for Cognition and Exercise (DANCE): a feasibility study. Pilot Feasibility Stud 8, 9 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00956-3
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Influenza vaccination uptake among Canadian adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal study on Aging (CLSA)
View publicationSulis, G., Basta, N. E., Wolfson, C., Kirkland, S. A., McMillan, J., Griffith, L. E., Raina, P. & Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Team. Influenza vaccination uptake among Canadian adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal study on Aging (CLSA). Vaccine 40, 503-511 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.11.088
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Impact of integrated care pathways within the framework of collaborative care on older adults with anxiety, depression, or mild cognitive impairment
View publicationDham, P., McAiney, C., Saperson, K., Wang, W., Malik, N., Parascandalo, F., Zhao, H., Lourenco, L., Oliver, D., Kates, N. & Rajji, T. K. Impact of integrated care pathways within the framework of collaborative care on older adults with anxiety, depression, or mild cognitive impairment. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 30, 834-847 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2022.01.010
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Multimorbidity resilience and COVID-19 pandemic self-reported impact and worry among older adults: a study based on the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
View publicationWister, A., Li, L., Cosco, T. D., McMillan, J., Griffith, L. E. & Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Team. Multimorbidity resilience and COVID-19 pandemic self-reported impact and worry among older adults: a study based on the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). BMC Geriatr 22, 92 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02769-2
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The Aging, Community and Health Research Unit Community Partnership Program (ACHRU-CPP) for older adults with diabetes and multiple chronic conditions: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
View publicationPloeg, J., Markle-Reid, M., Valaitis, R., Fisher, K., Ganann, R., Blais, J., Chambers, T., Connors, R., Gruneir, A., Legare, F., MacIntyre, J., Montelpare, W., Paquette, J. S., Poitras, M. E., Riveroll, A., Yous, M. L. & Team, A.-C. R. The Aging, Community and Health Research Unit Community Partnership Program (ACHRU-CPP) for older adults with diabetes and multiple chronic conditions: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatr 22, 99 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02651-7
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‘It’s overwhelming at the start’: transitioning to public transit use as an older adult
View publicationRavensbergen, L., Newbold, K. B. & Ganann, R. ‘It’s overwhelming at the start’: transitioning to public transit use as an older adult. Ageing and Society 44, 43-60 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x22000010
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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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