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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The effects of loneliness on depressive symptoms among older adults during COVID-19: Longitudinal analyses of the Canadian longitudinal study on aging
Wister, A., Li, L., Levasseur, M., Kadowaki, L. & Pickering, J. The effects of loneliness on depressive symptoms among older adults during COVID-19: Longitudinal analyses of the Canadian longitudinal study on aging. J Aging Health 35, 439-452 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643221129686
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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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Postoperative pain and pain management and neurocognitive outcomes after non-cardiac surgery: a protocol for a series of systematic reviews
View publicationKhaled, M., Sabac, D. & Marcucci, M. Postoperative pain and pain management and neurocognitive outcomes after non-cardiac surgery: a protocol for a series of systematic reviews. Syst Rev 11, 280 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02156-3
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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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Does GERAS DANCE improve gait in older adults?
Hewston, P., Bray, S. R., Kennedy, C. C., Ioannidis, G., Bosch, J., Marr, S., Hanman, A., Grenier, A., Hladysh, G. & Papaioannou, A. Does GERAS DANCE improve gait in older adults? Aging and Health Research 3 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100120
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Factors influencing mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic in community-dwelling older adults
Saunders, S., Mayhew, A., Kirkwood, R., Nguyen, K., Kuspinar, A., Vesnaver, E., Keller, H., Wilson, J. A., Macedo, L. G., Vrkljan, B., Richardson, J. & Beauchamp, M. Factors influencing mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic in community-dwelling older adults. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 104, 34-42 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2022.08.009
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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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