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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apping sedentary behaviour (MAPS-B) in winter and spring using wearable sensors, indoor positioning systems, and diaries in older adults who are pre-frail and frail: A feasibility longitudinal study
View publicationRodrigues, I. B., Tariq, S., Kouroukis, A., Swance, R., Adachi, J., Bray, S., Fang, Q., Ioannidis, G., Kobsar, D., Rabinovich, A., Papaioannou, A. & Zheng, R. Mapping sedentary behaviour (MAPS-B) in winter and spring using wearable sensors, indoor positioning systems, and diaries in older adults who are pre-frail and frail: A feasibility longitudinal study. PLoS One 19, e0290197 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290197
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Examining the association between balance self-efficacy and virtual balance performance in individuals with stroke: a cross-sectional study
View publicationHuynh, E., Wiley, E., Park, S., Sakakibara, B. M. & Tang, A. Examining the association between balance self-efficacy and virtual balance performance in individuals with stroke: a cross-sectional study. Top Stroke Rehabil 31, 763-771 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2024.2356407
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Volunteering among older adults and effects of ethnic minority status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal analyses of the CLSA
O’Dea, E., Wister, A., Li, L., Canham, S. L. & Mitchell, B. Volunteering among older adults and effects of ethnic minority status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal analyses of the CLSA. Can J Aging, 1-12 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980824000229
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Acceptability, reliability, and validity of virtually administered gait speed tests
Mehdipour, A., Saunders, S., Reid, J., D’Amore, C., Richardson, J., Beauchamp, M. & Kuspinar, A. Acceptability, reliability, and validity of virtually administered gait speed tests. J Am Med Dir Assoc 25, 105048 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105048
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“You’re not understood, and you’re isolated”: A narrative account of loneliness by Black older adults in Ontario, Canada
View publicationOjembe, B., Kapiriri, L., Griffin, M. & Schormans, A. F. “You’re not understood, and you’re isolated”: A narrative account of loneliness by Black older adults in Ontario, Canada. Can J Aging 43, 203-216 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980823000594
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Co-designing a participatory evaluation of older adult partner engagement in the McMaster collaborative for health and aging
View publicationAbousifein, M., Falbo, A. T., Luyckx, J., Abelson, J., Ganann, R., Vrkljan, B. & Carusone, S. C. Co-designing a participatory evaluation of older adult partner engagement in the McMaster collaborative for health and aging. Res Involv Engagem 10, 58 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00595-x
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