Project MUSE®: Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement - Latest Articles
https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271
Project MUSE®: Latest articles in Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement.daily12026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00text/htmlen-USVol. 23 (2004) through current issueLatest Articles: Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissementTWOProject MUSE®Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement1710-11070714-9808Latest articles in Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. Feed provided by Project MUSE®Points de vue d'adultes vieillissants ayant une déficience intellectuelle à l'égard de leur participation sociale
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961201
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Dans les pays développés, les personnes vieillissantes qui présentent une déficience intellectuelle (DI) constituent une population qui est de plus en plus importante en raison de la hausse constante de leur espérance de vie (Coppus, 2013). Comme il s'agit d'une population émergente, leur réalité et leurs besoins sont souvent méconnus par le personnel d'intervention spécialisé en DI et celui investi auprès des personnes âgées (Factor, Heller et Janicki, 2012). Aussi, différents défis affectent l'adoption d'une approche collaborative entre les intervenantes et intervenants issus des organisations de ces deux secteurs, laquelle pourrait toutefois contribuer à une réponse mieux adaptée à leurs besoins (Nalder et al.
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallPoints de vue d'adultes vieillissants ayant une déficience intellectuelle à l'égard de leur participation sociale2025-05-29text/htmlen-USPoints de vue d'adultes vieillissants ayant une déficience intellectuelle à l'égard de leur participation sociale2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1170652026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29Understanding Older Adults' Experiences with Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes: A Mixed Methods Study
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961202
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Since the legalization of recreational cannabis in 2018, cannabis consumption among older Canadians (those 60+; World Health Organization, 2018) has increased more than any other age group (Cox, 2018; Statistics Canada, 2019). Compared to younger people, older adults are more likely to use cannabis medicinally (Abuhasira et al., 2018; Bobitt et al., 2019; Choi & DiNitto, 2021; Kaskie et al., 2017; Kamnrul et al., 2019; Vacaflor et al., 2020). Since medical cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2001 (Cox, 2018), the surge in older adults' consumption since recreational cannabis legalization is unexpected.Some scholars suggest that this increased use can be attributed to the widespread normalization and heightened
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallUnderstanding Older Adults' Experiences with Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes: A Mixed Methods Study2025-05-29text/htmlen-USUnderstanding Older Adults' Experiences with Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes: A Mixed Methods Study2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1200202026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29Nakoda Oyáde Ománi Agíktųža: Adapting the Canadian Indigenous Cognitive Assessment in a Nakoda First Nation Community
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961203
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Rising rates of dementia in Canada represent a growing concern for an increasingly ageing population, with a projected 1 million Canadians living with dementia by the year 2030 (Alzheimer's Society, 2022; Public Health Agency of Canada, 2017). Although there is a dearth of data concerning dementia in First Nations populations living in Canada, the limited research available suggests that rates of dementia for First Nations populations living in Canada are higher than for the general population, and First Nations people experience dementia at a younger age than non-First Nations people, on average (Jacklin & Walker, 2020; Jacklin et al., 2013; Warren et al., 2015). These increased rates may be attributed to the
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallNakoda Oyáde Ománi Agíktųža: Adapting the Canadian Indigenous Cognitive Assessment in a Nakoda First Nation Community2025-05-29text/htmlen-USNakoda Oyáde Ománi Agíktųža: Adapting the Canadian Indigenous Cognitive Assessment in a Nakoda First Nation Community2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®675732026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29Characterizing Older Adults' Travel Behaviour and Unmet Needs: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961204
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There are well-established links between access to transportation and health and well-being in older adult populations (Chapelle, 2021; Chihuri et al., 2016; Kerr et al., 2012). Transportation is a critical link that enables older adults to connect with family and friends and access health care services, recreational opportunities, and other essential goods and services. As such, the World Health Organization identified transportation as one of the eight domains of action in the guide for age-friendly cities and communities (World Health Organization, 2007). Multiple cities and communities across Canada have since expressed formal commitment to becoming age-friendly (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2023); however
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallCharacterizing Older Adults' Travel Behaviour and Unmet Needs: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)2025-05-29text/htmlen-USCharacterizing Older Adults' Travel Behaviour and Unmet Needs: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1451072026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29"I've Got a Lot of Other Things I Do": The Nuances of Digital Engagement among Older People
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961205
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Concurrent with population aging, digital technology, including devices connected to the internet (such as smartphones, tablets, and computers) as well as digital applications (such as social media, e-mail, online banking, web browsing, and music streaming services), has become increasingly integrated into Western society. These technologies are important in supporting many elements of life, ranging from music to banking to shopping and beyond. Many older adults are themselves interested in using or continuing to use these technologies, but external influences, including outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic, are also encouraging people to spend time online (Zapletal et al., 2023). Given these changes, the number of
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmall"I've Got a Lot of Other Things I Do": The Nuances of Digital Engagement among Older People2025-05-29text/htmlen-US"I've Got a Lot of Other Things I Do": The Nuances of Digital Engagement among Older People2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1241442026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29Stratégies pour la mise en place d'un chœur intergénérationnel dans une résidence pour personnes aînées afin de contribuer à leur bien-être physique, mental et social: Étude de la portée sur les stratégies de mise en place d'un chœur intergénérationnel dans une résidence pour personnes aînées afin de contribuer à leur bien-être physique, mental et social
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961206
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Au Canada, les chiffres indiquent que la population vieillissante augmente rapidement. En effet, en 2019, près d'un cinquième de la population était constitué d'aînées (6,6 millions) et il est prévu que d'ici 2040, elle atteigne près d'un quart de la population totale (Statistique Canada, 2022). Ceci met une pression sur le système de santé publique et les instances sociales, alors que le vieillissement au grand âge peut entraîner des changements sur les plans physique, cognitif et psychologique des personnes aînées qui nécessitent alors des soins et des services particuliers (Statistique Canada, 2022; United Nations, 2019). Des phénomènes tels que le déclin de la santé physique, le nombre important de cas de
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallStratégies pour la mise en place d'un chœur intergénérationnel dans une résidence pour personnes aînées afin de contribuer à leur bien-être physique, mental et social: Étude de la portée sur les stratégies de mise en place d'un chœur intergénérationnel dans une résidence pour personnes aînées afin de contribuer à leur bien-être physique, mental et social2025-05-29text/htmlen-USStratégies pour la mise en place d'un chœur intergénérationnel dans une résidence pour personnes aînées afin de contribuer à leur bien-être physique, mental et social: Étude de la portée sur les stratégies de mise en place d'un chœur intergénérationnel dans une résidence pour personnes aînées afin de contribuer à leur bien-être physique, mental et social2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1503942026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29Being a Husband and Caregiver: The Adjustment of Roles When Caring for a Wife Who Has Dementia
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961207
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Health care systems worldwide rely heavily on unpaid family caregivers and will increasingly do so to support the rising number of individuals living with dementia (Alzheimer Society, 2022; Choi et al., 2023;). In 2020, approximately 600 thousand people were living with dementia in Canada and have been projected to increase to over 1.1 million by 2050 (Alzheimer Society, 2022). This increase in the prevalence of dementia is primarily a factor of the aging population in Canada with the 'baby boomer' generation aging into their eighties and nineties (Alzheimer Society, 2022).Most individuals living with dementia live at home in the community rather than long-term care homes and rely on their family as informal
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallBeing a Husband and Caregiver: The Adjustment of Roles When Caring for a Wife Who Has Dementia2025-05-29text/htmlen-USBeing a Husband and Caregiver: The Adjustment of Roles When Caring for a Wife Who Has Dementia2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1154962026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29The Beneficial, Formative Role of Lifetime Exposures across Cognitive Domains in Barbados Using Data from the SABE Study
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961208
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Advancing age greatly affects cognitive decline, and it is also one of the most significant risk factors for the future development of Alzheimer's disease (Riedel et al., 2016; Salthouse, 2019). Fortunately, specific lifetime exposures and well-being benefit cognitive performance and offer some protection later in life (Wang et al., 2019). Beneficial lifetime exposures include education, occupational complexity, engagement in leisure activities, greater social networks, socioeconomic status, and bilingualism (Bak et al., 2014; Bielak et al., 2019; Farina et al., 2018; Harrison et al., 2015; Klimova & Dostalova, 2020). In its simplest form, protection delays disease onset, potentially avoiding it entirely.
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallThe Beneficial, Formative Role of Lifetime Exposures across Cognitive Domains in Barbados Using Data from the SABE Study2025-05-29text/htmlen-USThe Beneficial, Formative Role of Lifetime Exposures across Cognitive Domains in Barbados Using Data from the SABE Study2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1159842026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29Frailty, Body Composition, and Glycemic Control in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961209
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Older adults are at increased risk of both poor glycemic control and frailty (Hubbard et al., 2010). Frailty is defined as an age- and chronic disease-associated decline in physiological reserve that reduces an older adult's ability to cope with an acute stressor (Hogan et al., 2017). Approximately one-quarter of adults over the age of 65 have diabetes, and this prevalence continues to increase in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data collected between 1999 and 2018 (Wang et al., 2021). Likewise, approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling adults meet current criteria for frailty (Molloy et al., 2021). Frailty and diabetes often co-exist (Hubbard et al., 2010); in fact, a diagnosis of
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallFrailty, Body Composition, and Glycemic Control in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes2025-05-29text/htmlen-USFrailty, Body Composition, and Glycemic Control in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1036122026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29A Roadmap of Noninstitutional Living Options for People with Dementia: "Don't Fence Me In"
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961210
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There is little dignity in institutional life. Residents with dementia live behind locked doors and pace sanitized corridors to the distant sound of televisions furnishing minimalist common spaces, void of personal touches and designed for easy maintenance. Yet, although nearly all Canadians over 65 polled in 2021 (97%) reported not wanting to reside in long-term care institutions (LTCIs) (NIA, 2021), little has been done to challenge the institutional model of dementia/seniors' care, even if reforms and cultural trends have had some success in improving elements of the nursing-home experience (e.g., Maison des aînés in Quebec, Sherbrooke Community Centre in Saskatchewan). Still today, LTCIs offer little to endow
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallA Roadmap of Noninstitutional Living Options for People with Dementia: "Don't Fence Me In"2025-05-29text/htmlen-USA Roadmap of Noninstitutional Living Options for People with Dementia: "Don't Fence Me In"2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1179472026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29Characteristics and Trajectory of Older Adults Supported by a Patient Navigator Program in a Hospital Setting: A Cohort Observational Study
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961211
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Dr. Grace Liu, Post-Doctoral Fellow, St. John's Rehab Research Program, 416-226-6780, grace.liu2@sunnybrook.caDr. Kristina Kokorelias, Senior Academic Program Coordinator and Associate Scientist, Sinai Health and the University Health Network, 416-586-4800 ext 4374, Kristina.Kokorelias@sinaihealth.caAmanda Knoepfli, Manager – Social Work, Sprint Senior Care, 416-481-6411, Amanda.Knoepfli@sprintseniorcare.orgTracey DasGupta, Director of Interprofessional Practice, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 416 480 6100, ext. 63917, Tracey.DasGupta@sunnybrook.caNaomi Ziegler, Vice President – Client Services, Sprint Senior Care, 416-481-6411, naomi.ziegler@sprintseniorcare.orgDr. Sara Guilcher, Associate Professor
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallCharacteristics and Trajectory of Older Adults Supported by a Patient Navigator Program in a Hospital Setting: A Cohort Observational Study2025-05-29text/htmlen-USCharacteristics and Trajectory of Older Adults Supported by a Patient Navigator Program in a Hospital Setting: A Cohort Observational Study2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1188542026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29Being and Doing Together in a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community: Pandemic Experiences of Older Adults
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961212
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Feeling included and engaging in community life is an important aspect of health and well-being among older adults (Bourassa et al. 2017; Clair et al. 2021) yet building and maintaining inclusive communities that support older adult wellbeing is a key social challenge (Hong et al., 2023; Wister & Kadowaki, 2021). In fact, promoting social inclusion and developing supports and services to reduce social isolation among the aging population continues to be a focus of Canadian aging recommendations (MacCourt, 2016; National Seniors Council, 2014; Wister & Kadowaki, 2021). Older adults are disproportionately affected by social isolation; that is, an insufficient quantity of social contacts and quality of engagements and
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallBeing and Doing Together in a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community: Pandemic Experiences of Older Adults2025-05-29text/htmlen-USBeing and Doing Together in a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community: Pandemic Experiences of Older Adults2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1355392026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29Older Adults and Gentrification: The Positive Role of Social Policy
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961213
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Increasing rates of gentrification, or the transformation of neighbourhoods from low to high value, are occurring globally (Hwang, 2016). Within North America, gentrification rates have more than doubled since the 1990s in major cities in the United States (US) (Smith et al., 2020). In Canada, between 2 and 17% of the population lived in gentrified areas in 2016 (Firth et al., 2021, p. 15). US Census tract studies from the 1970s and 1990s using real-estate analysis show older adults experienced a greater risk of displacement as neighbourhoods gentrified, establishing a relationship between rapid gentrification and older adults' homelessness (Singelakis, 1990). While much is known about gentrification overall, less
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallOlder Adults and Gentrification: The Positive Role of Social Policy2025-05-29text/htmlen-USOlder Adults and Gentrification: The Positive Role of Social Policy2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1297662026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29Aging and Mental Health: Collaborating on Research Priorities with Older Adults, Caregivers and Health and Social Care Providers across Canada
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961214
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According to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), mental health can be defined as our 'positive sense of well-being, or the capacity to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face' (Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario, 2009, para. 1). The two-continuum model of mental illness and mental health indicates that mental illness and mental health, or mental well-being, are related but distinct dimensions (Keyes, 2002). It is possible to have a diagnosed mental illness and experience well-being, and it is also possible to experience poor mental health without a diagnosed mental illness. However, limited research has explored both mental illness and mental health simultaneously across the lifespan
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallAging and Mental Health: Collaborating on Research Priorities with Older Adults, Caregivers and Health and Social Care Providers across Canada2025-05-29text/htmlen-USAging and Mental Health: Collaborating on Research Priorities with Older Adults, Caregivers and Health and Social Care Providers across Canada2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®1470882026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29Coconstruire autrement avec des personnes aînées grâce à la science-fiction: Nouveaux regards sur la recherche en robotique d'assistance sociale
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961215
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Cette note de recherche porte un regard critique sur la science-fiction utilisée comme outil de discussion en gérontologie pour stimuler la réflexivité lors de forums d'informateurs-clés dans le cadre d'une recherche-action (Dolbec et Prud'homme, 2009) qui visait à coconstruire une vision commune de la robotique sociale pour favoriser la participation sociale des personnes aînées. Regroupant des roboticiens, des ergothérapeutes et des chercheurs en sciences sociales (sciences politiques et gérontologie), une équipe de recherche interdisciplinaire avait pour but de poursuivre l'émergence d'un robot d'assistance sociale (RAS), une avancée technologique servant à réduire les situations d'isolement chez les personnes
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallCoconstruire autrement avec des personnes aînées grâce à la science-fiction: Nouveaux regards sur la recherche en robotique d'assistance sociale2025-05-29text/htmlen-USCoconstruire autrement avec des personnes aînées grâce à la science-fiction: Nouveaux regards sur la recherche en robotique d'assistance sociale2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®824722026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29A Good Investment: Expanding Capacity to Care for Older Adults in the Home and Community Care Sector Through Increased Personal Support Worker Wages—ERRATUM
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961216
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https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980823000557. Published by Cambridge University Press, 18 September 2023Owing to a printer's error, the wrong supplementary material has been posted to the online version of the article by Zagrodney et al. (2023). This has been corrected.We regret the
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallA Good Investment: Expanding Capacity to Care for Older Adults in the Home and Community Care Sector Through Increased Personal Support Worker Wages—ERRATUM2025-05-29text/htmlen-USA Good Investment: Expanding Capacity to Care for Older Adults in the Home and Community Care Sector Through Increased Personal Support Worker Wages—ERRATUM2025-05-292025TWOProject MUSE®44762026-05-16T00:00:00-05:002025-05-29