Susan Kirkland
Biographic Data
| ID | 255358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Kirkland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirkland |
| SIGNATURE | KIRKLAND S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dalhousie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8182-2369 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Equal Opportunity and Luck
Equality of opportunity (EOp) is a broad category of egalitarian theories that has attracted considerable attention in recent decades. Empirical implementations of EOp primarily focus on the explained component of inequality, classifying determinants of the outcome (e.g., health) into effort —legitimate causes of inequality—and circumstance —illegitimate causes of inequality. Largely overlooked is unexplained variation, which in statistical analy…
Prevalence and population attributable fractions of potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia in Canada
Trajectories of the socioeconomic gradient of mental health
Increased prevalence of loneliness and associated risk factors during the Covid-19 pandemic
As has been noted for various other outcomes, the pandemic did not impact all subgroups of the population in the same way with respect to loneliness. Our results suggest that public health measures aimed at reducing loneliness during a pandemic should incorporate multifactor interventions fostering positive health behaviours and consider targeting those at high risk for loneliness
Can “Rover” help with mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic? Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
COVID-19 has negatively affected the mental health and well-being of adults, and thus it is important to examine potential factors which may influence mental health during the pandemic. We thus examined the association between pet ownership and depression/anxiety symptoms based on mental health disorder status during the COVID-19 pandemic. We included 12,068 cognitively healthy participants (45-86 years at study entry) from the Canadian Longitudi…
Symptoms of depression and anxiety, and unmet healthcare needs in adults during the Covid-19 pandemic
The presence of depression and anxiety symptoms were strongly associated with perceived unmet healthcare needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interventions to improve healthcare access for adults with depression and anxiety during the pandemic may be necessary
Levels of Depression and Anxiety Among Informal Caregivers During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The findings shed light on the change in mental health among informal caregivers during the outset of the pandemic. The demonstrated associations between studied variables and mental health among informal caregivers provide empirical evidence for intervention programs aiming to support caregivers, particularly those who are female, and providing intensive care at home
Predictors of reported alcohol intake during the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic in Canada among middle-aged and older adults
Factors predictive of potentially worrisome alcohol use (i.e. increased intake, binge drinking) included younger age, sex, greater education and income, living alone, cannabis use, and worse mental health. Some of these factors were also associated with decreased intake, but the magnitudes of associations were smaller. This information may help direct screening efforts and interventions towards individuals at risk for problematic alcohol intake d…
Comparisons of disease cluster patterns, prevalence and health factors in the USA, Canada, England and Ireland
This information can be used to better understand the complex nature of multimorbidity and identify appropriate prevention and management strategies for treating multimorbidity across countries
Assessment of Current Mental Health Status in a Population-Based Sample of Canadian Men With and Without a History of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Background: Small-scale studies indicate an increase in mental health disorders among prostate cancer survivors compared to the general population, but large population-based data assessing this relationship are scarce. The present study examined the prevalence of lifetime history of prostate cancer in a cross-sectional sample of Canadian men and assessed the contribution of lifetime history of a prostate cancer diagnosis, multimorbidity, and cur…
Cautionary tails of grip strength in health inequality studies
Cohort Profile
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) was established to understand and address the needs of an aging population.1–3 Overall aims are to examine aging as a dynamic process; to investigate the inter-relationship among intrinsic and extrinsic factors from mid-life to older age; and to capture the transitions, trajectories and profiles of aging.4 A central objective in creating the CLSA was to provide national infrastructure and build capa…
Health inequalities and inequities by age
Successful aging is an important policy goal in an aging society. A key indicator of successful aging of a population is whether health inequalities (differences) and inequities (unfair differences) in the population increase or decrease with age. This study investigates how health inequalities and inequities differ across age groups in the Canadian population within the equity framework of equal opportunity for health, using two popular measures…
Improving psychosocial health and employment outcomes for individuals receiving methadone treatment
It is important to consider how the contexts of interventions might elicit and/or support clients' engagement. Further research is needed to explore how an individual's background (e.g., involvement with different interventions over an extended period) may influence engagement. Long-term engagement may be necessary to sustain some positive outcomes although how long is unclear and requires further research. Engagement can occur without complete a…
Prospectively measured 10-year changes in health-related quality of life and comparison with cross-sectional estimates in a population-based cohort of adult women and men
Body Mass Index and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer and All-cause Mortality
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
Les Canadiens vivent plus longtemps et les personnes plus âgées composent une part croissante de la population (14% en 2006, projeté d’atteindre 20% d’ici 2021). L’Étude longitudinale canadienne sur le vieillissement (ÉLCV) est une étude longitudinale nationale portant sur le développement adulte et le vieillissement qui recrutera 50 000 Canadien(ne)s âgé(e)s de 45 à 85 ans et qui les suivra pendant au moins 20 ans. Tous les participants fourniro…
Health-related Quality of Life in Canadian Adolescents and Young Adults
What Are the Effects of Tobacco Policies on Vulnerable Populations
Stability of Normative Data for the SF-36
Is There Regional Variation in the SF-36 Scores of Canadian Adults
Incidence of Cancer in Sydney and Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia 1979–1997
Levels of Depression and Anxiety Among Informal Caregivers During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The findings shed light on the change in mental health among informal caregivers during the outset of the pandemic. The demonstrated associations between studied variables and mental health among informal caregivers provide empirical evidence for intervention programs aiming to support caregivers, particularly those who are female, and providing intensive care at home
Is There Regional Variation in the SF-36 Scores of Canadian Adults
Incidence of Cancer in Sydney and Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia 1979–1997
What Are the Effects of Tobacco Policies on Vulnerable Populations
Body Mass Index and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer and All-cause Mortality
Health-related Quality of Life in Canadian Adolescents and Young Adults
Cautionary tails of grip strength in health inequality studies
Stability of Normative Data for the SF-36
Incidence of Cancer in Sydney and Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia 1979–1997
Is There Regional Variation in the SF-36 Scores of Canadian Adults
Stability of Normative Data for the SF-36
What Are the Effects of Tobacco Policies on Vulnerable Populations
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
Les Canadiens vivent plus longtemps et les personnes plus âgées composent une part croissante de la population (14% en 2006, projeté d’atteindre 20% d’ici 2021). L’Étude longitudinale canadienne sur le vieillissement (ÉLCV) est une étude longitudinale nationale portant sur le développement adulte et le vieillissement qui recrutera 50 000 Canadien(ne)s âgé(e)s de 45 à 85 ans et qui les suivra pendant au moins 20 ans. Tous les participants fourniro…
Health-related Quality of Life in Canadian Adolescents and Young Adults
Body Mass Index and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer and All-cause Mortality
Improving psychosocial health and employment outcomes for individuals receiving methadone treatment
It is important to consider how the contexts of interventions might elicit and/or support clients' engagement. Further research is needed to explore how an individual's background (e.g., involvement with different interventions over an extended period) may influence engagement. Long-term engagement may be necessary to sustain some positive outcomes although how long is unclear and requires further research. Engagement can occur without complete a…
Prospectively measured 10-year changes in health-related quality of life and comparison with cross-sectional estimates in a population-based cohort of adult women and men
Health inequalities and inequities by age
Successful aging is an important policy goal in an aging society. A key indicator of successful aging of a population is whether health inequalities (differences) and inequities (unfair differences) in the population increase or decrease with age. This study investigates how health inequalities and inequities differ across age groups in the Canadian population within the equity framework of equal opportunity for health, using two popular measures…
Cohort Profile
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) was established to understand and address the needs of an aging population.1–3 Overall aims are to examine aging as a dynamic process; to investigate the inter-relationship among intrinsic and extrinsic factors from mid-life to older age; and to capture the transitions, trajectories and profiles of aging.4 A central objective in creating the CLSA was to provide national infrastructure and build capa…
Assessment of Current Mental Health Status in a Population-Based Sample of Canadian Men With and Without a History of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Background: Small-scale studies indicate an increase in mental health disorders among prostate cancer survivors compared to the general population, but large population-based data assessing this relationship are scarce. The present study examined the prevalence of lifetime history of prostate cancer in a cross-sectional sample of Canadian men and assessed the contribution of lifetime history of a prostate cancer diagnosis, multimorbidity, and cur…
Cautionary tails of grip strength in health inequality studies
Comparisons of disease cluster patterns, prevalence and health factors in the USA, Canada, England and Ireland
This information can be used to better understand the complex nature of multimorbidity and identify appropriate prevention and management strategies for treating multimorbidity across countries
Can “Rover” help with mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic? Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
COVID-19 has negatively affected the mental health and well-being of adults, and thus it is important to examine potential factors which may influence mental health during the pandemic. We thus examined the association between pet ownership and depression/anxiety symptoms based on mental health disorder status during the COVID-19 pandemic. We included 12,068 cognitively healthy participants (45-86 years at study entry) from the Canadian Longitudi…
Symptoms of depression and anxiety, and unmet healthcare needs in adults during the Covid-19 pandemic
The presence of depression and anxiety symptoms were strongly associated with perceived unmet healthcare needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interventions to improve healthcare access for adults with depression and anxiety during the pandemic may be necessary
Levels of Depression and Anxiety Among Informal Caregivers During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The findings shed light on the change in mental health among informal caregivers during the outset of the pandemic. The demonstrated associations between studied variables and mental health among informal caregivers provide empirical evidence for intervention programs aiming to support caregivers, particularly those who are female, and providing intensive care at home
Predictors of reported alcohol intake during the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic in Canada among middle-aged and older adults
Factors predictive of potentially worrisome alcohol use (i.e. increased intake, binge drinking) included younger age, sex, greater education and income, living alone, cannabis use, and worse mental health. Some of these factors were also associated with decreased intake, but the magnitudes of associations were smaller. This information may help direct screening efforts and interventions towards individuals at risk for problematic alcohol intake d…
Trajectories of the socioeconomic gradient of mental health
Increased prevalence of loneliness and associated risk factors during the Covid-19 pandemic
As has been noted for various other outcomes, the pandemic did not impact all subgroups of the population in the same way with respect to loneliness. Our results suggest that public health measures aimed at reducing loneliness during a pandemic should incorporate multifactor interventions fostering positive health behaviours and consider targeting those at high risk for loneliness
Equal Opportunity and Luck
Equality of opportunity (EOp) is a broad category of egalitarian theories that has attracted considerable attention in recent decades. Empirical implementations of EOp primarily focus on the explained component of inequality, classifying determinants of the outcome (e.g., health) into effort —legitimate causes of inequality—and circumstance —illegitimate causes of inequality. Largely overlooked is unexplained variation, which in statistical analy…
Prevalence and population attributable fractions of potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia in Canada
Medicine (20 works) · Demography (17 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (16 works) · Demography (14 works) · Gerontology (13 works) · Longitudinal study (10 works) · Population (10 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Psychology (9 works)