Monique A M Gignac
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1730409 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Monique A M Gignac |
| NOMBRES | Monique A M |
| APELLIDO | Gignac |
| FIRMA | GIGNAC M A M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4445-3274 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 23 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 87 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1996 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on community-based brain injury associations across Canada
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic created new difficulties for people living with brain injury, their families, and caregivers while amplifying the challenges of community-based associations that support them. We aimed to understand the effects of the pandemic on clients who live with brain injury, as well as on the provision of community brain injury services/programs in Canada. Methods: Online cross-sectional survey conducted in January 2022. R…
Guidelines for conducting partnered research in applied psychology
The partnered research method, used routinely in other fields, offers great potential to improve the quality and practical use of applied psychology research. Partnered research integrates the perspectives of researchers, knowledge users, people who have lived experience with the attributes being studied, and other stakeholders in all elements of the research process, from the creation and generation of research questions to the methods used, the…
Divided in a digital economy
The digital transformation of the economy is characterized by the rapid advancement and wide-spread workplace application of digital technologies. Our study aimed to unpack how the digital transformation of the economy contributes to challenges and opportunities for the sustainable employment and health of persons living with disabilities. One-on-one semi-structured interviews with policy makers, disability employment service providers and future…
Understanding the Early Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Brain Injury Associations Across Canada
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased challenges for people living with brain injury and community associations to support this vulnerable population. This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by brain injury survivors during the first year of the pandemic and how community brain injury associations adapted their services to respond to these needs. Findings from seven focus-group with 31 representatives of Canadian …
The future of work in shaping the employment inclusion of young adults with disabilities
Purpose –: The world of work is changing and creating challenges and opportunities for the employment inclusion of young people with disabilities. In this article, the perceptions held by young adults with disabilities regarding participation in the future of work are examined. Design/methodology/approach –: One-on-one interviews were conducted with Canadian young adults (ages 18-36 years) living with a disability. Participants were asked about t…
Perspectives of patients with depression and chronic pain about bone health after a fragility fracture
BACKGROUND: Compromised bone health is often associated with depression and chronic pain. OBJECTIVE: To examine: (1) the experience of existing depression and chronic nonfracture pain in patients with a fragility fracture; and (2) the effects of the fracture on depression and pain. DESIGN: A phenomenological study guided by Giorgi's analytical procedures. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Fracture patients who reported taking prescription medication for …
Workplace Disclosure Decisions of Older Workers Wanting to Remain Employed
Many older workers want to work longer. However, we understand little about the different workplace support needs they may have and whether workers choose to share their needs with others. The objective of this research was to qualitatively examine workplace disclosure-support decisions among workers aged 50 years and older. Sixty-eight participants from diverse employment sectors and with a range of personal experiences and circumstances (e.g., …
Caregivers' decision‐making for health service utilisation across the Alzheimer's disease trajectory
Health and social care services can enhance the community experiences of people with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers but making decisions about service use is complex. Using a grounded theory methodology, we explored service use decision-making in 40 spousal and adult children caregivers for people with Alzheimer's disease across the caregiving and disease trajectory. Participants' perception of their initial service interactions influen…
The working disadvantaged
Precarious work has the potential to affect workers with and without disabilities. For those with a disability, being an older adult and/or a new worker can contribute to a greater likelihood of being employed precariously. Policies and programs can be recommended to address precarious working conditions and related health inequities for people with disabilities based on life and career phase
Towards a universal model of family centered care
BACKGROUND: Families play an important role meeting the care needs of individuals who require assistance due to illness and/or disability. Yet, without adequate support their own health and wellbeing can be compromised. The literature highlights the need for a move to family-centered care to improve the well-being of those with illness and/or disability and their family caregivers. The objective of this paper was to explore existing models of fam…
Are There Differences in Workplace Accommodation Needs, Use and Unmet Needs Among Older Workers With Arthritis, Diabetes and No Chronic Conditions? Examining the Role of Health and Work Context
The aging of workforces combined with the prevalence of age-related chronic diseases has generated interest in whether large numbers of older workers will need workplace accommodations. This research applied work functioning theory to examine accommodation availability, need and use in workers with arthritis, diabetes, or no chronic disabling diseases; factors associated with accommodation needs; and the relationship of accommodation needs met, u…
Increasing Trajectories of Multimorbidity Over Time
Our findings indicate that multimorbidity is not only becoming the norm, but is emerging earlier in the lifecourse and particularly for low income and obese individuals from more recent cohorts. The findings point to the importance of planning interventions and policies to deal with more recent birth cohorts entering into older age with worse health than their predecessors
Factors that contribute to adult children caregivers' well-being
The ageing of the population will increasingly result in reliance on the family for care in the community. Existing reviews have provided insights into the needs and health outcomes of family caregivers, but are disproportionately skewed towards spousal caregivers. Presently, a large majority of family caregivers are adult children. Adult children are distinct from spousal caregivers in terms of the combination of roles they occupy and the relati…
Daughters Providing Poststroke Care
Stroke is a leading cause of disability and dependence on the family, specifically daughter caregivers. The quality of the parent-child relationship can influence the experiences and well-being of daughters. Little is known about this in the context of stroke caregiving. We aimed to explore daughters' perceptions of changes in the relationship with their parent and how these changes contribute to their well-being. We used a qualitative descriptiv…
Social role participation and the life course in healthy adults and individuals with osteoarthritis
The Work Instability Scale for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA-WIS)
Access to Osteoporosis Treatment is Critically Linked to Access to Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Testing
OBJECTIVE: To determine if inequities in access to osteoporosis investigation [dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) testing] and treatment (bisphosphonate, calcitonin, and/or raloxifene) exist among older women in a region with universal health care coverage. METHODS: Community-dwelling women aged 65-89 years residing within 2 regions of Ontario, Canada were randomly sampled. Data were collected by standardized telephone interview. Potential co…
The Indirect Costs of Arthritis Resulting From Unemployment, Reduced Performance, and Occupational Changes While at Work
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the cost attributable to lost productivity from arthritis and the association between the degree of loss and demographic, disease-related, occupational, and psychosocial variables for people. METHODS: In a prospective study, 383 employed individuals with arthritis were recruited from southwestern Ontario, Canada. Respondents completed structured questionnaires assessing demographic, disease-rel…
Perceived Need for Workplace Accommodation and Labor-Force Participation in Canadian Adults With Activity Limitations
We examined how perceived need for workplace accommodation affects labor-force participation in people with disabilities. We analyzed a Canadian survey with structural equation modeling to test a model incorporating activity limitations and perceived need for workplace accommodations. The results suggested that the effect of upper- and lower-body activity limitation on labor-force participation was mediated by perceived need for workplace accommo…
Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability and Its Relationship to Perceptions of Independence and Dependence
This study extends research on living with chronic physical illness and disability by examining how adaptation processes are associated with different activity domains and how the combination of adaptations and activity domains relate to older adults' perceptions of their independence and dependence, helplessness, emotional reactivity, and coping efficacy. The study investigated the behavioral efforts that 286 older adults with osteoarthritis and…
Determinants of self rated health for Canadians with chronic disease and disability
OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with self rated health of people with and without chronic health conditions or long term disability. SETTING: Canadian household population. DESIGN: Analysis of 1994/95 National Population Health Survey interview data with 13,995 respondents aged 20 years and older. Determinants of poor and good compared with excellent health were examined using multivariate nominal logistic regression. Factors includ…
A conceptual model of independence and dependence for adults with chronic physical illness and disability
Content and domain specificity of coping among family caregivers of persons with dementia
Determinants of self rated health for Canadians with chronic disease and disability
OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with self rated health of people with and without chronic health conditions or long term disability. SETTING: Canadian household population. DESIGN: Analysis of 1994/95 National Population Health Survey interview data with 13,995 respondents aged 20 years and older. Determinants of poor and good compared with excellent health were examined using multivariate nominal logistic regression. Factors includ…
Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability and Its Relationship to Perceptions of Independence and Dependence
This study extends research on living with chronic physical illness and disability by examining how adaptation processes are associated with different activity domains and how the combination of adaptations and activity domains relate to older adults' perceptions of their independence and dependence, helplessness, emotional reactivity, and coping efficacy. The study investigated the behavioral efforts that 286 older adults with osteoarthritis and…
A conceptual model of independence and dependence for adults with chronic physical illness and disability
Content and domain specificity of coping among family caregivers of persons with dementia
Increasing Trajectories of Multimorbidity Over Time
Our findings indicate that multimorbidity is not only becoming the norm, but is emerging earlier in the lifecourse and particularly for low income and obese individuals from more recent cohorts. The findings point to the importance of planning interventions and policies to deal with more recent birth cohorts entering into older age with worse health than their predecessors
Social role participation and the life course in healthy adults and individuals with osteoarthritis
The future of work in shaping the employment inclusion of young adults with disabilities
Purpose –: The world of work is changing and creating challenges and opportunities for the employment inclusion of young people with disabilities. In this article, the perceptions held by young adults with disabilities regarding participation in the future of work are examined. Design/methodology/approach –: One-on-one interviews were conducted with Canadian young adults (ages 18-36 years) living with a disability. Participants were asked about t…
Caregivers' decision‐making for health service utilisation across the Alzheimer's disease trajectory
Health and social care services can enhance the community experiences of people with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers but making decisions about service use is complex. Using a grounded theory methodology, we explored service use decision-making in 40 spousal and adult children caregivers for people with Alzheimer's disease across the caregiving and disease trajectory. Participants' perception of their initial service interactions influen…
Are There Differences in Workplace Accommodation Needs, Use and Unmet Needs Among Older Workers With Arthritis, Diabetes and No Chronic Conditions? Examining the Role of Health and Work Context
The aging of workforces combined with the prevalence of age-related chronic diseases has generated interest in whether large numbers of older workers will need workplace accommodations. This research applied work functioning theory to examine accommodation availability, need and use in workers with arthritis, diabetes, or no chronic disabling diseases; factors associated with accommodation needs; and the relationship of accommodation needs met, u…
Workplace Disclosure Decisions of Older Workers Wanting to Remain Employed
Many older workers want to work longer. However, we understand little about the different workplace support needs they may have and whether workers choose to share their needs with others. The objective of this research was to qualitatively examine workplace disclosure-support decisions among workers aged 50 years and older. Sixty-eight participants from diverse employment sectors and with a range of personal experiences and circumstances (e.g., …
Daughters Providing Poststroke Care
Stroke is a leading cause of disability and dependence on the family, specifically daughter caregivers. The quality of the parent-child relationship can influence the experiences and well-being of daughters. Little is known about this in the context of stroke caregiving. We aimed to explore daughters' perceptions of changes in the relationship with their parent and how these changes contribute to their well-being. We used a qualitative descriptiv…
Content and domain specificity of coping among family caregivers of persons with dementia
A conceptual model of independence and dependence for adults with chronic physical illness and disability
Determinants of self rated health for Canadians with chronic disease and disability
OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with self rated health of people with and without chronic health conditions or long term disability. SETTING: Canadian household population. DESIGN: Analysis of 1994/95 National Population Health Survey interview data with 13,995 respondents aged 20 years and older. Determinants of poor and good compared with excellent health were examined using multivariate nominal logistic regression. Factors includ…
Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability and Its Relationship to Perceptions of Independence and Dependence
This study extends research on living with chronic physical illness and disability by examining how adaptation processes are associated with different activity domains and how the combination of adaptations and activity domains relate to older adults' perceptions of their independence and dependence, helplessness, emotional reactivity, and coping efficacy. The study investigated the behavioral efforts that 286 older adults with osteoarthritis and…
Perceived Need for Workplace Accommodation and Labor-Force Participation in Canadian Adults With Activity Limitations
We examined how perceived need for workplace accommodation affects labor-force participation in people with disabilities. We analyzed a Canadian survey with structural equation modeling to test a model incorporating activity limitations and perceived need for workplace accommodations. The results suggested that the effect of upper- and lower-body activity limitation on labor-force participation was mediated by perceived need for workplace accommo…
The Indirect Costs of Arthritis Resulting From Unemployment, Reduced Performance, and Occupational Changes While at Work
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the cost attributable to lost productivity from arthritis and the association between the degree of loss and demographic, disease-related, occupational, and psychosocial variables for people. METHODS: In a prospective study, 383 employed individuals with arthritis were recruited from southwestern Ontario, Canada. Respondents completed structured questionnaires assessing demographic, disease-rel…
Access to Osteoporosis Treatment is Critically Linked to Access to Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Testing
OBJECTIVE: To determine if inequities in access to osteoporosis investigation [dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) testing] and treatment (bisphosphonate, calcitonin, and/or raloxifene) exist among older women in a region with universal health care coverage. METHODS: Community-dwelling women aged 65-89 years residing within 2 regions of Ontario, Canada were randomly sampled. Data were collected by standardized telephone interview. Potential co…
The Work Instability Scale for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA-WIS)
Social role participation and the life course in healthy adults and individuals with osteoarthritis
Daughters Providing Poststroke Care
Stroke is a leading cause of disability and dependence on the family, specifically daughter caregivers. The quality of the parent-child relationship can influence the experiences and well-being of daughters. Little is known about this in the context of stroke caregiving. We aimed to explore daughters' perceptions of changes in the relationship with their parent and how these changes contribute to their well-being. We used a qualitative descriptiv…
Factors that contribute to adult children caregivers' well-being
The ageing of the population will increasingly result in reliance on the family for care in the community. Existing reviews have provided insights into the needs and health outcomes of family caregivers, but are disproportionately skewed towards spousal caregivers. Presently, a large majority of family caregivers are adult children. Adult children are distinct from spousal caregivers in terms of the combination of roles they occupy and the relati…
Increasing Trajectories of Multimorbidity Over Time
Our findings indicate that multimorbidity is not only becoming the norm, but is emerging earlier in the lifecourse and particularly for low income and obese individuals from more recent cohorts. The findings point to the importance of planning interventions and policies to deal with more recent birth cohorts entering into older age with worse health than their predecessors
Are There Differences in Workplace Accommodation Needs, Use and Unmet Needs Among Older Workers With Arthritis, Diabetes and No Chronic Conditions? Examining the Role of Health and Work Context
The aging of workforces combined with the prevalence of age-related chronic diseases has generated interest in whether large numbers of older workers will need workplace accommodations. This research applied work functioning theory to examine accommodation availability, need and use in workers with arthritis, diabetes, or no chronic disabling diseases; factors associated with accommodation needs; and the relationship of accommodation needs met, u…
Towards a universal model of family centered care
BACKGROUND: Families play an important role meeting the care needs of individuals who require assistance due to illness and/or disability. Yet, without adequate support their own health and wellbeing can be compromised. The literature highlights the need for a move to family-centered care to improve the well-being of those with illness and/or disability and their family caregivers. The objective of this paper was to explore existing models of fam…
The working disadvantaged
Precarious work has the potential to affect workers with and without disabilities. For those with a disability, being an older adult and/or a new worker can contribute to a greater likelihood of being employed precariously. Policies and programs can be recommended to address precarious working conditions and related health inequities for people with disabilities based on life and career phase
Caregivers' decision‐making for health service utilisation across the Alzheimer's disease trajectory
Health and social care services can enhance the community experiences of people with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers but making decisions about service use is complex. Using a grounded theory methodology, we explored service use decision-making in 40 spousal and adult children caregivers for people with Alzheimer's disease across the caregiving and disease trajectory. Participants' perception of their initial service interactions influen…
Perspectives of patients with depression and chronic pain about bone health after a fragility fracture
BACKGROUND: Compromised bone health is often associated with depression and chronic pain. OBJECTIVE: To examine: (1) the experience of existing depression and chronic nonfracture pain in patients with a fragility fracture; and (2) the effects of the fracture on depression and pain. DESIGN: A phenomenological study guided by Giorgi's analytical procedures. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Fracture patients who reported taking prescription medication for …
Workplace Disclosure Decisions of Older Workers Wanting to Remain Employed
Many older workers want to work longer. However, we understand little about the different workplace support needs they may have and whether workers choose to share their needs with others. The objective of this research was to qualitatively examine workplace disclosure-support decisions among workers aged 50 years and older. Sixty-eight participants from diverse employment sectors and with a range of personal experiences and circumstances (e.g., …
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on community-based brain injury associations across Canada
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic created new difficulties for people living with brain injury, their families, and caregivers while amplifying the challenges of community-based associations that support them. We aimed to understand the effects of the pandemic on clients who live with brain injury, as well as on the provision of community brain injury services/programs in Canada. Methods: Online cross-sectional survey conducted in January 2022. R…
Guidelines for conducting partnered research in applied psychology
The partnered research method, used routinely in other fields, offers great potential to improve the quality and practical use of applied psychology research. Partnered research integrates the perspectives of researchers, knowledge users, people who have lived experience with the attributes being studied, and other stakeholders in all elements of the research process, from the creation and generation of research questions to the methods used, the…
Divided in a digital economy
The digital transformation of the economy is characterized by the rapid advancement and wide-spread workplace application of digital technologies. Our study aimed to unpack how the digital transformation of the economy contributes to challenges and opportunities for the sustainable employment and health of persons living with disabilities. One-on-one semi-structured interviews with policy makers, disability employment service providers and future…
Understanding the Early Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Brain Injury Associations Across Canada
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased challenges for people living with brain injury and community associations to support this vulnerable population. This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by brain injury survivors during the first year of the pandemic and how community brain injury associations adapted their services to respond to these needs. Findings from seven focus-group with 31 representatives of Canadian …
The future of work in shaping the employment inclusion of young adults with disabilities
Purpose –: The world of work is changing and creating challenges and opportunities for the employment inclusion of young people with disabilities. In this article, the perceptions held by young adults with disabilities regarding participation in the future of work are examined. Design/methodology/approach –: One-on-one interviews were conducted with Canadian young adults (ages 18-36 years) living with a disability. Participants were asked about t…
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