Kim L Lavoie
Biographic Data
| ID | 1540579 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kim L Lavoie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kim L |
| FAMILY NAME | Lavoie |
| SIGNATURE | LAVOIE K L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université du Québec à Montréal |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2606-1357 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 27 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Just be honest with us”
Behavioral interventions—past, present, and future
Relational conflicts during Covid-19
This study explored the association between pandemic-related loss/reduction of employment, sex, COVID-19-related stress and relational conflicts. A sample of 5103 Canadians from the iCARE study were recruited through an online polling firm between October 29, 2020, and March 23, 2021. Logistic regressions revealed that participants with loss/reduction of employment were 3.6 times more likely to report increased relational conflicts compared to th…
To use or not to use behavioural science evidence in designing health promotion interventions
Findings show that more knowledge, positive attitudes, and stronger perceived competence are associated with greater likelihood of using behavioural science evidence to plan interventions. The use of behavioural science evidence will also require strengthening the norm pertaining to this professional practice in public health organizations
A randomized 3-month, parallel-group, controlled trial of Calma m-health app as an adjunct to therapy to reduce suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors in adolescents
https://clinicaltrials.gov/, NCT05453370
The impact of Covid-19 on the lives of Canadians with and without non-communicable chronic diseases
Results suggest that people with NCDs in general and women in general have been disproportionately more impacted by the pandemic, and that women with NCDs have suffered greater psychological distress (i.e., feeling anxious, depressed) compared to men, and men with NCDs reported having increased their alcohol consumption more since the start of COVID-19 compared to women. Findings point to potential intervention targets among people with NCDs (e.g…
Strategies for integrating the Making Every Contact programme for the prevention and management of chronic disease across Irish Health Service
Introduction: The Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Programme1 aims to integrate lifestyle behaviour interventions by health professionals to patients targeting health behavioural risk factors (e.g. physical activity, diet, smoking and drug and alcohol use. The MECC programme (implemented since 2019) is a key element of the Integrated care programme for the prevention and management of Chronic disease in Irela…
Do Canadians have favourable attitudes towards reintroducing mask mandates
Like many countries, Canada faced a triple threat of respiratory illness (COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus) in the fall of 2022, after all COVID-19 measures had been lifted, placing significant pressure on the healthcare system (Tanne, 2022;Wright, 2022).Public health agencies were therefore urging the population to maintain preventive behaviours like masking indoors to help slow the spread of these viruses (Wright, 2022).Mask…
Canadian healthcare workers’ mental health and health behaviours during the Covid-19 pandemic
Results demonstrate that the impacts of COVID-19 on HCWs' mental health and health behaviours were significant, and varied by sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., sex, age, income)
Health psychology and behavioral medicine researchers in Canada
The purpose of this study is to characterize contemporary Canadian health psychology through an environmental scan by identifying faculty, research productivity and strengths, and collaborator interconnectivity. Profiles at Canadian universities were reviewed for faculty with psychology doctorates and health psychology research programs. Publications were obtained through Google Scholar and PubMed (Jan/18-Mar/21). A total of 284 faculty were iden…
Enhancing the implementation of the Making Every Contact Count brief behavioural intervention programme in Ireland – Protocol for the Making Mecc Work research programme
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Knowledge, Attitude, and Self-Reported Practice Towards Measures for Prevention of the Spread of Covid-19 Among Australians
Objective: To assess and share learnings on the motivators and behavioural adherence across sex and age to evolving strategies in public policy to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 at the end of a first COVID-19 wave and the beginning of a second COVID-19 wave in Australia. Design and Setting: A national longitudinal survey using a framework based on evidence-based behaviour change models. The survey was administered to a national sample represent…
Covid-19 Is Not the Flu
Background: COVID-19 has caused a global public health emergency. Government mitigation strategies included a series of behavior-based prevention policies that had a likely impact on the spread of other contagious respiratory illnesses, such as seasonal influenza. Our aim was to explore how 2019–2020 influenza tracked onto COVID-19 pandemic and its mitigation methods. Materials and Methods: We linked the WHO FluNet database and COVID-19 confirmed…
Evaluation of Communication Skills Among Physicians
Boucher, Vincent Gosselin MSc; Gemme, Claudia BA; Dragomir, Anda I. MSc; Larue, Florent MD; Bacon, Simon L. PhD; Lavoie, Kim L. PhDAuthor Information
Evaluation of Communication Skills Among Physicians
Positive and Negative Affect Is Related to Experiencing Chest Pain During Exercise-Induced Myocardial Ischemia
OBJECTIVE: Silent myocardial ischemia is thought to be associated with worse cardiovascular outcomes due to a lack of perception of pain cues that initiate treatment seeking. Negative affect (NA) has been associated with increased pain reporting and positive affect (PA) with decreased pain reporting, but these psychological factors have not been examined within the context of myocardial ischemia. This study evaluated the associations between PA, …
Impact of Panic Attacks on Bronchoconstriction and Subjective Distress in Asthma Patients With and Without Panic Disorder
OBJECTIVE: Panic disorder (PD) is common among asthma patients and is associated with worse asthma outcomes. This may occur because of psychophysiological factors or cognitive/affective factors. This study evaluated the impact of panic attacks (PAs) on bronchoconstriction and subjective distress in people who have asthma with and without PD. METHODS: A total of 25 asthma patients (15 with PD who had a PA [PD/PA], 10 without PD who did not have a …
Factors associated with pain level in non-cardiac chest pain patients with comorbid panic disorder
Panic disorder (PD) is highly prevalent in patients with non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP). This study aims to explore the role of psychological factors (PD intensity, anxiety sensitivity, heart-related fear, attention and avoidance) common to NCCP and PD in predicting chest pain levels in patients with both conditions. This association was investigated in emergency department patients with NCCP and PD receiving either evidence-based treatment of PD …
Adherence to a Telephone-Supported Depression Self-Care Intervention for Adults With Chronic Physical Illnesses
We assessed adherence to and predictors of two components of a telephone-supported self-care intervention for depression among primary care adults aged 40 and above with chronic physical illnesses and comorbid depressive symptoms. Participants received a “toolkit” containing six self-care tools. Trained lay self-care “coaches” negotiated a contact schedule of up to weekly contacts. Study outcomes were levels of completion of the self-care tool an…
Prospective Impact of Panic Disorder and Panic-Anxiety on Asthma Control, Health Service Use, and Quality of Life in Adult Patients With Asthma Over a 4-Year Follow-Up
Background Panic disorder (PD) is a common anxiety disorder among asthmatic patients with overlapping symptoms (e.g., hyperventilation). However, the longitudinal impact of PD on asthma control remains poorly understood. This study assessed the impact of PD and panic-anxiety on asthma control over a 4.3-year follow-up in 643 adult asthmatic patients. Methods Consecutive patients presenting to a tertiary asthma clinic underwent a sociodemographic,…
The Effect of Trait Rumination on Adaptation to Repeated Stress
OBJECTIVE: Exaggerated and prolonged cardiovascular responses to mental stress have been implicated in the etiology of hypertension. Rumination may play a role in the maintenance or reactivation of cardiovascular responses to mental stress and prevent cardiovascular adaptation or create sensitization on reexposure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of trait rumination on patterns of cardiovascular response adaptation after r…
Association Between Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Asthma Morbidity
Background: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is common among people with asthma, but its association with asthma morbidity remains unexplored. This study examined cross-sectional associations between GAD and asthma control, quality of life, and self-efficacy. Methods: Seven hundred ninety-four adults with confirmed asthma were recruited from the outpatient clinic of a university hospital. Patients underwent a sociodemographic and medical histor…
Association Between Clinical Depression and Endothelial Function Measured by Forearm Hyperemic Reactivity
Objective: To assess associations between clinically significant depression (major depressive disorder [MDD] and minor depressive disorder [MiDD]) and endothelial function (EF), via forearm hyperemic reactivity (FHR), in patients referred for myocardial perfusion imaging. Studies have linked MDD to impaired EF, an early marker of coronary heart disease (CHD) and risk factor for cardiac events, in healthy, noncardiac patients, although no studies …
Individual-level socioeconomic status is associated with worse asthma morbidity in patients with asthma
The Role of Mood Disorders in Exercise-Induced Cardiovascular Reactivity
Objective: Increased cardiovascular (CV) reactivity has been associated with worse CV prognosis. Though mood disorders (MDs) have been associated with increased CV reactivity during behavioral stressors, the extent to which MDs and their interaction with coronary heart disease (CHD) influences exercise-induced CV reactivity has not been evaluated. Methods: Five hundred twenty-six patients underwent nuclear exercise stress testing. Cardiovascular …
Canadian healthcare workers’ mental health and health behaviours during the Covid-19 pandemic
Results demonstrate that the impacts of COVID-19 on HCWs' mental health and health behaviours were significant, and varied by sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., sex, age, income)
Hostility, Sodium Consumption, and Cardiovascular Response to Interpersonal Stress
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have reported poorer health behaviors in high vs. low hostile subjects. The role of stress in these observed differences has not been explored although interpersonal stress does increase cardiovascular response in high hostiles. Given evidence that stress may induce increased salt-intake, this study examined the role of hostility and interpersonal stress in increasing sodium consumption in addition to cardiovascular re…
Individual-level socioeconomic status is associated with worse asthma morbidity in patients with asthma
The Role of Mood Disorders in Exercise-Induced Cardiovascular Reactivity
Objective: Increased cardiovascular (CV) reactivity has been associated with worse CV prognosis. Though mood disorders (MDs) have been associated with increased CV reactivity during behavioral stressors, the extent to which MDs and their interaction with coronary heart disease (CHD) influences exercise-induced CV reactivity has not been evaluated. Methods: Five hundred twenty-six patients underwent nuclear exercise stress testing. Cardiovascular …
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients With Psychiatric Disorders Are at Greater Risk of Exacerbations
Objective: To assess prospectively the impact of psychiatric disorders on risk for exacerbations. The course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is punctuated by acute exacerbations. Although anxiety and mood disorders are common in patients with COPD, no studies have assessed prospectively the association between these disorders and exacerbations. Methods: Psychiatric disorders were evaluated by a structured psychiatric interview in …
Association Between Clinical Depression and Endothelial Function Measured by Forearm Hyperemic Reactivity
Objective: To assess associations between clinically significant depression (major depressive disorder [MDD] and minor depressive disorder [MiDD]) and endothelial function (EF), via forearm hyperemic reactivity (FHR), in patients referred for myocardial perfusion imaging. Studies have linked MDD to impaired EF, an early marker of coronary heart disease (CHD) and risk factor for cardiac events, in healthy, noncardiac patients, although no studies …
Association Between Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Asthma Morbidity
Background: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is common among people with asthma, but its association with asthma morbidity remains unexplored. This study examined cross-sectional associations between GAD and asthma control, quality of life, and self-efficacy. Methods: Seven hundred ninety-four adults with confirmed asthma were recruited from the outpatient clinic of a university hospital. Patients underwent a sociodemographic and medical histor…
The Effect of Trait Rumination on Adaptation to Repeated Stress
OBJECTIVE: Exaggerated and prolonged cardiovascular responses to mental stress have been implicated in the etiology of hypertension. Rumination may play a role in the maintenance or reactivation of cardiovascular responses to mental stress and prevent cardiovascular adaptation or create sensitization on reexposure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of trait rumination on patterns of cardiovascular response adaptation after r…
Prospective Impact of Panic Disorder and Panic-Anxiety on Asthma Control, Health Service Use, and Quality of Life in Adult Patients With Asthma Over a 4-Year Follow-Up
Background Panic disorder (PD) is a common anxiety disorder among asthmatic patients with overlapping symptoms (e.g., hyperventilation). However, the longitudinal impact of PD on asthma control remains poorly understood. This study assessed the impact of PD and panic-anxiety on asthma control over a 4.3-year follow-up in 643 adult asthmatic patients. Methods Consecutive patients presenting to a tertiary asthma clinic underwent a sociodemographic,…
Adherence to a Telephone-Supported Depression Self-Care Intervention for Adults With Chronic Physical Illnesses
We assessed adherence to and predictors of two components of a telephone-supported self-care intervention for depression among primary care adults aged 40 and above with chronic physical illnesses and comorbid depressive symptoms. Participants received a “toolkit” containing six self-care tools. Trained lay self-care “coaches” negotiated a contact schedule of up to weekly contacts. Study outcomes were levels of completion of the self-care tool an…
Factors associated with pain level in non-cardiac chest pain patients with comorbid panic disorder
Panic disorder (PD) is highly prevalent in patients with non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP). This study aims to explore the role of psychological factors (PD intensity, anxiety sensitivity, heart-related fear, attention and avoidance) common to NCCP and PD in predicting chest pain levels in patients with both conditions. This association was investigated in emergency department patients with NCCP and PD receiving either evidence-based treatment of PD …
Positive and Negative Affect Is Related to Experiencing Chest Pain During Exercise-Induced Myocardial Ischemia
OBJECTIVE: Silent myocardial ischemia is thought to be associated with worse cardiovascular outcomes due to a lack of perception of pain cues that initiate treatment seeking. Negative affect (NA) has been associated with increased pain reporting and positive affect (PA) with decreased pain reporting, but these psychological factors have not been examined within the context of myocardial ischemia. This study evaluated the associations between PA, …
Impact of Panic Attacks on Bronchoconstriction and Subjective Distress in Asthma Patients With and Without Panic Disorder
OBJECTIVE: Panic disorder (PD) is common among asthma patients and is associated with worse asthma outcomes. This may occur because of psychophysiological factors or cognitive/affective factors. This study evaluated the impact of panic attacks (PAs) on bronchoconstriction and subjective distress in people who have asthma with and without PD. METHODS: A total of 25 asthma patients (15 with PD who had a PA [PD/PA], 10 without PD who did not have a …
Evaluation of Communication Skills Among Physicians
Knowledge, Attitude, and Self-Reported Practice Towards Measures for Prevention of the Spread of Covid-19 Among Australians
Objective: To assess and share learnings on the motivators and behavioural adherence across sex and age to evolving strategies in public policy to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 at the end of a first COVID-19 wave and the beginning of a second COVID-19 wave in Australia. Design and Setting: A national longitudinal survey using a framework based on evidence-based behaviour change models. The survey was administered to a national sample represent…
Covid-19 Is Not the Flu
Background: COVID-19 has caused a global public health emergency. Government mitigation strategies included a series of behavior-based prevention policies that had a likely impact on the spread of other contagious respiratory illnesses, such as seasonal influenza. Our aim was to explore how 2019–2020 influenza tracked onto COVID-19 pandemic and its mitigation methods. Materials and Methods: We linked the WHO FluNet database and COVID-19 confirmed…
Evaluation of Communication Skills Among Physicians
Boucher, Vincent Gosselin MSc; Gemme, Claudia BA; Dragomir, Anda I. MSc; Larue, Florent MD; Bacon, Simon L. PhD; Lavoie, Kim L. PhDAuthor Information
Enhancing the implementation of the Making Every Contact Count brief behavioural intervention programme in Ireland – Protocol for the Making Mecc Work research programme
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
A randomized 3-month, parallel-group, controlled trial of Calma m-health app as an adjunct to therapy to reduce suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors in adolescents
https://clinicaltrials.gov/, NCT05453370
The impact of Covid-19 on the lives of Canadians with and without non-communicable chronic diseases
Results suggest that people with NCDs in general and women in general have been disproportionately more impacted by the pandemic, and that women with NCDs have suffered greater psychological distress (i.e., feeling anxious, depressed) compared to men, and men with NCDs reported having increased their alcohol consumption more since the start of COVID-19 compared to women. Findings point to potential intervention targets among people with NCDs (e.g…
Strategies for integrating the Making Every Contact programme for the prevention and management of chronic disease across Irish Health Service
Introduction: The Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Programme1 aims to integrate lifestyle behaviour interventions by health professionals to patients targeting health behavioural risk factors (e.g. physical activity, diet, smoking and drug and alcohol use. The MECC programme (implemented since 2019) is a key element of the Integrated care programme for the prevention and management of Chronic disease in Irela…
Do Canadians have favourable attitudes towards reintroducing mask mandates
Like many countries, Canada faced a triple threat of respiratory illness (COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus) in the fall of 2022, after all COVID-19 measures had been lifted, placing significant pressure on the healthcare system (Tanne, 2022;Wright, 2022).Public health agencies were therefore urging the population to maintain preventive behaviours like masking indoors to help slow the spread of these viruses (Wright, 2022).Mask…
Canadian healthcare workers’ mental health and health behaviours during the Covid-19 pandemic
Results demonstrate that the impacts of COVID-19 on HCWs' mental health and health behaviours were significant, and varied by sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., sex, age, income)
Health psychology and behavioral medicine researchers in Canada
The purpose of this study is to characterize contemporary Canadian health psychology through an environmental scan by identifying faculty, research productivity and strengths, and collaborator interconnectivity. Profiles at Canadian universities were reviewed for faculty with psychology doctorates and health psychology research programs. Publications were obtained through Google Scholar and PubMed (Jan/18-Mar/21). A total of 284 faculty were iden…
To use or not to use behavioural science evidence in designing health promotion interventions
Findings show that more knowledge, positive attitudes, and stronger perceived competence are associated with greater likelihood of using behavioural science evidence to plan interventions. The use of behavioural science evidence will also require strengthening the norm pertaining to this professional practice in public health organizations
Just be honest with us”
Medicine (22 works) · Psychiatry (14 works) · Internal Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Internal Medicine (9 works) · Cardiac Health and Mental Health (8 works) · Public health (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Pandemic (6 works)