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3. Feasibility, Acceptability, and Impact of a self-guided e-learning Memory and Brain Health Promotion Program for Healthy Older Adults.

Author

DAmico, Danielle, Yusupov, Iris, Zhu, Lynn, Lass, Jordan W., Plunkett, Cindy, Levine, Brian, Troyer, Angela K., and Vandermorris, Susan

Subjects
*MEMORY, *ONLINE education, *PILOT projects, *EVALUATION of human services programs, *CONFIDENCE, *CLINICAL trials, *MENTAL health, *SATISFACTION, *PSYCHOEDUCATION, *HEALTH behavior, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *CHI-squared test, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *RESEARCH funding, *DATA analysis software, *HEALTH promotion, *BEHAVIOR modification, *GOAL (Psychology), *OLD age
Abstract

To examine the feasibility (e.g., completion rate), acceptability (e.g., satisfaction), and participant-reported impact (e.g., memory concerns, behavior change, goal attainment) of a self-guided, e-learning adaptation of a validated, facilitator-guided, in-person memory intervention for older adults. Participants were 139 healthy older adults (mean age: 73 ± 7, 73% women). Participation tracking and pre/post questionnaires embedded within the e-learning program were used to assess feasibility, acceptability, and impact. Sixty-eight percent of participants completed the program. Anonymous feedback data indicated a high level of satisfaction with the program, the pace and clarity of the learning modules, and the user interface. Suggested improvements included offering more interaction with others and addressing minor platform glitches. There was a 41% decrease in the prevalence of concern about memory changes from baseline to posttest. The majority of participants reported an increase in use of memory strategies and uptake of health-promoting lifestyle behaviors. All participants reported moderate-to-high satisfaction with personal goal attainment. The program demonstrated good feasibility, acceptability, and lead to reduction in age-related memory concerns. Self-guided, e-learning programming shows promise for fostering positive adaptation to age-related memory changes and improving the uptake of evidence-based strategies to promote brain health among older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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4. Autism Summer Employment Program: An Evaluation of a Community-Based Pilot Program

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Porthukaran, Alex, Yusupov, Iris, Segers, Magali, Konanur, Sheila, Ncube, Busi, and Bebko, James

Subjects
post-secondary, employment, autism, transition, program evaluation
Abstract

Background: The Autism (formerly Asperger) Summer Employment Program (ASEP) was a community-based pilot program designed to provide summer vocational support to autistic university and college students. The ASEP was the initiative of community agencies interested in identifying service gaps for autistic adults during transition periods, such as entering the workforce following post-secondary education. The current study reports on a program evaluation of the ASEP developed by a community agency in Toronto in which two workforce specialists provided ongoing training and support for 17 autistic adults over a four-month summer period. Twelve participants obtained paid employment, three obtained volunteer positions, and two were unsuccessful in obtaining summer placements. Methods: Evaluation of the ASEP was based on responses to a questionnaire by participants and reports from employers. Participants completed questionnaires before and after the program, while employers completed questionnaires at the end of the program. Results: Self-rated autism symptom severity was high and correlated with some self-reported job-related knowledge and skills. Participants reported a significant increase in their job-related knowledge and skills from pre- to post-program. At the conclusion of the program, employers reviewed participant’s job as "good" on average. When asked if participants would be considered for future employment, most employers responded positively, while some had some concerns. Conclusion: Overall, the results suggest that with appropriate support, successful summer vocational experiences are accessible to autistic students. Clinical implications are discussed.

Published
2023
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5. Evaluation of a Student-Older Adult Telephone Befriending Program to Reduce Social Isolation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Evaluation

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Ahuja, Manan, Lewis, Kaitlin, Kim, Leanne, Owais, Sawayra, Compagnone, Jordana, Fallico, Laura, Fishbein, Francine, Stefanova, Isabella, Xu, Kai Man, Boulos, Mary, Gui, Shannon, Basu, Monisha, Cooper, Tracy, Kay, Kelly, Hogan, David B., Morais, José A., Molnar, Frank, Lam, Robert E., Borrie, Michael J., Koerber, Raphaelle, Vaccarello, Linh, Ho, Allan, MacKay, Scott, Ebert, Patricia, Harbridge, Cathy, Hogan, David, Mukharyamova, Alfiya, Foster, Nicoda, Wang, Irene, Kabitsis, Pauline P., Hamelin, Mary Ann, Troung, Nga, Lee, Janny, Sinha, Samir K., Thompson, Cody, Bharadia, Morgan, Sadowski, Cheryl, Chuen, Victoria, Chan, Adrian, Alibhai, Shabbir, Chau, Vicky, Dholakia, Saumil, Bagheri, Alireza, Simpson, Alexander (Sandy), Hewitt, David, Ratcliffe, Michael, Booth, Dr Malcolm, Lafleur, Benoit, Jibb, Samantha, Gingrich, Shaen, Lane, Susan, Clarke, Jo-Anne, Fat, Guillaume Lim, Gopaul, Aquila, Pananos, Demetri, Taabazuing, Mary-Margaret, Schnarr, Lindsay, Bater, Marilyn, Dai, Serina, Freedman, Amy, Degan, Sophie Del, Forget, Marie-France, Leblanc, Julie, Desjardins, Michaël, Durand, Madeleine, Vu, Thien Tuong Minh, Nguyen, Quoc Dinh, Desmarais, Philippe, Miles, Amy, Norris, Mireille, Reppas-Rindlisbacher, Christina, Finlay, Jessica M, Mahar, Alyson, Siddhpuria, Shailee, Hallet, Julie, Rochon, Paula, Kobayashi, Lindsay C, Wong, Eric, Gormley, Jessica, Lee, Justin, Conroy, Maeve, Patterson, Christopher, Xu, Victoria YY, Sham, Rosalind, Moy, Sally, Naglie, Gary, Smith, Jagger, Mahon, Joel, Almeida, Quincy, Bherer, Louis, Burhan, Amer, Liu-Ambrose, Teresa, Middleton, Laura, Nagamatsu, Lindsay, Speechley, Mark, Montero-Odasso, Manuel, Osman, Abdelhady, Ali, Shehzad, Payen, Anaïs, Beuscart, Jean-Baptiste, Soula, Julien, Verloop, David, Defebvre, Marguerite-Marie, Dambre, Delphine, Godard-Sebillotte, Claire, Pieruccini-Faria, Frederico, Haddad, Seyyed, Cornish, Ben, McIlroy, Bill, Bartha, Rob, Investigators, All ONDRI, Searle, Samuel, Walsh, Steve, Davis, Giselle, Mercier, Tara, Rockwood, Kenneth, Davis, Daniel, Haroon, Babar, Sultana, Munira, Campbell, Karen, Jennings, Morgan, Orange, Joseph B., Knowlton, Jill, George, Armin St., Bryant, Dianne, Akter, Ripa, Kim, Kristine, Huang, Allen, Arsenault-Lapierre, Geneviève, Bui, Tammy, Sourial, Nadia, Quesnel-Vallée, Amélie, Massamba, Victoria, Rochette, Louis, Morgan, Debra, Kosteniuk, Julie, Vedel, Isabelle, Aubin, Vincent, Paquet, Steve, Durand, Pierre J., Pageau, Félix, Bharaj, Neetika, Suárez, Pablo Solla, Obrand, Jeremy, Chetrit, Jessica, Ahmad, Fayeza, Lantagne, Sarah, Morrison, David, Xue, Xiaoqing, Afilalo, Marc, Richards, Brent, Afilalo, Jonathan, Bray, Nick W, Witt, Suzanne T, Bartha, Robert, Doherty, Timothy J, Nagamatsu, Lindsay S, Almeida, Quincy J, Arsenault-Lapierre, Genevieve, Cameron, Julie, Kolomitro, Klodiana, Dalgarno, Nancy, Turnnidge, Jennifer, Pelland, Lucie, Auais, Mohammad, Carr, Frances, Morgan, Angela, Devapura, Shehani, Williams, Christina, Symon, Jennifer, Howe-Riddell, Carolyn, Miller, Angela, Boone, Jennifer, Ebbage, Kevin, Jadaviji, Shalmin, Mathura, Pamela, Charles, Lesley, Parmar, Jasneet, Suzette, Brémault-Phillips, Pike, Ashley, Dobbs, Bonnie, Tian, Peter George, Piazza, Nicolo, Goldfarb, Michael, Martucci, Giuseppe, Rudski, Lawrence, Spaziano, Marco, Morin, Jean-Francois, Lachapelle, Kevin, Langlois, Yves, D’Amico, Danielle, Yusupov, Iris, Zhu, Lynn, Lass, Jordan W., Levine, Brian, Vandermorris, Susan, Troyer, Angela K., Ewa, Vivian, Lee, Jennifer, Jones, Chris, Gutscher, Abram, Feng, Chengying, Adebero, Tony, DePaul, Vincent, Vafaei, Afshin, Norman, Kathleen, Gallibois, Molly, Rogers, Kyle, Folkins, Chris, Jarrett, Pamela, Magalhaes, Sandra, Gibson, Kirstian, Gao, Yuchen, Ottley, Katherine M., Qiao, Thomas, Myge, Ivy, Compton, Roslyn M., Wickson-Griffiths, Abigail, Hunter, Paulette V., Network, Saskatchewan Long-Term Care, Gill, Navjot, Connelly, Denise, Godwin, Bradley, Hanson, Natasha, Kervin, Emily, Skerry, Leanne, McCloskey, Rose, Hassanabadi, Nazila, Berger, Claudie, Papaioannou, Alexandra, Cheung, Angela M, Rahme, Elham, Leslie, William D, Goltzman, David, Morin, Suzanne, Hogeveen, Sophie, Heckman, George, Milne, Kelly, Hirdes, John, Horne, Natalie, Marshall, Emily, Andrew, Melissa, Hunter, Susan, Somerville, Lyndsay, Lanting, Brent, Ivo, Jessica, Pitre, Teresa, Faisal, Sadaf, Antunes, Kristen, Oda, Kasumi, Patel, Tejal, Jacob, Gabriella, Sherwood, Malcolm, Malik, Shabhaz, Baker, Jacquie, Bhangu, Jaspreet, Khoury, Lara, Moors, Joy, Lampron, Jacynthe, Figueira, Sonshire, Nemnom, Marie-Joe, Eagles, Debra, Koop, Jennifer, Lee, Linda, Hillier, Loretta M., Gregg, Susie, Hickman, Kathy, Agla, Caitlin, Carducci, Jillian, Skimson, Kara, Dillon-Martin, Sharon, Kuzych, Lissa, Beuermann, Lindsay, Parikh, Ruchi, Lee, Catherine, Lee, Ahreum, McArthur, Caitlin, Ioannidis, George, Adachi, Jonathan D, Griffith, Lauren E, Thabane, Lehana, Giangregorio, Lora, Morin, Suzanne N, Madden, Kenneth, Feldman, Boris, Arishenkoff, Shane, Meneilly, Graydon, Mah, Jasmine, Godin, Judith, Stevens, Susan, Keefe, Janice, Sun, Michael, Goodwin, Josh, Cheung, Bonnie, von Maltzahn, Maia, Mailhot, Tanya, Clausen, Christina, Crump, Laura, Leblanc, Marie-Eve, Sanzone, Lia, Marr, Sharon, Doherty, Michelle, Siemon, Jennifer, Hillier, Loretta, Milroy, Desmond, Marrone, Erica, Maalouf, Mona, Moorhouse, Paige, Shetty, Nabha, Mallery, Laurie, Miller, Ashley, VonMaltzahn, Maia, Naug, Anne Marie Krueger, Tinning, Amanda, Buckler, Melissa, Stasiulis, Elaine, Sandhu, Harvir, Brookes, Jahnel, Vrkljan, Brenda, Mariano, Claudia, Gélinas, Isabelle, Byszewski, Anna, Rapoport, Mark J., Sanford, Sarah, Bédard, Michel, Belchior, Patricia, Crizzle, Alexander, Marshall, Shawn, Rapoport, Mark, Nene, Sofia, Bennett, Roxanne, Morin, Suzanne N., Nixon, Lara, Sampson, Megan, Punungwe, Fadzai Moreblessing, Kelly, Martina, Nuique, Kate, Papillon-Ferland, Louise, Castonguay, Valérie, Anderson, Sharon, Pollard, Cheryl, Poole, Lisa, Leslie, Myles, McGhan, Gwen, Weir, Carolyn, Pooler, Charlotte, Stickney-Lee, Jennifer, Shapkin, Kimberly, Peyrusqué, Eva, Kergoat, Marie-Jeanne, Bolduc, Aline, Buckinx, Fanny, Law, Caroline, Veillette, Nathalie, Fonseca, Raquel, Aubertin-Leheudre, Mylène, Quan, Samuel, Menec, Verena, O’Connell, Megan, Cloutier, Denise, Newall, Nancy, Tate, Robert, John, Philip St., Qureshi, Natasha, Djekic-Ivankovic, Maria, Wall, Michelle, Berry, Gregory, Mayo, Nancy, Gélinas, Céline, Funnell, Larry, Racey, Megan, Markle-Reid, Maureen, Fitzpatrick-Lewis, Donna, Ali, Muhammad Usman, Gagné, Hélène, Ploeg, Jenny, Sztramko, Richard, Harrison, Lisa, Sherifali, Diana, Sacco, Veronica, Stolee, Paul, Boscart, Veronique, MacEachen, Ellen, Malik, Shabaz, Borrie, Micheal, Fogarty, Jennifer, Savage, Rachel, Sirisegaram, Luxey, Thain, Jenny, Diachun, Laura, Lingard, Lorelei, Cristancho, Sayra, Triscott, Jean, Huang, James, Moores, David, Tian, Peter George Jaminal, and Cerna, Judith

Subjects
Abstracts, Eligible for the Edmund V. Cowdry Award, Finalists for the Willard and Phoebe Thompson Award, Posters, Eligible for the Réjean Hébert Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute on Aging Prize, Eligible for the Dr. Jack & Dr. ASA Award
Published
2021

9. Autism Summer Employment Program: An Evaluation of a Community-Based Pilot Program.

Author

Porthukaran, Alex, Yusupov, Iris, Segers, Magali, Konanur, Sheila, Ncube, Busi, and Bebko, James

Subjects
*SUMMER employment, *PILOT projects, *AUTISM, *TRANSITION to adulthood, *GLUTARALDEHYDE, *COMMUNITY-based programs
Abstract

Background: The Autism (formerly Asperger) Summer Employment Program (ASEP) was a community-based pilot program designed to provide summer vocational support to autistic university and college students. The ASEP was the initiative of community agencies interested in identifying service gaps for autistic adults during transition periods, such as entering the workforce following post-secondary education. The current study reports on a program evaluation of the ASEP developed by a community agency in Toronto in which two workforce specialists provided ongoing training and support for 17 autistic adults over a fourmonth summer period. Twelve participants obtained paid employment, three obtained volunteer positions, and two were unsuccessful in obtaining summer placements. Methods: Evaluation of the ASEP was based on responses to a questionnaire by participants and reports from employers. Participants completed questionnaires before and after the program, while employers completed questionnaires at the end of the program. Results: Self-rated autism symptom severity was high and correlated with some self-reported job-related knowledge and skills. Participants reported a significant increase in their job-related knowledge and skills from pre- to post-program. At the conclusion of the program, employers reviewed participant's job as "good" on average. When asked if participants would be considered for future employment, most employers responded positively, while some had some concerns. Conclusion: Overall, the results suggest that with appropriate support, successful summer vocational experiences are accessible to autistic students. Clinical implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022

12. An Agile Development Cycle of an Online Memory Program for Healthy Older Adults.

Author

Yusupov I, Vandermorris S, Plunkett C, Astell A, Rich JB, and Troyer AK

Subjects
Humans, Aged, Health Status, Health Promotion
Abstract

Online interventions for older adults should be tailored to their unique needs to increase the efficacy of and adherence to the intervention. The agile development cycle is a dynamic model to solicit and incorporate feedback from older adults during the design process. We combined this approach with the framework of Harvard University's clinical and translational phases that provide a clear structure for evaluating new health programs before they are offered in the community. We based our online memory program on the empirically validated in-person Memory and Aging Program. The aim of the present study was to combine the agile development cycle with the clinical and translational phases framework to develop and pilot an online memory program tailored to the unique needs of older adults. Study 1 involved piloting individual program modules on site and integrating participant feedback into the program's design to optimize usability. Study 2 involved two sequential pilots of the program accessed remotely to evaluate preliminary clinical outcomes and obtain feedback for iterative modifications. Plans for further validation and limitations are discussed. The successful application of the agile development cycle implemented in this series of studies can be adapted by others seeking to offer online content for targeted end users.

Published
2022
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13. Considering Age-Related Hearing Loss in Neuropsychological Practice: Findings from a Feasibility Study.

Author

Dupuis K, Yusupov I, Vandermorris S, Murphy KL, Rewilak D, Stokes KA, and Reed M

Subjects
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging physiology, Feasibility Studies, Female, Hearing Loss physiopathology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychology, Outpatient Clinics, Hospital, Hearing Loss diagnosis, Hearing Tests
Abstract

ABSTRACTHearing loss is highly prevalent in older adults and can pose challenges for neuropsychologists, as assessment and intervention procedures often involve orally presented information which must be accurately heard. This project examined the hearing status of 20 clients (mean age = 71 years) in a hospital-based outpatient neuropsychology clinic, and explored whether information about hearing loss informed neuropsychologists' clinical practice. A research assistant administered a brief hearing screening test to each participant. Four treating neuropsychologists were asked to comment on their client's hearing status before and after being shown their client's hearing screen test results. Screening revealed that the majority of participants had at least mild hearing loss, and that the neuropsychologists were relatively accurate (60%) at estimating their clients' hearing status. Neuropsychologists used information about a client's hearing status to make recommendations that clients pursue audiologic services, and to educate clients and family members about hearing loss and communication.

Published
2019
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