Sheila Neysmith, PhD Professor; RBC Chair in Applied Social Work Research University of Toronto sheila.neysmith@utoronto.ca

2. Therapeutic Relationship and Functional Outcomes in an Occupational Therapy Intervention

This research takes a case study approach to better understand both the clients and therapists’ perspectives within one relationship, and the contextual variables perceived to impact this relationship. The client’s perceived functional recovery over time will be tracked to determine if a pattern exists between the therapeutic relationship and the achieved functional recovery.

If you would like to learn more about this study please contact:

Tricia Morrison, OT PhD Student Department of Education University of Ottawa tricia.morrison@tmotpc.com

3. West GTA Stroke Network

This study will examine the trial of 13 assessments for clients in the community who have had strokes. This will help to establish an estimated visit number from the CCAC for this client population and to determine the applicability of these assessments in the community.

If you would like to learn more about this study please contact:

Juan (Jayvi) Aruta, Clinical Lead Adult Physical Medicine – Occupational Therapy jaruta@vha.ca

4. Self Management Support: Identifying the practice patterns of community-based PT’s

The purpose of this research is to describe goal-setting and achievement with clients who have chronic conditions with community physical therapists who have been trained in a self-management approach. The study is intended to provide knowledge and insight into current practice behaviors of community-based physical therapists with respect to self-management goal-setting.

If you would like to learn more about this study please contact:

Kathy Sidhu, MScPT Manager, Client Services VHA Rehab Solution ksidhu@vha.ca

5. Canwheel: Evaluating the Needs & Experiences of Older Adults Using Power Wheelchairs

To ascertain how older adults, caregivers, health care professionals, policy makers, and funding agencies define the technological, social and physical needs and abilities of individuals aged 50+ with respect to power wheelchairs.

If you would like to learn more about this study please contact:

Rosalie Wang, PhD Post Doctoral Fellow, IATSL University of Toronto / Toronto Rehabilitation Institute wang.rosalie@gmail.com

6. Palliative End-of-Life Home Care and Chinese Immigrants: The Meaning of Home and Negotiations of Care

To describe and examine how meanings of home enter into and shape negotiations of palliative home care between Chinese immigrants with advanced cancer, their primary family caregivers, and home care providers.

If you would like to learn more about this study please contact:

Lisa Seto, RN, PhD Candidate Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing University of Toronto lisa.seto@utoronto.ca

7. Community Dwelling & Falling: Who’s at risk?

With an aging population and the need for more outpatient continuing care initiatives, this study will help to identify who is at risk of falling in those individuals receiving in-home physiotherapy services. In particular this study will identify the prevalence of documented fall risk factors and incidence of falls in adults aged 18 years and older who received in-home physiotherapy services within a one year period.The results may indicate more fall prevention services are required for this population and may help future patients receive more appropriate care.

If you would like to learn more about this study please contact:

Kathy Sidhu, MScPT Manager, Client Services VHA Rehab Solution ksidhu@vha.ca

8. Community Fall Risk & Prevention Study

The goal of this project is to use a new fall risk assessment tool and educational handouts to focus the fall risk assessment and fall prevention activities of home care professionals. Older adults falling in their homes and in the community is a large concern for the health system, and improvements in fall prevention programs are necessary to help decrease how often falls occur.

If you would like to learn more about this study please contact:James Shaw, MScPT Research Associate VHA Rehab Solutions jayshaw29@gmail.com