PUBLICATIONS: ADULTS & OLDER ADULTS
1.. Schiller, C., Franke, T., Belle, J., Sims-Gould, J., Sale, J., & Ashe, M. C. (2015). Words of wisdom – Patient perspectives to guide recovery for older adults after hip fracture. Patient Preference and Adherence, 2015(9), 57-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2014.09.008
2. Ashe, M. C., McAllister, M. M., Barnes, R., Sale, J., Giangregorio, L. M., & McKay, H. (2015). Physical activity for preventing or managing osteoporosis in men. Cochrane Review, 10. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001982
3. Winters, M., Sims-Gould, J., Franke, T., & McKay, H. A. (2015). “I grew up on a bike": Cycling and older adults. Journal of Transport & Health, 2(1), 58-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2014.06.001
4. Chudyk, A. M., Winters, M., Moniruzzaman, M., Ashe, M. C., Sims-Gould, J., & McKay, H. A. (2015). Destinations matter: the association between where older adults live and their travel behavior. Journal of Transport & Health, 2(1), 50-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2014.09.008
5. Woolrych, R., Zecevic, A., Sixsmith, A., Sims-Gould, J., Robinovitch, S., Feldman, F., & Chaudhury, H. (2015). Using video capture to investigate the causes of falls in Long-term Care: Opportunities and challenges. The Gerontologist, 55(3), 483-494. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnu053
6. Winters, M., Gutteridge, K., Ashe, M. C., Voss, C., McKay, H. A., & Sims-Gould, J. (2015). Where do they go and how do they get there? Older adults’ travel behaviour in a highly walkable environment. Social Science & Medicine, 133, 304-312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.07.006
7. Moniruzzaman, M., Chudyk, A. M., Paetz, A., Winters, M., Sims-Gould, J., & McKay, H. A. (2015). Travel behavior of low income older adults and development of an Accessibility calculator. Journal of Transport & Health, 2(2), 257-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2015.02.006
8. Finlay, J., Franke, T., McKay, H. A., & Sims-Gould, J. (2015). Therapeutic landscapes across the lifecourse: Exploring the impacts of blue and green spaces for older adults. Health & Place, 34, 97-106. http://dx.doi.org/1016/j.healthplace.2015.05.001
9. Winters, M., Barnes, R., Venners, S., Ste-Marie, N., McKay, M. A., Sims-Gould, J., & Maureen, C.A. (2015). Older Adults’ Outdoor Walking and the Built Environment: Does Income Matter? BMC Public Health, 15(876). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2224-1
10. Sims-Gould, J., Byrne, K., Hicks, E., Franke, T., & Stolee, P. (2015). When things are really complicated we call the Social Worker": Post-hip fracture care transitions for older people. Health & Social Work, 40(4), 257-265. http://dx.doi.org/1093/hsw/hlv069
11. Sims-Gould, J., Byrnes, K., Tong, C., & Martin-Matthews, A. (2015). Home Support Workers Perception of Family Members of their Older Clients: A Qualitative Study. BMC Geriatrics, 15, 165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0163-4
12. Brasher, P., Cook, W. L., Guy, P., Puyat, J., Khan, K. M., McKay, H. A., & Ashe, M. C. (2016). Sedentary behaviour and physical activity patterns in older adults after hip fracture: a call to action. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24, 79-84. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2015-0013
13. Fleig, L., McAllister, M., Chen, P., Iverson, J., Milne, K., McKay, H. A., Clemson, L., & Ashe, M. C. (2016). Health behaviour change theory meets falls prevention: feasibility of a habit-based balance and strength exercise intervention for older adults. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 22, 114-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.07.002
14. Fleig, L., McAllister, M. M., Brasher, P., Cook, W. L., Guy, P., Puyat, J. H., Khan, K. M., McKay, H. A., & Ashe, M. C. (2016). Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity Patterns in Older Adults After Hip Fracture: A Call to Action. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24(1), 79-84. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2015-0013
15. Hirsch, J. A., Winters, M., Ashe, M. C., Clarke, P. J., & McKay, H. A. (2016). Destinations that Older Adults Experience within their GPS Activity Spaces: Relation to Objectively Measured Physical Activity. Active Living Research issue of Environment & Behavior, 48(1), 55-77. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916515607312
16. Tong, C. E., Sims-Gould, J., & Martin-Matthews, A. (2016). Types and patterns of safety concerns in home care: client and family caregiver perspectives. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 28(2), 214-220. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzw006
17. Voss, C., Sims-Gould, J., Ashe, M. C., McKay, H. A., Pugh, C., & Winters, M. (2016). Public transit use and physical activity in community-dwelling older adults: combining GPS and accelerometry to assess transportation-related physical activity. Journal of Transport & Health, 3, 191-199. http://dx.doi.org/1016/j.jth.2016.02.011
18. Engel, L., Chudyk, A. M., Ashe, M. C., McKay, H. A., Whitehurst, D. G., & Bryan, S. (2016). Older adults’ quality of life – exploring the role of the built environment and social cohesion in community-dwelling seniors on low income. Social Science & Medicine, 164, 1-11.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.07.008
19. Hirsh, J. A., Winters, M., Clarke, P. J., Ste-Marie, N., & McKay, M. A. (2016). The influence of walkability on broader mobility for Canadian middle aged and older adults: An examination of Walk ScoreTM and the Mobility Over Varied Environmental Scale (MOVES). Preventive Medicine, Suppl, S60-S67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.09.036
20. Armstrong, J. J., Sims-Gould, J., & Stolee, P. (2016). Allocation of rehabilitation services for older adults in the Ontario Home Care system. Physiotherapy Canada, 68(4), 346-354. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/ptc.2014-66
21. Tong, C. E., Sims-Gould, J., & McKay, H. (2016). InterACTIVE Interpreted Interviews (I3): A multi-lingual, mobile method to examine the neighbourhood environment with older adults. Social Science & Medicine, 168, 207-213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.010
22. Ottoni, C., Sims-Gould, J., Winters, M., Heijnen, M., & McKay, H. A. (2016). Benches become like porches": Older adults' perspectives of their neighbourhood built environment's impact on their walking behavior and social and physical health. Social Science & Medicine, 169, 33-41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.044
23. Fleig, L., Voss, C., Ashe, M. C., Therrien, S., Sims-Gould, J., McKay, H. A., & Winters, M. (2016). Environmental and Psychosocial Correlates of Objectively Measured Physical Activity among Older Adults. Health Psychology, 35(12), 1364-1372. http://dx.doi.org/1037/hea0000403
24. Barnes, R., Winters, M., Ste-Marie, N., McKay, H. A., & Ashe, M. C. (2016) Age and retirement status differences between the built environment and active travel behaviour. Journal of Transportation & Health, 3(4), 513-522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2016.03.003
25. McKay, H. A., Sims-Gould, J., Nettlefold, L., Hoy, C., & Bauman, A. (2017). Implementing and Evaluating an Older Adult Physical Activity Model at Scale. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2(2), 10-19. doi: 10.1249/TJX.0000000000000026
26. Stott-Eveneshen, S., Sims-Gould, J., McAllister, M. M., Fleig, L., Hanson, H. M., Cook, W. L., & Ashe, M. C. (2017). Reflections on Hip Fracture Recovery from Older Adults Enrolled in a Clinical Trial. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 3, 1-8. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177%2F2333721417697663
27. Sims-Gould, J., Stott, S., Fleig, L., McAllister, M., & Ashe, M. C. (2017). Patient perspectives on engagement in recovery after hip fracture: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Aging Research, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2171865
28. Chudyk, A., McAllister, M., Cheung, H., McKay H. A., & Ashe M. (2017). “Are We Missing the Sitting? Agreement between Accelerometer Non-Wear Time Validation Methods used with Older Adults’ Data. Cogent Medicine, 4(1):1328030. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331205x.2017.1313505
29. Chudyk, A. M., McKay, H., Winters, M., Sims-Gould, J., & Ashe, M. C. (2017). Neighbourhood walkability, physical activity, and walking for transportation: A cross-sectional study of older adults living on low income. BMC Geriatrics, 17, 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0469-5
30. Clarke, P. J., Hirsch, J. A., Melendez, R., Winters, M., Sims-Gould, J., Ashe, M., Furst, S., & McKay, H. (2017). Snow and Rain Modify Neighborhood Walkability for Older Adults. Canadian Journal on Aging, 36(2), 159-169. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017%2FS071498081700006X
31. Chudyk, A., McKay, H. A., Sims-Gould, J., Ashe, M. C., & Winters, M. (2017). Walk the Talk: characterizing the mobility of older adults living on low income. Canadian Journal on Aging, 36(2), 141-158. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980817000046
32. Sims-Gould, J., Tong, C. E., Wallis-Mayer, L., & Ashe, M. C. (2017). Reablement, reactivation, rehabilitation and restorative interventions with older adults in receipt of home care: A systematic review. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18(1), 653-663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2016.12.070
33. Franke, T., Winters, M., McKay, H., Chaudhury, H., & Sims-Gould, J. (2017). A grounded visualization approach to explore sociospatial and temporal complexities of older adults’ mobility. Social Science & Medicine, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.047
34. Feehan, L. M., Li, L. L., & McKay, H. A. (2017). Micro-structural bone changes in early rheumatoid arthritis persist despite use of Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug therapy. A 1-year prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 18, 521. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1888-3
35. Yang, Y., van Schooten, K., Sims-Gould, J., McKay, H., Feldman, F., & Robinovitch, S. (2017). Sex differences in the circumstances leading to falls: Evidence from real-life falls captured on video in long-term care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19(2), 130-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.08.011
36. Tong, C. E., Franke, T., Larcombe, K., & Sims-Gould, J. (2017). Fostering Interagency Collaboration for the Delivery of Community Based Services for Older Adults. British Journal of Social Work, 48(2), 390-411. https://doi.org/1093/bjsw/bcx044
37. Korall, A., Loughin, T. M., Feldman, F., Cameron, I., Leung, P. M., Sims-Gould, J., Godin, J., & Robinovitch, S. (2017). Determinants of Commitment to Hip Protectors in Long-Term Care Staff from a Regional Health Authority in British Columbia, Canada: A Cross-Sectional Survey. BMC Geriatrics, 82, 139-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.03.014
38. Tong, C., Sims-Gould, J., & McKay, H. A. (2017). Physical activity among foreign-born older adults in Canada: A mixed-method study conducted in five languages. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 26(3), 396-406. https://doi:10.1123/japa.2017-0105
39. Sims-Gould, J., Rei, A., Li, N., Ottoni, C., Mackey, D., & McKay, H. A. (2018). “The social side is as important as the physical side”: Older men’s experiences of physical activity. American Journal of Men’s Health, 12(6), 2173-2182. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1557988318802691
40. Barken, R., & Sims-Gould, J. (2018). Home Support Workers and Older Men: The Implications of Masculinity for Later Life Care. Sage Journals Men and Masculinities, 23(3–4), 618–635. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1097184X18804308
41. Mackey, D., Perkins, A. D., Hong Tai, K., Sims-Gould, J., & McKay, H. A. (2018). Men on the Move: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial of a Scalable, Choice-Based Physical Activity and Active Transportation Intervention for Older Men. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, (4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2018-0137
42. Thandi, M., Phinney, A., Oliffe, J., Wong, S., McKay, H. A., Sims-Gould, J., & Sahota, S. (2018). Engaging Older Men in Physical Activity: Implications for Health Promotion Practice. American Journal of Men’s Health, 12(6), 2064-2075. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X18000181
43. van Schooten, K., Yang, Y., Feldman, F., Leung, P., McKay, H., Sims-Gould, J., & Robinovitch, S. (2018). The association between fall incidence, injury risk and dynamics of the fall: do recurrent fallers fall more safely? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73(6), 786-791. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glx196
44. Korall, A. M. B., Loughin, T. M., Feldman, F., Cameron, ID., Leung, PM., Sims-Gould, J., Godin, J., & Robinovitch, S. (2018). Determinants of Staff Commitment to Hip Protectors in Long-Term Care: A Cross-Sectional Survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 82, 139-148. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020748918300658
45. Franke, T., Sims-Gould, J., Chaudhury, H., Winters, M., & McKay, H. A. (2019). “It makes your life worthwhile. It gives you a purpose in living”: Mobility experiences among active older adults with low income. Ageing and Society, 39(8), 1639-1666. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X18000181
46. Post, E., Komisar, V., Sims-Gould, J., Korall, A., Feldman, F., Robinovitch, S. (2019) Development of a stick-on hip protector: a multiple methods study to improve hip protector design for older adults in the acute care environment. Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering (RATE), 6. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177%2F2055668319877314
47. Gray, S.M., Chen, P., Fleig, L., Gardiner, P., McAllister, M.M., Puyat, J.H., Sims-Gould, J., McKay, H. A., Winters, M., & Ashe, M. C. (2019). Can a Lifestyle Intervention Increase Active Transportation in Women aged 55-70 years? Results from a Pilot RCT. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(6), 411-416. https://journals.humankinetics.com/doi/abs/10.1123/jpah.2016-0348
48. Franke, T., Sims-Gould, J., Winters, M., Chaudhury, H., & McKay, H. A. (2019). Re-framing Mobility in Older Adults: An Adapted Comprehensive Conceptual Framework. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 12(3), 336-349. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2019.1575269
49. Stolee, P., Elliott, J., Byrne, K., Sims-Gould, J., Tong, C., Chesworth, B., Egan, M., Ceci, C., & Forbes, D. (2019). A Framework for Supporting Post-acute Care Transitions of Older Patients With Hip Fracture. JAMDA, 20(4), 414-419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.147
50. Zusman, E. Z., Dawes, M., Fleig, L., McAllister, M. M., Cook, W. L., Guy, P., Brasher, P. M. A., McKay, H. A., Khan, K. M., & Ashe, M.C. (2019). Older Adults’ Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity After Hip Fracture.: Results From an outpatient Rehabilitation Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 42(2), E32-E38. https://doi.org/10.1519/jpt.0000000000000193
51. McKay, H., Gray, S. M., Hoy, C. L., Lau, E., Ahn, R., Lusina-Furst, S., & Sims-Gould, J. (2019). Translational Formative Evaluation Before Scale-Up of a Physical Activity Intervention for Older Men. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 4(14), 106-113. doi: 10.1249/TJX.0000000000000090
52. Sims-Gould, J., Tong, C.E., Ly, J., Vazirian, S., Wiindt, A., & Khan, K. (2019) Process evaluation of team-based care in people aged >65 years with type 2 diabetes mellitus. BMJ Open, 9(8), e029965. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029965
53. Korall, A., Feldman, F., Yang, Y., Cameron, I. D., Leung, P. M., Sims-Gould, J., & Robinovitch, S. (2019) Effectiveness of Hip Protectors to Reduce Risk for Hip Fracture from Falls in Long-Term Care. JAMA, 20(11), 1397-1403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.07.010
54. Sims-Gould, J., Franke, T., Lusina-Furst, S., & McKay, H. A. (2019). Community health promotion programs for older adults: What helps and what hinders implementation. Health Science Report, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.144
55. Stolee, P., Elliott, J. B., Byrne, K., Sims-Gould, J., Tong, C., Chesworth, B., ... Forbes, D. (2019). Health and Mental Health Care: Use and Access a Framework for Care Transitions for Older Adults with Complex Health Conditions. Innovation in Aging, 3(1), S687-S687. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.2534
56. Tong, C. E., McKay, H. A., Martin-Matthews, , Mahmood, A., & Sims-Gould, J. (2020). “These few blocks, these are my village": The physical activity and mobility of foreign-born older adults. The Gerontologist, 60(4), 638-650. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnz005
57. Ottoni, C. A., Sims-Gould, J., & McKay, H. A. (2020). Video for Knowledge Translation: Engaging Older Adults in Social and Physical Activity. Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 39(1), 31-41. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980819000217
58. Tong, C. E., Sims-Gould, J., Lusina-Furst, S., & McKay, H.A. (2020). The Summit Planning Committee. More than a Meeting: Identifying the needs of the community-based seniors’ services sector with a research partnership. Research Involvement and Engagement. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-19955/v1
59. Tong, C. E., & Sims-Gould, J. (2020). Conducting a mixed-method study with older adults in five languages: Lessons from the field. Canadian Journal on Aging, 40(2), 1-10.https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980820000100
60. Yang, Y., van Schooten, K., McKay, H. A., Sims-Gould, J., Hoang, R., & Robinovitch, S. (2020) Recreational Therapy to Promote Mobility in Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2019-0345
61. Cook, W. L., Brasher, P. M. A., Guy, P., Bryan, S., Donaldson, M. G., Sims-Gould, J., McKay, H. A., Khan, K. M., & Ashe, M. C. (Accepted for publication August 2020) Comprehensive geriatric care to improve mobility after hip fracture: An RCT.
62. Ashe, M. C., Kelly dos Santos, I., Edwards, N. Y., Burnett, L.A., Barnes, R., Fleig, L., Puyat, J. H., Sale J., McKay, H. A., & Giangregorio, L. M. (2020). Physical Activity and Bone Health in Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Bone Metabolism, 28(1): 1-13. https://dx.doi.org/10.11005%2Fjbm.2021.28.1.27
63. Franke, T., Sims-Gould, J., Lusina-Furst, S., & McKay H. A. (2020). “I didn’t think I needed it. But I find I look forward to it very much”: Social connectedness and physical health through the eyes of older adults. Activities, Adaptation and Aging. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2020.1845586
64. Gray, S. M., McKay, H. A., Nettlefold, L., Race, D., Macdonald, H. M., Naylor, P. J., & Sims-Gould, J. (2021). Physical activity is good for older adults—but is program implementation being overlooked? A systematic review of intervention studies that reported frameworks or measures of implementation. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55:84-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102465
65. Macdonald, H.M., Nettlefold, L., Sims-Gould, J., Bauman, A., & McKay, H.A. (2021). Pragmatic evaluation of older adults’ physical activity in scale-up studies: Is the single-item measure a reasonable option? Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2020-0412
66. Sims-Gould, J., Elliott, J., Tong, C., Giguere, A., Mallinson, S., & Stolee, P. (2021). A national intervention to support frail older adults in primary care: An adapted implementation framework. BMC Geriatrics, 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02395-4
67. Ottoni, C., Sims-Gould, J., & Winters, M. (2021). Safety perceptions of older adults on an urban greenway: Interplay of the social and built environment. Health & Place, 70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102605
68. Tong, C.E., Sims-Gould, J., Lusina-Furst, S., & McKay, H.A. (2021). More than a Meeting: identifying the needs of the community-based seniors’ services sector as providers of health promotion services. BMC Research Notes, 4(1):339. https://doi.org/1186/s13104-021-05753-y
69. Sims-Gould, J., McKay, H.A., & Franke, T. (2022). How central support built capacity to deliver a health promoting intervention for older adults in Canada. Health & Social Care in the Community. Health & Social Care in the Community, 00, 1– 12. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13751
70. Yang, Y., van Schooten, K., Komisar, V., McKay, H.A., Sims-Gould, J. & Robinovitch, S.N. (2022). Effects of the Mobility-Fit Physical Activity Program on Strength and Mobility in Older Adults in Assisted Living: A Feasibility Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(9), 5453. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095453
71. Tong, C. E., Lopez, K., Chowdhury, D., Arya, N., Elliott, J., Sims-Gould, J., Grindrod, K. & Stolee, P. (2022). Understanding racialized older adults’ experiences of the Canadian healthcare system, and co-designing solutions: Protocol for a qualitative study in nine languages. 12:e068013. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068013