1 Assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Regina in Regina, SK.
2 Adjunct professor in the Faculty of Nursing at Université Laval in Quebec City, QC.
3 Assistant professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, ON.
4 Investigator at the Bruyère Research Institute in Ottawa, ON, and an associate professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences at Concordia University in Montreal, QC.
5 Physiotherapist and associate professor in the School of Physical Therapy at Western University in London, ON.
6 Professor and Gladys Sharpe Chair in the School of Nursing at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON.
7 Professor and chair of the Department of Family Studies and Gerontology at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, NS, and the director of the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging.
8 Assistant professor in the I

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