Author(s): Vasiliadis HM; Spagnolo J; Bartram M; Fleury MJ; Gouin JP; Grenier S; Roberge P; Shen-Tu G; Vena JE; Lamoureux-Lamarche C; Wang J;

Objectives: Few are the longitudinal studies on the changes in moderate or severe symptoms of anxiety or depression (MSS-ANXDEP) from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The aim was to study the change in MSS-ANXDEP and associated sociodemographic, economic, psychosocial, health beh ...

Article GUID: 38117417

Author(s): Vasiliadis HM; Spagnolo J; Fleury MJ; Gouin JP; Roberge P; Bartram M; Grenier S; Shen-Tu G; Vena JE; Wang J;

Background: Scarce are the studies focusing on initiation of new mental health service use (MHSU) and distinguishing individuals who have sought services but have been unsuccessful in accessing these. Aims: Assessing the factors associated with initiating new MHSU as compared to no MHSU due to s ...

Article GUID: 37646244

Author(s): Lara E; Matovic S; Vasiliadis HM; Grenier S; Berbiche D; de la Torre-Luque A; Gouin JP;

The COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique opportunity to examine the contributions of social interaction and other non-social factors to loneliness among older adults in the context of confinement measures constraining opportunities for in-person social interactions. This study aims to identify groups of individuals with heterogeneous trajectories of loneli ...

Article GUID: 37499331

Author(s): Gong K; Garneau J; Grenier S; Vasiliadis HM; Dang-Vu TT; Dialahy IZ; Gouin JP;

Objective: To identify sociodemographic, psychological, and health factors related to trajectories of insomnia symptoms in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: From May 2020 to May 2021, 644 older adults (mean age = 78.73, SD = 5.60) completed telephone-administered self-reported measures (ie, Insomnia Severity Index, consensus sleep diari ...

Article GUID: 37380593

Author(s): Vasiliadis HM; Spagnolo J; Fleury MJ; Gouin JP; Roberge P; Bartram M; Grenier S; Shen-Tu G; Vena JE; Wang J;

Objectives: Using Andersen's model of health care seeking behavior, we examined the predisposing, enabling, and need factors associated with mental health service use (MHSU) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada. Methods: The sample included n = 45,542 participants in ...

Article GUID: 37046270

Author(s): Matovic S; Grenier S; Jauvin F; Gravel C; Vasiliadis HM; Vasil N; Belleville S; Rainville P; Dang-Vu TT; Aubertin-Leheudre M; Knäuper B; Dialahy IZ; Gouin JP;

Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated public health measures may increase the risk for psychological distress among vulnerable older adults. This longitudinal study aimed to identify predictors of psychological distress trajectories among community-dwelling older adults in Quebec, C ...

Article GUID: 36703303

Author(s): Rousseau C; Beauregard C; Daignault K; Petrakos H; Thombs BD; Steele R; Vasiliadis HM; Hechtman L;

Objectives: The aim of this cluster randomized trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based theatre intervention program for immigrant and refugee youth in special classes for improving mental health and academic outcomes. The primary hypothesis was that students in the theatre inter ...

Article GUID: 25127251