Université de Sherbrooke

About: Université de Sherbrooke is a education organization based out in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Receptor. The organization has 14922 authors who have published 28783 publications receiving 792511 citations. The organization is also known as: Universite de Sherbrooke & Sherbrooke University.

Measuring social participation: reliability of the LIFE-H in older adults with disabilities

Abstract: Purpose: Much more attention should be paid to instruments documenting social participation as this area is increasingly considered a pivotal outcome of a successful rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to document the reliability of a participation measure, the Assessment of Life Habits (LIFE-H), in older adults with functional limitations.Methods: Eighty-four individuals with physical disabilities living in three different environments were assessed twice with the LIFE-H, an instrument that documents the quality of social participation by assessing a person's performance in daily activities and social roles (life habits).Results: The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) computed for intrarater reliability exceeded 0.75 for seven out of the 10 life habits categories. For interrater reliability, the total score and daily activities subscore are highly reliable (ICC ⩽ 0.89), and the social roles subscore is moderately reliable (ICC = 0.64). ‘Personal care’ is the category with the highest ICC...

Impact of a 12-Month Exercise Program on the Physical and Psychological Health of Osteopenic Women

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To describe the effect of a supervised physical activity program on the physical and psychological health of osteopenic women DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial SETTING: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada PARTICIPANTS: A total of 124 community-living postmenopausal women, between 50 and 70 years of age, with low bone mass took part in the study INTERVENTION: Subjects allocated to the experimental group performed weight-bearing exercises (walking, stepping up and down from benches), aerobic dancing, and flexibility exercises for 60 minutes, three times a week, over a period of 12 months All subjects were invited to attend bi-monthly educational seminars covering topics related to osteoporosis OUTCOME MEASURES: Spinal and femoral bone mineral density (BMD), functional fitness (flexibility, coordination, agility, strength/endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance), psychological well-being, back pain intensity, and self-perceived health RESULTS: Spinal BMD stabilized in the exercisers while decreasing significantly in the controls (P = 031) No change in femoral BMD was observed in either group (P = 597) Four of the five parameters chosen to evaluate functional fitness, namely flexibility, agility, strength, and endurance, were affected positively by the exercise program (all P < 01) Adjusting for prescores by means of an analysis of covariance revealed a significant difference between the groups in psychological well-being, which favored the exercisers (P = 012) After 12 months, back pain reported by exercisers was lower than that reported by controls (P = 008) Finally, self-perceived health increased in the exercise group, whereas no difference was observed in the control group (P = 790) CONCLUSION: These results suggest that after 12 months, exercising can produce a significant increase above initial levels in the functional fitness, well-being, and self-perceived health of osteopenic women Intensity of back pain can also be lowered by exercise The exercise program succeeded in stabilizing spinal BMD but had no effect on femoral BMD

Development of a conceptual framework of positive aspects of caregiving in dementia

Abstract: Research on family caregivers usually focuses more on stress and burden, especially in the context of looking after a person with dementia. This leads to fewer considerations of positive aspects of caregiving. Thus enhancing these positive aspects represents an innovative approach to caregivers’ support. Furthermore, these aspects need more conceptualization to underpin the development of such an approach. This article proposes a conceptual framework of the positive aspects of caregiving based on an integrative literature review. This conceptual framework provides a comprehensive model that should improve understanding of positive aspects of caregiving. It could also contribute to the development of innovative support programs based on the positive aspects instead of the negative aspects of caregiving.