Veille scientifique trimestrielle - Juillet, août, septembre 2025

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L'implication des PPA dans les soins et services

Les articles regroupés dans cette thématique concernent la participation des membres de la famille, des ami·e·s ou d'autres personnes significatives dans la prise en charge et l'accompagnement des personnes usagères dans le réseau de la santé et des services sociaux (RSSS). Cela inclut la participation aux soins, aux services et aux prises de décisions, la communication et la collaboration entre les PPA et les professionnel·le·s, les formations adaptées pour soutenir les PPA dans leur rôle, ainsi que la prise en compte de leurs besoins dans le RSSS.

▫️ Beydoun, S. A., Bahrami, S., Burns, K. E. A., Debigaré, S., Duong, J., Gagné, C., Kifell, J., Price, C., Rubulotta, F., Stephenson, A., Udupa, S., Wang, H. T., & Goldfarb, M. (2025). Virtual family participation in adult intensive care unit rounds: A multicenter pilot feasibility cohort study. Journal of Critical Care, 91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2025.155245 

▫️ Kaasalainen, S., Thompson, G., McCleary, L., et coll. (2025). “Help with rowing the boat”: Implementing and evaluating the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care program in four Canadian provinces. Palliative Care and Social Practice, 19. https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524251369121

▫️ Ménard, A., Clark, E., Hagerman, L., Dobbins, M., Smith, E. E., Vedel, I., Chambers, L. W., Iroanyah, N., Hothi, S., Sivananthan, S., McLaren-Beato, J., & Main, S. (2025). Toward compassionate communication: a rapid review on facilitating the dementia disclosure process. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 21(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70466

▫️ Ruiz, F.-J.-M., Kergoat, M.-J., Andriamampionona, F., Brodeur, C., Beauchet, O., Tannou, T., Buckinx, F., & Aubertin-Leheudre, M. (2025). Validation of Subjective and Objective Decisional Trees to prescribe exercise using the pace tool in outpatient older adults. European Geriatric Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-025-01305-w

▫️ Yaddaden, A., Legault, J., Bottari, C., Nguyen, Q. D., & Bier, N. (2025). Prescribing Assistive Technology for Cognition to Support Aging in Place: OTs’ Perspective. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/00084174251362524

 

La navigation des soins et services

Les articles regroupés dans cette thématique concernent le processus de navigation, d’orientation, de coordination, de soutien et de défense des droits dans l’accès aux ressources du RSSS, généralement pour la personne aidée.

▫️ Ménard, A., Sun, A. H., Bourbonnais, A., Fleming, M., Macaulay, S., & Hsu, A. T. (2025). Navigating (Long-Term) Care in Crisis: A Critical Ethnography of Care Partners in a Pandemic. Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100275 

 

La qualité de vie des PPA

Les articles regroupés sous cette thématique concernent l’évaluation de la qualité de vie des PPA à l’aide d’indicateurs liés à leur bien-être (p. ex : santé mentale, stress, isolement social, fardeau). Les articles se penchant sur les besoins des PPA pour améliorer leur qualité de vie y sont également inclus.  

▫️ Boulé, M., Rivard, M., & Mello, C. (2025). Parents’ Emotional Journey Throughout Their Participation in a Well-Being Support Group Intervention. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 38(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.70107

▫️ des Rivières-Pigeon, C., Malboeuf, V., & Nadig, A. (2025). Asynchronous focus groups on facebook: a research method for engaging with autistic people, their families, and support professionals. Quality & Quantity. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-025-02327-z

▫️ Massaad, M., Downing, J., Allard, E., & Friedel, M. (2025). Exploring pediatric palliative care in Luxembourg: a mixed-methods study. BMC Palliative Care, 24(170). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01813-3

▫️ Rodríguez-Duarte, M. A., Vedel, I. M., Cetin-Sahin, D., Bousbiat, I., Godard-Sebillotte, C., Sourial, N., Maclagan, L. C., Diong, C., Bronskill, S. E., Seitz, D., Morgan, D., Rochette, L., Massamba, V., Quail, J., & Arsenault-Lapierre, G. (2025). A Meta-Analysis of Sex-Based Differences in Health Service Use for Persons Living With Dementia Between 2018 and 2020 in Four Canadian Provinces. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70066

 

L'expérience relationnelle des PPA

Les articles regroupés sous cette thématique étudient les aspects relationnels de la proche aidance. Ils s’intéressent à l’impact des activités de soutien sur les relations entre les membres de la dyade, ainsi que sur celles entre les différent·e·s proches qui composent le réseau de soutien.

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Caregiver involvement in care and service delivery

This theme refers to the involvement of family members, friends or other significant individuals in the care and support of service users within the health and social services system. It includes caregiver participation in care, services and decision-making; communication and collaboration between caregivers and professionals; specialized training to support caregivers in their role; and systematic consideration of their needs.

▫️ Beydoun, S. A., Bahrami, S., Burns, K. E. A., Debigaré, S., Duong, J., Gagné, C., Kifell, J., Price, C., Rubulotta, F., Stephenson, A., Udupa, S., Wang, H. T., & Goldfarb, M. (2025). Virtual family participation in adult intensive care unit rounds: A multicenter pilot feasibility cohort study. Journal of Critical Care, 91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2025.155245 

▫️ Kaasalainen, S., Thompson, G., McCleary, L., et coll. (2025). “Help with rowing the boat”: Implementing and evaluating the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care program in four Canadian provinces. Palliative Care and Social Practice, 19. https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524251369121

▫️ Ménard, A., Clark, E., Hagerman, L., Dobbins, M., Smith, E. E., Vedel, I., Chambers, L. W., Iroanyah, N., Hothi, S., Sivananthan, S., McLaren-Beato, J., & Main, S. (2025). Toward compassionate communication: a rapid review on facilitating the dementia disclosure process. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 21(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70466

▫️ Ruiz, F.-J.-M., Kergoat, M.-J., Andriamampionona, F., Brodeur, C., Beauchet, O., Tannou, T., Buckinx, F., & Aubertin-Leheudre, M. (2025). Validation of Subjective and Objective Decisional Trees to prescribe exercise using the pace tool in outpatient older adults. European Geriatric Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-025-01305-w

▫️ Yaddaden, A., Legault, J., Bottari, C., Nguyen, Q. D., & Bier, N. (2025). Prescribing Assistive Technology for Cognition to Support Aging in Place: OTs’ Perspective. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/00084174251362524

 

Navigating care and services

A caregiver's navigation of care and services refers to the process of guiding, coordinating, supporting, and advocating for the health and social services network's resources, usually for the care receiver. 

▫️ Ménard, A., Sun, A. H., Bourbonnais, A., Fleming, M., Macaulay, S., & Hsu, A. T. (2025). Navigating (Long-Term) Care in Crisis: A Critical Ethnography of Care Partners in a Pandemic. Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100275 

 

Caregivers’ quality of life

The articles included under this theme assess the quality of life of caregivers using indicators related to the well-being of this group (e.g. mental health, stress, social isolation, burden). Articles looking at the needs of caregivers in order to improve their quality of life are also included.

▫️ Boulé, M., Rivard, M., & Mello, C. (2025). Parents’ Emotional Journey Throughout Their Participation in a Well-Being Support Group Intervention. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 38(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.70107

▫️ des Rivières-Pigeon, C., Malboeuf, V., & Nadig, A. (2025). Asynchronous focus groups on facebook: a research method for engaging with autistic people, their families, and support professionals. Quality & Quantity. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-025-02327-z

▫️ Massaad, M., Downing, J., Allard, E., & Friedel, M. (2025). Exploring pediatric palliative care in Luxembourg: a mixed-methods study. BMC Palliative Care, 24(170). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01813-3

▫️ Rodríguez-Duarte, M. A., Vedel, I. M., Cetin-Sahin, D., Bousbiat, I., Godard-Sebillotte, C., Sourial, N., Maclagan, L. C., Diong, C., Bronskill, S. E., Seitz, D., Morgan, D., Rochette, L., Massamba, V., Quail, J., & Arsenault-Lapierre, G. (2025). A Meta-Analysis of Sex-Based Differences in Health Service Use for Persons Living With Dementia Between 2018 and 2020 in Four Canadian Provinces. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70066

 

Caregivers’ relational experience

The articles contained under this theme study the relational aspects of caregiving. They look at the impact of support activities on the relationships maintained between the members of the dyad or on the whole support system deployed within the caregiving relationship.

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