Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3) - From Fellows

Research Highlight: Better satisfaction with aging could improve health and well-being | 2021-22 Fellow Julia Nakamura

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New research from 2021-22 CAnD3 Fellow Julia Nakamura and colleagues finds that higher satisfaction with aging could lead to improved health and well-being outcomes. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, a cohort of 13,752 US adults over 50 years old, the researchers used 35 indicators of physical, behavioral, and psychosocial health and well-being to capture a comprehensive suite of outcomes. Out of the 35 indicators, improvements in 27 were associated with better aging satisfaction.

Social Networks and Social Media Use of Older Adults | 2021-22 Fellow Sofia Gil-Clavel

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2021-22 CAnD3 Fellow Sofia Gil-Clavel recently published her second dissertation paper on whether older adults use social media to maintain friendships. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and Facebook, the paper found that digital relationships may compensate for the lack of offline social networks among older migrants.

Fellow Daniel Tingskou Wins 2021 Jack Boan Student Essay Competition

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2020-21 CAnD3 fellow Daniel Tingskou' s winning submission to the 2021 Jack Boan Student Essay Competition explores the effects of a 2005 Ontario tax policy on the interprovincial migration of physicians in Canada. His research finds that following the new tax policy, which allowed physicians to split income from privately-owned physician corporations with their family members, migration of physicians to Ontario increased.

Memory disorders and their spouse carers on influencing formal care | Mari Aaltonen & Anne Martin-Matthews

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Experiences of people with memory disorders and their spouse carers on influencing formal care: “They ask my wife questions that they should ask me”

Presentation by team member Anna Zajacova and trainee Anthony Jehn on health behaviour changes during the pandemic

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CAnD3 team member Anna Zajacova, trainee Anthony Jehn, and colleagues will be discussing their recent paper on changes in health behaviours during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated socio-demographic disparities in a webinar series from the Canadian Public Health Association on February 24, 2021, at 2 pm EST.

New paper by trainee Mari Aaltonen on dementia and delayed discharge

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Dementia and Poor Continuity of Primary Care Delay Hospital Discharge in Older Adults: A Population-Based Study From 2001 to 2016

This new paper from our trainee Mari Aaltonen examines dementia and delayed discharge and the association of delayed discharge with discharge destination and with the continuity of primary care prior to urgent admission. The study used data from our partner Population Data BC.

Trainee Anthony Jehn discusses who is most likely to adhere to public health precautions | CBC News

�� — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 19:05:57 +0000

CAnD3 trainee Anthony Jehn was featured in a CBC article about his recent paper with CAnD3 team member Anna Zajacova analyzing Statistics Canada data to assess the demographic groups willing or unwilling to follow public health precautions to prevent COVID-19.

New paper by Anna Zajacova and trainee Anthony Jehn on mental health and economic concerns

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Mental Health and Economic Concerns from March to May during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: Insights from an Analysis of Repeated Cross-Sectional Surveys

This new paper from our team member Anna Zajacova and trainee Anthony Jehn explores the impacts of the pandemic on the psychological well-being of Canadians with relation to economic concerns.