Finding and accessing social services and community resources can be challenging for stroke survivors and their care partners. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify and review interventions that aimed to increase access and use of such services and...
Past Projects
The Influence of a Low-Income and Linguistic Minority Context on Post-Stroke Participation
This study aimed to increase our understanding of how low income and official minority language status influence the experience of return to participation following a stroke. The research highlighted that, regardless of individual situations, the healthcare and social...
Supporting Access to Social Services for Low-Income Stroke survivors: Understanding Usual Care Practices in Acute Care and Rehabilitation Settings
PROJECT COMPLETEThe research team is comprised of: Katrine Sauvé-Schenk, Jacinthe Savard, François Durand. The research assistant was Patrick Duong, with the collaborators: Samantha Samonte-Brown, Lisa Sheehy, Martine Trudelle. Delayed access to social services can...
Evaluation of the Implementation of French Language Services in a Minority Context: Development of a User Questionnaire
This project was funded by the Consortium national de la formation en santé (CNFS), Volet Université d’Ottawa.The research team is comprised of: Katrine Sauvé-Schenk, Jacinthe Savard, Sébastien Savard, Denis Prud’homme, with site collaborators Andrée-Anne Ledoux and...
Hospital Based Occupational Therapy Delivery During a Pandemic: Adapting our Practice
With Diana Bissett and Samantha Oostlander of the Ottawa Hospital, we explored how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the practice of occupational therapy in inpatient and outpatient services. With Diana Bissett and Samantha Oostlander of the Ottawa Hospital, we...




