Alexandre Castonguay

Université de Montréal | UdeM · Faculty of Nursing

The realm of health care is on the cusp of a significant technological leap, courtesy of the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) language models, but ensuring the ethical design, deployment, and use of these technologies is imperative to truly realize their potential in improving health care delivery and promoting human well-being and safe...

UNSTRUCTURED The realm of health care is on the cusp of a significant technological leap, courtesy of the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) language models, but ensuring the ethical design, deployment, and use of these technologies is imperative to truly realize their potential in improving health care delivery and promoting human well-b...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving global change. An AI language model like ChatGPT could revolutionize the delivery of nursing education in the future. ChatGPT is an AI-enabled text generator that has garnered significant attention due to its ability to engage in conversations and answer questions. Nurse educators play a crucial role in prepa...

Artificial intelligence (AI) drives transformation across medical specialities, requiring current and future generations of physicians to navigate ever-changing digital environments. In this context, prospective physicians will play a key role in adopting and applying AI-based health technologies, underlining the importance of understanding their k...

UNSTRUCTURED Background The number of elective outpatient surgeries in Canada has increased markedly in the last 10 years. Postoperative adverse events could be reduced integrating modern and optimal technologies to ensure quality and safety of postoperative care. Thereby, the department of Anesthesiology at the University of Montreal Medical Cente...

Background The number of elective outpatient surgeries in Canada has increased markedly in the last 10 years. However, unanticipated cancellations on the day of surgery and adverse postoperative events are frequent. Modern technologies have been shown to be of great help in the medical field in improving patient care. Thus, it is likely that dedica...

Background The role of community pharmacists in enhancing patient care has received increased attention. However, there is a paucity of literature on the nature, frequency, and perceived impacts of patient-initiated consultations in community pharmacies. Objectives We aim to describe the profile of patients seeking advice from community pharmacist...

Objective We aimed to explore the factors that influence medical students’ intention to integrate dHealth technologies in their practice and analyze the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on their perceptions and intention. Methods We conducted a two-phased survey study at the University of Montreal's medical school in Canada. The study population...

Background Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging in healthcare in various forms, including AI-based clinical decision support systems, machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, big data analytics and AI-enhanced robotics. Given their potential impact on clinical processes and decision-making, AI-based health technologies (A...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the adoption of digital health technologies to maximize the accessibility of medical care in primary care settings. Medical appointment scheduling (MAS) systems are among the most essential technologies. Prior studies on MAS systems have taken either a user-oriented perspective, focusing on perceived ou...

BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the adoption of digital health technologies to maximize the accessibility of medical care in primary care settings. Medical appointment scheduling (MAS) systems are among the most essential technologies. Prior studies on MAS systems have taken either a user-oriented perspective, focusing on perceived ou...

Background: Using self-determination theory, the objective of this study was to examine, over a one-month period, how physical activity (PA) motivation would influence accelerometer-derived PA behavior, and ultimately, acute diabetes-related symptoms burden among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D adults). Using both a person and variable-centered ap...

Physical activity plays a crucial role in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. Therefore, it is important to understand why so few adults with type 2 diabetes regularly engage in physical activity. The role of self-regulation in the context of health-related behavior adherence, especially in terms of physical activity engagement and adh...

Based on self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000), this study aims to verify how integrated regulation contributes to physical activity (PA) maintenance through promoting consistency in PA behavior, which is defined as the overall number of weeks during which participants reported sustaining the weekly frequency of their PA behavior. A 2-wave...

Using self-determination theory, the aim of this study was to examine motivational profiles toward physical activity among adults with type 2 diabetes and how these profiles predict physical activity. In total, 381 adults with type 2 diabetes (188 or 49.3% women, M age = 61.39, SD = 7.29) completed a questionnaire assessing their physical activity...

the aim of the present study was to examine how adults’ physical activity motivation would influence their participation level in leisure-time physical activity, and in turn, how their physical activity behavior would impact their mood state.

The Research Spotlight column of Perseverance is meant to showcase, through peer-reviewed commentaries, the recent publications of members of the Sport & Exercise Psychology Section of the Canadian Psychological Association. Active Section members are invited to present a 1-2 pages synthesis of their research with the opportunity to discuss additio...

The Research Spotlight column of Perseverance is meant to showcase, through peer-reviewed commentaries, the recent publications of members of the Sport & Exercise Psychology Section of the Canadian Psychological Association. Active Section members are invited to present a 1-2 pages synthesis of their research with the opportunity to discuss additio...

Objectives: Drawing on self-determination theory, this study examined how motivation to engage in physical activity (PA) influences the observance of PA recommendations by adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design. In total, 365 adults with type 2 diabetes (181 men and 184 women, mean age = 60.39 years; SD=6....

Engagement in regular physical activity (PA) is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Using self-determination theory (SDT), the aim of this study was to verify how integrated regulation contributes to the development of PA motivational profiles and how these profiles predict PA intention and behaviour. A cross-sectional design was used and 109...

Physical activity (PA) plays an essential role in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes (Db2) (Sigal et al., 2006). Nevertheless, less than 30% of Canadians with Db2 meet the 150 minutes of moderate-intensity PA (e.g. jogging) a week, recommended by experts (CDA, 2003). Therefore, this study aimed to examine which factors are facilitators...