Daniel Naud

Situations of vulnerability are associated with reduced life satisfaction. Although social support moderates the influence of situations of vulnerability, little is known about their associations. This study aimed to document situations of vulnerability and examine their association with life satisfaction among older adults, and the moderating effe...

Since aging sometimes implies a change in living environment, it is important to better understand happiness and associated factors such as thriving, social participation, community integration and ageism according to residential settings. This study aimed to compare the happiness of older women and men living in a conventional dwelling (CD) and in...

When experiencing, at a specific moment, multidimensional difficulties (physiological, psychological, socioeconomic or social) increasing the probability of being harmed or having coping challenges that negatively impact their lives, individuals in situations of vulnerability are at risk of reduced life satisfaction. Although not demonstrated yet,...

As the COVID-19 pandemic impacted mental health, this longitudinal study examined the effect of age-friendly communities (AFC) action plan on older adults’ depressive symptoms. Using the CLSA, the CLSA COVID-19 Questionnaire study, survey of Canadian municipalities, and the census, the depressive symptoms trajectories were modeled with multilevel m...

Résumé Afin de mieux comprendre la distribution géographique des facilitateurs et des obstacles à la participation sociale des Québécois âgés, cette étude visait à documenter l’Indice du potentiel de participation sociale (IPPS) selon les zones métropolitaines, urbaines et rurales. Des analyses de données secondaires, dont l’Enquête transversale su...

Municipalities can foster the social participation of aging adults. Although making municipalities age-friendly is recognized as a promising way to help aging adults stay involved in their communities, little is known about the key components (e.g., services and structures) that foster social participation. This study thus aimed to identify key age...

Municipalities can foster the social participation of aging adults. Although making municipalities age-friendly is recognized as a promising way to help aging adults stay involved in their communities, little is known about the key components (e.g., services and structures) that foster social participation. This study thus aimed to identify key age...

Purpose This conceptual paper aims to describe aging all over the place (AAOP), a federative framework for action, research and policy that considers older adults’ diverse experiences of place and life trajectories, along with person-centered care. Design/methodology/approach The framework was developed through group discussions, followed by an ap...

Background: considering the importance of social participation for quality of life and active ageing in older adults, it is an important target of social and health professionals' interventions. A previous review of definitions of social participation in older adults included articles up to 2009; new publications and changes in the social context...

Background: It is important to foster social participation and health equity, especially for older adults in situations of vulnerability. Despite growing interest in vulnerability, there is no consensus regarding how to define or measure this concept. This paper provides an inventory and synthesis of definitions of and instruments measuring vulner...

This study aimed to describe and compare, according to rurality, the characteristics of regular public transit and paratransit in Quebec municipalities. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using an online questionnaire with public transit agencies, two activity reports and open data portal. Representatively distributed among 573 (50.4%) municipa...

Although social participation fosters older adults' health, little is known about which environmental characteristics are related to greater participation in social activities. The Canadian Community Health Survey (n = 2737), a transportation survey, and multiple secondary data sources were used to identify the environmental characteristics associa...

Aim This study described and compared participation with community activities and perceived barriers among middle‐aged and older Canadians by gender and age group (45–64, 65–74, 75–84, ≥85 years). Method Using the cross‐sectional 2008–2009 Canadian Community Health Survey – Healthy Aging, we considered the frequency of involvement in eight communi...

Abstract Background Social participation is a modifiable health determinant influenced by physical and social aspects of the environment. Little is known about aging women’s and men’s community activities and barriers according to region and population size. This study compared social participation, desire to participate more, and perceived barrier...

We document and compare the environmental characteristics potentially associated with social participation of older Quebecers, according to the level of rurality. A survey was carried out among older Quebecers aged 65 and over recruited by different senior groups and through social media. The Questionnaire their potential for social participation,...

Les QuébécoisES vieillissantEs avaient la plus faible fréquence de participation sociale au pays et la plus faible proportion à vouloir accroître cette participation. Briser l'isolement social, c'est aussi encourager les opportunités d'activités sociales. ++ Aging Quebecers had the lowest social engagement frequency in Canada and the lowest proport...

Les QuébécoisEs vieillissantEs étaient celles et ceux qui souhaitaient le moins accroître leur niveau de participation sociale au Canada. ++ Aging Quebecers had the lowest proportion wanting to participate more, across Canada.

Relation entre la satisfaction avec la vie et la participation sociale dans la population âgée de 65 ans et plus (Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes - Vieillissement en santé, 2008-09). ++ Relationship between the satisfaction with life and social participation in population aged 65 ans over (Canadian Communities Health Survey...

Caractéristiques environnementales associées à la participation sociale des Québécois âgés, selon le milieu de vie - Participants: Enquête sur la santé des collectivités canadiennes-Vieillissement en santé (ESCC-VS; 2008-09; n = 2 737; 65 ans et plus, Québec) - Participation sociale: somme de la participation mensuelle à huit types d'activités - E...

Objectives: This study verified the associations of individual and environmental factors with social participation in aging adults. Method: The cross­sectional 2008­2009 Canadian Community Health Survey ¬­ "Healthy Aging" was analysed (N=5,217, 45 years old and over , in Quebec, Canada). Social participation was estimated by combining monthly frequ...

Objectif : La participation sociale des aînés a un impact important et positif sur leur vieillissement actif, leur santé et leur bien-être. Les milieux urbain, périurbain et rural des aînés façonneraient des environnements distincts qui influencent leur participation sociale. Ainsi, ces milieux de vie peuvent compenser la présence d’incapacités (e....

Rationale: As older adults represent a large and growing part of our society, it is crucial to improve their health and well-being. Recognized as a determinant of health, social participation is influenced by the community. Indeed, a high level of participation in community activities (cultural, religious, physical, neighborhood, volunteering, etc....

The research presented in this chapter aims to initiate the development of a spatial typology of cinematographic narratives, using a cybercartographic application. This application has been developed to map the narrative structure of 46 contemporary Canadian films. The spatial dimensions of these narrative structures were characterized by the locat...

Les films sont porteurs d’un discours géographique original. Au-delà de la vision d’un auteur, ils reflètent souvent le regard qu’une société pose sur les territoires. L’objectif de ce projet de recherche est d’étudier le discours géographique développé par le cinéma canadien à travers une analyse des lieux qui structurent ses récits. Cette analyse...

Developing a deep and thorough understanding of environmental justice in urban areas depends on the clarity through which researchers and practitioners can assess the socio-demographic structure of a city. Geodemographic segmentation systems provide a classification technique through which a multitude of social and economic indicators are used to p...

Résumé Cet article propose un éclairage géographique sur la répartition des salles de cinéma au Canada, de manière à faire apparaître certains éléments structurants de leur organisation spatiale. Cet éclairage est fourni à partir de la conception d’une base de données géographiques évolutive des salles de cinéma canadiennes. Cette base de données i...

Résumé Plusieurs études se sont penchées sur l’évolution de la localisation des emplois de services aux entreprises. Une hypothèse qui n’a pas encore été pleinement explorée est celle selon laquelle ce secteur chercherait à s’implanter à proximité des quartiers résidentiels où réside sa main-d’oeuvre. Notre étude démontre qu’il semble effectivement...

Many studies are currently investigating the localization of business services jobs and its development. One hypothesis, which has been insufficiently researched to date, is that this sector tends to locate in the vicinity of residential neighbourhoods where its workforce lives. This study demonstrates that though colocalization does exist to some...

The goal of this paper is to provide a geographic perspective on the distribution patterns of cinemas in Canada and to focus on some of the features that underlie their spatial organization. This analysis is based on the development of a geographic and evolutionary database of Canadian cinema centres. Listed in the database are the sociodemographic...

Résumé Comme méthode d’observation, le groupe témoin est utilisé par un nombre grandissant de chercheurs, aussi bien pour le travail sur le terrain que dans des sphères spécialisées. Cette méthode consiste à rassembler des personnes en vue de recueillir des opinions ou des réactions sur un thème particulier à l’aide de questions ouvertes ou fermées...

Focus groups provide a method of observation used by an increasing number of researchers in field research, specialized or otherwise. The method consists in bringing together a small group of individuals as a sample of a larger population group in order to collect opinions or reactions concerning a predetermined theme, using mainly closed questions...

The question of the “insertion” in space of public housing into the surrounding urban environment is not new. It has often been examined from the perspective of the social environment, but more rarely from that of the physical environment and the accessibility of public and private services and facilities. To qualify the immediate urban environment...

This paper enquires whether Switzerland has tended to centralize its federation since 1848, and if so what the causes of this are. The article first describes the historical background of federalism in Switzerland before 1848. The hypothesis is that since 1848, Switzerland has effectively tended to be more centralistic. To prove so, it compares the...