Michael KaluYork University · School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Michael Kalu
PhD
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Introduction
I developed interdisciplinary expertise through my academic training and research experience and used several methodological approaches to address three interests:
1. Education and professional practice frameworks.
2. Mobility-related issues in older adults across care transitions
3. Quality living for visible minority older adults (e.g., Black older adults)
Additional affiliations
September 2015 - August 2017
Position
- Research Assistant
Description
- Scoping review synthesis Preparing research reports- written format and power-point presentations Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the scoping reviews Monitors Online survey and perform analysis
May 2013 - January 2014
Education
September 2017 - December 2022
September 2015 - August 2017
September 2013 - December 2015
Publications
Publications (77)
The purpose of this study was to examine the perspectives of support staff, health care professionals, and care coordinators working in or referring to a community-based, slow-stream rehabilitation, hospital-to-home transition program regarding gaps in services, and barriers and facilitators related to implementation and functioning of the program....
Background:
Retaining talented and experienced nurses in clinical practice and academia is crucial for maintaining continuity, ensuring high-quality care and education, and fostering a positive work environment. Although factors influencing nursing staff retention are well documented, little is known about how workplace factors impact nursing facu...
Purpose:
To prioritize and achieve consensus on mobility determinant factors [cognitive, financial, environmental, personal, physical, psychological, social] considered critical to include in the COmprehensive Mobility Discharge Assessment Framework (COMDAF) for older adults transitioning from hospital-to-home.
Materials and methods:
We conducte...
Objective:
To synthesize available evidence of factors comprising the personal, financial, and environmental mobility determinants and their association with older adults' self-reported and performance-based mobility outcomes.
Data sources:
PubMed, EMBASE, PsychINFO, Web of Science, AgeLine, Sociological Abstract, Allied and Complementary Medici...
Background and Objectives: In 2010, Webber and colleagues conceptualized the
Background and Objectives
In 2010, Webber and colleagues conceptualized the interrelationships between mobility determinants, and researchers tested Webber's framework using data from developed countries. No studies have tested this model using data from developing nations (e.g., Nigeria). This study aimed to simultaneously explore the cognitive, e...
(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated incidents of burnout among academics in various fields and disciplines. Although burnout has been the subject of extensive research, few studies have focused on nursing faculty. This study aimed to investigate the differences in burnout scores among nursing faculty members in Canada. (2) Method:...
Background
Mobility is an independent predictor of physical functionality, healthy ageing, and quality of life. Various literatures have associated mobility limitation in older adulthood with demographic and socioeconomic factors. Hence, we propose a systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesise the association between sociodemographic factors...
Objectives: To describe the association between personality factors and mobility outcomes among community-dwelling older adults in Nigeria.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included 136 older adults [mean age (SD) = 65.1 (5.4)]. The Five-Factor Model of personality was evaluated using the International Personality Item Pool. Participants’ mobili...
Objective
To synthesise the available evidence on physical factors, such as muscle strength and power, body mass index and their association with older adults’ self-reported and performance-based mobility outcomes.
Method
This review followed the Askey and O'Malley framework. We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE, PsychINFO, Web of Science, Ag...
Social workers, especially in the Global North/developed countries such as the United States of America, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, have been actively involved in implementing social programs to improve the psychosocial, health, and wellbeing of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this is not the case in the Global S...
Background
Direct-access physiotherapy practice has led to a global review of the use of differential-diagnostic modalities such as musculoskeletal imaging (MI) in physiotherapy.
Objective
To explore the MI authority, levels of training, attitude, utilisation, and competence among clinical physiotherapists in Nigeria.
Methods
This national cross-...
Background
Mobility deficits have been identified as an independent risk factor for hospital readmission for adults ≥65 years. Despite evidence indicating how determinants additively influence and predict mobility, no hospital-to-home care transition models comprehensively assess all seven mobility determinants, cognitive, financial, environmental,...
Black older adults’ (BOAs) experience of loneliness differs from other ethnic groups because of the disproportionate disadvantages faced across their life course. This scoping review aimed to describe the range of research on loneliness or subjective social isolation among BOAs, identifying the contributing factors to loneliness in this population,...
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Interdisciplinary education and research foster cross disciplinary collaboration. The study of age and aging is complex and needs to be carried out by scholars from myriad disciplines, making interdisciplinary collaboration paramount. Non-formal, extracurricular, and interdisciplinary networks are increasingly filling gaps in academia's largely sil...
Background: The quality assessment provides information on the overall strength of evidence and methodological quality of a research design, highlighting the level of confidence the reader should place on the findings for decision making. This paper aimed to assess the quality (methodology and quality of reporting) of ageing studies in Sub-Saharan...
Uptake of a vaccine is complete if individuals are aware of the associated risks of the vaccine, accept the vaccine, and respond positively to the nudges (activation) to increase the uptake, and respond when the vaccine is made accessible and affordable. We mapped systematically the existing literature concerning the 5As—acceptability, accessibilit...
Although many factors have been associated with mobility among older adults, there is paucity of research that explores the complexity of factors that influence mobility. This review aims to synthesise the available evidence for factors comprising the cognitive, psychological, and social mobility determinants and their associations with mobility se...
Background:
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a promising non-pharmacological modality for the management ofchronic low back pain (CLBP), but its efficacy and mode of action have not been clearly established.
Objective:
To evaluate the responses of plasma beta-endorphin (βE), met-enkephalin (ME), and pain intensity (PI) among...
STUDY AIM: To summarize the current state and quality of qualitative research conducted by physiotherapists in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
METHODS: We systematically searched multiple databases from 2000 to December 2020 and included peer-reviewed qualitative studies conducted by physiotherapists in SSA countries. Two reviewers independently screene...
Background: Loneliness is a public and social issue affecting older adults, but in varying degrees across ethnic groups. Black older adults (BOAs) are more prone to loneliness because they have unique and accumulated factors (e.g., low socioeconomic status, high number of chronic conditions) that predispose them to loneliness. This review aims to d...
Background: Loneliness is a public and social issue affecting older adults, but in varying degrees across ethnic groups. Black older adults (BOAs) are more prone to loneliness because they have unique and accumulated factors (e.g., low socioeconomic status, high number of chronic conditions) that predispose them to loneliness. This review aims to d...
Abstract
Background: In 2040, the older population's growth rate in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will be faster than those experienced by developed nations since 1950. In preparation for this growth, the National Institute on Aging commissioned the National Academies' Committee on Population to organize a workshop on advancing aging research in Africa....
Objectives
We examined the effects of a walking intervention in older adults residing in long-term care (LTC) homes on gait velocity (primary outcome), and stride length, cadence and heel-to-heel base of support (secondary outcomes) compared to those in an interpersonal interaction control group and a care-as-usual control group at 16-weeks post-in...
Background:
In 2040, the older population's growth rate in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will be faster than those experienced by developed nations since 1950. In preparation for this growth, the National Institute on Aging commissioned the National Academies' Committee on Population to organize a workshop on advancing aging research in Africa. This me...
Objective:
To systematically locate, critically appraise and summarize clinical measurement research addressing the use of BPI-SF and SF-MPQ-2 in pain-related musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.
Methods:
We systematically searched four databases (Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE & SCOPUS) and screened articles to identify those reporting the psychometric p...
Background: Poor core stability is a known risk factor for musculoskeletal injuries. The utilization of abdominal crunch exercises for improving
core stability has been discouraged by some authorities considering its risks for low back pain. Evaluating the efficacy of other core exercises
is necessary for implementing them as safe alternatives. Aim...
Abstract
To explore the healthcare providers' experiences in identifying and managing psychosocial and cognitive factors (PSC) during hip/knee fracture rehabilitation for older adults in Nigeria. An interpretive description approach, purposively recruited and conducted focus group discussions with three rehabilitation teams- two orthopedic surgeons...
Introduction
There is a growing interest in collaborative care for older adults in Nigeria; however, little is known about the application of a transdisciplinary approach to care in a typical Nigerian geriatric unit. Therefore, we described healthcare professionals’ (HCPs’) perception of a transdisciplinary approach to older adults’ care in Souther...
Background:
Older individuals (over 60 years) with hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are at the highest risk of contracting and dying from Coronavirus (COVID-19). Compromised immunity (both innate and adaptive) and increased inflammatory response (cytokine-storm syndrome) are predictors for hig...
Introduction
Functional deficits such as gait speed, muscle strength or reduced activities in daily living after discharge are predictors for hospital readmission for older adults with hip fractures. However, physiotherapists (PTs) who are inherently mobility experts, do not actively participate during the hospital-to-home transition of older adult...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe clinical instructors’ (CIs) comments on the Canadian Physiotherapy Assessment of Clinical Performance (ACP) that reflect areas of strength and areas requiring improvement among internationally educated physical therapists (IEPTs) during supervised clinical internships in a bridging programme. Metho...
The rapid change in the family support structure in developing countries could jeopardize the concept of reciprocal support an older adult receives in later life. This study explored the perception of reciprocity between older parents and adult children on intergenerational support in Northern Nigeria. We purposely selected 18 participants and cond...
Background:
The Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) and Revised Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire Version-2 (SF-MPQ-2) are generic pain assessment tools used in research and practice for pain assessment in musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. A comprehensive review that systematically analyses their measurement properties in MSK conditions ha...
Study Aim: To describe how physiotherapists in northern Nigeria managed the environmental and socioeconomic determinants of mobility for older adults.
Methods: We adopted a qualitative description approach, purposely selected and conducted telephone interviews with 20 physiotherapists from Abuja [the Federal Capital Territory], four of the six stat...
A satisfactory research question often signifies the beginning point for many researchers. While this can be true for quantitative studies because of pre-defined research questions, qualitative research questions undergo series of revisions through a reflective process. This reflective process provides the framework for the subjectivity associated...
Background HIV infection and chronic use of highly active antiretroviral therapy have been associated with increased expression of pro-inflammatory biomarkers (e.g. high-sensitivity C-reactive protein) and major affective disorders (e.g. depression). There is a growing research interest in aerobic exercise as an adjunct therapy on inflammatory outc...
Background
HIV infection and chronic use of highly active antiretroviral therapy have been associated with increased expression of pro-inflammatory biomarkers (e.g. high-sensitivity C-reactive protein) and major affective disorders (e.g. depression). There is a growing research interest in aerobic exercise as an adjunct therapy on inflammatory out...
Background: HIV infection and the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy are associated with increased expression of pro-inflammatory biomarkers and major affective disorder. There is a growing research interest in aerobic exercise as an adjunct therapy on inflammatory outcomes and depression in people living with HIV (PLHIV) who are undergoin...
Background: The pattern of various seat differs in many ways, however, the ergonomic design of chairs ensures proper weight distribution of the occupant. Therefore, for classroom furniture to perform the function for which it was designed, namely weight bearing and stabilisation of the body both in static and dynamic seating, it has to be ergonomic...
Background:
The delivery of effective interprofessional co-operation in health practice is essential for successful treatment outcomes. Interprofessional education has been seen to be a major means of improving the knowledge of students about other health disciplines and encouraging future co-operations in health practice. The study therefore aims...
ABSTRACT
Aim: To identify existing theories and conceptual models that inform care transition interventions and to explore whether the role of rehabilitation professionals is explicitly stated or implied in these theories and models.
Methods: We searched multiple databases and included articles published from 2000 to 2018, with distinct mention of...
Background
The Brief Pain Inventory (BPF-SF) and McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ-2) are general-use, self-report, multidimensional pain assessment outcomes frequently used for pain assessment in musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. Synthesizing knowledge on their measurement properties, as assessed in MSK conditions, should provide a deeper understa...
Aim:
To determine outpatients' satisfaction with physiotherapy services in tertiary hospitals in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Method:
This cross-sectional study utilized a simple random sampling method to recruit 284 participants. Participants responded to a 2-part structured questionnaire with 33-items on a 5-point Likert-type scale. Participants were...
The "subjective Is" are those values and beliefs that a researcher or a practitioner brings to a research project or practice. The "subjective I" enables the researchers or practitioners to ask three sets of questions (a) " who am I?"; (b) what factors influenced or informed the beliefs and values; and (c) how these beliefs and values affected my a...
Background: Technology may play a vital role in the overall quality of life of older adults, specifically in reducing loneliness. However, there is limited evidence on the experience of older adults in using certain technology in reducing loneliness especially in developing nations. We explored the experiences of older adults in Nigeria that use te...
Background: Effective fall prevention practices are essential for reducing falls among older adults. Rehabilitation professionals like physiotherapists are essential members of the fall prevention team, yet little is known about the experiences of physiotherapists practicing fall prevention in developing nations. Objective: To explore the experienc...
Purpose: To review experiences of internationally educated healthcare professionals (physiotherapists, occupational therapists, physicians and pharmacists) in their new country and to map these experiences using a competency framework.
Method: Database (Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO) were systematically searched to include articles publish...
Purpose:
We describe the numerical ratings assigned by clinical instructors to the performance of internationally educated physical therapists (IEPTs) during their clinical internships while enrolled in a bridging programme.
Method:
We conducted a secondary analysis of the quantitative data for IEPT learners attending the Ontario Internationally E...
Purpose:
In spite of the growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases in Nigeria and the compelling need for the active participation of physiotherapists in health promotion activities around the world, there is no evidence that physiotherapists in Nigeria are engaged in health promotion activities. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge of...
Background: Effective fall prevention practices are essential for reducing falls among older adults. Rehabilitation professionals like physiotherapists are essential members of the fall prevention team, yet little is known about the experiences of physiotherapists practicing fall prevention in developing nations. Objective: To explore the experienc...
BACKGROUND: Physiotherapists are advocates of workplace health and safety. Despite the high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), there is limited knowledge of ergonomic principles have been successfully applied in the workplace by Nigerian physiotherapists.
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates the knowledge and practice of erg...
Background and Objective
Falling is a major health concern that has contributed significantly to older people's injury and loss of life worldwide, warranting the development of fall‐prevention strategies, the success of which has been attributed to the levels of knowledge and practice about fall prevention among physiotherapists and other health pr...
Patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who are treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) often ex- perience metabolic changes that have an adverse effect on their over- all health status. This review will assess the effect of aerobic exercises on the lipid profile of individuals with HIV infection undergoi...
Introduction: The incidence of hip fracture among older adults in Nigeria is on the rise. As a result, there is increased frequency of hospitalization, patient suffering, family burden, and societal cost. One dimension that has not been sufficiently explored is the burden of care experienced by informal and formal caregivers.
Objectives: To descri...
The rural-urban migration of family members often leads to a higher probability of older people living alone, and minimizes family/social networks, which increases old age loneliness. In this study, we describe the existence of loneliness among older adults in Nigeria and its factors, aiming to inform the development of interventions for reducing o...
A poster to seek information from stakeholders before the project starts.....
Logic models and case study approach to programme evaluation have proven effective in evaluating educational programmes. However, there is no article that has described a step by step process of how a logic model can inform the choice of a case study methodology. In this article, we used the clinical components of a bridging programme in Canada to...
Aims: To describe attitudes of physiotherapy students toward older adults and their interest in working with them; and to identify factors that may influence physiotherapy students' attitude, knowledge and beliefs toward older adults or interest in working with them. Methods: We used the five-step scoping review approach described by Arksey and O'M...
Aims: To describe attitudes of physiotherapy students toward older adults and their interest in working with them; and to identify factors that may influence physiotherapy students' attitude, knowledge and beliefs toward older adults or interest in working with them. Methods: We used the five-step scoping review approach described by Arksey and O'M...
This is a poster presentation The Nineteenth Annual Scientific Meeting for Health Science Research Trainees.
An Annotated Bibliography- Ageing and Gender in Developing, and Countries in Transition. This is a Course Work.
Is a miniature research for in fulfillment of a course work. It is solely for academic purposes.
This is an Academic essay work. It is a course work assignment.
Is an academic write up on literature review on the efficacy of Reminiscence therapy on Dementia
The study sought to identify the long term plans of graduating physiotherapy students from a Nigerian university. Eighty-four graduating students participated in this study. Sample of convenience was used to recruit participants in this study. A structured three- part questionnaire was used to collect data which was analysed with descriptive statis...
The study sought to identify the long term plans of graduating physiotherapy students from a
Nigerian university. Eighty-four graduating students participated in this study. Sample of convenience was used to
recruit participants in this study. A structured three- part questionnaire was used to collect data which was analysed
with descriptive statis...
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Questions (8)
I need to clearly understand a clear distinction (if any) between transitional care/interventions and discharge summaries? I have been reading some articles about transitional care and most of them are sounding like discharge summaries. I would appreciate if I can get thoughts on the differences (if any) between transitional care/interventions and discharge summaries.
Are there frameworks and models that influences discharge summaries and how does they difference from transitional care interventions models?
I will need clear differences between the first two(Case-control and Cohort studies) and Case study. Although, some scholars believe that a case study is qualitative but I am of the opinion that a case study can be mixed method, most embedded for triangulation or for convergence. Yet, can Case-control and Cohort studies be part of the quantitative aspect of the mixed method. This is not clear to me. I will be glad if I could get a clear explanation to that as well as any resources or articles that clearly explains the three of them.
Looking forward to reading your thoughts.
Thanks
1. I have been able to do a scoping review and there are conflicting arguments on that. A greater percentage of scholars said that most Health care professionals(HCP) attitude towards older adults is positive now.(surprisingly) Then, yet a low percentage of HCPs are not interested in working with older adults. This was explained by the statements that good perception and knowledge does not necessarily translate to a positive attitude towards older adults and/or interest to working in a geriatric setting. Then, my question is,
a. Is there any models for studying this area of interest.
b. Apart from the basic attitudinal scale like Kogan, Palmore (FAQ1), UCLA-GAS scale. Is there a developed questionnaire that can address the shortfalls with the common scales. If there is, I will like to be pointed to it.
Good day Friends,
1. Can anyone point me to resources where I could understand in simple terms the difference between these two terms if there is any?
2. If possible, can you give me examples of when one is actively ageing and successfully ageing.
I am trying to work on how celebration has changed the life of the older people along their life style and also looking at the angle on how this celebrations has help them reduced Social Isolation and loneliness. Please I will be glad if you can link me to any studies done on any or these two questions
Thanks
Can we Identify the general problems and maybe specific to the different modes of questionnaire administration.
Can we Identify the general problems and maybe specific to the different modes of questionnaire administration.
I am interested in finding out if Physiotherapist actually practice prevention of fall techniques to older people in their various clinic and how often.
Do physiotherapist go out of their way to educate any patient 55years and above on the prevention of fall strategies or they have to wait until the patient reports fall before they teach the preventive techniques.
Do physiotherapist involve only the older population( 55years and above) in the education of preventive techniques or other careers are involved. What categories of careers do they often involve.
What are the possible prevention of fall techniques that Physiotherapist engage in more.
Does years of experience has any impact on the practice rate of prevention of fall among older population by physiotherapist.
Does area of specialization interest has any effect on the practice of prevention of fall among older population by physiotherapist
