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50+ and Elders Health Survey in the Northwest Territories
Principal Investigator: Sharma, Sangita
Licensed Year(s): 2020 2019 2018
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4695. The research team aim to learn about the health status of older adults, access to, and use of health services in Inuvik and Yellowknife to inform culturally-relevant, community-led programs for caregivers and older adults in NWT. The objectives include: 1) Hearing from Indigenous older adults (aged 50+) about expe...


Comparative Research on Older Adult Abuse - Networking to Prevent Older Adult Abuse
Principal Investigator: Little, Lois M.
Licensed Year(s): 2015
Summary: The objectives of this research project are to: 1. compare previous research findings to measure changes in awareness and responses to older adult abuse; 2. gauge the impact of measures taken since the completion of 2010 research including the formation of networks, partnerships, training sessions, community events, and information campaigns; and, 3. consider next steps for preventing older adu...


Cultural Safety of Physical Activity Programming for Aboriginal Elders
Principal Investigator: Giles, Audrey R.
Licensed Year(s): 2013
Summary: This project seeks to understand the impact of the Elders in Motion (EIM) program, which is a physical activity program developed by the Northwest Territories Recreation and Parks Association (NWTRPA), on past and current participants. It also seeks to understand the challenges that program facilitators and communities have faced in regards to implementing the program and how they have dealt with ...


Influences on the Quality of Life of Older Adults in the Northwest Territories
Principal Investigator: Bott, Gloria
Licensed Year(s): 2014 2013
Summary: The objectives of this study are to: 1. Provide a rich background and context for the study topic with input from key older adults in NWT, 2. engage older adults living in the NWT to identify the current actual and potential influences upon and threats to their Quality of Life (QOL), and 3. provide older adults with information that could influence policy decisions related to the QOL for older ...


Strengthening Literacy Supports for Seniors
Principal Investigator: Stephen, Bob
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: This research has two main objectives; 1) to better understand the literacy needs and preferences of NWT seniors; and 2) to make recommendations for more effective literacy supports and services for NWT seniors. This research will provide a snapshot or p...


Conflicting Paradigms of Elder-care in the NWT, with Particular Reference to Special-needs Housing of the Elderly.
Principal Investigator: Webster, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 1992
Summary: The 1992 research is the final phase of data collection for the 3-year study of elder-care in the NWT. The purpose of the research is to produce a report discussing the potential social impacts of Euro-Canadian elder-care strategies on Aboriginal social structure in the NWT....


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