Publications
MEDIA
Western News, January 6, 2020. Senior Independent Living at Centre of Research
Investors Group, January 2019. Four Questions to Ask Yourself Before Downsizing
Western News, September 15, 2017. Seniors shaping the way we live, cities grow
RESEARCH ARTICLES
2021
Hand, C., Schouten, K., Dellamora, M., Letts, L., Drenth, T. (2021). Evaluating the process and impacts of neighbourhood-based programming for older adults. Activities, Aging, and Adaptation.
2020
Chum, K., Fitzhenry, G., Robinson, K., Murphy, M., Phan, D., Alvarez, J., Hand, C., Laliberte Rudman, D., & McGrath, C. (2020). Examining Community-Based Housing Models to Support Aging in Place: A Scoping Review. The Gerontologist.
Hand, C., Laliberte Rudman D., Huot, S., Pack, R & Gilliland, J. (2020). Enacting agency: Exploring how older adults shape their neighbourhoods. Ageing & Society, 40, 565-583.
2019
Contributor to: Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (2019). CAOT Position Statement: Aging in Place (August 2019).
Colonna, R., Hand, C., Holmes, J., & Alvarez, L. (in press). Young drivers’ determinants of driving under the influence of cannabis: Findings from the Youth Cannabis and Driving Survey (YouCanDS). Journal of Safety Research.
Corrado, A.-M., Benjamin-Thomas, T. E., McGrath, C., Hand, C., Laliberte Rudman, D. (2019). Participatory action research with older adults: A critical interpretive synthesis. The Gerontologist.
Hand, C., McGrath, C., Laliberte Rudman, D., Donnelly, C., Sands, M. (2019 Dec). Initiating participatory action research with older adults: Lessons learned through reflexivity. Canadian Journal on Aging, 38, 512-520.
Hand, C. (2019). Older women’s engagement in community occupations: Considerations of lifespan and place. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1-10.
Pack, R., Hand, C., Laliberte Rudman., D, & Huot S. (2019). Governing the ageing body: Explicating the negotiation of ‘positive’ ageing in daily life. Ageing & Society, 1-24.
2018
Howrey, B., & Hand, C. (2018). Measuring social participation in the health and retirement study. The Gerontologist, gny094, 1-9.
Jónasdóttir, S.K., Hand, C., Misener, L., & Polgar, J. (2018). Applying case study methodology to occupational science literature. Journal of Occupational Science, 25(3), 393-407.
Hand, C. L., Laliberte Rudman, D. L., Huot, S., Gilliland, J. A., & Pack, R. L. (2018). Toward understanding person–place transactions in neighborhoods: A qualitative-participatory geospatial approach. The Gerontologist, 58, 89–100. Special Issue: Aging in Context.
Benjamin-Thomas, T. E., Corrado, A. M., McGrath, C., Laliberte Rudman, D. L., & Hand, C. (2018). Working towards the promise of participatory action research: Learning from ageing research exemplars. International Journal of Qualitative Methods.
2017
Hand, C., Retrum, J, Ware, G., Iwasaki, P., Moaalii, G. & Main, D. (2017). Understanding social isolation among urban aging adults: Informing occupation-based approaches. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 37(4), 88-198. Special Issue: Occupational Therapy and Public Health.
Hand, C., Huot, S., Laliberte Rudman, D. & Wijekoon, S. (2017). Qualitative-geospatial methods of exploring person-place transactions in aging adults: A scoping review. The Gerontologist, 57(3), e47-e61, 1–15.
Hand, C. & Howrey, B. (2017). Associations among neighborhood characteristics, mobility limitation, and social participation in late life. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences,74(3), 546-555, gbw215.
2016
Hand, C. (2016). Associations between neighbourhood characteristics and community mobility in older adults with chronic health conditions. Disability and Rehabilitation, 38(17), 1664-1671.
Hand, C. (2016). Measuring health-related quality of life in adults with chronic conditions in primary care settings: Critical review of concepts and 3 tools. Canadian Family Physician, 62(7), e375-e383.
Donnelly, C., LeClair, L., Wener, P., Hand, C., & Letts, L. (2016). Occupational therapy in primary care: Results from a national survey. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(3), 135-142.
2014
Hand, C., McColl, M.A., Birtwhistle, R., Kotecha, J., Batchelor, D., & Hall Barber, K. (2014). Social isolation in older adults who are frequent users of primary care services. Canadian Family Physician, 60(6), e322-e329.
Hand, C., Law, M., McColl, M.A., Hanna, S., Elliott, S. (2014). An examination of social support influences on participation for older adults with chronic health conditions. Disability and Rehabilitation, 36(17), 1439-1444.
2013
Hand, C., Wilkins, S., Letts, L., & Law, M. (2013). Renegotiating environments to achieve participation: A metasynthesis of qualitative chronic disease research. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(4), 251-262.
Anaby, D., Hand, C., Bradley, L., DiRezze, B., Forhan, M., DiGiacomo, A., Law, M. (2013). The effect of the environment on participation of children and youth with disabilities: A scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 35(19), 1589-1598.
2012
Hand, C., Law, M., Hanna, S., Elliott, S., & McColl, M.A. (2012). Neighbourhood influences on participation in activities among older adults with chronic health conditions. Health & Place, 18(4), 869–876.
Hand, C., Law, M., McColl, M.A., Hanna, S., & Elliott, S. (2012). Neighborhood influences on participation among older adults with chronic health conditions: A scoping review. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 32(3), 95-109.
2011
Hand, C., Letts, L., & von Zweck, C. (2011). An agenda for occupational therapy’s contribution to collaborative chronic disease research. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(3), 147-155.
Hand, C., Law, M., & McColl, M.A. (2011). Occupational therapy interventions for chronic diseases: A scoping review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(4), 428-436.
2010
Richardson, J., Letts, L., Chan, D., Stratford, P., Hand, C., Price, D., et al. (2010). Rehabilitation in a primary care setting for persons with chronic illness: A randomized controlled trial. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 11(4), 382-395.
Hand, C., Richardson, J., Letts, L., & Stratford, P. (2010). Construct validity of the late life function and disability instrument for adults with chronic disease. Disability and Rehabilitation, 32(1), 50-56.
2006
Hand, C., & Tryssenaar, J. (2006). Small business employers’ views on hiring individuals with mental illness. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 29(3), 166-173.

