Publications

We are happy to share a few of the many peer-reviewed publications from past and current members of our lab. Below is a list of the some of the recent and relevant publications from the TIE Lab. The publications are listed under the associated research streams conducted in the lab.  

Stream One: Adaptive Physical Activity

2024

  1. Liska, T.M., Pastore, O.L., Bedard, G.D., Ceh, C., Freilich, L., Desjourdy, R., & Sweet, S.N. (2024). Evaluating an adapted physical activity program for university students and staff living with a physical disability and/or chronic condition through a self-determination theory lens. Disabilities, 4(2), 368-383. https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities4020024

2023

  1. Bremer, E., Liska, T. M., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K. P., Best, K. L., & Sweet, S. N. (2023). Examining long-term motivational and behavioral outcomes of two physical activity interventions. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 46, 807-817. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2022.2033935
  2. Herbison, J., Osborne, M., Anderson, J., Lepage, P., Pagé, V., Levasseur, C., Beckers, M., Gainforth, H.L., Lamontagne, M-E., & Sweet, S.N. (2023). Strategies to Improve Access to Physical Activity Opportunities for People with Physical Disabilities. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 13, 486-500.https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibac119
  3. Kaushik, N., Allan, V., Koch, J., Latimer-Cheung, A. E., & Sweet, S. N. (2023). Exploring the leisure time physical activity (LTPA) experiences of women with a physical disability in India. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 15(5),714-728. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2023.2185280
  4. Rocchi, M., Wilson, P. M., Sylvester, B., Guerin, E., Shi, Z., & Sweet, S. N. (2023). Towards brief tools assessing motivation for exercise: Rationale and development of a 6-item and 12-item version of the Behavioural Regulation in Exercise (BREQ) Questionnaire. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 12, 205-227.

2022

  1. Koch, L. C.*, Sweet, S. N., Man, K., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K. P., Orr, K., Bundon, A., Latimer-Cheung, A. E., & Tomasone, J. R. (2022). Exploring the relationship between quality and quantity of participation in community-based exercise programs for persons with physical disabilities. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 39(4), 380-398. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2021-0168

2021

  1. Sweet, S. N., Shi, Z., Rocchi, M., Ramsay, J., Pagé, V., Lamontagne, M.-E., & Gainforth, H. L. (2021). A longitudinal examination of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), participation, and social inclusion upon joining a community-based LTPA program for adults with physical disabilities. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 102, 1746 - 1754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2021.02.025
  2. Bonnell, K., Michalovic, E., Koch, J., Pagé, V., Ramsay, J., Gainforth, H. L., Lamontagne, M.-E. & Sweet, S.N.(2021). Physical activity for individuals living with a physical disability in Quebec: Issues and opportunities of access. Disability and Health Journal, 14, 101089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101089
  3. Michalovic, E. M., Sweet, S. N., & Jensen, D. (2021). Research and healthcare priorities of individuals living with COPD. COPD: The Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 18(2), 133-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/15412555.2021.1901271

 

Stream Two: Spinal Cord Injury Peer Mentorship

2024

  1. Pastore, O.L., Fortier, M.S., Maffin, J., McBride, C.B., Aslam, L., & Sweet, S.N. (2024) Protocol for a tailored self-compassion program for peer mentors within Canadian Spinal Cord Injury community service organizations. Discovery Psychology, 4, 108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-024-00224-4
  2. Shi, Z., Caron, J. G., Comeau, J., Lepage, P., & Sweet, S. N. (2024). Creative non-fiction approach to explore peer mentoring relationships between individuals living with spinal cord injury. Rehabilitation Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000542
  3. Sweet, S. N., Shi, Z., Pastore, O., Shaw, R.B., Comeau, J., Gainforth H. L., McBride, C. B., Noonan, V. K., Scott, L., Flaro, H., Casemore, S., Aslam, L.b, Clarke, R., & Martin Ginis, K. A. (2024). The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Peer Support Evaluation Tool: The development of a tool to assess outcomes of peer support programs within SCI community-based organizations. Spinal Cord. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-024-01033-1

2023

  1. Pastore, O.L., & Ferguson, L.J, Fortier, M., & Sweet, S.N. (2023). Evolving conceptualizations: A commentary on the varying perspectives of self-compassion in western psychology. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 8. doi:10.21926/obm.icm.2304061.
  2. Shi, Z., Michalovic, E., McKay, R., Gainforth, H. L., McBride, C. B., Clarke, T., Casemore, S., Sweet, S. N. (2023). Outcomes of Spinal Cord Injury Peer Mentorship: A community-based Delphi consensus approach. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 66(1), 1877-0657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2022.101678
  3. Shi, Z., Comeau, J., Bloom, G. A., Gainforth, H., Thomas A., & Sweet, S. N. (2023). Delivery of a community-based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation center. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 4, 1296505.

2022

  1. Alexander, D., Caron, J. G., Comeau, J., & Sweet, S. N. (2022). An exploration of the roles and experiences of SCI peer mentors using creative non-fiction. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(22), 6824-6832.https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1977395
  2. Rocchi, M. A., Shi, Z., Shaw, R. B., McBride, C. B., & Sweet, S. N. (2022). Identifying the outcomes of participating in peer mentorship for adults living with spinal cord injury: A qualitative meta-synthesis. Psychology and Health,37(4), 523-544, https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2021.1890729

2021

  1. Sweet, S. N., Hennig, L., Shi, Z., Clarke, T., Flaro, H., Hawley, S., Schaefer, L, & Gainforth, H. L. (2021). Outcomes of peer mentorship for people living with spinal cord injury: Perspectives from members of Canadian SCI community-based organizations. Spinal Cord, 58, 1301-1308. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-021-00725-2
  2. Sweet, S. N., Hennig, L., Pastore, O., Hawley, S., Clarke, T., Flaro, H., Schaefer, L, & Gainforth, H. L. (2021). Understanding peer mentorship programs delivered by Canadian SCI community-based organizations: Perspectives on mentors and organizational considerations. Spinal Cord, I59, 1285-1293. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-021-00721-6
  3. Gainforth, H. L., Hoekstra, F., McKay, R., McBride, C. B., Sweet, S. N., Martin Ginis, K. A., Anderson, K., Chernesky, J., Clarke, T., Forwell, S., Maffin, J., McPhail, L.T., Morteson, B., Scarrow, G., Schaefer, L., Sibley, K.M., Athanasopoulos, P., & Willms, R. (2021). The integrated knowledge translation (IKT) guiding principles for conducting and disseminating spinal cord injury research in partnership. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 102, 656-663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.09.393

 

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