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Research on bariatric care for obesity treatment (REBORN) (REBORN)

Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Ongoing recruitment - Learn how to participate

We would like to link bariatric surgery follow-up with current projects in the Chronic Diseases division, with the goal of developing interventions that would optimize patient health care services.

Category: Bariatric surgery

Funding/Sponsors:

Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal Research Centre; Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal Foundation; Ronald-Denis Foundation; Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS); Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Selected publications:

- Yousefi R, Ben-Porat T, Marques Vieira A, Lavoie KL, Bacon SL; REBORN Study Team. Who gains the most quality-of-life benefits from metabolic and bariatric surgery: findings from the prospective REBORN cohort study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Aug 30:S1550-7289(24)00787-1. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.08.029. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39304457.

- Woods R, Moga AM, Ribeiro PAB, Stojanovic J, Lavoie KL, Bacon SL. Evolution of depressive symptoms from before to 24 months after bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev. 2023 May;24(5):e13557. doi: 10.1111/obr.13557. PMID: 36823768.

- Ben-Porat T, Bacon SL, Woods R, Fortin A, Lavoie KL*. Childhood maltreatment in patients undergoing bariatric surgery: Implications for weight loss, depression and eating behaviour. Nutrients. 2023 Apr 24;15(9):2046. doi: 10.3390/nu15092046.

- Woods R, Lavoie KL, Bacon SL. The Factor Structure and Stability of the Beck Depression Inventory‑II (BDI‑II) in a Population Undergoing Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2022 Nov; 32(11):3732-3739. PMID: 36169910. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-022-06277-5

- Julien CA, Lavoie KL, Ribeiro P, Dragomir AI, Mercier LA, Bacon SL. for the REBORN Investigators. (2021). Behavioural lifestyle interventions for weight management in bariatric surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. kaab058.

- Woods R, Lavoie KL, Bruno R, Mercier L, Julien CA, Bacon SL for the REBORN Investigators. (2021). Pre-surgical self-esteem is linked to greater reductions in depression following bariatric surgery: The moderating role of sex. Conference Abstract. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. kaab058.

- Garneau PY, Abouzahr O, Garofalo F, AlEnazi N, Bacon SL, Denis R, Pescarus R, Atlas H. (2020). Decreasing complication rates for one‐stage conversion band to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery 2020 Jul-Sep;16(3):264-268.

- Murphy J, Bacon SL, Morais JA, Tsoukas MA, Santosa S. (2019). Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue Quantification by Alternative Versus Reference Methods: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Obesity. Jul; 27(7):1115-1122.

- Bacon SL, Julien CA, Mercier L, Woods R, Gemme C, Garneau P, Atlas H, Denis R, Pescarus R, Lavoie KL for the REBORN Investigators (2018). Sex-differences in bariatric surgery induced changes to depressive symptoms. European Health Psychology Conference Abstracts E-Book, 681.

- Julien CA, Lavoie KL, Mercier LA, Woods R, Gemme C, Garneau P, Atlas H, Denis R, Pescarus R, Santosa S, Bacon SL. (2018). Do preoperative depression and disordered eating patterns influence weight changes among post-bariatric surgery patients? European Health Psychology Conference Abstracts E-Book, 478.

- Garofalo F, Denis R, Pescarus R, Atlas H, Bacon SL, Garneau P. (2017). Long-term outcome after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in patients over 65 years old: A retrospective analysis. Surgery for Obesity and Related Disorders 13: 1-6.

- Garneau PY, Garofalo F, Deslauriers V, Bacon SL, Denis R, Pescarus R, Atlas H, Delisle M, Trembley I. (2017). Neuromuscular Blockade, Bariatric Surgeon Satisfaction, and Quality of Patient Recovery. Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgical Sciences, 6: e44931.

Development of an adjunct behavioural weight management intervention for bariatric surgery (INTER-Change project)

Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal – CIUSSS Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal (NIM)
Ongoing recruitment - Learn how to participate

This mixed-methods study will survey three groups of stakeholders (bariatric patients, health professionals in bariatric care, health administrators/policy makers) to identify the most pertinent behavioural weight management intervention strategies that could be used before and/or after bariatric surgery to enhance long-term weight loss maintenance and management.

Category: Bariatric surgery

Funding/Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); Chair of Behavioural Medicine – Université du Québec à Montréal; Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS)

Selected publications:

- Fortin A, Lavoie KL, Ben-Porat T, Yousefi R, Peláez S, Studer AS, Bacon SL. Coconstruction of adjunct behavioral interventions to bariatric surgery: The INTER-Change program. Health Psychol. 2023 May;42(5):343-352. doi: 10.1037/hea0001277. PMID: 37036698.

- Julien C, Lavoie KL, Ribeiro P, Dragomir A, Mercier L, Garneau P, Pescarus R, Bacon SL. (2021). Behavioural weight management interventions in patients undergoing bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews 2021 Apr; 22(4):e13168.

- Julien CA, Dragomir AI, Mercier LA, Lavoie KL, Garneau P, Atlas H, Denis R, Pescarus R, Santosa S, Bacon SL. (2019). Behavioural lifestyle interventions for weight management in bariatric surgery: A Systematic Review. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53(3): 302.

Development and Validation of the Motivational Communication Competency Assessment Test (MC-CAT)

Online, CIUSSS-NIM
Ongoing recruitment - Learn how to participate

This project focuses on the development of a new test to measure MC skills in physicians that is scientifically valid, fun, easy and quick to use. The project will check that it really tests what it is supposed to test (MC skills), so the test can then be used to assess how well our training programs are able to improve physicians' MC skills. Helping physicians learn more effective methods for supporting patients to adopt a healthier lifestyle and engage in good health behaviours is critical for improving health outcomes in those with or at risk for chronic disease.

Category: Health behaviour, Psychology

Funding/Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec

Selected publications:

- Gosselin Boucher V, Bacon SL, Voisard B, Dragomir AI, Gemme C, Larue F, Labbé S, Szczepanik G, Corace K, Campbell TS, Vallis MT, Garber G, Rouleau C, Diodati JG, Rabi D, Sultan S, Lavoie KL, Network For Health Behavior Change And Promotion (CAN-Change). Assessing Physician’s Motivational Communication Skills: A 5-step mixed-methods development study of the Motivational Communication Competency Assessment Test (MC-CAT). JMIR Medical Education. 2022 Jun;8(2):e31489. doi: 10.2196/31489
- Boucher VG. (2021). Développement et validation d'un outil d'évaluation des compétences en communication motivationnelle auprès de médecins. Doctoral Thesis. Montréal (Québec, Canada), Université du Québec à Montréal, PhD Psychology. https://archipel.uqam.ca/15026/

- Dragomir AI, Boucher VG, Bacon SL, Gemme C, Szczepanik G, Corace K, Campbell TS, Vallis MT, Garber G, Rouleau C, Rabi D, Diodati JG, Ghali W, Lavoie KL*. (2021). An International Delphi Consensus study to define Motivational Communication in the Context of Developing a Training Program for Physicians. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2021 Mar 16;11(2):642-652.

- Boucher VG, Gemme C, Ribiero P, Bacon SL, Lavoie KL*. (2021). Evaluation of Communication Skills Among Physicians: A Reply to the Commentary by Smith, Kovar-Gough, and Grayson-Sneed. Psychosomatic Medicine 2021 Jan 1; 83(1):102-103.

- Boucher, V.G., Gemme, C., Dragomir, A.I., Larue, F., Bacon, S.L., Lavoie, K.L. (2020). Evaluation of communication skills among physicians: A systematic review of existing assessment tools. Psychosomatic Medicine. 82(2): 440-451.

- Boucher, V.G., Gemme, C., Dragormir, A.I., Szczepanik, G., Simon, B., Lavoie, K.L. (2018). The development of an evaluation tool for assessing the acquisition of motivational communication skills among physicians using an integrated KT approach. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53(3), 299-308.

Training Health Care Professionals in Motivational Communication: the MOTIVATOR/e-MOTIVATOR Program (MOTIVATOR/e-MOTIVATOR)

Online; CIUSSS NIM
Ongoing recruitment - Learn how to participate

The aim of the MOTIVATOR/eMOTIVATOR initiative is to provide an evidence-based communication framework designed specifically for the context of healthcare – and developed in tandem with its stakeholders.

Category: Health behaviour, Psychology

Funding/Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec

Selected publications:

- Voisard B, Dragomir AI, Boucher VG, Szczepanik G, Bacon SL, Lavoie KL. Training physicians in motivational communication: An integrated knowledge transfer study protocol. Health Psychol. 2024 Nov;43(11):842-852. doi: 10.1037/hea0001395. PMID: 39052380.

- Dragomir AI, Boucher VG, Bacon SL, Gemme C, Szczepanik G, Corace K, Campbell TS, Vallis MT, Garber G, Rouleau C, Rabi D, Diodati JG, Ghali W, Lavoie KL*. (2021). An International Delphi Consensus study to define Motivational Communication in the Context of Developing a Training Program for Physicians. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2021 Mar 16;11(2):642-652.

- Dragomir, A. I., Julien, C. A., Bacon, S. L., Boucher, V. G., & Lavoie, K. L. (2019). Training physicians in behavioural change counseling: A systematic review. Patient education and counseling, 102(1), 12-24.

Physician training in Motivational Communication

Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
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Psychologists have been using motivational communication (MC) as a successful tool to aid in health behaviour change. MC is a communication style, centered on the patient and designed to increase their motivation to adopt and maintain healthy behaviours.

Category: Psychology

Funding/Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)

Selected publications:

- Boucher VG. (2021). Développement et validation d'un outil d'évaluation des compétences en communication motivationnelle auprès de médecins. Doctoral Thesis. Montréal (Québec, Canada), Université du Québec à Montréal, PhD Psychology. https://archipel.uqam.ca/15026/

- Dragomir AI, Boucher VG, Bacon SL, Gemme C, Szczepanik G, Corace K, Campbell TS, Vallis MT, Garber G, Rouleau C, Rabi D, Diodati JG, Ghali W, Lavoie KL*. (2021). An International Delphi Consensus study to define Motivational Communication in the Context of Developing a Training Program for Physicians. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2021 Mar 16;11(2):642-652.

- Boucher VG, Gemme C, Ribiero P, Bacon SL, Lavoie KL*. (2021). Evaluation of Communication Skills Among Physicians: A Reply to the Commentary by Smith, Kovar-Gough, and Grayson-Sneed. Psychosomatic Medicine 2021 Jan 1; 83(1):102-103.

- Gosselin Boucher V, Gemme C, Dragomir A, Larue F, Bacon SL, Lavoie KL. Evaluation of communication skills among physicians: A systematic review of existing assessment tools. Psychosomatic Medicine. 2020 May; 82(4): 440-451.

- Dragomir A, Julien C, Bacon SL, Gosselin-Boucher V, Lavoie KL, for the Can-Change Network. (2019). Training physicians in behavior change counselling: A systematic review. Patient Education and Counselling, 102(1):12-24.

- Lavoie KL, Rash J, Campbell TS. (2017). Changing provider behavior in the context of chronic disease management: Focus on clinical inertia. Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2017 Jan 6;57:263-283.

- Rouleau CR, Lavoie K, Bacon SL, Vallis M, Corace K, Campbell TS, for the Canadian Network for Health Behavior Change and Promotion (2015). Training healthcare providers in motivational communication for promoting physical activity and exercise in cardiometabolic health settings: Do we know what we are doing? Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 9: 29.

- Campbell TS, Bacon SL, Corace K, Lavoie KL, Rash JA, Vallis M. (2015). Comment on Pladevall et al, “A Randomized Controlled Trial to Provide Adherence Information and Motivational Interviewing to Improve Diabetes and Lipid Control.” The Diabetes Educator, 41: 625-626.

International Assessment of COVID-19-related Attitudes, Concerns, Responses and Impacts in Relation to Public Health Policies (iCARE) study

Online, CIUSSS-NIM
Ongoing recruitment - Learn how to participate

The iCARE Study captures key data on people’s awareness, attitudes, and behaviours as they relate to the COVID-19 policies, as well as, the impacts that COVID-19 is having on people’s physical and mental health, financial situation, and quality of life.

Category: COVID-19, Health behaviour, Psychology, Vaccination

Funding/Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec
Ministère du développement économique, de l'innovation et de l'exportation

Selected publications:

See publications and results on iCARE Study research page: https://mbmc-cmcm.ca/covid19/research/pubs/

Registre de données en santé pulmonaire (RESP)

Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal (HSCM) and Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS)
Ongoing recruitment - Learn how to participate

This project aims to recruit, on a long-term basis, patients with asthma or COPD in order to obtain a register that will contain a significant number of patients with these chronic diseases.

Category: Respiratory

Funding/Sponsors:

Réseau québécois de recherche sur les médicaments (RQRM)
Fonds de la recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQ-S)
Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)
Fondation Auger of Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal

Selected publications:

- Yousif A, Lemière C, Cartier A, Forget A, Blais L, for the RESP investigators (Bacon S, Beauchesne MF, Lavoie K, Moullec G, Pepin V, Spahija A). Development of a graphical tool to measure medication adherence in asthma patients: A mixed-methods pilot study. Journal of Asthma. 2019; 56(5): 543-552.

- Blais L, Salah Ahmed SI, Beauchesne MF, Forget A, Kettani FZ, Lavoie KL. Risk of Postpartum Depression Among Women with Asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Mar;7(3):925-933.

- Rodrigue C, Beauchesne MF, Savaria F, Forget A, Lemière C, Larivée P, Blais L, for the RESP Investigators: Bacon S, Beauchesne MF, Blais L, Lavoie K, Lemiere C, Moullec G, Pepin V, Spahija A. (2016). Adverse events among COPD patients treated with long-acting anticholinergics and β2-agonists in an outpatient respiratory clinic. Respiratory medicine, 113: 65-73.

Activity, smoking cessation, healthy eating and alcohol education, intervention, and motivation (ACCELERATION)

Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Centre de réadaptation cardio-respiratoire Jean-Jacques-Gauthier
Recruitment complete, follow-up currently in progress

The ACCELERATION project aims to improve risk factors associated with chronic disease with a structured 12-week exercise and education program.

Category: Health behaviour

Funding/Sponsors:

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC)
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Selected publications:

- Coulombe Raymond F, González-González M, Joyal-Desmarais K, Tremblay N, Léger C, Lavoie K, Bacon S. (2024). Motivation and confidence for consuming fruits and vegetables following a 12-week lifestyle intervention (ACCELERATION). 2024 Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society Abstract Book. 595.

- Deshpande P, Oh P, Lavoie KL, Szczepanik G, Bacon SL. (2019). Sex differences in responses to a 12-week health behavior change intervention for individuals at risk of developing major non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs). Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53(3): 308.

Smoking and Reactivity to mental stress: Comparison of traditional and electronic cigarettes

Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
Recruitment complete, follow-up currently in progress

This study aims to examine the physiological effects of acute smoking on stress reactivity as well as the specific effects of traditional versus electronic cigarettes on the responses to stress.

Category: Health behaviour, Psychophysiology

Funding/Sponsors:

Heart and Stroke Foundation

Selected publications:

- Larue F, Tasbih T, Ribeiro PAB, Lavoie KL, Dolan E, Bacon SL. Immediate physiological effects of acute electronic cigarette use in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Respir Med. 2021 Nov 14;190:106684. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106684.

Strategies to enhance influenza/pneumococcal vaccination coverage among rheumatoid arthritis patients (Rheumatology MC)

McGill University
Recruitment complete, follow-up currently in progress

This project seeks to address the causes of vaccine hesitancy in rheumatoid arthritis patients and evaluate whether a motivational communication intervention could reduce this hesitancy.

Category: Psychology, Vaccination

Funding/Sponsors:

Canadian Initiative for Outcomes in Rheumatology cAre (CIORA)

Selected publications:

- Labbé S, Colmegna I, Valerio V, Boucher VG, Peláez S, Dragomir AI, Laurin C, Hazel EM, Bacon SL, Lavoie KL. Training Physicians in Motivational Communication to Address Influenza Vaccine Hesitation: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Jan 19;10(2):143.

- Colmegna I, Valerio V, Boucher VG, Lacoste G, Labbe S, Lavoie KL, Hazel E, Ward B, Hudson M, Pelaez S. Barriers and facilitators to influenza and pneumococcal vaccine hesitancy in rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Nov 3;60(11):5257-5270.

- Boucher VG, Pelaez S, Gemme C, Labbe S, Lavoie KL*. Understanding factors associated with vaccine uptake and vaccine hesitancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A scoping review. Clinical Rheumatology 2021 Feb; 40(2):477-489.

- Gosselin-Boucher V, Colmegna I, Gemme C, Labbe S, Pelaez S, Lavoie KL*. Interventions to improve vaccine acceptance among rheumatoid arthritis patients: A systematic review. Clinical Rheumatology, 2019 Jun;38(6): 1797-1798.

Endothelial Function in Women and Men and Risk for Cardio-vascular Disease (REWARD)

Montreal Heart Institute
Recruitment complete, follow-up currently in progress

The project’s objective is to investigate on how the endothelium’s functioning in both men and women can predict a better or a worse cardiac profile across time.

Category: Cardiology

Funding/Sponsors:

CIHR-Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Selected publications:

- Bacon SL, Lavoie KL, Arsenault A, Dupuis J, Pilote L, Laurin C, Gordon J, Gautrin D, Vadeboncoeur A. (2011). The Research on Endothelial function in Women And men at Risk for cardiovascular Disease (REWARD) Study: Methodology. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 11: 50.

- Lavoie KL, Pelletier R, Bacon SL. (2008). Sex differences in traditional and psychological risk factors for cardiovascular disease. In S. Saini (Ed), Anger, Hostility and Aggression – AHA Syndrome: Relationship with Cardiac Diseases and Prevention by Lifestyle Intervention. Anamaya Ltd: India.

Effects of acute stress in asthmatics living with chronic stress (ASMA)

Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Recruitment complete, follow-up currently in progress

This study aims to better understand the impact of psychological stress on four major biological systems involved in asthma, which are the respiratory, immune, autonomic nervous and cardiovascular systems.

Category: Pneumology

Funding/Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR Scholarship support)
Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQ-S Scholarship support)

Selected publications:

- Plourde A, Lavoie KL, Lessard A, Bacon SL. (2017). Effects of acute psychological stress induced in laboratory on physiological responses in asthma populations: A systematic review. Respiratory Medicine, 127: 211-32.

Derm Connect

Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Recruitment complete, follow-up currently in progress

The goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of motivational communication (MC) training on physician knowledge, attitudes and communication behaviors in relation to their MC training, among dermatologists specifically.

Category: Dermatology

Funding/Sponsors:

Abbvie (Investigator-Initiated Grant Program)
Fonds de la Recherche du Québec – Santé
Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)

Selected publications:

- Lavoie KL, Gooderham MJ, Bacon SL, Campbell TS, Vallis M, Laurin C, Dragomir, A, Papp K. (2016). Clinician training in motivational communication skills: The impact of Derm Connect Canada (Phase 1). Canadian Dermatology Association Journal.

Motivational interviewing for asthma adherence and control: A randomized controlled trial (MI-ACT2)

Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Recruitment complete, follow-up currently in progress

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of a brief intervention that uses motivational interviewing (MI) techniques, on asthma medication adherence in sample of adult asthmatics.

Category: Respiratory

Funding/Sponsors:

CIHR - Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Selected publications:

- Peláez S, Bacon SL, Lacoste G, Lavoie KL. (2016). Potential intervention to enhance adherence to asthma treatment medication. Journal of Asthma, 53: 1076-1084.

- Dragomir, AI., Bacon, S., Moullec, G., Blais, L., Laurin, C., Lavoie, KL. (2016). Adherence profiles are associated with differential responses to a MC intervention for medication adherence in asthma patients. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 50(Suppl 1), S191.

- Dragomir AI, Bacon SL, Moullec G, Blais L, Laurin C, Lavoie KL. (2015). Self-efficacy, motivation and healthcare provider autonomy support: Impact on asthma medication adherence. Canadian Respiratory Journal, 22: 8A.

- Lavoie KL, Moullec G, Lemiere C, Blais L, Labrecque M, Beauchesne MF, Pepin V, Cartier A, Bacon SL. (2014). The efficacy of brief motivational interviewing to improve adherence to inhaled corticosteroids among adult asthmatics: Results from a randomized controlled pilot feasibility trial. Patient Preference and Adherence, 10: 1555-1569.

- Peláez S, Bacon SL, Aulls MW, Lacoste G, Lavoie KL. (2014). Different Points of View: Similarities and Discrepancies Between Asthma Health Care Professionals’ and Patients’ Views on Medication Adherence. Canadian Respiratory Journal, 21: 221-226.

- Moullec G, Gour-Provencal G, Bacon SL, Campbell TS, Lavoie KL. (2012). Efficacy of interventions to improve adherence to inhaled corticosteroid medications in adult asthmatics: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Respiratory Medicine 2012 Sep;106(9):1211-25.

- Lavoie KL, Campbell TS, Bacon SL. (2012). Does motivational interviewing improve medication adherence? Archives of Internal Medicine, 172: 1351-1352.

- Foster J, Lavoie KL, Boulet LP. Treatment adherence and psychosocial factors in severe asthma. (2011). In K F Chung, E Bel & S Wenzel (Eds), Difficult-to-treat severe asthma, European Respiratory Society.

Exploring the treatment and management of severe obesity in youth and young adults

Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
Recruitment complete, follow-up currently in progress

This project examines the perceptions of four key stakeholder groups (youth, pediatricians, bariatric surgeons, and health administrators) on the use of bariatric surgery for youth and young adults within the context of the treatment and management of morbid obesity.

Category: Bariatric surgery

Funding/Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Vanier Scholarship

Selected publications:

- Farnesi C, Lavoie KL, Legault L, Reilly R, Bacon SL. (2019). Learnings from a pilot on the feasibility of combining collage and body-mapping storytelling during participant interviews and its usefulness in planning a behavioural intervention. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53(3): 308.

- Farnesi C, Paine NJ, Lavoie KL, Bacon SL. (2017). Can coping skills help to mitigate the effects of perceived stress and reduce the risk of developing obesity in pre-teen girls?. Canadian Psychology, 58(1a): 206.

- Farnesi C, Paine NJ, Lavoie KL, Bacon SL. (2017). Investigating the relationship between perceived stress and copingskills on adiposity in pre-teen girls. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51 (Suppl. 1): S2138.

- Farnesi BC, Lavoie KL, Legault L, Bacon SL. (2016). A qualitative exploration on the treatment and management of severe obesity in youth. Health and Fitness Journal of Canada, 9 (2): 9.

Psychological factors in asthma longitudinal study (PAL)

Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Recruitment complete, follow-up currently in progress

Anxiety and depression is common among asthmatics, yet the extent to which they impact on asthma outcomes such as control levels and quality of life, remains unknown. The goal of this study is to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders among asthmatics, their impact on asthma outcomes, and by what mechanisms this occurs.

Category: Respiratory

Funding/Sponsors:

Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines
Fondation Michel Auger
Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ)

Selected publications:

- Plourde A, Moullec G, Bacon SL, Suarthana E, Lavoie KL. (2016). Optimizing screening for depression among adults with asthma. Journal of Asthma, 53: 736-743.

- Bacon SL, Lemiere C, Moullec G, Ninot G, Pepin V, Lavoie KL. (2015). Association between patterns of leisure time physical activity and asthma control in adult patients. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2: e000083.

- Boudreau M, Bacon SL, Ouellet K, Jacob A, Lavoie KL. (2014). Mediator effect of depressive symptoms on the association between body mass index and asthma control in adult asthmatics. Chest, 146: 348-354.

- Favreau H, Bacon SL, Labrecque M, Lavoie KL. (2014). Prospective impact of panic disorder and panic-anxiety on asthma control, health service use, and quality of life in adult asthma patients over a four-year follow-up. Psychosomatic Medicine, 76: 147-155.

- Ouellet K, Bacon SL, Boudreau M, Plourde A, Moullec G, Lavoie KL. (2012). Individual and Combined Impact of Cigarette Smoking, Anxiety and Mood Disorders on Asthma Control. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 14: 961-969.

- Rizk A, Lavoie KL, Pepin V, Wright A, Bacon SL. (2012). Sex differences in the effects of inhaled corticosteroids on weight gain among patients with asthma. ISRN Pulmonology, 2012; Article ID 138326. doi:10.5402/2012/138326.

- Favreau H, Bacon SL, Joseph M, Labrecque M, Lavoie KL. (2012). Association between asthma medications and suicidal ideation in adult asthmatics. Respiratory Medicine, 106: 933–941.

- Lavoie KL, Boudreau M, Plourde A, Campbell TS, Bacon SL. (2011). Association between generalized anxiety disorder and asthma morbidity. Psychosomatic Medicine, 73: 504-513.

- Wright A, Lavoie KL, Jacob A, Rizk A, Bacon SL. (2010). Effects of body mass index on exercise as a reported asthma trigger. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 38:61-6.

- Bacon SL, Bouchard A, Loucks E, Lavoie KL. (2009). Is socio-economic status associated with worse asthma morbidity in a Canadian sample of adult asthmatics? Respiratory Research;10:125.

- Lavoie KL, Bouchard A, Joseph M, Campbell TS, Favreau H, Bacon SL. (2008). Association of asthma self-efficacy to asthma control and quality of life. Ann Behav Med;36:100-6.

- Barone S, Labrecque M, Campbell TS, Ditto B, Bacon SL, Lavoie KL. (2008). The association between atopy and anxiety sensitivity in adult asthmatics. J Behav Med;31:331-339.

- Bacon SL, Bergeron C, Boulet LP, Chen Y, Dixon A, Ernst P, Hamid Q, Holguin F, Irvin CG, Kimoff RJ, Komakuloff S, Laprise C, Lavoie KL, Shore S, Theodorescu M, Vohl MC. (2007). Symposium on obesity and asthma: November 2006. Can Respir J; 14:201-8.

- Lavoie KL, Bacon SL, Cartier A, Barone S, Ditto B, Labrecque M. (2006). What’s worse for asthma: mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or both? CHEST; 130:1039-1047.

- Lavoie KL, Bacon SL, Labrecque M, Cartier A, Ditto B. (2006). Higher body mass index is associated with worse asthma control and quality of life among adult asthma patients. Respir Med; 100: 648–657.

- Lavoie KL, Cartier A, Labrecque M, Bacon SL, Lacoste G, Barone S, Verrier P, Ditto B. (2005). Are psychiatric disorders associated with worse asthma control and quality of life in asthma patients? Respir Med; 99; 1249-1257.