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Updated September 18, 2024

Publications

  1. Deslauriers, F; Hoq, M; Kaufman, J; Enticott, J; Lavoie, KL; Bacon, SL; Boyle, J, Danchin, M. (2024). Comparison of parent-reported drivers of non-vaccination for children 5-11 years old in Australia and Canada: Results of the iCARE study. Vaccine, S0264-410X(24)00698-4. (Advance online publication).  
  2. van Allen, Z., & Presseau, J. (2024). A multiple behaviour temporal network analysis for health behaviours during COVID-19. British Journal of Health Psychology, 00, 1–15. (published)
  3. Séguin, K., Suarthana, E., Okun, M. L., Atoui, M., Lavoie, K. L., & Herba, C. M. (2024). Psychosocial impacts, preventive behaviours, and concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic for pregnant and non-pregnant women: A matched analysis from the International iCARE Study. Archives of Women’s Mental Health. (published)
  4. Tremblay N, Léger C, Deslauriers, Hébert-Auger, L., Boucher, V.G., Dialufuma, M.V., Bacon, S.L. & Lavoie, K.L. Relational conflicts during COVID-19: Impact of loss and reduction of employment due to prevention measures and the influence of sex and stress (in the iCARE study). Journal of Health Psychology. 2024;0(0). (published)
  5. Tremblay, N., Léger, C., Deslauriers, F., Boucher, V.G., Bacon, SL., Dialufuma, M.V. & Lavoie, K. on behalf of the iCARE team. Relational conflicts during COVID-19: impact of change in employment status and financial losses due to preventive measures in the iCARE Study. Journal of Health Psychology. (Accepted)
  6. Baydoun, M., McLennan, A. I. G., Carlson, L. E., & iCARE Study Team (2023). People With Cancer Experience Worse Psychosocial and Financial Consequences of COVID-19 Compared With Other Chronic Disease Populations: Findings From the International COVID-19 Awareness and Response Evaluation Survey Study. JCO global oncology, 9, e2300085. (published)
  7. Deslauriers, F., Léger, C., Bacon, S.L. et al. (2023) Do Canadians have favourable attitudes towards reintroducing mask mandates? Can J Public Health (2023). (published)
  8. Deslauriers, F., Gosselin-Boucher, V., Léger, C. et al. (2023) The impact of COVID-19 on the lives of Canadians with and without non-communicable chronic diseases: results from the iCARE Study. BMC Public Health 23, 2106. (published)
  9. O’Connor, S., Bélanger-Gravel, A. & iCARE Study Team. (2023) Social determinants of long-term reported changes in physical activity and healthy eating during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: Multiple cross-sectional surveys analysis from the iCARE study. Applied Physiology Nutrition, and Metabolism. (published)
  10. Léger C, Deslauriers F, Gosselin Boucher V, Phillips M, Bacon SL, Lavoie KL. Prevalence and Motivators of Getting a COVID-19 Booster Vaccine in Canada: Results from the iCARE Study. Vaccines. 2023; 11(2):291 (published)
  11. Boucher, V. G., Haight, B. L., Léger, C., Deslauriers, F., Bacon, S. L., Lavoie, K. L., & Puterman, E. M. (2023). Canadian healthcare workers’ mental health and health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from nine representative samples between April 2020 and February 2022. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 114(5), 823-839. (published)
  12. Gisinger T, Dev R, Kautzky A, Harreiter J, Raparelli V, Kublickiene K, Trinidad Herrero M, Norris CM, Lavoie KL, Pilote L, Kautzky-Willer A. Sex and Gender Impact Mental and Emotional Well-Being During COVID-19 Pandemic: A European Countries Experience. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Nov;31(11):1529-1539. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0115. PMID: 36356181 (published)
  13. Cícero Nogueira da Silva, A., de Souza Godindo, S., Veronica Losada, A., Bacon, S. L., Granana, N., & Gomez Jimenez, C. (2022). The infodemic in a preventively isolated Argentina. An analysis of fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic debunked by Confiar. Revista Mexicana de Opinión Pública, 17(33), 138-155. (published)
  14. Dev, R., Raparelli, V., Bacon, S. L., Lavoie, K. L., Pilote, L., Norris, C.M., on behalf of the iCARE Study Team. (2022). Impact of biological sex and gender-related factors on public engagement in protective health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a global survey. BMJ Open. (published)
  15. Joyal-Desmarais, K., Stojanovic, J., Kennedy, E.B., Enticott, J.C., Gosselin-Boucher, V., Vo, H., Košir, U., Lavoie, K.L., Bacon, S.L., for the iCARE Team (2022). How Well do covariates perform when adjusting for sampling bias in COVID-19 Research? Insights from Multiverse Analyses. European Journal of Epidemiology. (published)
  16. Lavoie, K. L., Gosselin Boucher, V., Stojanovic, J., Gupta, S. Gagné, M., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Séguin, K., Sheinfield-Gorin, S., Ribeiro, P., Voisard, B., Vallis, M., Corace, K., Presseau, J., & Bacon, S. L. (2022). Understanding national trends in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Canada – Results from five sequential cross-sectional representative surveys spanning April 2020 to March 2021. BMJ Open (published)
  17. Vallis M, Bacon S, Corace K, Joyal-Desmarais K, Sheinfeld Gorin S, Paduano S, Presseau J, Rash J, Mengistu Yohannes A, Lavoie K. (2021) Ending the Pandemic: How Behavioural Science Can Help Optimize Global COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake. Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Dec 22;10(1):7. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10010007. PMID: 35062668; PMCID: PMC8777721. (published)
  18. Altamirano V.F., Bacon S.L., Baró S., Benitez D. A., Caravello J. C., Filippa N. L., Gastaldo Z. G., Gómez Jiménez C., Grañana N. E., Lavoie K. L., Losada A. V., Medina P. I., Muñoz M. A., Nogueira Da Silva A. C., Peláez S., Pérez A. R., Potes M. V., Santojanni L. B., Sorbara S. E., Souza Godinho S., Taliercio A. E. & Zaracho, R. J. (2021). Representaciones Sociales sobre las Vacunas y la Vacunación frente al COVID 19. Revista Científica Arbitrada de la Fundación MenteClara, 6 (252). (published)
  19. Bacon, S. L, Lavoie, K. L., Boyle, J., Stojanovic, J., Joyal-Desmarais, K., for the iCARE Study team (2021). An international assessment of the link between COVID-19-related attitudes, concerns and behaviours in relation to public health policies: Optimising policy strategies to improve health, economic and quality of life outcomes (the iCARE Study): Protocol paper. BMJ Open. (published).
  20. Durand, H., Bacon, S. L., Byrne, M., Farrell, K., Kenny, E., Lavoie, K. L., McGuire, B. E., McSharry, J., Meade, O., Mooney, R., Noone, C., O’Connor, L. L., O’Flaherty, K., & Molloy, G. J. (2021) Adherence to physical distancing guidance in Ireland: a nationally representative analysis from the International COVID-19 Awareness and Responses Evaluation (iCARE) study [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]. HRB Open Res 2021, 4:36. (published)
  21. Enticott, J., Gill, J., Bacon, S. L., Lavoie, K. L., Epstein, D., Dawadi, S., Teede, H., & Boyle, J. A. (2021). Attitudes towards vaccines and intention to vaccinate against COVID-19: Implications for public health communications in Australia. BMJ Open. (published)
  22. Enticott, J., Slifirski, W., Lavoie, K. L., Bacon, S. L., Teede, H., & Boyle, J. A. (2021) (Knowledge, attitude, and self-reported practice towards measures for prevention of the spread of COVID-19 among Australians: A nationwide online longitudinal representative survey. Frontiers in Public Health. (published)
  23. Stojanovic, J., Boucher, V. G., Boyle, J., Enticott, J., Lavoie, K. L., & Bacon, S. L. (2021) COVID-19 is not the flu: Four graphs from four countries. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 191. (published).
  24. Stojanovic, J., Raparelli, V., Boccia, S., Lavoie, K. L., & Bacon, S. L. (2021). Public perceptions and behavioural responses to the COVID-19 emergency in Italy: Results from the iCARE study. European Journal of Public Health. (published)
  25. Stojanovic, J., Boucher, V. G., Gagné, M., Gupta, S., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Paduano, S., Aburub, A., Sheinfeld Gorin, S. N., Kassianos, A. P., Ribeiro, P. A. B., Bacon, S. L., & Lavoie, K. L. (2021) Global Trends and Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy: Findings from the iCARE Study. Vaccines, 2021, 661, 1-13. (published)
  26. Bacon, S. L., Baro, S., Barreira, I., Caravello, J. C., Caruso, J. M. , Filippa, N., Gastaldo, Z., Gomez Jimenez, C. , Grañana, N. E., Lavoie, K. L., Losada, A. V., Muñoz, M. A., Nogueira Da Silva, A. C., Peláez, S., Peralta, M., Peralta, M. F., Perez, A. R., Perez Roma, F. L., Sorbara, S. E., Taliercio, A. E. & De Souza Godinho, S. (2020). Representaciones de las medidas gubernamentales en el contexto del COVID-19. Revista digital prospectivas en psicología 5, (1), 15-24. (published).
  27. Durand, H., Bacon, S. L., Byrne, M., Kenny, E., Lavoie, K. L., McGuire, B. E., McSharry, J. Meade, O., Mooney, R., Noone, C., O’Connor, L. L., O’Flaherty, K., & Molloy, G. J. (2020). Identifying and addressing psychosocial determinants of adherence to physical distancing guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic – project protocol. HRB Open Research. (published).
  28. Noone, C., Warner, N., Byrne, M., Durand, H., Lavoie, K. L., McGuire, B. E., McSharry, J., Meade, O., Morrissey, E., Molloy, G., O’Connor, L., & Toomey, E. (2020). Investigating and evaluating evidence of the behavioural determinants of adherence to social distancing measures: A protocol for a scoping review of COVID-19 research. HRB Open Research. (published).

Reports

  • Deslauriers, F., Léger, C., Bacon, S., Atoui, M., Dialufuma, M., Essé, Atto J., Duval, S., Lavoie, K. (2023). iCARE Report #3: Emotional, health, occupational and social impacts of COVID-19 isolation periods in individuals with COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test (delivered to the Public Health Agency of Canada for policy advisory). The Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre.
  • Deslauriers, F., Léger, C., Bacon, S., Atoui, M., Dialufuma, M., Essé, Atto J., Duval, S., Lavoie, K. (2022). iCARE Report: Emotional, health, occupational and social impacts of the length of recommended COVID-19 isolation periods in individuals with COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test (delivered to the Public Health Agency of Canada for policy advisory). The Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre.
  • Léger, C., Deslauriers, F., Atoui, M., Bacon, S., Lavoie, K. (2022). iCARE Report : Behaviours of Canadians around rapid antigen testing (RAT) (delivered to the Public Health Agency of Canada for policy advisory). The Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre. 
  • Léger, C., Deslauriers, F., Bacon, S., Atoui, M., Dialufuma, M., Essé, Atto J., Duval, S., Lavoie, K. (2022). iCARE Report #2: Emotional, health, occupational and social impacts of the length of recommended COVID-19 isolation periods in individuals with COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test (delivered at the Public Health Agency of Canada for policy advisory). The Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre.

Pre-prints and manuscripts under review

  • Baydoun, M., McLennan, A. I. G., Carlson, L. E., for the iCARE Study Team. (2022) People with cancer experience significantly worse psychosocial and financial consequences of COVID-19 compared to healthy individuals and other chronic disease populations: findings from the International COVID-19 Awareness and Response Evaluation (iCARE) Study (under review at Journal of Patient Reported Outcomes).
  • Caputo, E. L., Ribeiro, P. A. B., Lavoie, K. L., & Reichert F. F, on behalf of the iCARE Study Team. (2022) COVID transmission-related concerns impact on physical activity behavior: Data from the iCARE study (under review at the Journal of Public Health (Oxford).
  • Lavoie, K. L., Boucher, V. G., Stojanovic, J., Voisard, B., Szczepanik, G., Boyle, J. A., Bélanger-Gravel, A., Bacon, S. L., for the iCARE Study Team. 2021. Determinants of adherence to COVID-19 preventive behaviours in Canada: Results from the iCARE Study. (medRxiv doi)
  • Torres, S., Lemos, M., & Román-Calderón, J.P. (2022) Capability, opportunity, motivation and the probability of getting vaccinated from COVID-19 in Latin America (under review at Social Science and Medicine).

Manuscripts in progress

  • Aumont, C., Stojanovic, J., & Bacon, S. L., on behalf of the iCARE Study. A three level approach for racial and ethnicity classifications for the iCARE study (working title).
  • Boucher, V. G., Stojanovic, J., Lavoie, K. L., & Bacon, S. L. on behalf of the iCARE Study. Defining the different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: an open access code development.
  • Boucher, V. G., Yousefi, R., & Pelaez, S. COVID-19 risk communication around mask wearing in Canada: are we communicating properly the information.
  • Léger, C; Boucher, VG; Deslauriers, F; Gupta, S; Vallis, M; Bacon, SL; Lavoie, KL. (2023). COVID-19 vaccination status and motivators among Canadian Healthcare Workers: are they different from the general population? 
  • Léger, C*; Deslauriers, F*; Helal, R*; Bacon, SL; Lavoie, KL. (2024). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Intention to vaccinate against Influenza (in progress). Vaccines
  • Léger, C*; Deslauriers, F*; Makdessi, R-M*; Bacon, SL; Lavoie, KL. (2024). The Relationship Between Intention, Perceived Importance, and Engagement in Preventive Behaviors Among Canadians experiencing flu-cold like symptoms: Findings from the iCARE Study (in progress). BMC Public Health.
  • Lovelina, D.F. Knowledge, attitude, and self-reported practice towards measures for prevention of the spread of COVID-19 among low and middle income countries (working title)
  • MacLeay, C., Stojanovic, J., Lavoie, K. L., Bacon, S. L., Olenja, J. M., Ayah, R., Naanyu, V., Godia, P. M., Kimani, E., Oburu, H., & Ziraba, A. Assessing attitudes, concerns and behavioural responses of the general public to public health policies in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey (the iCARE Study) (working title).

Presentations

  1. Léger, Camille (2024). Psychosocial and health impacts of COVID-19 isolation periods. 38th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology
  2. Deslauriers. F. (2023, October 3). Impact on mental and physical health as a function of socioeconomic status during the COVID-19 pandemic among Canadian healthcare workers: results from the iCARE Study. Bacon. S. L (Chair), From COVID-19 related Data to Behavioural Intervention: how should we do it? [Symposium]. Metropolis Social Determinants of Health Conference, Gatineau, QC, Canada
  3. Léger, Camille. (2023). Impacts psychosociaux et sur la santé de la durée des périodes d’isolement recommandées pour la covid-19 chez les personnes présentant des symptômes ou un résultat positif à la covid-19. Journée annuelle de la recherche de l’Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Montréal, CanadaBacon, S., Boucher, V.G.
  4. International COVID-19 Awareness and Responses Evaluation Study (The iCARE Study): A Canadian perpective on “Long COVID-19”. CACPR 2022 Annual Spring Conference, Online, 3 juin, 2022.
  5. Aumont, C. (December 2, 2021). Survey methods: Classifying ethnicity. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  6. Bacon, S. L. (December 2, 2021). Motivators for adherence to COVID-19 mitigation measures. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  7. Baydoun, M., McLennan, A. I. G., & Carlson, L. E. (December 2, 2021). The psychosocial and quality of life implications of COVID-19: A comparison between cancer patients, healthy individuals, and other chronic disease populations. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  8. Boucher, V. G. (2023). De la COVID aux prochaines crises majeures en santé: comment se projette la société civile. Panel. Grande conférence annuelle 2023 RQCP. 23 novembre 2023.
  9. Boucher, V.G. Haight, B., Léger, C., Deslauriers, F., Lavoie, K., Puterman, E. Healthcare workers’ mental health and health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from 1615 Canadian workers between April 2020 and February 2022. CPA 84rd Annual National Convention, Toronto, Ontario, June 22-24, 2023.
  10. Boucher, V.G., Deslauriers, F., Fortin, A., Woods, R., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Stojanovic, J., Vallis, M., Corace, K., Stewart, S., Bacon, S.L., & Lavoie, K.L., on behalf of the iCARE team. The impact of COVID-19 on mental health around the world: Results from the iCARE Study. Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine (presented at the Canadian Psychological Association conference, May 31-June 5, 2021)
  11. Boucher, V.G. D’événement extraordinaire à coopération international: l’étude iCARE dans la lutte contre la COVID-19. Virtual ICEPS Conference 2021, April 1st, 2021
  12. Caputo, E., Lavoie, K.L., Bacon, S.L., Ribeiro, P., & Reichert, F. Physical activity and COVID-19 concerns: an Americas overview. CIUSSS-NIM 5th Research Day, November 5, 2021.
  13. Dawadi, S. (December 2, 2021). Adherence to COVID-19 protective behaviours -comparing Australia and Canada. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  14. Deslauriers, F., Bacon, S., Lavoie, K. (2022). Have women with chronic diseases been more negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic than men? Results from the iCARE Study. Canadian Psychological Association 2022 Annual National Convention, Calgary, Canada
  15. Deslauriers, F. (December 2, 2021). Impact of COVID-19 on the lives of Canadians living with a chronic disease. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  16. Deslauriers, F. Les impacts de la COVID-19 sur la vie des Canadiens ayant des maladies chroniques. CIUSSS-NIM 5th Research Day, November 5, 2021.
  17. Deslauriers. F. (2021, 15 Avril) Les impacts de la COVID-19 sur la vie des Canadiens ayant des maladies chroniques [Présentation de thèse d’honneur]. Congrès des thèses de spécialisation en psychologie de l’UQÀM 2021, Montréal, Québec, Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Y7hFasGwU
  18. Deslauriers. F. (2021, 14 Avril) Les impacts de la COVID-19 sur la vie des Canadiens ayant des maladies chroniques [Présentation de thèse d’honneur]. CMCM Conférence Public: Rester en santé en temps de Pandémie, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Conférence publique : Rester en santé en temps de pandémie
  19. Deslauriers, F., Boucher, V. G., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Woods, R., Fortin, A., Vallis, M., Corace, K., Campbell, T., Presseau, J., Stewart, S., Bacon, S. L., & Lavoie, K., L., on behalf of the iCARE study team. The impact of COVID-19 on the lives of Canadians with non-communicable chronic disease: Results from the iCARE study. Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine / Psychologie de la santé et médecine du comportement (presented at the Canadian Psychological Association conference May 31-June 5, 2021)
  20. Deslauriers, F., Léger C., Bacon, S. L., Atoui, M., Dialufuma, M., Atto, J. E., Duval, S., Lavoie, K. L. on behalf of the iCARE Study team. iCARE Report: Emotional, health, occupational and social impacts of the length of recommended COVID-19 isolation periods in individuals with COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test. Presented for the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to iCARE collaborators via Zoom on November 17, 2022 View video
  21. Deslippe, AL., iCARE Study Team, & Tamara R Cohen. How changes in worry, anxiety and depression impacted men and women dietary habits during COVID-19. American Society of Nutrition Annual Conference (Nutrition). 2023. Boston, MA, USA.
  22. Dev, R., Raparelli, V., Bacon, S. L., Lavoie, K. L., Pilote, L., & Norris, C. M. (December 2, 2021). Association of biological sex and gender-related factors with public engagement in protective health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  23. Durand, H., Bacon, S. L., Byrne, M., Farrell, K., Kenny, E., Lavoie, K. L., McGuire, B., McSharry, J., Meade, O., Mooney, R., Noone, C., O’Connor, L., O’Flaherty, K., & Molloy, G., on behalf of the iCARE Study Team (December 2, 2021). Understanding determinants of adherence to COVID-19 physical distancing guidance in Ireland. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  24. Enticott, J., Boyle, J., Teede, H., Dawadi, S., Gil, J., & Slifirski, W. (December 2, 2021). iCARE experience in Australia: Nationwide longitudinal & cross-sectional representative surveys. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  25. Fortin, A., Vaccination contre la covid-19 : devrait-on la rendre obligatoire? Presented to iCARE collaborators via Zoom on November 17, 2022. View presentation
  26. Gosselin Boucher, V. (December 2, 2021). Vaccine hesitancy in healthcare workers: Results from Canadian representative samples in the iCARE Study. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  27. Joyal-Desmarais, K., Atoui, M., Bacon, S.L., Boucher, V.G., Enticott, J.C., Kennedy, E.B., Košir, U., Lavoie, K.L., Stojanovic, J., Vo, H., on behalf of the iCARE Team (2021). How Successful is the Use of Covariates to Control for Sampling Biases? Empirical Lessons from Comparing Convenience and Quasi-Representative Samples. Lightning talk at the Metascience 2021 conference. September 16-18, 2021. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/D6ZWJ
  28. Joyal-Desmarais, K., Stojanovic, J., Kennedy, E.B., Enticott, J.C., Gosselin Boucher, V., Vo, H., Košir, U., Lavoie, K.L., Bacon, S.L., for the iCARE Team (December 2, 2021). Do common covariates help or harm when it comes to reducing sampling bias in COVID-19 research? Lessons from the multiverse. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  29. Kennedy, E. (December 2, 2021). Survey infrastructure for the next emerging threat and lessons learned from this one. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  30. Kosir, U., Lavoie, K. L., & Bacon, L. S. Canadian university students’ attitudes and concerns about returning to school during a pandemic. Oral presentation April 21-22, 2021: COVID-19 and Public Health Forum.
  31. Lavoie, K. (December 2, 2021). National trends in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and determinants in Canada – April 2020 to March 2021. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  32. Lavoie, K. L. Adhésion aux comportements préventifs et aux intentions de vaccination dans le monde: résultats de l’étude iCARE. Conference presentation May 4, 2021: 88th Acfas Conference.
  33. Léger, C. (April 2022) Attitudes et intentions de vaccination contre la COVID-19 chez les travailleur.es de la santé canadien.nes [Présentation de thèse d’honneur]. Congrès des thèses de spécialisation en psychologie de l’UQÀM 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
  34. Lemos-Hoyos, M. (December 2, 2021). What variables are related with the probability of getting vaccinated from covid-19 in Latin America? Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  35. Nolin, ML. Les facteurs associés à l’adhésion des mesures sanitaires de prévention de la Covid-19 chez les jeunes adultes québécois. ACFAS, Montréal, 8 et le 12 mai 2023
  36. Rash, J. (December 2, 2021). Improving COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: Applying frameworks from the behavioural sciences to progress from an understanding of vaccine hesitancy to personalized interventions. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  37. Stojanovic, J., et al. on behalf of the iCARE Study Team. Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with chronic conditions: Results from the global iCARE study. European Public Health virtual conference. November, 2021
  38. Stojanovic, J., Bacon, S. L., Lavoie, K. L., Altieri, E., Kuchenmuller, T., & Nagyova, I. Applying behavioral science for public health communication: insights from global COVID-19 initiatives. Workshop. European Public Health virtual conference. November, 2021.
  39. Stojanovic, J., Ribeiro, P. A. B., Kosir, U., Bacon, S. L., Lavoie, K. L. (December 2, 2021). Impacts of COVID-19 on individuals with multiple chronic conditions: Analysis from a series of representative samples in Canadians. Invited talk at the iCARE Study International Symposium. View video
  40. Deslauriers. F. (2021, April 1) Impacts of COVID-19 on the lives of Canadians living with a Chronic Disease [Honor Thesis Presentation]. MBMC Online Talk: Staying Healthy During the Pandemic, Montréal, Québec, Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpM5FaNKw0g&list=PLEA8514C81D048181&index=15
  41. Bacon, S. L., Stojanovic, J., & Kosir, U. International COVID-19 Awareness and Responses Evaluation Study (The iCARE Study): Leveraging an international perspective to better understand COVID-19. ACS Meeting, March 10, 2021
  42. Lavoie, K. L. Comment gérer une pandémie sur le plan du comportement humain? Grands entretiens, Living Lab Charlevoix, online, February 22, 2021
  43. Lavoie, K. L. Global challenges and opportunities for behaviour change scientists: A focus on climate change, public health, and bringing behavioural medicine to low-middle income countries. Science of Behaviour Change Annual Virtual Meeting, February 23, 2021.
  44. Stojanovic, J. Assessing public awareness, attitudes, concerns, and behavioural responses to COVID-19 public health policies: an overview of the global iCARE study. Health Technology Assessment International, Health Economics Methods in Rapid HTAs in Response to COVID-19 Webinar, online, September 21, 2020.
  45. Lavoie, K. L., Bacon, S. L. iCARE Study. COVID-19 Survey Working Group, online, September 23, 2020
  46. Lavoie, K. L. Un virus, des consignes et… des gens. Virtual Public Lecture, UQAM Cœur des sciences, online, December 16, 2020.
  47. Lavoie, K. L. Behavioral interventions are only as good as the persons delivering them: Optimizing and measuring treatment fidelity in behavioral interventions. Society for Clinical Trials Virtual Meeting, December 14, 2020.
  48. Lavoie, K. L. iCARE Global Study: Sociodemographic disparities in how the COVID-19 has impacted mental health, access to care, health behaviours, social relationships, and occupational and financial status in five countries: Canada, the US, France, Brazil and Taiwan. American Psychosomatic Society Virtual Meeting, December 3, 2020.
  49. Lavoie, K. L. Comment mieux vivre avec la pandémie? Virtual Public Lecture, Espace Yoop, CIUSSS-NIM, online, December 2, 2020.
  50. Stojanovic, J., & Ribeiro, P. International COVID-19 Awareness and Responses Evaluation (iCARE) Study: Results from Cardiometabolic Risk Population. Presented at the CAPCR webinar series, October 28, 2020.
  51. Boucher, V. G., Stojanovic, J., Lavoie, K.L, & Bacon S.L. Defining the different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: an iCARE study open access code development project. CIUSSS NIM Research Day, October 1-2, 2020.
  52. Lavoie, K. L., Bacon, S. L. iCARE Global Study: Associations between COVID-19-related concerns and adherence to public health measures. European Health Psychology Society Virtual Annual meeting 2020, August 25, 2020.
  53. Lavoie, K. L. iCARE International COVID-19 Survey: initial findings and recommendations. International Behavioural Trials Network Conference 2020, online, May 28, 2020.

Posters

  • Tremblay, N., Bacon, S.L., Lavoie, KL. & Bélanger-Gravel, A., on behalf of the iCARE Study Team. (2024). Are there associations between information sources and the attitudes of young adults in the context of COVID-19? 38th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, September 3-6, (Cascais, Portugal).
  • Séguin, K., Suarthana, E., Okun, M. L., Atoui, M., Lavoie, K. L, & Herba, C. M., for the iCARE Study Team. (May 23, 2024). COVID-19-related psychosocial impacts, preventive behaviors, and concerns for pregnant and non-pregnant individuals: A matched analysis from the international iCARE Study. 36th Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, San Francisco, California, USA.
  • Deslauriers. F, Bacon. S. L, Lavoie. K. L. (2024, May 16). Who do people trust to get information on COVID-19, and does this vary as a function of vaccine status? International Behavioural Trials Network 2024 Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada.
  • Tremblay. F, Léger. C, Deslauriers. F, Hébert-Auger. L, Gosselin-Boucher. V, Bacon. S. L, Lavoie. K. L (2023, Novembre 3).Conflits relationnels durant la COVID-19 : impact du changement de statut d’emploi et des pertes financières liés aux mesures préventives.Journée de la recherche du CIUSSS-du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
  • Deslauriers. F, Bacon. S. L, Lavoie. K.L. (2023, October 3). Optimizing current and future pandemic preparedness: Forging a public-informed research strategy using an integrated knowledge translation approach (Methodology). Metropolis Social Determinants of Health Conference, Gatineau, ON, Canada.
  • Léger, C., Gosselin-Boucher, V., Deslauriers, F., Bacon, SL, Lavoie, KL. (2024). Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on French healthcare workers between June 25th, 2021 and July 2nd, 2022. International Behavioural Trials Network 2024 Conference
  • Bélanger-Gravel, A. Barnett, T.,Stojanovic, J.,At, M.,Séguin, K.,Lavoie, K. & Bacon, S. for the iCARE study team. Young adults and social gatherings: an exploration of behaviours, arguments for behaviour changes, concerns and sources of information. Conference of the Canadian Public Health Association, online, 2021.
  • Boucher, V.G., Beraneck, M., Lemos, M., Molloy, G., Raparelli, V., Dialufuma, M.V., Bacon, S., Lavoie, K., Puterman, E. on behalf of the iCARE study team. Attitudes Towards Mask Wearing and Social Gathering Between April 2021 and September 2022 in five countries in the iCARE Study. Conférence IBTN, May 16-19, 2024.
  • Boucher, V.G., François-Sévigny, J., Cimon-Paquet, C., Aumont, É., Voisard, B., Bacon, S.L., Lavoie, K.L., Truth or Pandemic ? Engagement study of an online platform and interactive game targeting COVID-19 misinformation. Conférence IBTN 2022. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Sous presse.
  • Boucher, V.G., François-Sévigny, J., Cimon-Paquet, C., Aumont, E., Voisard, B., Bacon, S.L., Lavoie, K.L. Truth or Pandemic : A platform, Podcast and Online Game to fight COVID-19 misinformation. Knowledge Translation Canada Scientific Meeting 2022, Online, May 4-6.
  • Côté, M., Carrière, K., Lavoie, K., Bacon, S.L., Atto, E.J., Kirk, S., Nutter, S., Russell-Mayhew, S., Forhan, M., Ramos-Salas, X., & Alberga, A.S. (accepted). Body weight and COVID-19: Was body weight a primary source of concern during the pandemic? Short oral electronic poster presentation at the Canadian Obesity Summit, Whistler, BC, Canada (May 14-17, 2023).
  • Deslippe, AL, Cohen TR and the iCARE Study Team. Country comparison of how mental well-being and sex impacts practice of health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic among adults. 2023. International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual meeting. Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
  • Dev, R., Raparelli, V., Bacon, S. L., Lavoie, K. L., Pilote, L., & Norris, C. M. Association of Biological Sex and Gender-related Factors with Public Engagement in Protective Health Behaviours during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Conférence IBTN 2022.
  • Deslauriers, F., Léger, C., Tremblay, N., Hébert-Auger, L., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Boucher, V.G. Bacon, S., Lavoie, K. (Accepté). Are Canadians open to re-introducing mask mandates as respiratory illness prevention? 17th international Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Vancouver, 2023.
  • Deslauriers, F., Léger, C., Phillips, M., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Raparelli, V., Gupta, S., Vallis, M., Lemos Hoyos, M., Bacon, S., Lavoie, K. (2022). International prevalence and motivators for getting COVID-19 booster vaccines: Results from the iCARE study in Australia Italy and Colombia. American Psychosomatic Society 80th Annual Scientific Meeting “Challenging the Future: Towards a Better Biopsychosocial Health”, Puerto Rico,  March 8-11, 2023
  • Fortin, A., Boucher, V.G., Deslauriers, F., Woods, R., Bacon, S., Lavoie, K., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Corace, K., Presseau, J., Stewart, S., Stojanovic, J., Vallis, M. COVID-19 and mental health among Canadiens: Sex and age differences over time in the iCARE Study. Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine / Psychologie de la santé et médecine du comportement (presented at the Canadian Psychological Association conference, May 31-June 5, 2021)
  • Francis DL. Knowledge, attitude, and self-reported practice towards measures for prevention of the spread of COVID-19 among LMIC countries. June 28, 2022 – July 1, 2022 · Global Health Security Conference 2022, Singapore.
  • Léger, C., Boucher, V.G., Deslauriers, F., Bacon, S., Lavoie, K. Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on French healthcare workers between June 25th, 2021 and July 2nd, 2022. Conférence IBTN, May 16-19, 2024.
  • Léger, C., Boucher, V.G., Deslauriers, F., Bacon, S.L., Lavoie., K.L. Vaccination status and motivators among Canadian Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conférence IBTN 2022. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Sous presse
  • Léger, C., Deslauriers, F., Tremblay, N., Hébert-Auger, L., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Boucher, V.G. Bacon, S., Lavoie, K. (Accepté). Behaviours of Canadians around rapid antigen testing (RAT): Results from the iCARE study. 17th international Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Vancouver, 2023.
  • Léger, C., Deslauriers, F., Bacon, S., Lavoie, K. (2022). Prevalence and motivators for getting COVID-19 booster vaccines in Canada: Results from the iCARE study. American Psychosomatic Society 80th Annual Scientific Meeting “Challenging the Future: Towards a Better Biopsychosocial Health”, Puerto Rico, March 8-11, 2023
  • O’Connor, S. & Bélanger-Gravel, A for the iCare team 2023. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived changes in health behaviors among Canadians: Multiple cross-sectional surveys analysis from the iCARE study. SQLNM-CMDO conference 2023, February 8th-10th 2023, Orford, Canada
  • Séguin, K., Suarthana, E., Okun, M.L., Atoui, M., Lavoie, K.L., & Herba, C.M., for the iCARE Study Team. (October 19, 2023). Psychosocial impacts, preventive behaviours, and concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic for pregnant and non-pregnant women: Results from the International iCARE Study. 7e Congrès provincial de la recherche mère-enfant, Montreal, Canada.
  • Stojanovic, J., Boucher, V.G., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Woods, R., Fortin, A., Vallis, M., Corace, K., Campbell, T., Presseau, J., Stewart, S., Bacon, S. L., & Lavoie, K., L., on behalf of the iCARE study team. The impact of COVID-19 on the lives of Canadians with non-communicable chronic disease: Results from the iCARE study. Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine / Psychologie de la santé et médecine du comportement (presented at the Canadian Psychological Association conference, May 31-June 5, 2021)
  • Stojanovic, J., Ribeiro, P. A. B., Boucher, V.G., Bacon, S. L., Lavoie, K. L., for the iCARE Study Team. Mapping COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Canada to support effective communication: Findings from the iCARE study. Poster presentation  (YouTube or PowerPoint) April 21, 2021: COVID-19 & Public Health Forum 2021.
  • Molloy, G. J., Bacon, S. L., Lavoie, K. L., Durand, H., Atoui, M., Dialufuma, M, on behalf of the iCARE Study Team. (August 23-27, 2022). Motivations to get COVID-19 vaccinations: A cross-sectional lifespan analysis of an Irish iCARE study sample. 36th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Bratislava, Slovakia.
  • Séguin, K., Stojanovic, J., Lavoie, K.L., & Bacon, S.L. The impact of COVID-19 on Canadians with non-communicable chronic diseases and co-morbid psychological disorders: Results from the iCARE study. Poster presented at the CIUSSS-NIM 5th Research Day, November 5, 2021 (PDF).
  • Voisard, B., Gosselin Boucher, V., Dragomir, A., Corace, K., Vallis, M., Campbell, T., Bacon, S. L., & Lavoie, K. L. Training Physicians in Motivational Communication Using Integrated Knowledge Transfer: Results of an Ongoing Study. Poster presented at the CIUSSS-NIM 5th Research Day, November 5, 2021.
  • Joyal-Desmarais, K., Lavoie, K., & Bacon, S., on behalf of the iCARE Team. (2021). Understanding Pandemic-Related Experiences Through an International Survey-Based Collaboration: The iCARE Study. Poster presented at the 2021 Meeting of the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS). Virtual Conference, June 23-25, 2021.
  • Boucher, V.G., Voisard, G., Bacon, S., & Lavoie, K. L. The impact of COVID-19 on Essential Service workers in Canada: Results from two nationally representative samples in the iCARE Study. Poster presentation April 21, 2021: COVID-19 & Public Health Forum 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGYgZ7scMCA&list=UUc2xkfHVZxm2JN3DekvtGBw&index=1
  • Stojanovic, J., Ribeiro, P. A. B., Boucher, V. G., Bacon, S. L., Lavoie, K. L., for the iCARE Study Team. Mapping COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Canada to support effective communication: Findings from the iCARE study. Poster presentation April 21, 2021: COVID-19 & Public Health Forum 2021. Link to presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE7T3vnI68Y
  • Hayashi-Neto, D. Vieira, A. M., Stojanovic, J., Ribeiro, P. A. B., Lavoie, K. L., & Bacon, S. L. iCARE Global Study: Preliminary results from Brazil. Social BRIDGES Virtual conference, online (YouTube), July 22-24 2020
  • Stojanovic, J., Ribeiro, P. A. B., Lavoie, K. L., & Bacon, S. L. Public perceptions and behavioural responses to the COVID-19 emergency in Italy: Results from the wave 1 of the iCARE study. Social BRIDGES Virtual conference, online (PDF), July 22-24 2020
  • Ribeiro, P. A. B., Stojanovic, J., Boucher, V. G., Bruno, R., Bacon, S.L., & Lavoie, K.L. Exploring COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among the Canadian Population. Canadian Public Health Association Conference, online, October 2020

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