Loss of autonomy and Rehabilitation

In today’s aging society, the fields of physical rehabilitation and social integration will be increasingly important: statistics predict that one in five persons will live with a physical disability. Université Laval is one of the leaders in rehabilitation research, as shown by our professors’ important involvement in the following:

• Quebec Rehabilitation Research Network
• Canadian Stroke Network
• The Institute of Aging
• The social participation of Université Laval seniors

Our researchers are concentrating on the following issues:

• Studying the personal and environmental determinants of the social participation of persons living a with physical disabilities
• Identifying risk factors for dementia
• Evaluating clinical practices in long-term care
• Evaluating geriatric services
• Understanding and preventing occupational burnout in caregivers
• Developing research on the eye and its diseases, including glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and uveal melanoma