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Krista Lynn Best

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krista.best@fmed.ulaval.ca
Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale
Centre de recherche CERVO
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Contribution à la recherche

Thématiques de recherche de la Faculté de médecine

  • Perte d’autonomie et réadaptation

Projets de recherche en cours

  • Understanding and improving access to physical activity for people with disabilities through - Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada - Programme Savoir: Subventions Savoir, chercheur principal - 2025-03-31 au 2030-03-31
  • Canadian Disability Participation Project 2.0: Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Quality Sport, Exercise and Play Experiences for Canadians with Disabilities - Université Queen's, Université Laval - Fonds internes, Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada - Subvention de partenariat, Queen's University, co-chercheur - 2023-03-31 au 2030-03-31
  • Innovations en matière de mobilité, de transport et d'activité physique pour les personnes ayants des incapacities: - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé - Chercheur-boursier Juniors 1 et 2, Seniors, chercheur principal - 2023-07-01 au 2027-06-30
  • Leveraging Senseable Cities for Inclusive Mobility: Dynamic Routing in Disruptive Sidewalks - Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie Canada - Subventions à la découverte – Suppléments d’accélération à la découverte, co-chercheur - 2022-11-01 au 2027-03-31
  • Towards Barrier-Free Communities : A Partnership for Improving Mobility, Access and Participation (MAP) Among People with Disabilities - Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada, Université Laval - Fonds internes - Subvention de partenariat, University of British Columbia, co-chercheur - 2020-03-31 au 2027-03-31
  • Cocréation d'un Living Lab modèle pour promouvoir des opportunités d'activité physique durables pour les personnes ayant des incapacités - Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation - Programme de soutien aux organismes de recherche et d’innovation (PSO) - Volet 2 : Soutien aux projets, chercheur principal - 2023-05-01 au 2026-04-30
  • S'approprier la ville inclusive: la littératie partenariale comme approche de changement des environnements physiques et sociaux pour soutenir la participation sociale des personnes ayant des incapacités - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture - Soutien aux équipes de recherche, co-chercheur - 2022-05-01 au 2026-04-30
  • Développement d'une plateforme d'accompagnement au loisir autonome en plein air destinée aux personnes ayant des incapacités. - Association régionale de loisir pour les personnes handicapées Chaudière-Appalaches, Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation - Programme de soutien aux organismes de recherche et d’innovation (PSO) - Volet 2 : Soutien aux projets, co-chercheur - 2023-05-01 au 2026-04-30
  • Addressing the Housing Needs of People with Spinal Cord Injury /Dysfunction - Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, University of Toronto, co-chercheur - 2023-04-30 au 2026-04-29
  • Approches innovantes pour l'évaluation et l'entraînement à la mobilité en fauteuil roulant: de la réalité virtuelle jusqu'au monde réel - Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, CIUSSS - CN - CIRRIS, Fondation Canadienne pour l'innovation (La) - Fonds des leaders John-R.-Evans (FLJR), chercheur principal - 2024-08-01 au 2026-03-31
  • Ingénierie de technologies interactives en réadaptation - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies, Université Laval - Fonds internes - Regroupements stratégiques NT, Université de Sherbrooke, co-chercheur - 2019-04-01 au 2026-03-31
  • Efficacy of wheelchair skills training to improve mobility for people with ARSACS and DM1 - Association canadienne de la dystrophie musculaire (L') - Bourse de recherche translationnelle et clinique, chercheur principal - 2024-04-01 au 2026-03-31
  • Accès aux services communautaires pour les aînés grâce aux outils numériques depuis la pandémie de COVID-19 : une étude de type recherche-action - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture - Action concertée - Programme de recherche-action pour un vieillissement actif de la population du Québec, co-chercheur - 2022-03-15 au 2026-03-14
  • Co-développement d’activités intergénérationnelles pour rompre avec l’âgisme et soutenir la participation sociale des personnes vivant avec les séquelles d’un traumatisme craniocérébral - Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ «trois secteurs ensemble») - Réseau Québécois de recherche sur le vieillissement (RQRV), co-chercheur - 2024-07-01 au 2025-12-01
  • Developing research priorities for enhancing wheelchair mobility using simulation and virtual reality in children and youth - Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada - Subvention de planification et dissémination, chercheur principal - 2024-11-01 au 2025-10-31
  • Exploring inclusive ultra-trail through Photovoice : Perspectives on facilitators and challenges from a team with and without physical disabilities - Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada - Subvention d'engagement partenarial, chercheur principal - 2024-10-01 au 2025-09-30
  • Participation sociale et inclusion urbaine : Réflexions sur l'aménagement du quartier Saint-Roch - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies - Programme engagement - Phase démarrage, chercheur principal - 2024-06-03 au 2025-06-03

Financements des 2 dernières années

  • Design and pilot of an online active living program with a personalized adaptive intervention approach - Craig H. Neilsen Foundation - Psychosocial research, Lawson Health Research Institute, co-chercheur - 2023-04-30 au 2025-04-29
  • Réseau de recherche en adaptation-réadaptation (REPAR U. Laval 2024-2032) - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé - Réseaux thématiques de recherche, co-chercheur - 2024-04-01 au 2025-03-31
  • LongPROM study - Development of a Long COVID patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) - Long Covid Web - Réseau de recherche canadien sur le syndrome post-COVID-19, co-chercheur - 2024-02-01 au 2025-01-31
  • Faciliter l'accès des personnes aînées ayant des incapacités aux milieux de participation sociale : évaluation des retombées d'une plateforme de formation - Office des personnes handicapées du Québec, Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé - Programmes du REPAR: Projets pilotes, co-chercheur - 2022-10-17 au 2024-12-31
  • Effectiveness of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program for improving wheelchair skills and related rehabilitation outcomes among children and youth - Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada - Subvention Projet, chercheur principal - 2021-10-01 au 2024-09-30
  • A virtual platform for over ground manual wheelchair navigation: a controlled ecological approach to exploring wheeled mobility - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies - Projet subsidiaire d'un regroupement stratégique (pour fins de gestion au VRRCI), Université de Sherbrooke, co-chercheur - 2023-09-01 au 2024-09-01
  • Service d'accompagnement en mobilité intégré pour améliorer l'utilisation du transport en commun et la participation sociale : une étude exploratoire des effets auprès des personnes ayant des incapacités. - Office des personnes handicapées du Québec - Programme de subventions à l’expérimentation: Volet soutien à l’innovation communautaire, chercheur principal - 2022-01-12 au 2024-01-12
  • Intelligent dynamic seating: integration of sensors, repositioning, and e-health technology for power wheelchairs - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies - Projet subsidiaire d'un regroupement stratégique (pour fins de gestion au VRRCI), Université de Sherbrooke, co-chercheur - 2020-10-01 au 2023-12-31
  • Programme de soutien aux nouveaux chercheurs - Université Laval - Fonds internes - Soutien facultaire aux jeunes chercheurs de la Faculté de médecine, chercheur principal - 2019-07-01 au 2023-06-30
  • Subvention d’établissement de jeunes chercheurs - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé - Établissement de jeunes chercheurs - Juniors 1, chercheur principal - 2019-07-01 au 2023-06-30
  • Des approches communautaires comme solution permettant de favoriser l'adoption de technologies d'assistance et leur utilisation à long terme. - Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ «trois secteurs ensemble»), Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé - Chercheur-boursier Juniors 1 et 2, Seniors, chercheur principal - 2019-07-01 au 2023-06-30
  • Identification of the facilitators and barriers in the use of adapted public transit among parents with mobility disability - Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada - Subvention d'engagement partenarial, chercheur principal - 2022-06-01 au 2023-05-31
  • Determining Optimal post-Stroke Exercise (DOSE) Stepped-Wedge RCT - Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, University of British Columbia, co-chercheur - 2019-10-01 au 2023-04-30
  • Du laboratoire à la communauté: Développement et expérimentation de solutions innovantes pour une mobilité accrue dans des environnements urbains inclusifs - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies - Programme Samuel-De Champlain, co-chercheur - 2019-04-01 au 2021-03-31

Publications

  • Feasibility and Utility of a Fitbit Tracker Among Ambulatory Children and Youth With Disabilities, Christine Voss, Krista L. Best, Sarah A. Moore, Kathleen A. Martin Ginis, Brianna Tsui, Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Emily Bremer, Pediatric Exercise Science, 2023, 10.1123/pes.2022-0121
  • Exploring the quality of participation and strategies to support meaningful engagement in an adapted paddleboard program among individuals with disabilities, Krista L. Best, Pascale Martineau, Mireille Descarreaux, Maxime Robert, Margaux Hebinck, Mariève Labbé, Béatrice Ouellet, Jade Berthiaume, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2025, 10.1080/17483107.2024.2382279
  • User perceptions about resources based on the Wheelchair Skills Training Program for training indoor and community wheelchair skills in pediatrics: a descriptive qualitative study, Krista L. Best, François Routhier, Tatiana Dib, Paula W. Rushton, Maria Teodora Rusu, Charlie Fortin, Jade Berthiaume, Béatrice Ouellet, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2024, 10.1080/17483107.2024.2303464
  • Validation of an innovative two-part algorithm for detecting self-propulsion in manual wheelchair users, François Routhier, Krista L. Best, Rose Gagnon, 2024, 10.1101/2024.11.14.24313548
  • Usability of the Participation and Quality of Life (PAR-QoL) Outcomes Toolkit Website for Spinal Cord Injury, Dahlia Kairy, Sander L. Hitzig, Lynda Atack, François Routhier, Krista L. Best, Maude Beaudoin, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 2020, 10.1310/sci2601-64
  • Access at elevation: Strategies used to support participation for people with disabilities in adaptive snowsports, William C. Miller, Olivia Yung, Krista Best, Christopher B. McBride, Jeff Sauve, Andrea Bundon, Delphine Labbé, Staci Mannella, Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2023, 10.1016/j.jort.2023.100685
  • Investigating the Navigational Behavior of Wheelchair Users in Urban Environments Using Eye Movement Data, Aurélie Dommes, Krista Lynn Best, Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi, Sanaz Azimi, 2023, 10.1007/978-3-031-34612-5_4
  • Randomized controlled trial protocol feasibility: The Wheelchair Self-Efficacy Enhanced for Use (WheelSeeU), Charles Goldsmith, François Routhier, Janice J. Eng, William C. Miller, Krista L. Best, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2014, 10.1177/0008417414546743
  • Exploring Older Adults’ Experiences and Perceptions with a Peer-Led Wheelchair Training Program, William C. Miller, François Routhier, Krista L. Best, Alice Pellichero, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2020, 10.1177/0008417420922635
  • Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Peer-Led Self-Management Programs for Increasing Physical Activity, Francois Routhier, Janice J Eng, William C Miller, Krista L Best, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2016, 10.1007/s12529-016-9540-4
  • Wheelchair mobility, motor performance and participation of adult wheelchair users with ARSACS: a cross-sectional study, Krista L. Best, Bernard Brais, Xavier Rodrigue, Raphaël St-Gelais, Luc J. Hébert, Caroline Rahn, Cynthia Gagnon, François Routhier, Julie Bourassa, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2023, 10.1080/17483107.2020.1858195
  • Powered mobility device assessment training tool, R. Lee Kirby, Krista L. Best, François Routhier, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 2020, 10.1111/1440-1630.12643
  • Technical quality of online resources for mobility device training, François Routhier, Maude Beaudoin, Krista L. Best, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2022, 10.1080/17483107.2020.1775316
  • The wheelchair skills test (version 2.4): measurement properties11No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the author(s) or on any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated., , Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2004, 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.07.007
  • Refinement of Health App Review Tool (HART) through stakeholder interviews: HART 2.0, Krista Best, Julie Bourassa, Julie Faieta, Assistive Technology, 2024, 10.1080/10400435.2023.2213742
  • Feasibility and clinical applicability of a novel power wheelchair training approach, François Routhier, Lucas Rouault, Louise Demers, Philippe S. Archambault, Éric Sorita, Krista L. Best, Alice Pellichero, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2024, 10.1080/17483107.2022.2103189
  • Pushing spokes for older folks: two novel approaches for improving manual wheelchair use among older adults. , , Occupational Therapy Now, 2014
  • Providing Accessible ReCreation Outdoors-User-driven Research on Standards: Novel method for winter assessments (Preprint), François Routhier, Julie M. Robillard, Laura Yvonne Bulk, William C. Miller, Bonita Sawatzky, Jaimie Borisoff, Atiya Mahmood, Ernesto Morales, Delphine Labbé, Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi, Marie Grandisson, Krista Lynn Best, W. Ben Mortenson, Stéphanie Gamache, Mike Prescott, 2022, 10.2196/preprints.38715
  • Identifying priorities and developing collaborative action plans to improve accessible housing practice, policy, and research in Canada, Christine L. Sheppard, Sue VanDeVelde-Coke, Yu-Ling Yin, Mikiko Terashima, Julie Sawchuk, David Rosenbaum, Gary Malkowski, Kyla MacGinnis, Judi Lytle, Jeffrey Kerr, Evelyn Harris, Monte Hardy, Jenn Green, Gary Gladstone, Siobhan Galeazzi-Stirling, Deborah Fletcher, Nikoletta Erdelyi, Marnie Courage, Amy Chan, Farah Bacchus-Misir, Anika Abdullah, Richard Joy, Vanessa K. Noonan, Sara J. T. Guilcher, Franca Tomasella, Anita Kaiser, Marco Chow, Krista L. Best, Peter Athanasopoulos, Luke Anderson, Eva Cohen, Linda Weichel, Kirstin E. Yuzwa, Sander L. Hitzig, PLOS ONE, 2025, 10.1371/journal.pone.0318458
  • A description of manual wheelchair skills training: current practices in Canadian rehabilitation centers, William C. Miller, François Routhier, Krista L. Best, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2014, 10.3109/17483107.2014.907367
  • Community-based physical activity and wheelchair mobility programs for individuals with spinal cord injury in Canada: Current reflections and future directions, Shane N. Sweet, Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Krista L. Best, The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017, 10.1080/10790268.2017.1367363
  • Public transportation training enhances knowledge and confidence for using the bus among older adults: A descriptive qualitative study, Krista L. BEST, Marie-Eve LAMONTAGNE, David BOUCHARD, Valérie MARCON, Dominique GAGNON, Claudel R. MWAKA, Gbètogo Maxime KIKI, Revue scientifique des travaux de fin d'étude en rééducation et réadaptation, 2024, 10.25965/rse2r.297
  • Identifying and Classifying Quality of Life Tools for Assessing Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction After Spinal Cord Injury, Sander L. Hitzig, B. Catharine Craven, Krista L. Best, Mohamed-Amine Choukou, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 2019, 10.1310/sci18-00019
  • Scoping review of propelling aids for manual wheelchairs, Dany Gagnon, Jaimie F. Borisoff, Stéphanie Gamache, Josiane Lettre, François Routhier, Maude Potvin-Gilbert, Krista L. Best, Mohamed-Amine Choukou, Assistive Technology, 2019, 10.1080/10400435.2019.1595789
  • Influence of Roulez avec confiance , a peer-led community-based wheelchair skills training program, on manual wheelchair users, François Routhier, Émilie Raymond, Krista L. Best, Maude Beaudoin, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2023, 10.1080/17483107.2021.1983655
  • A description of manual wheelchair skills training curriculum in entry-to-practice occupational and physical therapy programs in Canada, François Routhier, William C. Miller, Krista L. Best, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2014, 10.3109/17483107.2014.907368
  • Co-creation and Evaluation of an Adapted Physical Activity Toolkit: Guidelines To Support Practice Among Rehabilitation Professionals in Community Organizations, Krista L. Best, Charles Sebiyo Batcho, Roxanne Périnet-Lacroix, Annabelle de Serres-Lafontaine, Physical Activity and Health, 2023, 10.5334/paah.239
  • Physical and Leisure Activity in Older Community-Dwelling Canadians Who Use Wheelchairs: A Population Study, William C. Miller, Krista L. Best, Journal of Aging Research, 2011, 10.4061/2011/147929
  • Smartphone-Delivered Peer Physical Activity Counseling Program for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: Protocol for Development and Pilot Evaluation (Preprint), Jaimie F Borisoff, Kelly P Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Emilie Lacroix, Shane N Sweet, François Routhier, Krista L Best, 2018, 10.2196/preprints.10798
  • Public Transport Accessibility for People With Disabilities: Protocol for a Scoping Review, François Routhier, Martine Gagnon, Stéphanie Gamache, Krista L Best, Claudel R Mwaka, JMIR Research Protocols, 2023, 10.2196/43188
  • Use of actigraphy to measure real-world physical activities in manual wheelchair users, François Routhier, Jean Leblond, Jaimie Borisoff, Maxence Racine, Krista L Best, Sophie Bourassa, Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 2020, 10.1177/2055668320907814
  • Language matters! The long-standing debate between identity-first language and person first language, Emma M. Smith, Zach Lauzière-Fitzgerald, W. Ben Mortenson, Krista L. Best, Assistive Technology, 2022, 10.1080/10400435.2022.2058315
  • Experiences of Social Participation for Canadian Wheelchair Users with Spinal Cord Injury during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic, François Routhier, Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Shane N. Sweet, Jaimie Borisoff, Elizabeth Turcotte, Caroline Rahn, Krista L. Best, Annabelle de Serres-Lafontaine, Noémie Fortin-Bédard, Disabilities, 2022, 10.3390/disabilities2030028
  • Impact of the TEAM Wheels eHealth manual wheelchair training program: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial, Maude Laberge, William C. Miller, François Routhier, Krista Best, Julie Faieta, Ed Giesbrecht, PLOS ONE, 2021, 10.1371/journal.pone.0258509
  • Exploring the Experiences of People with Disabilities during the First Year of COVID-19 Restrictions in the Province of Quebec, Canada, François Routhier, Annie LeBlanc, Patrick Fougeyrollas, Emilie Raymond, Krista L. Best, Normand Boucher, Chantal Desmarais, Josiane Lettre, David Bouchard, Naomie-Jade Ladry, Marie-Eve Lamontagne, Noémie Fortin-Bédard, Disabilities, 2023, 10.3390/disabilities3010002
  • Exploring the influence of a novel application for training and evaluating walking aid skills in walking aid users: A protocol for a pragmatic single-blind randomized controlled trial (Preprint), Krista Best, François Routhier, William C Miller, Ranita HK Manocha, Félix Nindorera, 2025, 10.2196/preprints.71060
  • Providing Accessible Recreation Outdoors—User-Driven Research on Standards (PARCOURS): Protocol for a Multiphase Study, W Ben Mortenson, Kishore Seetharaman, Hailey-Thomas Jenkins, Julie M Robillard, Laura Yvonne Bulk, William C Miller, Bonita Sawatzky, Stéphanie Gamache, Jaimie Borisoff, Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi, Krista L Best, Ernesto Morales, Atiya Mahmood, Marie Grandisson, Delphine Labbé, François Routhier, Mike Prescott, JMIR Research Protocols, 2022, 10.2196/33611
  • Influence of Cognitive Functioning on Powered Mobility Device Use: Protocol for a Systematic Review (Preprint), François Routhier, Marie Denise Lavoie, Marie-Eve Lamontagne, Éric Sorita, Krista Lynn Best, Lisa K Kenyon, Alice Pellichero, 2019, 10.2196/preprints.16534
  • Pilot Study of a Peer-Led Wheelchair Training Program to Improve Self-Efficacy Using a Manual Wheelchair: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Janice J. Eng, Francois Routhier, Grant Huston, William C. Miller, Krista L. Best, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2016, 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.08.425
  • Identifying the needs and preferences of potential users of a digital platform to facilitate outdoor leisure physical activities for people with physical or sensory disabilities, Krista Best, Bérangère Naudé, Jacques Laberge, Nathalie Rhéaume, Dylane Labrie, Caroline Huet-Fiola, Nolwenn Lapierre, François Routhier, Disability and Rehabilitation, 2025, 10.1080/09638288.2025.2502578
  • Housing, Transportation and Quality of Life among People with Mobility Limitations: A Critical Review of Relationships and Issues Related to Access to Home- and Community-Based Services, François Routhier, Sander L. Hitzig, Corentin Barthod, Marie-Andrée Gagnon, Luc Noreau, Krista L. Best, Disabilities, 2022, 10.3390/disabilities2020015
  • A condensed wheelchair skills training ‘bootcamp’ improves students’ self-efficacy for assessing, training, spotting, and documenting manual and power wheelchair skills, William C. Miller, Krista L. Best, Emma M. Smith, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2019, 10.1080/17483107.2019.1572231
  • Factors clinicians consider when providing pediatric wheelchair skills training: a modified think aloud study, Krista L. Best, Sebastian Vanderest, Jacob Ray, Daniel McNally, Lisa K. Kenyon, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2024, 10.1080/17483107.2023.2238004
  • Measurement properties of wheelchair use assessment tools in adults with autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay, François Routhier, Bernard Brais, Luc J. Hébert, Cynthia Gagnon, Krista L. Best, Julie Bourassa, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2022, 10.1080/17483107.2020.1821104
  • Prescribers' Experiences With Powered Mobility Prescription Among Older Adults, K. Best, L. H. Clarke, W. B. Mortenson, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2012, 10.5014/ajot.2013.006122
  • Influence of peer-based rehabilitation interventions for improving mobility and participation among adults with mobility disabilities: a systematic review, François Routhier, Krista L. Best, Maude Beaudoin, Disability and Rehabilitation, 2020, 10.1080/09638288.2018.1537380
  • A Scoping Review on the Influence of Housing on the Health and Well-Being of People with a Spinal Cord Injury/Dysfunction, Sander L. Hitzig, Vanessa K. Noonan, Anita Kaiser, Krista L. Best, Peter Athanasopoulos, Sara J. T. Guilcher, Christine L. Sheppard, Ella C. N. Wong, Kirstin E. Yuzwa, Tsione Kebede, Sarmitha Sivakumaran, Healthcare, 2024, 10.3390/healthcare12242537
  • Use of smartphones and tablets after acquired brain injury to support cognition, Hannah L. Gullo, Nathalie Bier, Carolina Bottari, Krista L. Best, Laura Monetta, Valérie Poulin, Marie-Christine Ouellet, Gabrielle Forest-Dionne, Seena Fortin, Sarah-Jeanne Lafond-Desmarais, Laurie Dubois, Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2024, 10.1080/17483107.2023.2199036
  • Social participation of individuals with spinal injury using wheelchairs in rural Tanzania after peer training and entrepreneurial skills training, Krista L. Best, Lucy Norris, Charles S. Batcho, Delphine Labbé, Annabelle De Serres- Lafontaine, African Journal of Disability, 2023, 10.4102/ajod.v12i0.975
  • Smartphone-Delivered Peer Physical Activity Counseling Program for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: Protocol for Development and Pilot Evaluation, Jaimie F Borisoff, Kelly P Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Emilie Lacroix, Shane N Sweet, François Routhier, Krista L Best, JMIR Research Protocols, 2019, 10.2196/10798
  • Change in Social Participation of Adults with Spinal Cord Injury During the First Two Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada, François Routhier, Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Shane N. Sweet, Jaimie Borisoff, Krista L. Best, Caroline Rahn, Jean Leblond, Félix Nindorera, Noémie Fortin-Bédard, 2024, 10.1101/2024.09.30.24314551
  • Exploring Knowledge of the Concept of Physical Literacy among Rehabilitation Professionals, Students and Coaches Practicing in a Pediatric Setting, Maxime T. Robert, Krista L. Best, Mariève Labbé, Roxanne Pelletier, Margaux Hebinck, Disabilities, 2023, 10.3390/disabilities3040031
  • Criterion validity of ActiGraph monitoring devices for step counting and distance measurement in adults and older adults: a systematic review, Charles Sèbiyo Batcho, Martin Otis, François Routhier, Krista Lynn Best, Corentin Barthod, Armelle-Myriane Ngueleu, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2022, 10.1186/s12984-022-01085-5
  • Exploring the Development of Fundamental Movement Skills in Children With Physical Disabilities: A Scoping Review, Maxime T. Robert, Krista L. Best, Marie-Denise Lavoie, Mariève Labbé, Margaux Hebinck, Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025, 10.1123/jmld.2024-0066
  • Implementation Evaluation of an Online Peer-Mentor Training Program for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury, Luc Noreau, Frederic S. Dumont, Teren Clarke, Krista L. Best, Marie-Eve Lamontagne, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 2019, 10.1310/sci19-00002
  • The manual wheelchair-handling skills of caregivers and the effect of training, Donald A. MacLeod, Kara J. Thompson, Krista L. Best, Cher Smith, Deborah L. Thibault, Naomi J. Mifflen, R. Lee Kirby, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2004, 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.02.014
  • Wheeled mobility use outcomes: a systematic review protocol of measurement properties, Tony Chase, Rachel J. Hinrichs, Lisa K. Kenyon, Paula W. Rushton, Krista L. Best, Béatrice Ouellet, Madison Loeser, Kiera Mendoza, JBI Evidence Synthesis, 2024, 10.11124/JBIES-22-00427
  • Providing Accessible Recreation Outdoors—User-Driven Research on Standards (PARCOURS): Protocol for a Multiphase Study (Preprint), W Ben Mortenson, Kishore Seetharaman, Hailey-Thomas Jenkins, Julie M Robillard, Laura Yvonne Bulk, William C Miller, Bonita Sawatzky, Stéphanie Gamache, Jaimie Borisoff, Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi, Krista L Best, Ernesto Morales, Atiya Mahmood, Marie Grandisson, Delphine Labbé, François Routhier, Mike Prescott, 2021, 10.2196/preprints.33611
  • Being a Parent of Children with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Multi-Method Study of Health, Social Life, and Occupational Situation, Marie-Eve Lamontagne, Annie LeBlanc, Marie Baron, Ève-Line Bussières, Krista L. Best, Marie Grandisson, Béatrice Ouellet, David Bouchard, Josiane Lettre, François Routhier, Naomie-Jade Ladry, Noémie Fortin-Bédard, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023, 10.3390/ijerph20043110
  • Wheelchair Skills Training for Community-Based Manual Wheelchair Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Donald A. MacLeod, Cher Smith, R. Lee Kirby, Krista L. Best, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2005, 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.07.300
  • Efficacy of manual wheelchair skills training for improving the skills and confidence of people with hereditary degenerative disorders: Protocol of a sequential multi-methods approach (Preprint), Krista L. Best, Josiane Lettre, Isabelle Lessard, Xavier Rodrigue, R. Lee Kirby, Cynthia Gagnon, François Routhier, Ernest Niyomwungere, 2024, 10.2196/preprints.66974
  • The Smartphone Peer Physical Activity Counseling (SPPAC) Program for Manual Wheelchair Users: Protocol of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, Kathleen A Martin Ginis, Luc Noreau, Jaimie F Borisoff, Kelly P Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Shane N Sweet, François Routhier, Krista L Best, JMIR Research Protocols, 2017, 10.2196/resprot.7280
  • Exploring the Influence of a Community-Based Peer-Led Wheelchair Skills Training on Satisfaction with Participation in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida: A Pilot Study, William C. Miller, Deb Wilson, Krista L. Best, Béatrice Ouellet, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 10.3390/ijerph191911908
  • Identifying Facilitators and Barriers in Quebec Schools to Promote Inclusive Physical Education, Maxime T. Robert, Krista L. Best, Jérémie Brisebois, Roxanne Périnet-Lacroix, Mariève Labbé, Maxence Boisvert, Margaux Hebinck, Disabilities, 2023, 10.3390/disabilities3040039
  • The effect of a trunk release maneuver on Peak Pressure Index, trunk displacement and perceived discomfort in older adults seated in a high Fowler’s position: a randomized controlled trial, Pat G Camp, William C Miller, Jeanette Boily, Guylaine Desharnais, Krista L Best, BMC Geriatrics, 2012, 10.1186/1471-2318-12-72
  • Education and Measurement are the Top Priorities to Advance Physical Literacy for Individuals with Physical Disabilities, Paula Rushton, Désirée Maltais, Charles Batcho, Alexis Boulenger, Mariève Labbé, Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Ueli Albert, Roxanne Périnet-Lacroix, Margaux Hebinck, Krista Best, Maxime Robert, Physical Activity and Health, 2023, 10.5334/paah.219
  • Assistive Technology Use and Provision During COVID-19: Results From a Rapid Global Survey, Malcolm MacLachlan, Catherine Holloway, Nuha Ibrahim, Ben Oldfrey, Jamie Danemayer, Krista L. Best, Giulia Barbareschi, Elena V. Syurina, Ikenna D. Ebuenyi, Maria Luisa Toro Hernandez, Emma M. Smith, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2020, 10.34172/ijhpm.2020.210
  • Bridging Needs and Expectations of Individuals With Physical Disabilities and Community Services Stakeholders for the Cocreation of an Adapted Physical Activity Platform in Virtual Reality: Qualitative Study, Maxime T Robert, Krista L Best, Roxanne Périnet-Lacroix, Sarah-Maude Ruest, Martine Bordeleau, Marika Demers, Martin Lemay, Danielle Levac, Elodie Traverse, Maxence Boisvert, Aurélien Ramos, JMIR Serious Games, 2025, 10.2196/59704
  • Blind spot sensor systems for power wheelchairs: obstacle detection accuracy, cognitive task load, and perceived usefulness among older adults, William C. Miller, Rosalie H. Wang, Pooja Viswanathan, François Routhier, Krista L. Best, Alice Pellichero, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2023, 10.1080/17483107.2021.1983654
  • Rethinking controlled trials for evaluating wheelchair skills training in children, R. Lee Kirby, Krista L. Best, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2024, 10.1111/dmcn.16047
  • Wheelchair Skills Training to Improve Confidence With Using a Manual Wheelchair Among Older Adults: A Pilot Study, Krista L. Best, Viara Nikolova, Melanie Souza, William C. Miller, Brodie M. Sakakibara, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2013, 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.01.016
  • Physical activity is for everyone: a call to action for education and knowledge mobilisation to optimise the continuum of services for people with mobility disabilities in Québec, Canada, Shane Norman Sweet, Krista Lynn Best, Joanie Bédard, BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2023, 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001664
  • Feasibility of the trial procedures for a randomized controlled trial of a community-based peer-led wheelchair training program for older adults, Janice J. Eng, François Routhier, William C. Miller, Krista L. Best, Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2017, 10.1186/s40814-017-0158-3
  • Influence of Peer-led Wheelchair Training on Wheelchair Skills and Participation in Older Adults: Clinical Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial, François Routhier, Janice J. Eng, Krista L. Best, William C. Miller, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2019, 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.10.018
  • Providing Accessible ReCreation Outdoors–User-Driven Research on Standards: Protocol for Mobile and Web-Based Interviews for Winter Assessments, François Routhier, Julie M Robillard, Laura Yvonne Bulk, William C Miller, Bonita Sawatzky, Jaimie Borisoff, Atiya Mahmood, Ernesto Morales, Delphine Labbé, Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi, Marie Grandisson, Krista L Best, W Ben Mortenson, Stéphanie Gamache, Mike Prescott, JMIR Research Protocols, 2022, 10.2196/38715
  • Exploring Social Participation Among Adults with Spinal Cord Injury During the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada, Krista L. Best, François Routhier, Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Shane N. Sweet, Jaimie Borisoff, Caroline Rahn, David Bouchard, Naomie-Jade Ladry, Noémie Fortin-Bédard, Disabilities, 2025, 10.3390/disabilities5010019
  • Expert consensus for a digital peer-led approach to improving physical activity among individuals with spinal cord injury who use manual wheelchairs, François Routhier, Shane N. Sweet, Sophie Bourassa, Krista L. Best, The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023, 10.1080/10790268.2021.1986308
  • Influence of Cognitive Functioning on Powered Mobility Device Use: Protocol for a Systematic Review, François Routhier, Marie Denise Lavoie, Marie-Eve Lamontagne, Éric Sorita, Krista Lynn Best, Lisa K Kenyon, Alice Pellichero, JMIR Research Protocols, 2020, 10.2196/16534
  • Exploring Social Participation Among Adults with Spinal Cord Injury During the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada, Krista L. Best, François Routhier, Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Shane N. Sweet, Jaimie Borisoff, Caroline Rahn, David Bouchard, Naomie-Jade Ladry, Noémie Fortin-Bédard, 2024, 10.20944/preprints202407.2557.v1
  • Wheelchair Dance: Exploring a Novel Approach to Enhance Wheelchair Skills, Belongingness and Inclusion among Children with Mobility Limitations, Krista L. Best, Martin Lemay, Paula W. Rushton, Laurence Éthier, Béatrice Ouellet, Claire Cherriere, Jade Berthiaume, Disabilities, 2024, 10.3390/disabilities4010014
  • Comparison between performance with a pushrim-activated power-assisted wheelchair and a manual wheelchair on the Wheelchair Skills Test, Donald A. Macleod, Cher Smith, R. Lee Kirby, Krista L. Best, Disability and Rehabilitation, 2009, 10.1080/09638280500158448
  • Manual Wheelchair-Handling Skills by Caregivers Using New and Conventional Rear Anti-Tip Devices: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Kara Thompson, Donald A. MacLeod, Krista Best, Cher Smith, Rebecca Walker, R. Lee Kirby, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2009, 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.04.013
  • Balance Confidence: A Predictor of Perceived Physical Function, Perceived Mobility, and Perceived Recovery 1 Year After Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation, Janice J. Eng, William C. Miller, Krista L. Best, Caryne Torkia, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2016, 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.03.004
  • Exploring the influence of a school-based wheelchair skills training program on manual wheelchair mobility in youth: an exploratory study, Paula W. Rushton, Daniel Lair, Marie-Michèle Côté, Julie-Anne Therrien, Geneviève Daoust, Krista L. Best, Maude Michaud, Béatrice Ouellet, Tatiana Dib, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2025, 10.1080/17483107.2025.2483297
  • Feasibility of a Peer-Led Leisure Time Physical Activity Program for Manual Wheelchair Users Delivered Using a Smartphone, François Routhier, Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Jaimie F. Borisoff, Shane N. Sweet, Krista L. Best, Disabilities, 2024, 10.3390/disabilities4010012
  • Public Transport Accessibility for People With Disabilities: Protocol for a Scoping Review (Preprint), François Routhier, Martine Gagnon, Stéphanie Gamache, Krista L Best, Claudel R Mwaka, 2022, 10.2196/preprints.43188
  • Peer-Led Wheelchair Training Improves Wheelchair Use Self-Efficacy and Wheelchair Skills: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, Janice J. Eng, Francois Routhier, Grant Huston, William C. Miller, Krista Best, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2016, 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.08.079
  • Wheelchair skills training program for clinicians: a randomized controlled trial with occupational therapy students, Donald A MacLeod, Diane E MacKenzie, Krista L Best, Cher Smith, Debbie Dupuis, Angela H MacPhee, Jennifer Landry, R.Lee Kirby, Anna L Coolen, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2004, 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.10.019
  • Efficacy of manual wheelchair skills training for improving the skills and confidence of people with hereditary degenerative disorders: Protocol of a sequential multi-methods approach (Preprint), Krista L. Best, Josiane Lettre, Isabelle Lessard, Xavier Rodrigue, R. Lee Kirby, Cynthia Gagnon, François Routhier, Ernest Niyomwungere, JMIR Research Protocols, 2024, 10.2196/66974

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