Paulette Hunter

Education

Psychological interventions to promote health and quality of life
Factors important to quality of life for older adults with dementia who are living in long-term care
Self and personhood in dementia

Controlled trial of a model of person-centred care for patients with dementia living in long-term care (with Dr. T. Hadjistavropoulos, University of Regina & L. Thorpe, University of Saskatchewan)
Qualitative investigation of continuing care assistants' knowledge about person-centred dementia care (with Dr. T. Hadjistavropoulos, University of Regina & S. Kaasalainen, McMaster University)

Ghandehari, O. O., Hadjistavropoulos, T., Williams, J., Thorpe, L., Alfano, D. P., Dal Bello Haas, V., Malloy, D. C., Martin. R.R., Rahaman, O., Zwakhalen, S. M. G., Carleton, R. N., Hunter, P. V., & Lix, L. (in press). A controlled investigation of continuing pain education for long-term care staff. Pain Research and Management.

Hunter, P.V., Hadjistavropoulos, T., Kaasalainen, S., Smythe, W., Malloy, D. & Williams, J. (2011). The Personhood in Dementia Questionnaire: Development and psychometric testing. Presented at the 39th Annual Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting. Ottawa, ON.

Dever Fitzgerald, T., Hunter, P.V., Hadjistavropoulos, T., & Koocher, G. P. (2010). Ethical and Legal Considerations for Internet-Based Psychotherapy. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 39(3), 173–187.

Hunter, P. & Hadjistavropoulos, T. (2010). Enhancing quality of life through person-centered care: Perspectives of long-term care professionals. Poster Presentation (abstract published in Canadian Psychology, 51(2a), 2).

Hadjistavropoulos, T., Hunter, P.V., & Dever Fitzgerald, T. (2009). Pain Assessment in Older Adults: Conceptual Issues and Clinical Challenges. Canadian Psychology, 50(4), 241- 254.
Hunter, P. & Antony, M.M. (2009). Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Emetophobia: The Role of Interoceptive Exposure. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 16, 84-91.
Hunter, P.V. (2008). Reliability and validity of the Alzheimer’s Disease Related Quality of Life inventory (ADRQL) in a sample of Canadian long-term care residents with moderate to severe dementia. Presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 42nd Annual Convention. Orlando, Florida.

Hunter, P., Hadjistavropoulos, T., Sharpe, D., Lix, L. & Cheang, M. (2008). The effects of a multidimensional psychological intervention on the behaviour of patients with dementia. Poster Presentation (abstract published in Canadian Psychology, 49(2a), 127-128).