Publications pertinentes

Littératie en santé

  • Assessing Media and Science Literacy in Adults: A Scoping Review of Existing Assessment Tools.
    • Boucher, V.G., Coulombe Raymond, F., Deslauriers, F., Léger, C., Tremblay, N., Bélanger-Gravel, A. (2025). Assessing Media and Science Literacy in Adults: A Scoping Review of Existing Assessment Tools. PsyArXiv. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/a28sq_v1
  • Acute effects of outdoor versus indoor exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    • Peddie, L., Boucher, V.G., Noseworthy, M., Buckler, E.J., Haight, B., Pratt, S., Injege, B., Park, F., Singh, A., Barry, S., Whang, C., Puterman, E. (2024). Acute effects of outdoor versus indoor exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review. 18(4), 853-883. DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2024.2383758

Santé mentale et professionnel·le·s de la santé

  • An umbrella review and meta-analysis of 87 meta-analyses examining healthcare workers’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • Boucher, V.G., Dahl, M., Lee, J., Beauchamp, M.R., Faulkner, G., Puterman, E.M. (2025). An umbrella review and meta-analysis of 87 meta-analyses examining healthcare workers’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Affective Disorders. 375, 423-436. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.01.109
  • Canadian healthcare workers’ mental health and health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from nine representative samples between April 2020 and February 2022.
    • 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), 1-17. DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00807-z
  • Effects of 12 Weeks of At-Home, App-Based Exercise on Healthcare Workers’ Depressive Symptoms, Burnout, and Absenteeism: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
    • Boucher, V.G., Haight, B.L., Hives, B.A., Zumbo, B.D., Merali-Dewji, A., Hutton, S., Liu, Y., Nguyen, S., Beauchamp, M.R., Black, A.T., Puterman, E.M. (2023). Effects of 12 Weeks of At-Home, App-Based Exercise on Healthcare Workers’ Depressive Symptoms, Burnout, and Absenteeism: A Randomised Controlled Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 80(11),1101-1109. DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.2706

Communication motivationnelle

  • The Development of a Motivational Communication Training Program for Physicians: Protocol for an Integrated Knowledge Transfer Study.
    • Voisard, B., Dragomir, A. I., Boucher, V. G., Szczepanik G., Bacon, S. L., Lavoie, K. L. (2024). The Development of a Motivational Communication Training Program for Physicians: Protocol for an Integrated Knowledge Transfer Study. Health Psychology. 43(11), 842–852. DOI: 10.1037/hea0001395
  • Assessing Physician’s Motivational Communication Skills: A 5-step mixed-methods development study of the Motivational Communication Competency Assessment Test (MC-CAT).
    • Boucher, V.G.,Bacon, S.L., Voisard, B., Dragomir, A.I., Gemme, C., Larue, F., Labbé, S., Szczepanik, G., … Lavoie, K.L. (2022). 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, 8(2), e31489. DOI: 10.2196/31489
  • Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Managing Overweight and Obesity. Annals of Internal Medicine.
    • Dragomir, A.I., Voisard, B., Boucher, V.G., Szczepanik, G., Bacon, S.L., Lavoie, K.L. (2022). Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Managing Overweight and Obesity. Annals of Internal Medicine. 175(9), W104-W105. DOI: 10.7326/L22-0237
  • Training Physicians in Motivational Communication to Address Influenza Vaccine Hesitation: A Proof-of-Concept Study.
    • Labbe, S., Colmegna, I., Valerio, V.G., Boucher, V.G., Pelaez, S., Dragomir, A., Laurin, C., Hazel, E.M., Bacon, S.L., Lavoie, K.L. (2022). Training Physicians in Motivational Communication to Address Influenza Vaccine Hesitation: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Vaccines, 10(2), 143. DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10020143
  • An international Delphi Consensus study to define Motivational Communication in the Context of Developing a Training Program for Physicians.
    • Dragomir, A.I., Boucher, V.G., Bacon, S.L., Gemme, C., Szczepanik, G., Corace, K., et al. (2021). An international Delphi Consensus study to define Motivational Communication in the Context of Developing a Training Program for Physicians. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 11(2), 642-652. DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa015
  • Evaluation of Communication Skills Among Physicians: A Reply to the Commentary by Smith, Kovar-Gough, and Grayson-Sneed.
    • Boucher, V.G., Gemme, C., Dragomir, A.I., Larue, F., Bacon, S.L., Lavoie, K.L. (2021). Evaluation of Communication Skills Among Physicians: A Reply to the Commentary by Smith, Kovar-Gough, and Grayson-Sneed. Psychosomatic Medicine: 83(1), 102-103
  • Evaluation of communication skills among physicians: A systematic review of existing assessment tools.
    • 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. DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000794
  • Training physicians in behavioural change counseling: A systematic review.
    • 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. DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.08.025

Maladies chroniques et comportements de santé

  • Barriers to and enablers of modifying diet after metabolic bariatric surgery: a systematic review of published literature.
    • Yousefi, R., Bacon, S.L., Boucher, V.G., Acosta, P.F.C., O’Neil, J., Gonzalez, M.G., Coulombe Raymond, F., Lorencatto, F. (2025). Barriers to and enablers of modifying diet after metabolic bariatric surgery: a systematic review of published literature. Obesity Reviews. 26(6):e13893. DOI: 10.1111/obr.13893
  • Understanding the Components of Nutrition-Focused Weight Management Interventions Adjunct to Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: Systematic Review of Published Literature.
    • Yousefi, R., Ben-Porat, T., O’Neil, J., Boucher, V.G., Stojanovic, J., Fortin, A., Lavoie. K., Bacon, S. (2025). Understanding the Components of Nutrition-Focused Weight Management Interventions Adjunct to Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: Systematic Review of Published Literature. Current Obesity Reports. 14(3). DOI: 10.1007/s13679-024-00596-7
  • Addressing vaccine hesitancy: A systematic review comparing the efficacy of motivational versus educational interventions on vaccination uptake.
    • Labbé S., Bacon, S.L., Wu, N., Ribeiro, P.A.B., Boucher, V.G., Stojanovic, J., Voisard, B., Deslauriers, F., Tremblay, N., Hébert-Auger, L., Lavoie, K.L. (2025). Addressing vaccine hesitancy: A systematic review comparing the efficacy of motivational versus educational interventions on vaccination uptake. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 15 (1), ibae069. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibae069
  • Completeness of intervention reporting of nutrition-focused weight management interventions adjunct to metabolic and bariatric surgery: Effect of the TIDieR Checklist.
    • Ben-Porat, T., Yousefi, R., Stojanovic, J., Boucher, V.G., Fortin, A., Lavoie, K., Bacon, S. (2024). Completeness of intervention reporting of nutrition-focused weight management interventions adjunct to metabolic and bariatric surgery: Effect of the TIDieR Checklist. International Journal of Obesity. 48, 901-912. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-024-01506-6
  • Barriers and facilitators to influenza and pneumococcal vaccine hesitancy in rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study.
    • Colmegna, I., Valerio, V., Boucher, V.G., Lacoste, G., Labbe, S., Lavoie, K., Hazel, E., Ward, B., Hudson, M., Pelaez, S. (2021). Barriers and facilitators to influenza and pneumococcal vaccine hesitancy in rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study. Rheumatology, 60(11), 5257-5270. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab471
  • Understanding factors associated with vaccine uptake and vaccine hesitancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A scoping literature review.
    • Boucher, V.G.., Pelaez, S., Gemme, C., Labbe, S., Lavoie, K.L. (2021). Understanding factors associated with vaccine uptake and vaccine hesitancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A scoping literature review. Clinical Rheumatology, 40(2), 477–489. DOI: 10.1007/s10067-020-05059-7
  • Effects of pursed lip breathing on exercise capacity and dyspnea in patients with interstitial lung disease: a randomized, crossover study.
    • Parisien-La Salle, S., Rivest-Abel, E., Boucher, V.G., Lalande-Gauthier, M., Morisset, J., Manganas, H., Poirier, C., Comtois, A.S., Dubé, B.-P. (2019). Effects of pursed lip breathing on exercise capacity and dyspnea in patients with interstitial lung disease: a randomized, crossover study. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 39(2): 112-117. DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000387
  • Interventions to improve vaccine acceptance among rheumatoid arthritis patients: A systematic review.
    • Boucher, V.G., Colmegna, I., Gemme, C., Labbe, S., Pelaez, S., Lavoie, K.L. (2019). Interventions to improve vaccine acceptance among rheumatoid arthritis patients: A systematic review. Clinical Rheumatology. 38(6): 1537-1544. DOI: 10.1007/s10067-019-04430-7
  • Pilot Project: Physiologic responses to a high-intensity active video game with COPD. Tools for home rehabilitation.
    • Parent, A.-A., Boucher, V.G., Houle-Peloquin, M., Poirier, C., Comtois, A.S. (2018). Pilot Project: Physiologic responses to a high-intensity active video game with COPD. Tools for home rehabilitation. Clinical respiratory Journal. 12(5): 1927-1936. DOI: 10.1111/crj.12760

Crises sanitaires et environnementales

  • Relational conflicts during COVID-19: impact of change in employment status and financial losses due to preventive measures in the iCARE Study.
    • Tremblay, N., Léger, C., Deslauriers, F., Boucher, V.G., Bacon, SL. & Lavoie, K. on behalf of the iCARE team. (2024). 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. DOI: 10.1177/13591053241260672
  • Pursuing, Developing, and Letting Go of a Passionate Activity When Facing Adversity during a Pandemic: Associations with Well-Being and Ill-Being.
    • Paquette, V., Holding, A.C., Cimon-Paquet, C., Giroux, A., Boucher, V.G., Vallerand, R.J. (2023). Pursuing, Developing, and Letting Go of a Passionate Activity When Facing Adversity during a Pandemic: Associations with Well-Being and Ill-Being. Personality and Individual Differences. 209. 112217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112217
  • The impact of COVID-19 on the lives of Canadians with and without non-communicable chronic diseases: Results from the iCARE Study.
    • Deslauriers, F., Boucher, V.G., Léger, C., Bacon, S.L., Lavoie., K.L. (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(1):2106. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15658-z
  • Prevalence and Motivators of Getting a COVID-19 Booster Vaccine in Canada: Results from the iCARE Study.
    • Léger, C., Deslauriers, F.,Boucher, V.G., Phillips, M., Bacon, S.L., Lavoie., K.L. (2023). Prevalence and Motivators of Getting a COVID-19 Booster Vaccine in Canada: Results from the iCARE Study. Vaccines, 11(2), 291. DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11020291
  • How Well do Covariates Perform When Adjusting for Sampling Bias in COVID-19 Research? Insights from Multiverse Analyses.
    • Joyal-Desmarais, K., Stojanovic, J., Kennedy, E., Enticott, J. Boucher, V.G., Vo, H., Kosir, U., Lavoie, K., Bacon, S. (2022). How Well do Covariates Perform When Adjusting for Sampling Bias in COVID-19 Research? Insights from Multiverse Analyses. European Journal of Epidemiology. 37, pages1233–1250. DOI: 10.1007/s10654-022-00932-y
  • Understanding national trends in COVID–19 vaccine hesitancy in Canada – results from five sequential cross-sectional representative surveys spanning April 2020 to March 2021.
    • Lavoie, K.L, Boucher, V.G., Stojanovic, J., Gupta, S., Gagné, M., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Séguin, K., Sheinfield-Gorin, S., Ribeiro, P.A.B., Voisard, B., Vallis, M., Corace, K. Presseau, J., Bacon, S.L., for the iCARE Study Team. (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, 12(4), e059411. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059411
  • COVID-19 Is Not the Flu: Four Graphs from Four Countries. 
    • Stojanovic, J.*, Boucher, V.G.*, Boyle, J., Enticott, J., Lavoie, K. and Bacon, S. (2021). COVID-19 Is Not the Flu: Four Graphs from Four Countries. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 191. * 2 co-premier auteurs. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.628479
  • Global trends and correlates of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy: findings from the iCARE study.
    • Stojanovic, J., Boucher, V.G., Gagne, M., Gupta, S., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Paduano, S., Aburub, A., Kassianos, A., Gorin, S.S., 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, 9(6), 661. DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9060661

Autres sujets

  • Health psychology and behavioral medicine researchers in Canada: An environmental scan.
    • Ross, K. M., Hoggan, R., Campbell, T. S., Gordon, J., Boucher, V.G., Kim, E., Lavoie, K., Linden, W., Rash, J. A., Rouleau, C. R., Stewart, S. H., & Presseau, J. (2022). Health psychology and behavioral medicine researchers in Canada: An environmental scan. Journal of health psychology, 28(6):509-523. DOI: 10.1177/13591053221124748
  • Psychological Status During and After the Preparation of a Long-distance Triathlon Event in Amateur Athletes.
    • Boucher, V.G., Caru, M., Martin, S.M., Lopes, M., Comtois, A.S. and Lalonde, F. (2021). Psychological Status During and After the Preparation of a Long-distance Triathlon Event in Amateur Athletes. International Journal of Exercise Science, 14(5), pp.134-148. DOI: 10.70252/KMCO5090
  • Preparation for an Half-Ironman Triathlon amongst Amateur Athlete: Finishing rate and physiological adaptation.
    • Lalonde, F., Martin, S.-M., Boucher, V.G., Gosselin, M., Roch, M., Comtois, A.S. (2020). Preparation for an Half-Ironman Triathlon amongst Amateur Athlete: Finishing rate and physiological adaptation. International Journal of Exercise Science. 13(6): 766-777. DOI: 10.70252/OWPW6610
  • Momentum During a Running Competition: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed-Methods Study.
    • Boucher, P. EX., Pelaez, S., Parent, A.-A., Plouffe, J., Comtois, A.S. (2020). Momentum During a Running Competition: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of Exercise Science. 13(5): 615-632. DOI: 10.70252/XYGT9428
  • Comparison Between Power Off-Ice Test and Performance on-Ice Anaerobic Testing.
    • Boucher, V.G., Parent, A.-A., St-Jean Miron, F., Leone, M., Comtois, A.S. (2020). Comparison Between Power Off-Ice Test and Performance on-Ice Anaerobic Testing. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 34(12), 3498-3505. DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002336
  • Repeated linear and quadrangular sprint as a function of anaerobic power.
    • Almansba, R., Boucher, V.G., Parent, A.-A., Comtois, A.S. (2019). Repeated linear and quadrangular sprint as a function of anaerobic power. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 33(8): 2177-2184. DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002358