Publications

Selected Publications

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Mobility and Older Adults

• Kalu ME, Dal Bello-Haas V, Griffin M, Boamah S, Harris J, Rantanen T. (2023). What mobility factors are critical to include in a Comprehensive Mobility Discharge Assessment Framework for older adults transitioning from hospital-to-home in the community? An international e-Delphi study. Disability and Rehabilitation. DOI
• Kalu ME, Dal Bello-Haas V, Griffin M, Boamah S, Harris J, Zaide M, Rayner D, Khattab N, Abrahim S. (2023). A scoping review of personal, financial and environmental determinants of mobility among older adults. Archives of Physical Rehabilitation and Medicine. DOI
• **Nwachukwu E, Rayner D, Ibekaku M, Ekezie C, Ezema C, Kalu ME. (2023). Testing the Webber’s Comprehensive Mobility Framework using self-reported and performance-based mobility outcomes among community-dwelling older adults in Nigeria. Innovation in Aging. DOI
• **Onyeso O, Odole A, Scott DR, Akinrolie Y, Kalu ME, Awosoga OA. (2023). Association between sociodemographic factors and mobility limitation among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Systematic Review, 12 (19). DOI
• **Ndukauba M, Ikele C, Nwachukwu E, Rayner D, Kalu ME. (2023). Do personality traits predict mobility outcomes among community-dwelling older adults in Nigeria? Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 41(3), 466-482. DOI
• Kalu ME, Dal Bello-Haas V, Griffin M, Boamah S, Harris J, Zaide M, Rayner D, Khattab N, Bhatt V, Goodin C, Song JW, Smal J, Budd N. (2022). Physical mobility determinants among older adults: a scoping review of self-reported and performance-based measures. European Journal of Physiotherapy. DOI
• Kalu ME, Dal Bello-Haas V, Griffin M, Boamah S, Harris J, Zaide M, Rayner D, Khattab N, Abrahim S. (2022). Cognitive, psychological and social factors of older adults’ mobility: a scoping review of self-reported and performance-based measures. Psychogeriatrics, 22(4): 553-573. DOI
• Kalu ME, Dal Bello-Haas V, Griffin M, Ploeg J, Richardson J. (2022). Comprehensive Mobility Discharge Assessment Framework for Older Adults Transitioning from Hospital-to-Home in the Community – What Mobility Factors are Critical to Include? PLOS ONE, 17(9): e0267470. DOI
• Kalu ME, Bello-Haas D, Hadjistavropoulos T, Thorpe L, Griffin M, Ploeg J, Richardson J. (2021). The effects of a walking intervention on gait parameters in older adults residing in long-term care: A randomized controlled trial. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 25(9): 1099-1105. DOI
• Kalu ME, Okoh AC, Nwankwo H, Anieto E, Adandom I, Jumbo S, ... Abaraogu UO. (2020). Physiotherapists’ role during hospital-to-home transition for older adults with hip fracture and mobility limitation: A research protocol. International Journal of Care Coordination, 23(2-3), 123-128. DOI

Physiotherapy, Education, and Interdisciplinary

• Garnett A, Sangrar R, Harvey K, Weldrick R, Hatztifilathis S, Kalu ME, Dunford E, Patocs E, Kajaks T (2023). Silos to synergy: Experiences of an interdisciplinary trainee network. Accepted at Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. DOI
• **Onyeso U, ……. Kalu ME. (2022). Musculoskeletal imaging authority, levels of training, attitude, competence and utilisation among clinical physiotherapists in Nigeria: A cross-sectional survey. BMC Medical Education 222 (701). DOI
• Harvey K, Sangrar R, Weldrick R, Garnett A, Kalu ME, Hatzifilatlithis S, Patocs A, Kajaks T. (2022). Interdisciplinary trainee networks to promote research on aging: Facilitators, barriers and next steps. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. Published ahead of print. DOI
• **Okoh AE, Akinrolie O, Bell-Gam HI, Adandom I, Ibekaku MC, Kalu ME. (2020). Nigerian healthcare workers’ perception of transdisciplinary approach to older adults’ care: A qualitative case study. International Journal of Care Coordination, 23(2-3), 92-106. DOI
• Kalu ME, Okoh AC, Anieto EM, Okeke CO, Ibekaku MC, Abaraogu UO. (2022). Qualitative research in physiotherapy: A systematic mapping review of 20 years literature from sub-Saharan Africa. The Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 39(4), 704-726. DOI
• Kalu ME, Switzer-Mclntrye S, Quesnel M, Donnelly C, Norman KE. (2020). Clinical instructors’ perceptions of internationally educated physical therapists’ readiness to practise during supervised clinical internships in a bridging programme. Physiotherapy Canada, 73(2), 194-203. DOI
• Kalu ME, Switzer-McIntyre S, Quesnel M, Donnelly C, Norman KE. (2019). Clinical performance scores of internationally educated physical therapists during clinical education in a bridging programme. Physiotherapy Canada, 71(3), 271-284. DOI

Aging, Black, and Sub-Saharan Africa

• **Iwuagwu AO, Rayner D, Ngwu C, Kalu ME (2023). “Why I have not taken the COVID-19 Vaccine.” A descriptive qualitative study of older adults’ perceived views of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Nigeria. Journal of Population Aging. Published ahead of print. DOI
• **Iwuagwu O, Lai D, Ngwiu CN, Kalu ME (2022). Social workers involvement in developing and implementing social programs for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: A concept paper and suggestion for action plans. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 66:5, 590-602. DOI
• Ojembe B, Kalu ME, Ezulike J, Iwuagwu A, Ekoh P, Oluwagbemiga O, Osifeso T, Makanjuola J, Kapiriri Lydia. (2022). Understanding Social and Emotional Loneliness among Black Older adults: A Scoping review. Published in Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41(12):2594-2608. DOI
• Kalu ME, Oyinola O, Ibekaku MC, Adandom II, Iwuagu AO, Ezulike C, Nwachukwu EC, Uduonu EM. (2022). A mapping review on the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among adults in Africa using the 5A’s vaccine taxonomy. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 106(6):1688-1697. DOI
• Kalu ME, Ojembe BU, Akinrolie O, Okoh AC, Adandom II, Nwankwo HC, … Emerging Researchers & Professionals in Ageing – African Network. (2022). Methodology and reporting quality of 516 studies on ageing: a continued discussion in setting priorities for ageing research in Africa. Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy, 2:e2022010. DOI
• Kalu ME, Ojembe BU, Akinrolie O, Okoh AC, Adandom II, Nwankwo HC, ... Obi PC. (2021). Setting priorities for ageing research in Africa: A systematic mapping review of 512 studies from sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Global Health, 11:15002. DOI
• Akinrolie O, Okoh AC, Kalu ME. (2020). Intergenerational support between older adults and adult children in Nigeria: The role of reciprocity. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63(5), 478-498. DOI