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Resources - Evidence
The Fountain of Health™ and Thrive Learning Centre offer evidence-based approaches to promote brain health and resilience. Below are our peer-reviewed publications on The Fountain of Health™ approach. The evidence behind the five areas of the Fountain of Health™ are also included: Physical Activity, Social Activity, Brain Activity, Mental Health, and Positive Thinking.
Our Fountain of Health™ researchers’ mission is to develop evidence-based approaches for effective health behaviour change to promote brain health and wellness. For a list of our publications on the Fountain of Health approach, and other evidence behind the initiative, please see below. Meet our researchers.
Fountain of Health Publications
(link is external)The Fountain of Health: Bringing Seniors' Mental Health Promotion into Clinical Practice, Vanessa Thoo, Janya Freer, Keri-Leigh Cassidy, in Canadian Geriatrics Journal, Vol 19, Issue 4, December 2015 p 217-224. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5770/cgj.18.197
(link is external)Book Review: Geriatric Depression: A Clinical Guide, Keri-Leigh Cassidy, in Canadian Journal of Aging, Vol 35, Issue 3 May 2016. DOI: (link is external)https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980816000349
(link is external)Age-Friendly Communities Initiative: Public Health Approach to Promoting Successful Aging, Dilip V. Jeste, Keri-Leigh Cassidy et al., American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Vol 24 Issue 12 Dec 2016 p 1158-1170. DOI: (link is external)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2016.07.021
(link is external)Toward psychosocial health in age-friendly communities: The Fountain of Health Peer-Led Education Series, Amy Gough, Keri-Leigh Cassidy, in Mental Health and Prevention, 2017; 8: 2017, pp 14-19. DOI: (link is external)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2017.08.002
(link is external)Book Chapter: Positive Psychiatry, Keri-Leigh Cassidy, Beverley Cassidy, Book chapter in Advances in Psychiatry, Edited by Dr. K. Fountoulakis and A. Javed, Springer Nature, 2018.
(link is external)The Fountain of Health: Effective Health Promotion Knowledge Transfer in Individual Primary Care and Group Community-based Formats, Amy Gough, Beverley Cassidy, Kiran Rabheru, David Conn, Keri-Leigh Cassidy, in International Psychogeriatrics, Positive Psychiatry Special Edition, 2018. DOI: 10.1017/S1041610218000480. (link is external)DOI: (link is external)doi.org/10.1017/S1041610218000480
(link is external)The Fountain of Health: Effective Health Promotion Knowledge Transfer in Individual Primary Care and Group Community-based Formats, Amy Gough, Beverley Cassidy, Kiran Rabheru, David Conn, Keri-Leigh Cassidy, in International Psychogeriatrics, Positive Psychiatry Special Edition, 2018. (link is external)DOI: 10.1017/S1041610218000480. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610218000480
Comparing a Clinician-Assisted and App-Supported Behavioral Activation Intervention to Promote Brain Health and Well-Being in Frontline Care, Keri-Leigh Cassidy, Michael Vallis, David Conn, Ariane Massie, Claire Checkland, Daria Parsons, Kiran Rabheru, in International Psychogeriatrics, Vol 33, Issue 6, 2021 p 615-625. (link is external)DOI: 10.1017/S1041610220001325
(link is external)Book Chapter: Mental Health, Cognitive Resilience, and Vitality, Kiran Rabheru, Keri-Leigh Cassidy, Beverley Cassidy, David Conn, in Promoting the Health of Older Adults: The Canadian Experience Edited by I. Rootman P. Edward et al. Canadian Scholars, 2021.
Promoting health behaviour change in Canada: A quality improvement project integrating prevention and wellness in frontline care, Kiran Rabheru, David Conn, Daria Parsons, Ariane Massie, Julie Mitchell, Michael Vallis, Claire Checkland, and Keri-Leigh Cassidy, in Open Journal of Psychiatry, July 2021. (link is external)(link is external)https://www.scirp.org/pdf/ojpsych_2021051114384681.pdf DOI: 10.4236/ojpsych.2021.113011
Media
(link is external)Improving Seniors' Brain Health, One Habit at a Time
A blog by invitation posted on the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation website about the Fountain of Health™ and Brain Health and Wellness project.
(link is external)“Aging Well,” K.L. Cassidy, Maritime Noon episode CBC radio, February 28th 2019
CBC radio call-in program hosted by Bob Murphy. The segment on “Aging Well” begins at 16min :09 seconds with Dr. Keri-Leigh Cassidy on the Fountain of Health™, a national initiative on the science of key modifiable lifestyle factors that promote successful aging, and fielding questions and comments from callers. Essential components for aging successfully described include remaining physically, socially, cognitively aging, taking care of mental health and our outlook.
Thoughts: Positive Thinking
Levy B, et al. Longitudinal benefit of positive self-perceptions of aging on functional health. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2002;57(5):409-417.
Online: (link is external)http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org
Levy B, et al. Longevity increased by positive self-perceptions of aging. J Pers Soc Psychol 2002; 83(2): 261-270.
Online: (link is external)http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/psp-832261.pdf
Levy B, et al. Positive age beliefs protect against dementia even among elders with high-risk gene. PLOS One 2018;13(2): e0191004
Online: (link is external)http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article
Levy B, et al. Ageism amplifies cost and prevalence of health conditions. The Gerontologist 2018; XX(XX):1-8.
Online: (link is external)https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny131
Robertson DA, Kenny RA. Negative perceptions of aging modify the association between frailty and cognitive function in older adults. J Individ Differ 2016;100:120–125.
Online: (link is external)https://doi.org/
Sun J, et al. Positive self-perceptions of aging and lower rate of overnight hospitalization in the US population over age 50. Psychosomatic medicine 2016;79(1):81-90.
Online: (link is external)/pmc/articles/PMC5182096/
Wurm S, et al. How do negative self-perceptions of aging become a self-fulfilling prophecy? Psychol Aging 2013; 28(4): 1088-1097.
Online: (link is external)http://psycnet.apa.org
Health Habits: Physical Activity and Healthy Eating
Livingston G, et al., Dementia prevention, intervention, and care. Lancet 2017;390(10113):2673-2734
Online: (link is external)www.clinicalkey.com
McNamara D. Physical Fitness Tied to a Nearly 90% Reduction in Dementia Risk. Medscape 2018.
Online: (link is external)www.medscape.com
Nagamatsu LS, et al. Resistance training promotes cognitive and functional brain plasticity in seniors with probable mild cognitive impairment. Arch Intern Med 2012;172(8):666-668.
Online: (link is external)archinte.jamanetwork.com
Angevaren M, et al. Physical activity and enhanced fitness to improve cognitive function in older people without known cognitive impairment. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008;3:CD005381.
Online: (link is external)onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Wen CP, et al. Minimum amount of physical activity for reduced mortality and extended life expectancy: a prospective cohort study. Lancet 2011;378(9798):1244-1253.
Online: (link is external)www.thelancet.com
Wolff JK et al. What do targeting positive views on aging add to a physical activity intervention in older adults? Results from a randomized control trial. Health Psychology 2014; 29(8): 915-923.
Online: (link is external)www.tandfonline.com
Relationships: Social Activity
Bennett DA, et al. The effect of social networks on the relation between Alzheimer’s disease pathology and level of cognitive function in old people: a longitudinal cohort study. Lancet Neurol 2006;5(5):406–412.
Online:(link is external) 10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70417-3
Chang PJ, et al. Social relationships, leisure activity, and health in older adults. Health Psychol 2014;33(6):516-523.
Online:(link is external) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Gilmour H. “Social participation and the health and well-being of Canadian seniors.” Stats Can Catalogue 82-003-X 2012.
Online: (link is external)www.statcan.gc.ca
Flatt J, et al. Participation in social activities in later life: does enjoyment have important implications for cognitive health? Aging Health 2013;9(2)149-158.
Online: (link is external)www.futuremedicine.com*
Waldinger R, et al. (2015). Security of attachment to spouses in late life: Concurrent and prospective links with cognitive and emotional well-being. Clin Psychol Sci 2015;3(4):516-529.
Online: (link is external)www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Interests: Brain Challenge
Butler M, et al. Does cognitive training prevent cognitive decline?: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med 2018;168(1):63-68.
Online: https://annals.org
Miller KJ, et al. Effect of a computerized brain exercise program on cognitive performance in older adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2013;21(7):655-63.
Online: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Steffener et al. Differences between chronological & brain age are related to education and self-reported physical activity. Neurobiol Aging. 2016; 1(40):138-44. Online: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article
Valenzuela M, et al. Can cognitive exercise prevent the onset of dementia? Systematic review of randomized clinical trials with longitudinal follow-up. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2009;17(3):179-87.
Online: http://rng.org.au
Valued Goals: SMART Goal-Setting
Bailey RR. Goal Setting and Action Planning for Health Behavior Change. Am J Lifestyle Med 2019; 13(6):615-618.
Online: (link is external)https://doi.org/
Cassidy KL, et al. Comparing a clinician-assisted and app-supported behavioral activation intervention to promote brain health and well-being in frontline care. IPA Jun 2021 33(5):615-25.
Online: (link is external)https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610220001325
Doran GT. There's a S.M.A.R.T. Way to Write Management's Goals and Objectives. Management Review 1981 70(11):35–36.
Gough A, et al. The Fountain of Health: effective health promotion knowledge transfer in individual primary care and group community-based formats. IPA Feb 2019 31(2):173-80.
Online: (link is external)https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610218000480
Ogbeiwi O. General concepts of goals and goal-setting in healthcare: A narrative review. J Manag Organ Mar 2021 27(2):324-341.
Online: (link is external)https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2018.11
Rabheru K. et al. Promoting Health Behavior Change in Canada: A Quality Improvement Project Integrating Prevention and Wellness in Frontline Care. Open J Psych May 2021 11(3):p 125-37.
Online: (link is external)https://doi.org/10.4236/ojpsych.2021.113011
Weintraub J et al. Nudging flow through ‘SMART’ goal setting to decrease stress, increase engagement, and increase performance at work. J Occup Organ Psychol Jun 2021 94(2):230-258.
Online: (link is external)https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12347
Emotions: Taking Care of Mental Health
Grossman P, et al. Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits: A meta analysis. J Psychosom Res 2004;57(1):35-43.
Online: (link is external)www.sciencedirect.com
Jeste DV, Palmer BW. A call for a new positive psychiatry of aging. Br J Psychiatry 2013; 20(2); 81-83.
Online: (link is external)http://bjp.rcpsych.org
Jeste DV, et al. Older age is associated with more successful aging: role of resilience and depression. Am J Psychiatry 2013; 170(2): 188-196.
Online:(link is external)www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Prince M, et al. Dementia & risk reduction: An analysis of protective & modifiable factors. London: Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI); 2014 p.1-204
Online: (link is external)www.alz.co.uk/research/WorldAlzheimer.pdf
