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
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: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980816000349
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: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2016.07.021
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: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2017.08.002
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
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)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. DOI: 10.1017/S1041610220001325
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.
(link is external)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. https://www.scirp.org/pdf/
ojpsych_2021051114384681.pdf
Thoughts: Positive Thinking
Bolier L, et al. Positive psychology interventions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies. BMC public health Dec 2013;13(1):1-20.
Online: (link is external)https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com
/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-13-119
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. Gerontologist 2020;60(1):174-181.
Online: (link is external)https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny131
Robertson DA, et al. 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/10.1016/j.paid.2015.12.010
Sun J, et al. Positive self-perceptions of aging and lower rate of overnight hospitalization in the US population over age 50. Psychosom Med 2016;79(1):81-90.
Online: /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
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
Livingston G, et al., Dementia prevention, intervention, and care. Lancet 2017;390(10113):2673-2734.
Online: (link is external)https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/
content/journal/1-s2.0-S0140673617313636
McNamara D. Physical Fitness Tied to a Nearly 90% Reduction in Dementia Risk. Medscape March 16, 2018.
Online: (link is external)https://www.medscape.com/
viewarticle/894032
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
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)https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21846575/
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. Psychol Health 2014; 29(8): 915-923.
Online: (link is external)https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24559210/
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: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/
article/PIIS1474-4422(06)70417-3/fulltext
Chang PJ, et al. Social relationships, leisure activity, and health in older adults. Health Psychol 2014;33(6):516-523.
Online: (link is external)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
pmc/articles/PMC4467537/
Gilmour H. Social participation and the health and well-being of Canadian seniors. Health Reports Stats Can Catalogue 82-003-X Dec 2012 23(4).
Online: (link is external)https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/
pub/82-003-x/2012004/article/11720-eng.pdf?st=R-iASyXG
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)https://www.futuremedicine.com/
doi/abs/10.2217/ahe.13.11
Waldinger R, et al. 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)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
pmc/articles/PMC4579537/
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: (link is external)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: (link is external)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Steffener J, et al. Differences between chronological & brain age are related to education and self-reported physical activity. Neurobiol Aging 2016; 1(40):138-44.
Online: (link is external)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 June 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.
Online: (link is external)https://community.
mis.temple.edu/mis0855002fall2015/files/
2015/10/S.M.A.R.T-Way-Management-Review.pdf
Fordham B, et al. The evidence for cognitive behavioural therapy in any condition, population or context: a metareview of systematic reviews and panoramic meta-analysis. Psychol Med 2021 51(1):21–29.
Online: (link is external)https://doi.org/
10.1017/S0033291720005292
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
Janssen NP, et al. How does behavioural activation Work? A systematic review of the evidence on potential mediators. Psychother Psychosom 2021 90:85-93.
Online: (link is external)https://www.karger.com/
Article/Fulltext/509820
Knapp P, et al. Cognitive therapy: foundations, conceptual models, applications and research. Rev Bras Psiquiatr 2008 30 (Suppl II):S54-64
Online: (link is external)https://www.scielo.br/j/rbp/
a/HLpWbYk4bJHY39sfJfRJwtn/?format=pdf&lang=en
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, et al. 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
