There is a lack of validated tools to assess conversation difficulties and their impacts on care providers for individuals with primary progressive aphasia. Researchers examined the construct validity of an existing assessment tool in 95 communication partners of individuals with PPA using exploratory factor analysis and correlation assessments.

Santos, H., Williams, O., Bona, M., Rogalski, E., & Roberts, A. C. (2026). Preliminary Validation of a Care Partner–Reported Measure of Conversation Difficulties and Their Impacts in Primary Progressive Aphasia. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1044/2026_persp-25-00253   Angela Roberts

Little is known about the perspectives of older adult users regarding the step-counting feature available in some hearing aids. To describe their experiences and motivation, researchers fitted active older adults with these hearing aids and then conducted focus groups.

Rahme, M., Folkeard, P., Naus, A., & Scollie, S. (2026). A Qualitative Study of the Hearing Aid Step-Counting Feature in Active Older Adults. American Journal of Audiology, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1044/2026_aja-25-00290   Paula Folkeard

Health care systems worldwide struggle to provide consistent care for older adults who have multiple health conditions and social vulnerabilities. To compare approaches, experts from the U.S., Canada, and Europe examined how their respective systems would manage delirium, falls, and medication for the case of an 82‐year‐old woman.

van der Velde, N., Supiano, M. A., Montero‐Odasso, M., Rochon, P. A., & Petrovic, M. (2026). Same Patients, Different Health Care Systems—Revisited. Geriatric Care Models in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70478   Manuel Montero-Odasso

This systematic review aimed to describe how often, and for what reasons, adults with osteoarthritis experience unmet health care needs. Researchers searched four databases for eligible studies, assessed them for risk of bias, and extracted data from those that met the inclusion criteria.

Ragagnin, K., da Silva‐Oolup, S., Yu, H., Balaji, S., Côté, P., Hogg‐Johnson, S., Murnaghan, K., & Wong, J. J. (2026). Burden and Associated Factors of Unmet Health Care Needs in Individuals With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review. ACR Open Rheumatology, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.90007   Jessica Wong

Little is known about the risks and benefits of using humor during occupational therapy for people who have sustained a stroke. To address this, researchers conducted a study with three rounds of surveys where Canadian occupational therapists identified and ranked these potential risks and benefits.

Kfrerer, M. L., Laliberte Rudman, D., Schermer, J. A., & Marshall, C. A. (2026). The Risks and Benefits of Humour Use With Individuals After Stroke. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 93(1), 62-78. https://doi.org/10.1177/00084174251362332   Debbie Laliberte Rudman

The amount of muscle people gain from resistance training varies considerably from person to person. This paper summarizes key themes from a conference where researchers discussed the factors contributing to this variability and how to improve future study designs.

Roberts, M. D., Bamman, M. M., Hornberger, T. A., Mackey, A. L., Derave, W., Atherton, P. J., Phillips, S. M., Schoenfeld, B. J., Nader, G. A., Hecksteden, A., Hulmi, J. J., Sillanpää, E., Libardi, C. A., & Ahtiainen, J. P. (2026). Research into Resistance Training Response Heterogeneity: a Summary of the 2025 Conference at the University of Jyväskylä. Journal of Applied Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00289.2026   Stuart Phillips