Charette, C., Best, K.L., Smith, E.M., Miller, W.C. & Routhier, F. (2018). Walking aids use in Canada: Prevalence and demographic characteristics among community-dwelling users. Physical Therapy. 98(17), 571-577.
François Routhier

525, boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec (Québec) G1M 2S8
418 529-9141 # 6256
Chercheur intéressé à l’aménagement urbain et la conception universelle, aux aides techniques, aux habiletés requises en fauteuil roulant, de même qu’à la participation sociale des personnes utilisant des aides techniques.
Formation universitaire
- Études postdoctorales (Département d'Administration de la Santé de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada, 2008)
- Études postdoctorales (Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Canada et Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, 2007)
- Ph.D. Médecine expérimentale (adaptation/réadaptation) (Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale, Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec, Québec, Canada, Université Laval, Québec, Canada, 2004)
- M.Sc. Génie mécanique, (Département de génie mécanique (Université Laval, Québec, 1997)
- B.Sc. Génie mécanique, (Département de génie mécanique (Université Laval, Québec, 1993)
Intérêts de recherche
- Aides techniques robotisées (développement, efficacité, utilité, efficience, coûts, etc.)
- Évaluation et entraînement des habiletés requises en fauteuil roulant (manuel et motorisé)
- Développement et validation d'outils et de méthodes d'évaluation clinique et de recherche et d’outils de formation/enseignement.
- Développement et évaluation d'interventions auprès d’usagers d’aides techniques, principalement les aides à la mobilité
- Participation sociale des usagers de fauteuil roulant ayant subi une lésion de la moelle épinière
- Aménagement urbains et conception universelle.
Pages
Pages
Articles dans des revues scientifiques (avec comités de pairs)
Gamache, S., Routhier, F., Morales, E., Vandersmissen, M.-H. & Boucher, N. (2018). Mapping review of accessible pedestrian infrastructures for individuals with physical disabilities. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology.
Beaudoin, M., Lettre, J., Routhier, F., Archambault, P, Lemay, M. & Gélinas, I. (2018). Long-term use of the JACO robotic arm: A case series. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology,
Kirby, R.L., Rushton, P., Routhier, F., Demers, L., Titus, L., Miller-Polgar, J., Smith, C., McAllister, M., Theriault, C., Matheson, K., Parker, K., Sawatzky, B., Labbe, D. & Miller, W.C. (2018). Extent to which caregivers enhance the wheelchair skills capacity and confidence of power wheelchair users: a cross-sectional study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 99(7), 1295-1302.
Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K.P., Sweet, S.N., Lamontagne, M.-E., Martin Ginis, K.A., Jeske, S., Routhier, F. & Latimer-Cheung, A.E. (2017). A randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of the SCI get fit toolkit on leisure-time physical activity behaviour and social-cognitive processes in adults with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 3.
Rushton, P., Routhier, F. & Miller, W.C. (2017). Measurement Properties of the WheelCon for Powered Wheelchair Users. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 13(7), 614-619.
Best, K.L., Miller, W.C., Routhier, F. & Eng, J.J. (2017). Feasibility of the trial procedures for a randomized controlled trial of a community-based peer-led wheelchair training program for older adults. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4(1).
MacGillivray, M., Sawatzky, B.J., Miller, W.C., Routhier, F. & Kirby, R.L. (2017). Goal satisfaction improves with individualized powered wheelchair skills training. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 13(6), 558-561.
Routhier, F., Lettre, J., Miller, W.C., Borisoff, J.F., Keetch, K., Mitchell, I.M. & the CanWheel Research Team. (2017). Data logger technologies for powered wheelchairs: A scoping review. Assistive Technology, 31(1), 19-24.
Routhier, F., Lettre, J., Miller, W.C., Borisoff, J.F., Keetch, K., Mitchell, I.M. & the CanWheel Research Team. (2017). Clinicians’ and researchers’ perspectives on manual wheelchair data loggers. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(7), 1480-1489.
Sakakibara, B., Routhier, F. & Miller, W.C. (2017). Wheeled-mobility correlates of life-space and social participation in adult manual wheelchair-users aged 50 and older. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 12(6), 592-598.
Charrette, C., Routhier, F. & McFadyen, B.J. (2017). Visuo-locomotor control in persons with spinal cord injury in a manual or power wheelchair for direction changes and obstacles circumvention. Experimental Brain Research, 235(9), 2669-2678.
Archambault, P., Blackburn, E., Reid, D., Routhier, F. & Miller, W.C. (2017). Development and User Validation of Driving Tasks for a Power Wheelchair Simulator. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(15), 1549-1556.
Gamache, S., Routhier, F., Morales, E., Vandersmissen, M.-H., Leblond, J., Boucher, N., McFadyen, B.J. & Noreau, L. (2017). Municipal practices and needs regarding accessibility of pedestrian infrastructures for individuals with physical disabilities in Québec, Canada. Journal of Accessibility and Design for All, 7(1), 21-57
Best, K.L., Routhier, F., Sweet, S.N., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K.P., Borisoff, J.F., Noreau, L., & Martin Ginis, K.A. (2017). The Smartphone Peer Physical Activity Counseling (SPPAC) Program for Manual Wheelchair Users: Protocol of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 6(4), e69.
Routhier, F., Lettre, J., Miller, W.C., Borisoff, J.F., Keetch, K., Mitchell, I.M. & the CanWheel Research Team. (2017). Data logger technologies for manual wheelchairs: A scoping review. Assistive Technology, 30(2), 51-58.
Rushton, P.W., Kirby, R.L., Routhier, F. & Smith, C. (2016). Measurement properties of the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire for powered wheelchair users. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 11(5): 400-406.
Best, K.L., Miller, W.C., Eng, J.J. & Routhier, F. (2016). Systematic review and meta-analysis of peer-led self-management programs for increasing physical activity. International Journal Behavioral Medicine, 23(5), 527-538.
Lajeunesse, V., Vincent, C., Routhier, F., Careau, E. & Michaud, F. (2016). Exoskeletons’ design and usefulness evidence according to a systematic review of lower limb exoskeletons used for functional mobility by people with spinal cord injury. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 11(7), 535-47.
Tomasone, J., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K.P., Pila, E., Lamontagne, M.-E., Cummings, I., Latimer-Cheung, A.E. & Routhier, F. (2017). Exploring end user adoption and maintenance of a telephone-based physical activity counseling service for individuals with physical disabilities using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(13), 1332-1340.
Best, K.L., Miller, W.C., Huston, G., Routhier, F. & Eng, J.J. (2016). Pilot study of a peer-led wheelchair training program to improve self-efficacy using a manual wheelchair: A randomized controlled trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97(1), 31-44.
Kirby, R.L., Miller, W., Routhier, F., Demers, L., Mihailidis, A., Miller-Polgar, J., Rushton, P., Titus, L., Smith, C., McAllister, M., Theriault, C., Thompson, K. & Sawatzky, B. (2015). Effectiveness of a Wheelchair Skills Training Program for Powered Wheelchair Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 96(11), 2017-2026.
Sakakibara, B.M., Miller, W.C., Eng, J.J., Routhier, F. & Backman, C.L. (2015). Health, personal, and environmental predictors of wheelchair-use confidence in adult wheelchair users. Physical Therapy, 95(10):1365-1373.
Best, K.L., Miller, W.C. & Routhier, F. (2015). A description of manual wheelchair skills training curriculum in entry-to-practice occupational and physical therapy programs in Canada. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 10(5), 401-406.
Best, K.L., Routhier, F. & Miller, W.C. (2015). A description of manual wheelchair skills training: Current practices in Canadian rehabilitation centers. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 10(5), 393-400.
Rushton, P.W., Kairy, D., Archambault, P., Pituch, E., Torkia, C., El-Fathi, A., Stone, P., Routhier, F., Forg&, R., Pineau, J., Gourdeau, R. & Demers, L. (2015). The Potential Impact of Intelligent Power Wheelchair Use on Social Participation: Perspectives of Users, Caregivers, and Clinicians. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 10(3), 191-197.
Sakakibara, B.M., Miller, W.C., Routhier, .F, Backman, C.L. & Eng, J.J. (2014). The association between self-efficacy and participation in community-dwelling manual wheelchair-users, aged 50 and over. Physical Therapy, 94(5), 664-674.
Kairy, D., Rushton, P., Archambault, P., Pituch, E., Torkia, C., El Fathi, A., Stone, P., Routhier, F., Forget, R., Demers, L., Pineau, J., & Gourdeau, R. (2014). Exploring powered wheelchair users and their caregivers’ perspectives on potential intelligent power wheelchair use: A qualitative study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(2), 2244-2261.
Lamontagne, M.-E., Routhier, F., & Auger, C. (2013). Team consensus concerning important outcomes for augmentative and alternative communication assistive technologies: a pilot study. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 29(2), 182–189.
Sakakibara, B.M., Routhier, F., Lavoie, M.-P. & Miller, W.C. (2013). Reliability and validity of the French-Canadian version of the Late Life Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI-F) in older, community-living wheelchair-users. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 20(5), 365-373.
Boucher, P., Atrash, A., Kelouwani, S., Honoré, W., Nguyen, H., Villemure, J., Routhier, F., Cohen, P., Demers, L., Forget, R. & Pineau. J. (2013). Design and validation of an intelligent wheelchair towards a clinically-functional outcome. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 10(1), 10-58.
Gagnon, D., Blanchet, M., Martin-Lemoyne, Vincent, C., Routhier, F. & Corriveau, H. Using a mobility assistance dog reduces upper limb effort during manual wheelchair ramp ascent in an individual with spinal cord injury. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 36(6), 700-706.
Lalumiere, M., Gagnon, D., Routhier, F., Desroches, G., Hassan, J., & Bouyer, L. (2013). Effects of rolling resistances on handrim kinetics during the performance of wheelies among manual wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 51, 245–251.
Sakakibara, B. M., Miller, W. C., Eng, J. J., Backman, C. L., & Routhier, F. (2013). Preliminary examination of the relation between participation and confidence in older manual wheelchair users. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 94(4), 791–794.
Baril, M., Laliberté, T., Gosselin, C., & Routhier, F. (2013). On the Design of a Mechanically Programmable Underactuated Anthropomorphic Prosthetic Gripper. Journal of Mechanical Design, 135(12), 121008-1–121008-9.
Lemay, V., Routhier, F., Noreau, L., Phang, S.H. & Martin Ginis, K. A. (2012). Relationships Between Wheelchair Skills, Wheelchair Mobility And Level Of Injury In Individual With Spinal Cord Injury. Spinal Cord, 50(1), 37-41.
Routhier, F., Kirby, R. L., Demers, L., Depa, M., & Thompson, K. (2012). Efficacy and Retention of the French-Canadian Version of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program for Manual Wheelchair Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 93(6), 940-948.
Pradon, D., Pinsault, N., Zory, R., & Routhier, F. (2012). Could mobility performance measures be used to evaluate wheelchair skills? Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 44(3), 276-279.
Phang, S. H., Martin Ginis, K. A., Routhier, F., & Lemay, V. (2012). The role of self-efficacy in the wheelchair skills-physical activity relationship among manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34(8), 625-632.
Rousseau-Harrison, K., Rochette, A., Routhier, F., Dessureault, D., Thibault, F., & Côté, O. (2012). Perceived impacts of a first wheelchair on social participation. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 7(1), 37-44.
Archambault, P. S., Tremblay, S., Cachecho, S., Routhier, F., & Boissy, P. (2012).Driving performance in a power wheelchair simulator. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 7(3), 226-233.
Vincent, C., & Routhier, F. (2012). Designs in Assistive Technology research: Usefulness for therapists in clinical practice. Technology and Disability, 24(1), 49-58.
Pineau, J., West, R., Atrash, A., Villemure, J. & Routhier, F. (2011). Towards a Standardized Test for Intelligent Powered Wheelchairs. International Journal of Intelligent Control and Systems, 16(2), 121-128.
Mohammadian, S. H., Aït-Kadi, D., & Routhier, F. (2010). Quantitative accelerated degradation testing: Practical approaches. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 95(2), 149-159.
Livres, chapitres de livres et contributions à un ouvrage collectif
Noreau L, Edwards G, Boucher N, Routhier F, Vincent C, Gascon H, Fougeyrollas P. (Chapter 33). P 399-417; Oxford Textbook of Neurorehabilitation, Edited by Volker Dietz and Nick Ward. Oxford University Press. Oxford, UK; 2015
Professionels de recherche
- Émilie Lacroix, Dt.P., MSc
- Josiane Lettre, erg., M.erg., M.Sc.
- Marie Gagnon, M.Serv. soc.
- Caroline Rhan, Pht
Étudiants au premier cycle
- Élizabeth Turcotte, Étudiante en ergothérapie (En cours)
- Florence Lemay, Étudiante en ergothérapie (En cours)
- Audrey Lebrasseur, Étudiante en ergothérapie (En cours)
- Sophie Bourassa, Étudiante en ergothérapie (En cours)
- Maxence Racine, Étudiant en génie mécanique (En cours)
Étudiants au deuxième cycle
- Samuel Poirier (Directeur : Dr Alexandre Campeau-Lecours) (En cours)
- Maude Beaudoin, M.Erg. (Codirectrice : Dre Émilie Raymond) (En cours)
- Philippe Turgeon (Directeur : Dr Alexandre Campeau-Lecours) (En cours)
- Anita Gagnon, erg. (En cours)
- Caroline Charette, M.Pht. (2015-2017)
- Véronique Lajeunesse, M.Sc. (2013-2015)
- Valérie Martin-Lemoyne, Pht. (2013-2014)
- Ratiba Bouskani, M.Sc. (2009-2014)
Étudiants au troisième cycle
- Alice Pellichero, Doctorat en sciences cliniques et biomédicales, Université Laval (En cours)
- Stéphanie Gamache, Ph.D. (2013-2018)
Stagiaires postdoctoraux
- Jason Bouffard, Erg., Ph.D. (En cours)
- Mohamed Amine Choukou, Ph.D. (2015-2017)
- Krista Best, Ph.D. (2014-2018)
Site WEB du Wheelchair Skills Program (WSP) / Programme d’habiletés en fauteuil roulant
Site web Projet canadien sur la participation sociale des personnes en situation de handicap https://cdpp.ca/
Site web Age-Well, Canada’s technology and aging network http://agewell-nce.ca/