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  1. ​Yasin, Y., Al-Hamad, A., Guruge, S., Metersky, K., Catallo, C., Wang, L., Yang, L., Zhuang, Z. C., Salma, J., MacKenzie, F.*, Charbonneau, K.*, & Ravichandran, A.* (2025). Healthcare needs, barriers, and practices among refugee older adults: A scoping review. Ageing International, 50(53). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-025-09631-x                                                                                                

  2. Su, Z., Yang, L., Dong, H., Wang, X., Wang, L., Yang, M., & Guruge, S. (2025). Stress experiences among older Chinese immigrants in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. Journal of Mental Health and Clinical Psychology, 42-51. https://doi.org/10.29245/2578-2959/2025/1.1354                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

  3. Czukar, L., Wang, L., Guruge, S., Lum, J., & Greenbaum, M. (2025). A comparison of Chinese and Korean older adult immigrants’ transnational healthcare practices in Toronto, Canada: A mixed-methods study. Healthcare, 13(19), 2493. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13192493                                                                                                                                                           

  4. Al-Hamad, A., Yasin, M. Y., Guruge, S., Metersky, K., Wang, L., Catallo, C., Amanzai, H., Zhuang, Z., Rahman, R.*, & Zhang, A*. (2025). Equitable aging among migrants: A concept analysis and model development for transcultural nursing care. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 36(6), 644-660. https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596251359129                                                                                         

  5. Al-Hamad, A., Yasin, Y. M., Metersky, K., & Guruge, S. (2025). “Home away from home”: A critical metaphor analysis of displaced Ukrainian women’s experiences with their Canadian hosts. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 12. https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936251353210                                                                                                                                                           

  6. Guruge, S., Sidani, S., & The ICOI Team. (2025). An exploration of demographic, health, social, and environmental factors associated with loneliness among immigrant older adults: A cross-sectional study in Canada. Journal of Aging and Social Change, 15(2), 19-39. https://doi.org/10.18848/2576-5310/CGP/v15i02/19-39                                                                                                                             

  7. Guruge, S., Sidani, S., Hanley, J., & The ICOI Team. (2025). Social participation among older immigrants: A cross-sectional study in nine cities in Canada. Healthcare, 13(13), 1478. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13131478                                                                                                                             

  8. Ekoh, P. C., Chandrasekaran, K., Wong, K., Umar, H., Warria, A., Walsh, C. A., & Guruge, S. (2025). "It’s all about the connection”: Digital and physical spaces for Mandarin and Punjabi-speaking older immigrants in Calgary. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2025.2568447                                                                                                                                                            

  9. Metersky, K., Lin, P.*, Guruge, S., Zhuang, Z. C., Catallo, C., & Chandrasekaran, K. (2025). The role of technology use in the context of social isolation among immigrant older adults. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 57(3), 429-435. https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621251347014                                                                                                                                                                                           

  10. Mazzullo, E., Salma, J., Walsh, C. A., Au, A., Sidani, S., Agrawal, S., Bulut, O., & Guruge, S. (2025). Neighbourhood social influences on loneliness in older immigrants in two Canadian provinces. Canadian Journal on Aging, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825100068                                                                                                                                                                                        

  11. Al-Hamad, A., Yasin, Y. M., Metersky, K., Guruge, S., Hingorani, M., & Gare, C. (2025). Picturing the ambiguity of homestay: A photovoice exploration of Ukrainian refugee women’s experiences with their Canadian hosts in Toronto. Cogent Arts & Humanities, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2025.2472536                                                                                                                  

  12. Al-Hamad, A., Yasin, Y. M., Metersky, K., Guruge, S., Jung, G., & Mahsud, K. (2024). Homestay hosting dynamics and refugee well-being: Scoping review (preprint). Interactive Journal of Medical Research, 13. https://doi.org/10.2196/58613                                               

  13. Al-Hamad, A., Yasin, Y. M., Metersky, K., Guruge, S., & Mahsud, K. (2024). Homestay hosting dynamics and refugee well-being: Protocol for a scoping review (preprint). JMIR Research Protocols, 13. https://doi.org/10.2196/56242                                                                          

  14. Metersky, K., Guruge, S., Wang, L., Al-Hamad, A., Yasin, Y., Catallo, C., Yang, L., Salma, J., Zhuang, Z.,  Chahine, M., Kirkwood, M., & Al-Anani, A. (2024). Transnational healthcare practices among migrants: A concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16693
     

  15. Zanchetta, M.S., Santos, W. S., Pina, V. R., Zimmerman, R., Carrie, D., Aviv, F., Cabral, I. E., Silva, Viduedo, A. F., Pereira, A. V., Pinheiro, A. S., Hwu, H., Stahl, H.*, Argumedo-Stenner, H., Felipe, I. C. V., Gomes, D. T., Pacheco, Z. M. L., Freitas, W. M. F., de Souza, K. V., Carvalho, A. L. O., de Compos, M. C. T., Wilson-Mitchell, K., Fofie, V., d’Souza, D., Oliva, M., Taedo, J., St. Amant, O., & Guruge, S. (2024). Reframing goals and strategies for delivering humanized obstetric care in Brazil. International Health Trends and Perspectives, 4(2), 258–281. https://doi.org/10.32920/ihtp.v4i2.2081
     

  16. Chyzzy, B., Guruge, S., Schwan, K., Lee, J., & Stewart, S. (2024). Breaking siloed policies: Applying a gender-based analysis plus (GBA+) to homelessness during pregnancy in Canada. Social Sciences, 13(9), 486. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090486
     

  17. Al-Hamad, A., Yasin, Y. M., Metersky, K., Guruge, S., Jung, G., & Mahsud, K. (2024). Homestay hosting dynamics and refugee wellbeing: Scoping review. Interactive Journal of Medical Research, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.2196/58613
     

  18. Guruge, S., Sidani, S., & The ICOI Team. (2024). Sociodemographic and health determinants of loneliness in older immigrants in Canada: A cross-sectional study. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 57(2), 298-305. https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621241289234                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

  19. Al-Hamad, A., Yasin, Y., Metersky, K., & Guruge, S., Gare, C., & Hingorani, M. (2024). Successful refugee cohabitation with host families: A concept analysis and model development. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 43(4), 401-417. https://doi.org/10.1177/08980101241273878                                                                                                                                                            

  20. Leung, D. Y. L., Guruge, S., Wang, H., & Lee, C. (2024). Health citizenship reveals ‘extra’ work managing biopolitical risk for immigrants in Canada during COVID-19: A qualitative study. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 34(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2840                                                                                                                                                                           

  21. Hanley, J., Hassan, M., Al Mhamied, A., Guruge, S., Hajjar, O., Hynie, M., Jamil, R., Razavipour, E. (2024). Resettlement of older Syrian refugees in Canada: Key individual factors of social inclusion. Refuge, 40(1), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.41223
     

  22. Metersky K., Zhuang Z.C., St-Amant, O., & Guruge, S. (2024). Lessons learned from recruiting socially isolated older immigrants for a survey-based study in Toronto. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 56(1), 3-4. https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621231206034                                                                                                                                                                  

  23. Ekoh, P., Zhu, C., Walsh, C., & Guruge, S. (2023). Experiences of social isolation by Mandarin and Punjabi-speaking older immigrants living in Calgary. Innovation in Aging, 7(Suppl 1), 1035. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.3326
     

  24. Leung, D. Y. L., Lee, C. T., Chu, S. Y. J., Ng. F., Wen, P., Fan, J., Cheung, D. S. K., Seto Nielsen, L., Guruge, S., & Wong, J. (2023) Chinese family care partners of older adults in Canada have grit: A qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80, 1018-1029. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15878                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

  25. Pimienta, J.*, Guruge, S., St-Amant, O., Catallo, C., & Hart, C. (2023). Newcomer women’s experiences with perinatal care during the three-month health insurance waiting period in Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 55(3), 333-344. https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221150620                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

  26. Guruge, S., & Sidani, S. (2023). Determinants of loneliness in older immigrants: A scoping review. International Health Trends and Perspectives, 3(2), 243–262. https://doi.org/10.32920/ihtp.v3i2.1731
     

  27. Leung, D., Lee, C., Wang, A. H., Guruge, S. (2023). Immigrants’ and refugees’ experiences of access to health and social services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Canada. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 28(1), 34-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/13558196221109148                                                                                                                                                                  

  28. Guruge, S., Boutmira, S.*, Sidani, S., & Leung, E.* (2023). Arabic-speaking older immigrants’ views on risk factors for elder abuse. Research on Aging and Social Policy, 11(1), 29-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.447/rasp.10202
     

  29. Li, I., Guruge, S., & Lee, C. (2023). Super visa program: Immigration policy changes and social injustice under the neoliberal governmentality in Canada. Studies in Social Justice, 17(3), 477-494. https://doi.org/10.26522/ssj.v17i3.3648
     

  30. Gucciardi, E., Merzaian, A., Muck, M., Zhao, J., McDowell, A., Caulford, P., Alliston, P., & Guruge, S. (2023). The barriers to healthcare access and their impact on health outcomes for people medically uninsured in Canada: A scoping review. International Health Trends and Perspectives, 3(1), 138–155. https://doi.org/10.32920/ihtp.v3i1.1718                                                                                        

  31. Seneviratne, S.*, Guruge, S., Sivayogan, S., & Jayasiri, J. (2022). Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, practices and associated factors in the care of women subjected to intimate partner violence in the Western province of Sri Lanka. OUSL Journal, 17(2), pp.121–140. http://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v17i2.7572.​
     

  32. Pimienta, J., St-Amant, O., Guruge, S., Hart, C., Catallo C. (2022). Examining newcomer women’s experiences with perinatal care in Ontario, Canada: An application of Carspecken’s critical ethnographic method. The Qualitative Report, 27(3), 716-730. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2022.4882                                                                                                                                                                                

  33. Guruge, S., Illesinghe, V., Gunawardena, N. (2021). Healthcare provider responses and preparedness towards caring for females who have experienced intimate partner violence in Sri Lanka. The Open University of Sri Lanka Journal, 16(2), 65-86. https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7507                                                                                                                                                                             

  34. Guruge, S., Amanzai, H., Matsuoka, A., Aery, A., Sidani, S., Leung, E., Wardak, M., & Man, G. (2021). Risk factors of elder abuse: Voices of Punjabi immigrant older women and men in Greater Toronto Area. Journal of Aging and Social Change, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.18848/2576-5310/cgp/v11i02/67-82                                                                                                                                              

  35. Zanchetta, M.S., Santos, W.S., de Souza, K.V., Pina, V.R., Hwu, H., Stahl, H., Argumendo-Stenner, H., Osei-Boateng, J., Zimmerman, R., Pena, É.D., Cabral, I.E., de Oliveira Carvalho, A.L., Pereira, A.V., Vieira, B.D.G., Alves, V.H., Felipe, I.C.V., Guruge, S., St. Amant, O., Costa, E., & de Escobar, H.P.D. (2021). Ampliando vozes sobre violência obstétrica: recomendações para advocacy pela(o) enfermeira(o) obstetra. Amplifying voices on obstetric violence: recommendations for advocacy by an obstetric nurse. Escola Anna Nery, 25(5). http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2177-9465-EAN-2020-0449                                                                                                                                                       

  36. Guruge, S., Sidani, S., & Illanko, K. (2021). Comparing sources of social support among immigrant and non-immigrant older adults: Analysis of baseline data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Perspectives, 42(1), 18-29.
     

  37. Guruge, S., Sidani, S., Man, G., Matsuoka, M., Kanthasamy, P., & Leung, E. (2021). Elder abuse risk factors: Perceptions among older Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, and Tamil immigrants in Toronto. Journal of Migration and Health, 4, 10059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100059                                                                                                                                                                                                    

  38. Pedrotti Lucchese, S., Bishop, S., Guruge, S., Zanchetta, M., Pirner, D. ( 2021 ). Finding the silver lining: Aging well amongst older Brazilian women in the post-migration context. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 54(2), 156-167. https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621211004332                                                                                                                                                                  

  39. Guruge, S., Lamaj, P., Lee, C., Ronquillo, C. E., Sidani, S., Leung, E., Ssawe, A., Altenberg, J., Amanzai, H., & Morrison, L. (2021). COVID restrictions: The experiences of immigrant parents in Toronto. AIMS Public Health, 8(1), 172-185. https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2021013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

  40. Zanchetta, M., Guruge, S., Oliveira, R., Felipe, I., & Souto, R. (2020). Brazil-Canada: Launching seeds through community consultation on tackling violence against women. Escola Anna Nery, 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2177-9465-EAN-2019-0278.           

  41. Fung, K., Liu, J. J. W., Sin, R., Shakya, Y., Guruge, S., Bender, A., & Wong, J. P. (2020). Examining different strategies for stigma reduction and mental health promotion in Asian men in Toronto. Community Mental Health Journal, 57(4), 655-666. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00723-3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

  42. Guruge, S., Zanchetta, M., Roche, B., & Lucchese, S. (2019). New lives, new challenges: access to intimate partner violence services for portuguese-speaking immigrant women. Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 21(55653). https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v21.55653                                                                                                                                                                                                            

  43. Morrow, M., Bryson, S., Lal, R., Hoong, P., Jiang, C., Jordan, S., Patel, N., & Guruge, S. (2019). Intersectionality as an analytic framework for understanding the experiences of mental health stigma among racialized men. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 18, 1304-1307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00140-y                                                                                                            

  44. Seifi, S., Guruge, S., & Zanchetta, M. (2019). Housing concerns faced by immigrant women dealing with intimate partner violence: Findings of a qualitative study in Vancouver, Canada. Arts and Social Science Journal, 9(6). https://doi.org/10.4172/2151-6200.1000427                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

  45. Guruge, S., Sidani, S., Matsuoka, A., Man, G., & Pirner, D. (2019). Developing a comprehensive understanding of elder abuse prevention in immigrant communities: A comparative mixed methods study protocol. BMJ Open, 9(1), e022736. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022736                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

  46. Guruge, S., Sidani, S., Wang, L., Sethi, B., Spitzer, D., Walton-Roberts, M., & Hyman I. (2019). Understanding social network and support for older immigrants in Ontario, Canada: A multi-methods study protocol. JMIR Aging, 2(1), e12616. https://doi.org/10.2196/12616                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

  47. Wang, L., Guruge, S., & Montana G. (2019). Older immigrants’ access to primary health care in Canada: A scoping review. Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 38(2), 193-209. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0714980818000648                                                                                              

  48. Guruge, S., Sidani, S., Illesinghe, V., Younes, R., Bukhari, H., Altenberg, J., Rashid, M., & Fredericks, S. (2018). Healthcare needs and health service utilization by Syrian refugee women in Toronto. Conflict and health, 12(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-018-0181-x                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

  49. Sidani, S., Guruge, S., Fox, M., & Collins, L. (2018). Gender differences in perpetuating factors, experience and management of chronic insomnia. Journal of Gender Studies, 28(4), 402-413. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2018.1491394                                                                                                                                                    

  50. Livingston, J., Bryson, S., Patel, N., Hoong, P., Lal, R., Morrow, M., & Guruge, S. (2018). Stigma associated with mental illness among Asian men in Vancouver, Canada. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 64(7), 679-689. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764018805125                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

  51. Guruge, S., Fung, K.P., Sidani, S., Este, D., Morrow, M., McKenzie, K., & Wong, J.P.H. (2018). Study protocol: Mobilizing Asian men in Canada to reduce stigma of mental illness. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 71, 133-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2018.06.009                                                                                    

  52. Guruge, S., Ford-Gilboe, M., Varcoe, C., Jayasuriya-Illesinghe, V., Ganesan, M., Sivayogan, S., Kanthasamy, P., Shanmugalingam, P. & Vithanarachchi, H. (2017). Intimate partner violence in the post-war context: Women’s experiences and community leaders’ perceptions in the eastern province of Sri Lanka. PloS ONE, 12(3), e0174801. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174801                                                                                                                    

  53. Guruge, S., Wang, A.Z.Y., Jayasuriya-Illesinghe, V., & Sidani, S. (2017). Knowing so much, yet knowing so little: A critical review of literature on interventions that address the stigma of mental illness in the Canadian context. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 22(5), 507-523. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2016.1191655                                                                                                                                   

  54. Sidani, S., Ibrahim, S., Lok, J., Fan, L., Fox, M., & Guruge, S. (2017). An integrated strategy for the cultural adaptation of evidence-based interventions. Health, 9, 738-755. https://doi.org/10.4236/health.2017.94053                                                                                                                        

  55. Jayasuriya-Illesinghe, V., Guruge, S., Gamage, B., & Espin, S. (2016). Interprofessional work in operating rooms: A qualitative study from Sri Lanka. BMC surgery, 16(1), 61. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-016-0177-7                                                                                                     

  56. Souto, R. Q., Guruge, S., Merighi, M.A.B., Jesus, M.C.P., Egit, S. & Knowles, L. (2016). Intimate partner violence among Portuguese speaking immigrant adult women in Canada. Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 50(6), 905-912. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0080-623420160000700005                                                                                                                                                                                             

  57. Hyman, I., Vahabi, M., Bailey, A., Patel, S., Guruge, S., Wilson-Mitchell, K., Wong, J.P. (2016). Taking action on violence through research, policy, and practice. Global Health Research and Policy, 1(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-016-0006-7                                    

  58. Guruge, S., Morrison, L., Jayasuriya-Illesinghe, V., & Mock, T.  (2016). Intimate partner violence in Hawai’i: Communities in distress. Arts and Social Science Journal, 7(2), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.4172/2151-6200.1000185                                                                           

  59. Souto, R. Q., Guruge, S., Merighi, M.A.B., & Jesus, M.C.P. (2016). Intimate partner violence among older Portuguese immigrant women in Canada.  Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(5), 961-979. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260516646101                                     

  60. Fredericks, S., & Guruge, S. (2016). Cardiovascular interventions for immigrant women: A scoping review. Clinical Nursing Research, 25(4), 410-431. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773816643935                                                                                                                                                       

  61. Jayasuriya-Illesinghe, V., Guruge, S., Gamage, B.D., & Espin, S. (2016). Interprofessional work in operating rooms: A qualitative study from Sri Lanka. BMC Surgery, 16(1), 61. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-016-0177-7                                                                      

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  1. Guruge, S., Jayasuriya-Illesinghe, V., & Gunawardena, N. (2015). A review of the Sri Lankan health sector response to intimate partner violence: Looking back, moving forward. South-East Asian Journal of Public Health, 4(1-2). https://doi.org/10.4103/2224-3151.206622                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

  2. Guruge, S., Jayasuriya-Illesinghe, V., Gunawardena, N., & Perera, J. (2015). Intimate partner violence in Sri Lanka: A scoping review. Ceylon Medical Journal, 60, 133-138. https://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v60i4.8100                                                                                     

  3. Guruge, S., Hynie, M., Shakya, Y., Akbar, A., Htoo, S., & Abiyo, S. (2015). Refugee youth and migration: Arts-informed research to understand changes in roles and responsibilities. Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 16(3). https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-16.3.2278   

  4. Guruge, S., Birpreet, B., & Samuels-Dennis, J. (2015). Health status and health determinants of older immigrant women in Canada: A scoping review. Journal of Aging Research, Article ID 393761. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/393761                                           

  5. Guruge, S., Thomson, M.S., & Seifi, S. (2015). Mental health and service issues faced by older immigrants in Canada: A scoping review. Canadian Journal on Aging, 34(4), 431-444. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0714980815000379                                                                                 

  6. Guruge, S. & Butt, H. (2015). A scoping review of mental health issues among immigrant and refugee youth in Canada: Looking back, moving forward. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 106(2), e72-e78. https://doi.org/10.17269/cjph.106.4588                                         

  7. Guruge, S., Thomson, M.S., George, U. & Chaze, F. (2015). Social support, social conflict, and immigrant women’s mental health in a Canadian context: A scoping review. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 22(9), 655-667. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12216                                                                                                                                                                                                        

  8. Fredericks, S. & Guruge, S. (2015). Promoting immigrant women’s health through a revised model of care: A discussion of strategies for redesigning cardiovascular education interventions. Advances in Nursing Sciences, 38(4), E13-20. https://doi.org/10.1097/ans.0000000000000095                                                                                                                                                                                        

  9. Thomson, M.S., Chaze, F., George, U., Guruge, S. (2015). Improving immigrant populations’ access to mental health services in Canada: A review of barriers and recommendations. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 17(6), 1895-1905. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-015-0175-3                                                                                                                                                                                           

  10. Zanchetta, M.S., Maheu, C,. Kolisnyk, O., Mohamed, M., Guruge, S., Kinslikh, D., Christopher, J.J., Stevenson, M., SanJose, C., Sizto, T. & Byam, A. (2015). Canadian men’s self-management of chronic diseases: A literature analysis of strategies for dealing with risks and promoting wellness. American Journal of Men’s Health, 11(4), 1077-1095. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988315577674                                                                           

  11. Guruge, S. (2014). Perceptions of and responses to intimate partner violence among Sinhalese immigrant women in Toronto. Arts and Social Sciences Journal. Special issue: Violence against immigrant women: A global perspective throughout the life-cycle, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.4172/2151-6200.s1-006                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

  12. Guruge, S., Jayasuriya-Illesinghe, V. & Gunawardena, N. (2014). Time to step-up: A review of the health sector response to intimate partner violence in Sri Lanka. Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 20(1), 57-61. https://doi.org/10.4038/jccpsl.v20i1.8071                                                                                                                                                                                     

  13. Madhavi, A.V.P., Guruge, S., Schwind, J., & Schindel-Martin, L. (2014). Exploring the experiences of loneliness among older Sinhalese women in Canada. Perspectives – Journal of the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association. 37(1), 6-14.
     

  14. Zanchetta, M., Salami, B., Bailey, A., Guruge, S., Ohama, A., Renaud, L., Rheaume, J., Cote, R., Perreault, M., da Cunha, Z., Avila, M., & Boery, R. (2014). Enhancing critical reflection of Brazilian community health agents’ awareness of social determinants of health. SAGE Open, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014556632                                                                                                                                                               

  15. Zanchetta, M., Maheu, C., Galhego-Garcia, W., Baku, L., Guruge, S., & Secord, S. (2013). Explorando Potencialidades para a Criacão de Rede de Apoio Social a Mulheres Lusófonas que Vivem com Câncer de Mama em Toronto, Canadá (Exploring potentialities for the creation of a social support network for Portuguese-speaking women living with breast cancer in Toronto, Canada). Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia, (3), 391-400.
     

  16. Guruge, S. (2012). Intimate partner violence: A global health perspective. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research (special issue on Global health), 44(4), 36-54.
     

  17. Guruge, S. (2012). Nurses’ role in caring for women experiencing intimate partner violence in the Sri Lankan context. International Scholarly Research Network – Nursing, 2012, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/486273                                                               

  18. Guruge, S., Ford-Gilboe, M., Samuels-Dennis, J., Varcoes, C., Wilk, P., & Wuest, J. (2012). Rethinking social support and conflict: Lessons from a study of women who have separated from abusive partners. Nursing Research and Practice, 738905, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/738905                                                                                                                                                                     

  19. Guruge, S., Roche, B., & Catallo, C. (2012). Violence against women: An exploration of the physical and mental health trends among immigrant and refugee women in Canada. Nursing Research and Practice (special issue on Immigration and Health), 12(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/434592                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

  20. Guruge, S., Bender, A., Hyman, I., Aga, F., Tamiru, M., Hailemariam, D., Kassa, A., & Rafaie-Shirpak, K. (2012). Towards a global interdisciplinary evidence-informed practice: Intimate partner violence in the Ethiopian context. International Scholarly Research Network – Nursing, 2012(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/307271                                                                                                                                                              

  21. Matsuoka, A., Guruge, S., Koehn, S., Beaulieu, M., & Ploeg, J. et al. (2012). Prevention of abuse of older women in the post-migration context in Canada. Canadian Review of Social Policy /Revue Canadienne de politique sociale (special issue on older adults), 2(68-69), 107-120. 
     

  22. Hynie, M., Guruge, S., & Shakya, Y. B. (2012). Family relationships of Afghan, Karen and Sudanese refugee youth. Canadian Ethnic Studies, 44(3), 11-28. https://doi.org/10.1353/ces.2013.0011                                                                                                                                             

  23. Bender, A., Guruge, S. , Hyman, I., & Janjua, M. (2012). Tuberculosis and common mental disorders: International lessons for Canadian immigrant health. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research (special issue on Global health), 44(4), 56-75. 
     

  24. McGilton, K.S., Sidani, S., Boscart, V., Guruge, S., & Brown, M. (2012). The relationship between care providers’ relational behaviors and residents’ mood and behavior in longterm care settings. Aging & Mental Health, 16(4), 507-515. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2011.628980                                                                                                                                                                                                             

  25. Guruge, S., Maheu, C., Zanchetta, M., Fernandez, F., & Baku, L. (2011). Social support for breast cancer management among Portuguese speaking immigrant women. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 43(4), 48-66.
     

  26. Bender, A., Guruge, S., Aga, F., Hailemariam, D., Hyman, I., & Tamiru, M. (2011). International collaboration as social relation: An Ethiopian-Canadian example. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 43(2), 62-75.
     

  27. Hyman, I., Mason, R., Guruge, S., Berman, H., Kanagaratnam, P. & Manuel, L. (2011). Perceptions of factors contributing to intimate partner violence among Sri Lankan Tamil immigrant women in Canada. Health Care for Women International, 32(9), 779-794. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2011.569220                                                                                                                                                                                                           

  28. Guruge, S., Kanthasamy, P., Jokajasa, J., Wan, Y.W.T., Chinchian, M., Refaie-Shirpak, K. Paterson, P., & Sathananthan,S., (2010). Older women speak about abuse and neglect in the post-migration context. Women’s Health and Urban Life, 9(2), 15-41.
     

  29. Guruge, S., Shirpak, R., Zanchetta, M., Gastaldo, D., Hyman, I., & Sidani, S. (2010). A meta-synthesis of post-migration changes in marital relationships in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 101(4), 327-331. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03405296                                                                            

  30. Guruge, S., Hunter, J. Barker, McNally, M.J., & Magalhães, L. (2010). Immigrant women’s experiences of receiving care in a mobile health clinic. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(2), 350-359. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05182.x                                                                        

  31. Guruge, S., Khanlou, N., & Gastaldo, D. (2010). The production of intimate male partner violence in the migration process : Intersections of gender, race, and class. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(1), 103-113.
     

  32. Shakya, Y., Guruge, S., Hynie, M., Akbari, A., Malik, M., & Alley, S. (2010). Aspirations for higher education for refugee youth in Toronto: Expectations, challenges, and strategies. REFUGE – special issue on Higher education for refugees, 27(2), 65-78. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.34723                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

  33. Fredericks, S., Guruge, S., Sidani, S., & Wan, T. (2010). Post-operative patient education: A systematic review. Clinical Nursing Research: An International Journal, 19(2), 144-164. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773810365994                                                                                                                                                           

  34. Shirpak, K. R., Guruge, S., & Chinichian, M. (2010). Meta-synthesis of qualitative research in health sciences. Iranian Journal of Epidemiology, 6(1), 51-57. (published in Farsi)
     

  35. Sidani, S., Guruge, S., Ford-Gilboe, M., Varcoe, C., & Miranda, J. (2010). Cultural adaptation and translation of measures: An integrated method. Research in Nursing and Health, 33(2), 133-43. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.20364                                                              

  36. Guruge, S., Berman, R., Murphy-Kilbride, K., Tyyskä, Woungang, I., Edwards, S., & Clune, L. (2009). Implications of English proficiency on immigrant women’s access to & utilization of health services. Women’s Health and Urban Life, 8(2), 21-41. https://doi.org/10.32920/21909267                                                                                                                                                                            

  37. Guruge, S., & Humphreys, J. (2009). Barriers that affect abused immigrant women’s access to and use of formal social supports. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 41(3), 64-84.
     

  38. Fredericks, S., Guruge, S., Sidani, S., & Wan, T. (2009). Patient demographics and learning needs: Examinations of relationships. Clinical Nursing Research, 18(4), 307-322. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773809341730                                                                                    

  39. Hyman, I., Guruge, S. , & Mason, R. (2008). The impact of post-migration changes on marital relationships: A study of Ethiopian immigrant couples in Toronto. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 39(2), 149-164. https://doi.org/10.3138/jcfs.39.2.149                    

  40. McGilton, K., Guruge, S., Bloch, L., Librado, R., Boscart, V. (2008). Health care aides’ struggle to build and maintain relationships with families. Canadian Journal on Aging, 27(2), 135-143. https://doi.org/10.3138/cja.27.2.135                                                                          

  41. Bender, A., Clune, L. & Guruge, S. (2008). Considering place in community health nursing. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research - 40th Anniversary special issue – A ten year retrospective, 41(1), 128-143 (Republished as part of landmark articles from CJNR vol: 31-40).
     

  42. Mason, R., Hyman, I., Berman, H., Guruge, S., Kanagaratnam, P., & Manuel, L. (2008). “Violence is an international language”: Tamil women’s perceptions of intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 14(2), 1397-1412. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801208325096                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

  43. Bender, A., Clune, L., & Guruge, S. (2007). Considering place in community health nursing. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research special issue: Geography and Health, 39(3), 20-25. 
     

  44. Hyman, I., Mason, R., Berman, H., Guruge, S., Manuel, L., Kanagaratnam, P., Yoganathan, T., & Tarcicius, R. (2006). Perceptions of and responses to intimate partner violence among Tamil women in Toronto. Canadian Woman Studies, 25(1& 2), 145-150. 
     

  45. Guruge, S., McGilton, K., Yetman, L., Campbell, H., Librado, R., Bloch, L., & Ladak, S. (2005). Unit manager’s role with family members of clients in complex continuing care settings: An untold story. Canadian Journal on Aging, 24(2), 127-138. https://doi.org/10.1353/cja.2005.0064                                                                                                                                                                             

  46. Beal, G., Veldhorst, G., McGrath, J., Guruge, S., Grewal, P., DuNunzio, R., & Trimnell, J. (2005). Constituting community: Creating a place for oneself. Psychiatry, 68(3), 199-211. https://doi.org/10.1521/psyc.2005.68.3.199                                                                                 

  47. Guruge, S. & Khanlou, N. (2004). Intersectionalities of influence: Researching health of immigrant and refugee women. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 36(3), 32-47.
     

  48. Hyman, I., Guruge, S., Mason, R., Gould, J., Stuckless, N., Tang, T., Teffera, H., & Mekonnen, G (2004). Post- migration changes in gender relations among Ethiopian immigrants in Toronto. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 36(4), 74-89.
     

  49. Guruge, S. & Sidani, S. (2002) Effects of demographic characteristics on preoperative teaching outcomes: A meta- analysis. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 34(4), 25-33. 
     

  50. Hyman, I., Guruge, S., Makarchuk, M., Cameron, J., & Micevski, V (2002). Promotion of healthy eating among new immigrant women in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 63(3), 125-129. https://doi.org/10.3148/63.3.2002.125                 

  51. Hyman, I., & Guruge, S. (2002). A review of theory and health promotion strategies for new immigrant women. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 93(3), 183-187. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03404997                                                                                                                  

  52. Turrittin, J., Hagey, R., Guruge, S., Collins, E., & Mitchell, M. (2002). The experiences of professional nurses who have migrated to Canada: Cosmopolitan citizenship or democratic racism?. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 39(6), 655-667. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0020-7489(02)00003-2                                                                                                                                                                                              

  53. Guruge, S., Lee, R.N.F., & Hagey, R. (2001). When conventional diabetes care is viewed as complementary: Perspectives of a Chinese client. Alternative & Complementary Therapies Journal, 7(2), 117-120. https://doi.org/10.1089/10762800151125191                    

  54. Hagey, R., Choudhry, U., Guruge, S., Turritin, J., Collins, E., & Lee, R. (2001). Immigrant nurses’ experience of racism. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 33(4), 389-394. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1547-5069.2001.00389.x                                                                                    

  55. Hyman, I., Guruge, S., Stewart, D., & Ahmad, F. (2000). Primary prevention of violence against women. Women's Health Issues, 10(6), 283-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1049-3867(00)00066-9                                                                                                                                                                                                            

  56. Guruge, S., & Donner, G. (1996). Transcultural nursing and its relevance in the Canadian health care system. The Canadian Nurse, 92(8), 36-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1075-4210(97)90084-5

Books

BOOKS

 

Guruge, S. (Ed.). (2024). Intersections of Aging and Immigration: The Promise and Paradox of a Better Life. Toronto: Toronto Metropolitan University.

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Sethi, B., Guruge, S., & Csiernik, R. (Eds.). (2021). Understanding the Refugee Experience in the Canadian Context. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

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Guruge, S., & Collins, E.(Eds.). (2008). Working with Immigrant Women: Issues and Strategies for Mental Health Professionals. Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Book Chapters

BOOK CHAPTERS
 

  1. Guruge, S., & Matsuoka, A. (2022). Elder abuse as a health issue: Barriers faced by older immigrant women in accessing services. In M. Morrow, O. Hankivsky, & C. Varcoe (Eds.), Women’s Health in Canada: Challenges of Intersectionality. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.                                                                                                                                                                                                           

  2. Sethi, B., Guruge, S., & Csiernik, R. (2021). What brought us here? In B. Sethi, S. Guruge & R. Csiernik (Eds.), Understanding the Refugee Experience in the Canadian context. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (pp. 2-12).
     

  3. Guruge, S., Al Jamal, A., Yercich, S., David, R., Rossiter, K., & Dillon, M. (2020). Domestic Homicides in Immigrant & Refugee Communities. In P. Jaffe, K. Scott, & A.L. Straatman (Eds.). Preventing Domestic Homicides: Lessons Learned from Tragedies. Academic Press (pp. 111-135)
     

  4. Guruge, S., Hershkowitz, M., & Hart, C. (2019). The five W’s of migration and settlement decision making. In H. Bauder (Ed.). Putting Family First. UBC Press (pp. 133-152).
     

  5. Maelzer, M., Guruge, S., & Thind, A. (2019). Reaching the Hard-to-Reach: Conducting Research on Elder Abuse in Toronto's Arab Community. In Sibbald, S.L. & McKinley, G. (Eds.). Western Public Health Casebook 2019. Public Health Casebook Publishing.
     

  6. Guruge, S., Hershkowitz, M., Hart, C. (2019). Contextual influence on the migration and settlement related decision-making: Why, where, when, what, and who. In H. Bauder (Ed.). Putting Family First. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press.
     

  7. Wilson-Mitchelle, K., Petosic, T., Guruge, S., & Robertson A. (2019). Intergenerational Violence. In H. Bauder (Ed.). Putting Family First. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press. 
     

  8. Shields, J., Gintova, M., Guruge, S., Tanon, R., & Hershkowitz, M. (2019). Settling on Services: Understanding the place of services in immigrant family integration. In H. Bauder (Ed.), Putting Family First. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press.
     

  9. Hepburn, S., Matsuoka, A., Guruge, S., & Manuel, L. (2015). Intervention strategies to address abuse of ethnocultural minority older adults from different communities. In S. Koehn, & M. Badger (Eds.). Health care equity for ethnic minority older adults. Vancouver, BC: Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University (pp. 46-54). 
     

  10. Guruge, S., George, U., & Jayasuriya, V. (2014). Intimate partner violence among immigrant women in Canada. In A. Jain (Ed.). Violence against Women: All Pervading. Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women: Toronto.
     

  11. Shakya, Y. Guruge, S., Hynie, M., Htoo, S., Akbari, A., Jandu, B., Spasevski, M. et al. (2014). Newcomer refugee youth as ‘resettlement champions’ for their families: Vulnerability, resilience and empowerment. In L. Simich & L. Andermann (Eds). Refuge and Resilience. Springer Publishing.
     

  12. Bender, A., Hyman, I., Guruge, S., & Janjua, M. (2012). Addressing the intersections of tuberculosis, mental disorder, and their underlying social conditions in immigrant health: A scoping review from a syndemics perspective. In A. Sobrun-Maharaj, S. Parackal, F. Rossen, S. Nayar, E. Ho, J. Hand, Y. Ratbasabapathy, D. Newcombe, & S. Amerathunga. (Eds). Social environment, migration and health: Proceedings of the Fifth International Asian and Ethnic Minority Health and Wellbeing Conference. Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland (pp.160-169). 
     

  13. Guruge, S., Tiwari, A., & Baty. M. (2010). International perspectives on family violence. In J. Humphreys & J. Campbell (Eds.). Family Violence and Nursing Practice (2nd ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (pp.411-36).
     

  14. Guruge, S. (2010). Perceptions of and responses to intimate partner violence: Findings from a study in the Sri Lankan Tamil community in Toronto. In J.S.F. Fong (Ed). Out of the Shadows: Woman Abuse in Ethnic, Immigrant, and Aboriginal Communities. Canadian Scholars Press (pp.264 – 283).
     

  15. Hyman, I., Mason, R., Guruge, S., Mekonnen, G., Stuckless, N., Tang, T., & Teffera, H. (2010). Changes in gender relations as a risk factor for marital conflict and intimate partner violence: A study of Ethiopian immigrant couples if Canada. In J.S.F. Fong (Ed). Out of the Shadows: Woman Abuse in Ethnic, Immigrant, and Aboriginal Communities. Canadian Scholars Press (pp. 172 –185).
     

  16. Khanlou N., & Guruge S. (2008). Refugee youth and identity: On the margins of mental health promotion theory, research and practice. In M. Hajdukowski-Ahmed, N. Khanlou, & H. Moussa (Eds.). Not born a Refugee: Refugee women reclaim their identities in research, education, policy and creativity. Oxford/New York: Berghahn Books and Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, (pp. 173-179).
     

  17. Collins, E., & Guruge, S. (2008). Theoretical perspectives and conceptual frameworks. In S. Guruge & E. Collins (Eds.). Working with Women: Issues and Strategies for Mental Health Professionals. Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) (pp.19-38).
     

  18. Collins, E., Shakya, Y.B., Guruge, S., & Santos, J.E. (2008). Services for women: Access, equity and quality. In S. Guruge & E. Collins (Eds.). (2008). Working with Women: Issues and Strategies for Mental Health Professionals. Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) (pp.119-133).
     

  19. Guruge, S., Kanthasamy, P., & Santos, J.E. (2008). Addressing older women’s health: A pressing need. In S. Guruge & E. Collins (Eds.). (2008). Working with Women: Issues and Strategies for Mental Health Professionals. Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) (pp. 235-256).
     

  20. Guruge, S., & Collins, E. (2008). Introduction. In S. Guruge & E. Collins (Eds.). Working with Women: Issues and Strategies for Mental Health Professionals. Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH) (p.xv-xxi).
     

  21. Guruge, S., & Collins, E. (2008). Emerging trends in Canadian immigration and challenges for newcomers. In S. Guruge & E. Collins (Eds.). Working with Women: Issues and Strategies for Mental Health Professionals. Toronto, ON: CAMH (p.3-15).
     

  22. Collins, E., & Guruge, S. (2008). Future directions. In S. Guruge & E. Collins (Eds.). Working with Women: Issues and Strategies for Mental Health Professionals. Toronto, ON: CAMH (pp. 319- 328). 
     

  23. Hyman, I. & Guruge, S. (2006). Immigrant women’s health. In R. Srivastava (Ed.). The Health Care Professional's Guide to Clinical Cultural Competence. Elsevier Canada: Toronto, ON (pp. 264-280).
     

  24. Guruge, S., Donner, G., & Morrison, L. (2000). The impact of Canadian health care reform on recent women immigrants and refugees. In D. Gustafson (Ed.). Care and Consequences. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing (pp. 222- 242).
     

  25. Morrison, L., Guruge, S., & Snarr, K. (1999). Sri Lankan Tamil immigrants in Toronto: Gender, marriage patterns, and sexuality. In G. Kelson & B. Delaureat (Eds.). Gender, Immigration, and Policy. New York: New York University Press (pp. 144-160).
     

  26. Morrison, L., & Guruge, S. (1997). We are a part of all that we have met: Women and AIDS. In D.C. Umeh (Ed.). Cross-Cultural Perspectives on HIV/AIDS Education. Trenton: Africa World Press (pp.197- 214).
     

  27. Morrison, L., Guruge, S., & Snarr, K. (1999). Preliminary findings of a study of HIV/AIDS, identity retention an Other health issues in the Sri Lankan Tamil community. In G. McCann (Ed.). South Asian Studies Symposium: A Reader in South Asian Studies. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (pp.1-12). 

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