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Otago Home-Based Strength and Balance Retraining Improves Executive Functioning in Older Fallers: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Liu-Ambrose, Teresa, Donaldson, Meghan G., Ahamed, Yasmin, Graf, Peter, Cook, Wendy L., Close, Jacqueline, Lord, Stephen R., Khan, Karim M.

“…OBJECTIVES: To primarily ascertain the effect of the Otago Exercise Program (OEP) on physiological falls risk, functional mobility, and executive functioning…”
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Functional Disability in Older Adults Maintained on Peritoneal Dialysis Therapy by Ulutas, Ozkan, Farragher, Janine, Chiu, Ernest, Cook, Wendy L., Jassal, Sarbjit V.

“…♦ Background Older in-center hemodialysis patients have a high burden of functional disability. However, little is known about patients on home chronic…”
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Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity Patterns in Older Adults After Hip Fracture: A Call to Action by Fleig, Lena, McAllister, Megan M, Brasher, Penny, Cook, Wendy L, Guy, Pierre, Puyat, Joseph H, Khan, Karim M, McKay, Heather A, Ashe, Maureen C

“…To characterize patterns of sedentary behavior and physical activity in older adults recovering from hip fracture and to determine characteristics associated…”
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Falls and Fall-Related Injuries in Older Dialysis Patients by Cook, Wendy L, Tomlinson, George, Donaldson, Meghan, Markowitz, Samuel N, Naglie, Gary, Sobolev, Boris, Jassal, Sarbjit V

“…Dialysis patients are increasingly older and more disabled. In community-dwelling seniors without kidney disease, falls commonly predict hospitalization, the…”
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Equivalent Fall Risk in Elderly Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis by Farragher, Janine, Rajan, Tasleem, Chiu, Ernest, Ulutas, Ozkan, Tomlinson, George, Cook, Wendy L., Jassal, Sarbjit V.

“…♦ Background Accidental falls are common in the hemodialysis (HD) population. The high fall rate has been attributed to a combination of aging, kidney…”
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Visual Impairment in Elderly Patients Receiving Long-term Hemodialysis by Chiu, Ernest, BMSc, Markowitz, Samuel N., MD, Cook, Wendy L., MD, Jassal, Sarbjit V., MD

“…Background Visual impairments are associated with low quality of life, impairment of daily activities, and accidental falls. As dialysis patients are…”
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Integrating research into clinical practice for hip fracture rehabilitation: Implementation of a pragmatic RCT by C. Ashe, Maureen, Merali, Khalil, Edwards, Nicola, Schiller, Claire, M. Hanson, Heather, Fleig, Lena, M. Khan, Karim, L. Cook, Wendy, A. McKay, Heather

“…Objective: Testing clinical interventions integrated within health care delivery systems provides advantages, but it is important to make the distinction…”
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Reflections on Hip Fracture Recovery From Older Adults Enrolled in a Clinical Trial by Stott-Eveneshen, Sarah, Sims-Gould, Joanie, McAllister, Megan M., Fleig, Lena, Hanson, Heather M., Cook, Wendy L., Ashe, Maureen C.

“…This study describes patients’ perspectives on recovery during participation in a randomized controlled trial that tested a postoperative hip fracture…”
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Recovery of physical function after hip fracture: Analysis of secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial by Nouraei MASc, Hirmand, M. Chudyk, Anna, L. Cook, Wendy, Guy, Pierre, Brasher, Penny, H. Puyat, Joseph, C Ashe, Maureen

“…Purpose: To evaluate the effect of comprehensive geriatric management on physical function after hip fracture. Materials and methods: This was a parallel-group…”
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Prevalence of falls among seniors maintained on hemodialysis by Cook, Wendy L, Jassal, Sarbjit Vanita

“…Increasing numbers of seniors are starting renal replacement therapy. Many may experience a loss of functional independence including mobility impairment…”
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Incontinence and Nocturia in Older Adults After Hip Fracture: Analysis of a Secondary Outcome for a Parallel Group, Randomized Controlled Trial by Zusman, Enav Z., McAllister, Megan M., Chen, Peggy, Guy, Pierre, Hanson, Heather M., Merali, Khalil, Brasher, Penelope M. A., Cook, Wendy L., Ashe, Maureen C.

“…Objective: To test the effect of a follow-up clinic on urinary incontinence (UI) and nocturia among older adults with hip fracture. Method: Fifty-three older…”
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Action Seniors! Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis of a Secondary Falls Prevention Strategy Among Community‐Dwelling Older Fallers by Davis, Jennifer C., Khan, Karim M., Hsu, Chun Liang, Chan, Patrick, Cook, Wendy L., Dian, Larry, Liu‐Ambrose, Teresa

“…BACKGROUND The Otago Exercise Program (OEP) has demonstrated cost‐effectiveness for the primary prevention of falls in a general community setting. The…”
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Post-discharge management following hip fracture--get you back to B4: a parallel group, randomized controlled trial study protocol by Cook, Wendy L, Khan, Karim M, Bech, Michelle H, Brasher, Penelope M, Brown, Roy A, Bryan, Stirling, Donaldson, Meghan G, Guy, Pierre, Hanson, Heather M, Leia, Cheryl, Macri, Erin M, Sims-Gould, Joanie, McKay, Heather A, Ashe, Maureen C

“…Fall-related hip fractures result in significant personal and societal consequences; importantly, up to half of older adults with hip fracture never regain…”
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Accidental falls and risk of mortality among older adults on chronic peritoneal dialysis by Farragher, Janine, Chiu, Ernest, Ulutas, Ozkan, Tomlinson, George, Cook, Wendy L, Jassal, Sarbjit V

“…More than 40% of elderly hemodialysis patients experience one or more accidental falls within a 1-year period. Such falls are associated with higher mortality…”
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Geriatric comorbidities, such as falls, confer an independent mortality risk to elderly dialysis patients by Li, Marilyn, Tomlinson, George, Naglie, Gary, Cook, Wendy L, Jassal, Sarbjit Vanita

“…Background. As the number of patients aged ≥65 years starting haemodialysis (HD) continues to increase, more patients are at risk of falls, functional decline…”
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Older Adults' Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity After Hip Fracture: Results From an Outpatient Rehabilitation Randomized Controlled Trial by Zusman, Enav Z, Dawes, Martin, Fleig, Lena, McAllister, Megan M, Cook, Wendy L, Guy, Pierre, Brasher, Penelope M A, McKay, Heather A, Khan, Karim M, Ashe, Maureen C

“…Prolonged sedentary time and limited physical activity can result in deleterious effects on health and mobility, especially for older adults with fall-related…”
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Feasibility of a Follow-Up Hip Fracture Clinic by Cook, Wendy L., Schiller, Claire, McAllister, Megan M., Hanson, Heather M., Brasher, Penelope M. A., Donaldson, Meghan G., Macri, Erin, Preto, Rebecca, Guy, Pierre, Ashe, Maureen C.

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Analysis of recurrent events: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials of interventions to prevent falls by Donaldson, Meghan G., Sobolev, Boris, Cook, Wendy L., Janssen, Patti A., Khan, Karim M.

“…Rationale: there are several well-developed statistical methods for analysing recurrent events. Although there are guidelines for reporting the design and…”
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Utility of the Mean Cumulative Function in the Analysis of Fall Events by Donaldson, Meghan G., Sobolev, Boris, Kuramoto, Lisa, Cook, Wendy L., Khan, Karim M., Janssen, Patti A.

“…Background. Falls are the most common cause of injury among elderly people; half of those people fall recurrently. The objective of these simulation studies…”
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The Intersection of Geriatrics and Chronic Kidney Disease: Frailty and Disability Among Older Adults With Kidney Disease by Cook, Wendy L

“…Older adults (aged ≥65 years) comprise the largest segment of the CKD population, and impaired kidney function is linked with unsuccessful aging. Individuals…”
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