Search Results - "Goodarzi, Zahra"

Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Delara, Mahin, Murray, Lauren, Jafari, Behnaz, Bahji, Anees, Goodarzi, Zahra, Kirkham, Julia, Chowdhury, Zia, Seitz, Dallas P

“…Abstract Introduction Polypharmacy is commonly associated with adverse health outcomes. There are currently no meta-analyses of the prevalence of polypharmacy…”
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Genome-resolved insight into the reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic microbial community by Goodarzi, Zahra, Asad, Sedigheh, Mehrshad, Maliheh

“…Aquatic microbial communities are an important reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). However, distribution and diversity of different ARG categories…”
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Diagnosis, treatment and management of apathy in Parkinson's disease: a scoping review by Mele, Bria, Van, Shinia, Holroyd-Leduc, Jayna, Ismail, Zahinoor, Pringsheim, Tamara, Goodarzi, Zahra

“…To conduct a scoping review of the literature on apathy in Parkinson's disease (PD), to better understand how apathy in Parkinson's disease is diagnosed,…”
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Depression Case Finding in Individuals with Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Goodarzi, Zahra S., Mele, Bria S., Roberts, Derek J., Holroyd‐Leduc, Jayna

“…Objectives To compare the diagnostic accuracy of depression case finding tools with a criterion standard in the outpatient setting among adults with dementia…”
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Detecting agitation and aggression in persons living with dementia: a systematic review of diagnostic accuracy by Wong, Britney, Wu, Pauline, Ismail, Zahinoor, Watt, Jennifer, Goodarzi, Zahra

“…40-60% of persons living with dementia (PLWD) experience agitation and/or aggression symptoms. There is a need to understand the best method to detect…”
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Chemical and physical restraint use during acute care hospitalization of older adults: A retrospective cohort study and time series analysis by Jones, Aaron, Goodarzi, Zahra, Lee, Justin, Norman, Richard, Wong, Eric, Dasgupta, Monidipa, Liu, Barbara, Watt, Jennifer

“…Background Chemical and physical restraints are associated with harm in older adults, but our understanding of their use during acute care hospitalizations is…”
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Comparative effectiveness and safety of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for insomnia: an overview of reviews by Rios, Patricia, Cardoso, Roberta, Morra, Deanna, Nincic, Vera, Goodarzi, Zahra, Farah, Bechara, Harricharan, Sharada, Morin, Charles M, Leech, Judith, Straus, Sharon E, Tricco, Andrea C

“…This review aimed to assess the existing evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness and safety of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in…”
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Platelet TLR4 activates neutrophil extracellular traps to ensnare bacteria in septic blood by Kubes, Paul, Clark, Stephen R, Ma, Adrienne C, Tavener, Samantha A, McDonald, Braedon, Goodarzi, Zahra, Kelly, Margaret M, Patel, Kamala D, Chakrabarti, Subhadeep, McAvoy, Erin, Sinclair, Gary D, Keys, Elizabeth M, Allen-Vercoe, Emma, DeVinney, Rebekah, Doig, Christopher J, Green, Francis H Y

“…It has been known for many years that neutrophils and platelets participate in the pathogenesis of severe sepsis, but the inter-relationship between these…”
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Barriers and facilitators to care for agitation and/or aggression among persons living with dementia in long-term care by Wong, Britney, Ismail, Zahinoor, Watt, Jennifer, Holroyd-Leduc, Jayna, Goodarzi, Zahra

“…Agitation and/or aggression affect up to 60% of persons living with dementia in long-term care (LTC). It can be treated via non-pharmacological and…”
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Vitamin D supplementation and incident dementia: Effects of sex, APOE, and baseline cognitive status by Ghahremani, Maryam, Smith, Eric E., Chen, Hung‐Yu, Creese, Byron, Goodarzi, Zahra, Ismail, Zahinoor

“…Introduction Despite the association of vitamin D deficiency with incident dementia, the role of supplementation is unclear. We prospectively explored…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of eHealth literacy measurement tools in older adults: a systematic review by Huang, Yu Qing, Liu, Laura, Goodarzi, Zahra, Watt, Jennifer A

“…In Canada, virtual health care rapidly expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is substantial variability between older adults in terms of digital…”
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Atorvastatin prevents cadmium-induced renal toxicity in a rat model by Karami, Esmaeil, Goodarzi, Zahra, Ghanbari, Ali, Dehdashti, Alireza, Bandegi, Ahmad Reza, Yosefi, Sedighe

“…In many industrial processes, worker exposure to cadmium causes kidney damage; thus, protection against cadmium toxicity is important in workplace health…”
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Frailty in Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by McMillan, Jacqueline M., Michalchuk, Quentin, Goodarzi, Zahra

“…•The most common frailty screening measure in PD is the frailty phenotype.•The prevalence of frailty in PD using the FP was 0.38 (0.24–0.55).•Frailty is…”
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Depressive symptoms in long term care facilities in Western Canada: a cross sectional study by Hoben, Matthias, Heninger, Abigail, Holroyd-Leduc, Jayna, Knopp-Sihota, Jennifer, Estabrooks, Carole, Goodarzi, Zahra

“…The main objective is to better understand the prevalence of depressive symptoms, in long-term care (LTC) residents with or without cognitive impairment across…”
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Effect of diet, exercise and sleep on tic severity: a scoping review protocol by Nosratmirshekarlou, Elaheh, Shafiq, Samreen, Goodarzi, Zahra S, Martino, Davide, Pringsheim, Tamara

“…IntroductionTourette syndrome is a common childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorder, with tics that wax and wane in frequency and severity over time. The…”
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Safety of pharmacologic interventions for neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Watt, Jennifer A, Goodarzi, Zahra, Veroniki, Areti Angeliki, Nincic, Vera, Khan, Paul A, Ghassemi, Marco, Thompson, Yuan, Lai, Yonda, Treister, Victoria, Tricco, Andrea C, Straus, Sharon E

“…Prescribing trends suggest that pharmacologic alternatives to antipsychotics are gaining in popularity, but randomized trial (RCT) data of their comparative…”
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Noise and silver nanoparticles induce hepatotoxicity via CYP450/NF-Kappa B 2 and p53 signaling pathways in a rat model by Belji Kangarlou, Marzieh, Khavanin, Ali, Nadri, Farshad, Goodarzi, Zahra, Karami, Esmaeil, Rashidy-Pour, Ali, Kiani, Mehrafarin, Hashemi Habybabady, Raheleh

“…Co-exposure to noise and nanomaterials, such as silver nanoparticles (Silver-NPs), is a common occurrence in today’s industries. This study aimed to…”
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Correction: Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Delara, Mahin, Murray, Lauren, Jafari, Behnaz, Bahji, Anees, Goodarzi, Zahra, Kirkham, Julia, Chowdhury, Mohammad, Seitz, Dallas P

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Apathy and APOE in mild behavioral impairment, and risk for incident dementia by Vellone, Daniella, Ghahremani, Maryam, Goodarzi, Zahra, Forkert, Nils D., Smith, Eric E., Ismail, Zahinoor

“…Introduction Mild behavioral impairment (MBI) is a high‐risk state for incident dementia and comprises five core domains including affective dysregulation,…”
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Adult day programs and their effects on individuals with dementia and their caregivers (ADAPT-DemCare): a realist synthesis to develop program theories on the how and why by Nguyen, Hung, Rahman, Atiqur, Ubell, Andrea, Goodarzi, Zahra, Maxwell, Colleen J, Allana, Saleema, Tate, Kaitlyn, Symonds-Brown, Holly, Weeks, Lori, Caspar, Sienna, Mann, Jim, Hoben, Matthias

“…Adult day programs aim to facilitate aging in place by supporting the health and well-being of persons with dementia and providing respite to their caregivers…”
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