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Healthy aging and chronic kidney disease by Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Vathsala, Anantharaman

“…The world population is aging and the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) will increase…”
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Comparison of Rapid Cognitive Screen against Montreal Cognitive Assessment in screening for cognitive impairment in the old and old‐old by Chen, Matthew Zhixuan, Chan, Yiong Huak, Wong, Michael Wai Kit, Merchant, Reshma Aziz

“…Background The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was developed as a screening tool for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Given the need for a rapid screening…”
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Relationship Between Fear of Falling, Fear‐Related Activity Restriction, Frailty, and Sarcopenia by Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Chen, Matthew Zhixuan, Wong, Beatrix Ling Ling, Ng, Shu Ee, Shirooka, Hidehiko, Lim, Jia Yi, Sandrasageran, Surein, Morley, John E.

“…OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of fear of falling (FOF) and fear‐related activity restriction (FAR) and their association with frailty, sarcopenia,…”
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Delayed health consequences of COVID-19 lockdown in an older adult by Aroos, Rana, Wong, Beatrix Ling Ling, Merchant, Reshma Aziz

“…Abstract We report a case of a retired school teacher who presented with rapid cognitive and functional decline following the COVID-19 lockdown period that was…”
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GDF-15 Is Associated with Poor Physical Function in Prefrail Older Adults with Diabetes by Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Chan, Yiong Huak, Duque, Gustavo

“…Introduction. Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) has been shown to be a metabolic and appetite regulator in diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity. We aimed…”
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Treatment of dementia and mild cognitive impairment with or without cerebrovascular disease: Expert consensus on the use of Ginkgo biloba extract, EGb 761 by Kandiah, Nagaendran, Ong, Paulus Anam, Yuda, Turana, Ng, Li‐Ling, Mamun, Kaysar, Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Chen, Christopher, Dominguez, Jacqueline, Marasigan, Simeon, Ampil, Encarnita, Nguyen, Van Thong, Yusoff, Suraya, Chan, Yee Fai, Yong, Fee Mann, Krairit, Orapitchaya, Suthisisang, Chuthamanee, Senanarong, Vorapun, Ji, Yong, Thukral, Ramesh, Ihl, Ralf

“…Background The Ginkgo biloba special extract, EGb 761® has been widely used in the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD)…”
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Delirium is significantly associated with hospital frailty risk score derived from administrative data by Lim, Zhiying, Ling, Natalie, Ho, Vanda Wen Teng, Vidhya, Nachammai, Chen, Matthew Zhixuan, Wong, Beatrix Ling Ling, Ng, Shu Ee, Murphy, Diarmuid, Merchant, Reshma Aziz

“…Objectives Delirium is highly prevalent in hospitalised older adults, under‐diagnosed and associated with poor outcomes. We aim to determine (i) association of…”
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Ability of Heart Rate Recovery and Gait Kinetics in a Single Wearable to Predict Frailty: Quasiexperimental Pilot Study by Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Loke, Bernard, Chan, Yiong Huak

“…Aging is a risk factor for falls, frailty, and disability. The utility of wearables to screen for physical performance and frailty at the population level is…”
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Health and Community Care Workers' Knowledge and Perceptions of Social Prescribing in Singapore by Tan, Li Feng, Merchant, Reshma Aziz

“…This study aimed to survey knowledge and perceptions of social prescribing (SP) amongst health and community care workers, and is a cross-sectional online…”
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Healthcare utilisation in the last year of life in internal medicine, young-old versus old-old by Ho, Vanda, Chen, Cynthia, Ho, Sara, Hooi, Benjamin, Chin, Loo Swee, Merchant, Reshma Aziz

“…With increasing cost of healthcare in our aging society, a consistent pain point is that of end-of-life care. It is particularly difficult to prognosticate in…”
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Association of Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome with Sarcopenia and Systemic Inflammation in Pre-Frail Older Adults by Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Chan, Yiong Huak, Anbarasan, Denishkrshna, Aprahamian, Ivan

“…Motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR) is defined by the presence of slow gait and subjective cognitive decline. It is well recognized as a prodrome for…”
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Relationship of Fat Mass Index and Fat Free Mass Index With Body Mass Index and Association With Function, Cognition and Sarcopenia in Pre-Frail Older Adults by Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Seetharaman, Santhosh, Au, Lydia, Wong, Michael Wai Kit, Wong, Beatrix Ling Ling, Tan, Li Feng, Chen, Matthew Zhixuan, Ng, Shu Ee, Soong, John Tshon Yit, Hui, Richard Jor Yeong, Kwek, Sing Cheer, Morley, John E

“…Body mass index (BMI) is an inadequate marker of obesity, and cannot distinguish between fat mass, fat free mass and distribution of adipose tissue. The…”
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Gender Differences in Body Composition in Pre-Frail Older Adults With Diabetes Mellitus by Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Soong, John Tshon Yit, Morley, John E

“…Ageing is a risk factor for diabetes mellitus (DM) and frailty. It is associated with body composition changes including increase in fat mass (FM), central fat…”
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Association of intrinsic capacity with functional ability, sarcopenia and systemic inflammation in pre-frail older adults by Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Chan, Yiong Huak, Anbarasan, Denishkrshna, Vellas, Bruno

“…Decline in intrinsic capacity (IC) has been shown to accelerate progression to disability. The study aims to explore association of IC composite score with…”
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Patterns of improvement in functional ability and predictors of responders to dual-task exercise: A latent class analysis by Ho, Vanda, Chan, Yiong Huak, Merchant, Reshma Aziz

“…Exercise is the pillar for healthy aging. "Non-responders" may be due to a mismatch in exercise prescription. A latent cluster analysis (LCA) profile can be…”
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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Association with Grip Strength in Older Adults: Findings from the HOPE Study by Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Chan, Yiong Huak, Lim, Jia Yi, Morley, John E

“…To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in older adults and assess the association of MetS and adverse outcomes with handgrip strength (HGS),…”
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Rapid Geriatric Assessment Using Mobile App in Primary Care: Prevalence of Geriatric Syndromes and Review of Its Feasibility by Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Hui, Richard Jor Yeong, Kwek, Sing Cheer, Sundram, Meena, Tay, Arthur, Jayasundram, Jerome, Chen, Matthew Zhixuan, Ng, Shu Ee, Tan, Li Feng, Morley, John E.

“…With the aging population and consequent increase in associated prevalence of frailty, dementia, and multimorbidity, primary care physicians will be…”
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Proof-of-concept for an automatable mortality prediction scoring in hospitalised older adults by Ho, Vanda W T, Ling, Natalie M W, Anbarasan, Denishkrshna, Chan, Yiong Huak, Merchant, Reshma Aziz

“…It is challenging to prognosticate hospitalised older adults. Delayed recognition of end-of-life leads to failure in delivering appropriate palliative care and…”
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Patterns of participation restriction among older adults at risk of falls and relationship with intrinsic capacity: A latent cluster analysis by Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Chan, Yiong Huak, Aprahamian, Ivan, Morley, John E

“…The concept of participation restriction was first described by the World Health Organization in 2001 as a component of The International Classification of…”
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Possible Sarcopenia and Impact of Dual-Task Exercise on Gait Speed, Handgrip Strength, Falls, and Perceived Health by Merchant, Reshma Aziz, Chan, Yiong Huak, Hui, Richard Jor Yeong, Lim, Jia Yi, Kwek, Sing Cheer, Seetharaman, Santhosh K, Au, Lydia Shu Yi, Morley, John E

“…Sarcopenia is defined as a progressive age-related loss in muscle mass and strength affecting physical performance. It is associated with many negative…”
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