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Dementia: things will get worse if we do not act by Molnar, Frank J

“…Molnar asserts that dementia has become a major contributor to alternate level of care and hospital overcrowding, which has not received appropriate attention…”
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Frailty: Identifying elderly patients at high risk of poor outcomes by Lee, Linda, Heckman, George, Molnar, Frank J

“…To help family physicians better recognize frailty and its implications for managing elderly patients. PubMed-MEDLINE was searched from 1990 to 2013. The…”
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Approach to assessing fitness to drive in patients with cardiac and cognitive conditions by Molnar, Frank J, Simpson, Christopher S

“…To help physicians become more comfortable assessing the fitness to drive of patients with complex cardiac and cognitive conditions. The approach described is…”
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Choosing Practical Cognitive Screening Tools for Your Practice by Molnar, Frank J., Benjamin, Sophiya, Hawkins, Stacey A., Briscoe, Melanie, Ehsan, Sabeen

“…Every year, millions of patients worldwide undergo cognitive testing. Unfortunately, new barriers to the use of free open access cognitive screening tools have…”
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Safety and predictors of adherence of a new rehabilitation program for older women with congestive heart failure by Azad, Nahid A, Bouchard, Kathy, Mayhew, Alain, Carter, Maureen, Molnar, Frank J

“…Objectives To assess the safety of a cardiac rehabilitation program for older women with Congestive Heart Failure （CHF） and determine if certain factors…”
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Systematic Review of Measures of Clinical Significance Employed in Randomized Controlled Trials of Drugs for Dementia by Molnar, Frank J., Man-Son-Hing, Malcolm, Fergusson, Dean

“…The ability to define thresholds for the clinical significance (clinical importance) of outcome measures in dementia drug research is critical to determining…”
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A review of barriers and enablers to diagnosis and management of persons with dementia in primary care by Aminzadeh, Faranak, Molnar, Frank J, Dalziel, William B, Ayotte, Debbie

“…With the rise in the prevalence of dementia disorders and the growing critical impact of dementia on health-care resources, the provision of dementia care has…”
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Does analysis using "last observation carried forward" introduce bias in dementia research? by Molnar, Frank J, Hutton, Brian, Fergusson, Dean

“…One such method is "last observation carried forward." This technique replaces a participant's missing values after dropout with the last available measurement…”
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Emotional impact of dementia diagnosis: Exploring persons with dementia and caregivers' perspectives by Aminzadeh, Faranak, Byszewski, Anna, Molnar, Frank J., Eisner, Marg

“…This paper examined the emotional impact of diagnosis disclosure on recently diagnosed people with dementia. Thirty patient/caregiver dyads attending a…”
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In-office evaluation of medical fitness to drive: practical approaches for assessing older people by Molnar, Frank J., Byszewski, Anna M., Marshall, Shawn C., Man-Son-Hing, Malcolm

“…To provide background for physicians'in-office assessment of medical fitness to drive, including legal risks and responsibilities. To review opinion-based…”
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Systematic Review of Driving Risk and the Efficacy of Compensatory Strategies in Persons with Dementia by Man-Son-Hing, Malcolm, Marshall, Shawn C., Molnar, Frank J., Wilson, Keith G.

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine whether persons with dementia are at greater driving risk and, if so, to estimate the magnitude of this risk and determine whether…”
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How well is the clinical importance of study results reported? An assessment of randomized controlled trials by Chan, K B, Man-Son-Hing, M, Molnar, F J, Laupacis, A

“…The interpretation of the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) has traditionally emphasized statistical significance rather than clinical importance…”
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Systematic review of motor vehicle crash risk in persons with sleep apnea by Ellen, Ruth L B, Marshall, Shawn C, Palayew, Mark, Molnar, Frank J, Wilson, Keith G, Man-Son-Hing, Malcolm

“…To determine whether drivers with sleep apnea are at increased risk of motor vehicle crash; whether disease severity, daytime sleepiness, or both disease…”
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Clinical Utility of Office-Based Cognitive Predictors of Fitness to Drive in Persons with Dementia: A Systematic Review by Molnar, Frank J., Patel, Akhilesh, Marshall, Shawn C., Man-Son-Hing, Malcolm, Wilson, Keith G.

“…OBJECTIVES: To perform a systematic review of evidence available regarding in‐office cognitive tests that differentiate safe from unsafe drivers with dementia…”
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Family physicians' attitudes and practices regarding assessments of medical fitness to drive in older persons by JANG, Raymond W, MAN-SON-HING, Malcolm, NAGLIE, Gary, MOLNAR, Frank J, HOGAN, David B, MARSHALL, Shown C, AUGER, Julie, GRAHAM, Ian D, KORNER-BITENSKY, Nicol, TOMLINSON, George, KOWGIER, Matthew E

“…Higher crash rates per mile driven in older drivers have focused attention on the assessment of older drivers. To examine the attitudes and practices of family…”
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The Canadian Safe Driving Study—Phase I pilot: Examining potential logistical barriers to the full cohort study by Marshall, Shawn C., Wilson, Keith G., Man-Son-Hing, Malcolm, Stiell, Ian, Smith, Andrew, Weegar, Kelly, Kadulina, Yara, Molnar, Frank J.

“…Multiple organizations and task forces have called for a reliable and valid method to identify older drivers who are medically unfit to drive. The development…”
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The risk of hemorrhagic complications in hospital in-patients who fall while receiving antithrombotic therapy by Bond, Andrew J, Molnar, Frank J, Li, Marilyn, Mackey, Marlene, Man-Son-Hing, Malcolm

“…BACKGROUND: The use of antithrombotic agents and falls are independently associated with an increased risk of hemorrhagic injury. However, few studies have…”
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The hierarchy of functional loss associated with cognitive decline in older persons by Njegovan, V, Hing, M M, Mitchell, S L, Molnar, F J

“…We studied a representative cohort of community-dwelling elderly persons to (i) examine the relationship between the loss of specific functional activities and…”
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The Impact of Disclosure of Unfitness to Drive in Persons with Newly Diagnosed Dementia: Patient and Caregiver Perspectives by Byszewski, Anna M., Molnar, Frank J., Aminzadeh, Faranak

“…Health professionals caring for those with dementia must frequently address fitness to drive, which is often the most difficult and emotional task in dementia…”
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Key Lessons Learned in the Strategic Implementation of the Primary Care Collaborative Memory Clinic Model: A Tale of Two Regions by Lee, Linda, Hillier, Loretta M, Lumley-Leger, Kelly, Molnar, Frank J, Kay, Kelly, Netwon, Denyse, Stirling, Linda, Milne, Kelly

“…Background: Primary care collaborative memory clinics (PCCMCs) address existing challenges in dementia care by building capacity to meet the needs of persons…”
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