Search Results - "Watt, Jennifer"
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World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative
Published in Age and ageing (02-09-2022)“…falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects on functional independence and quality of life and are associated with…”
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Barriers and facilitators to virtual care in a geriatric medicine clinic: a semi-structured interview study of patient, caregiver and healthcare provider perspectives
Published in Age and ageing (06-01-2022)“…COVID-19-related physical distancing measures necessitated widespread adoption of virtual care (i.e. telephone or videoconference), but patients, caregivers…”
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Disease-modifying drugs for Alzheimer disease: implications for people in Canada
Published in Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) (30-10-2023)“…No disease-modifying medications for the treatment of Alzheimer disease have been approved in Canada. Lecanemab was the first disease-modifying medication for…”
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Using a distribution-based approach and systematic review methods to derive minimum clinically important differences
Published in BMC medical research methodology (26-02-2021)“…Clinical interpretation of changes measured on a scale is dependent on knowing the minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for that scale: the threshold…”
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Comparative Efficacy of Interventions for Aggressive and Agitated Behaviors in Dementia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
Published in Annals of internal medicine (05-11-2019)“…Both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions are used to treat neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons with dementia. To summarize the comparative…”
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Médicaments modificateurs de la maladie d’Alzheimer: implications pour la population canadienne
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Factors associated with virtual care access in older adults: a cross-sectional study
Published in Age and ageing (01-07-2021)“…Background virtual care has been critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there may be inequities in accessing different virtual modalities (i.e. telephone…”
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Managing neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia
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Should Canadian patients look forward to aducanumab for Alzheimer disease?
Published in Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) (13-09-2021)“…In Canada, 190,000 people are living with mild Alzheimer-type dementia and 532,000 to 799,000 people are living with amnestic mild cognitive impairment…”
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Comparative efficacy of interventions for reducing symptoms of depression in people with dementia: systematic review and network meta-analysis
Published in BMJ (Online) (24-03-2021)“…To describe the comparative efficacy of drug and non-drug interventions for reducing symptoms of depression in people with dementia who experience depression…”
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Reader Response: Effect of Cholinesterase Inhibitors on Mortality in Patients With Dementia: A Systematic Review of Randomized and Nonrandomized Trials
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Les patients canadiens devraient-ils fonder leurs espoirs sur l’aducanumab pour la maladie d’Alzheimer?
Published in Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) (01-11-2021)Get full text
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“What’s the Use?”: Undoing, Decolonizing, Liberating, and Righting Literacies Assessment in Turbulent Times
Published in Language & literacy (Kingston, Ont.) (22-10-2024)“…In this conceptual paper, we draw upon Ahmed (2019) and ask “what’s the use of assessment?” The Reimagining Literacies Assessment knowledge mobilization…”
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Identifying older adults at risk of harm following elective surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in BMC medicine (12-01-2018)“…Elective surgeries can be associated with significant harm to older adults. The present study aimed to identify the prognostic factors associated with the…”
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Mammalian Y chromosomes retain widely expressed dosage-sensitive regulators
Published in Nature (London) (24-04-2014)“…The human X and Y chromosomes evolved from an ordinary pair of autosomes, but millions of years ago genetic decay ravaged the Y chromosome, and only three per…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of eHealth literacy measurement tools in older adults: a systematic review
Published in BMC geriatrics (29-03-2023)“…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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Detecting agitation and aggression in persons living with dementia: a systematic review of diagnostic accuracy
Published in BMC geriatrics (26-06-2024)“…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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Diagnostic accuracy of virtual cognitive assessment and testing: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-06-2021)“…Virtual (i.e., telephone or videoconference) care was broadly implemented because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our objectives were to compare the diagnostic…”
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Reasons for repeated emergency department visits among community-dwelling older adults with dementia in Ontario, Canada
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-06-2022)“…Community-dwelling older adults living with dementia visit the emergency department (ED) more frequently than other older adults, but research on the reasons…”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Ministry of Food cooking programme on self-reported food consumption and confidence with cooking
Published in Public health nutrition (01-12-2016)“…To evaluate the effectiveness of the Ministry of Food (MoF) cooking programme on self-reported food consumption and confidence with cooking. A quantitative and…”
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