Does increased medication use among seniors increase risk of hospitalization and emergency department visits?
Allin S, Rudoler D, Laporte A. Health Serv Res. 2017; 52(4):1550-69. Epub 2016 Sep 27.
Publications
Cardiovascular risk in hypertension in relation to achieved blood pressure using automated office blood pressure measurement
Myers MG, Kaczorowski J, Dolovich L, Tu K, Paterson JM. Hypertension. 2016; 68(4):866-72. Epub 2016 Aug 15.
The prevalence and health consequences of frailty in a population-based older home care cohort: a comparison of different measures
Campitelli MA, Bronskill SE, Hogan DB, Diong C, Amuah JE, Gill S, Seitz D, Thavorn K, Wodchis WP, Maxwell CJ. BMC Geriatr. 2016; 16(1):133.
The impact of frailty on outcomes and healthcare resource usage after total joint arthroplasty: a population-based cohort study
McIsaac DI, Beaulé PE, Bryson GL, van Walraven C. Bone Joint J. 2016; 98-B(6):799-805.
Persistence of antipsychotic treatment in elderly dementia patients: a retrospective, population-based cohort study
Mast G, Fernandes K, Tadrous M, Martins D, Herrmann N, Gomes T. Drugs Real World Outcomes. 2016; 3(2):175-82. Epub 2016 May 13.
Atypical antipsychotic medications and the risk of hyponatremia in older adults: a population-based cohort study
Gandhi S, McArthur E, Reiss JP, Mamdani MM, Hackam DG, Weir MA, Garg AX. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2016; 3:21. Epub 2016 Apr 11.
The longterm impact of early intensive treatment of seniors with rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of 2 population-based cohort studies on time to joint replacement surgery
Widdifield J, Moura CS, Wang Y, Abrahamowicz M, Paterson JM, Huang A, Beauchamp ME, Boire G, Fortin PR, Bessette L, Bombardier C, Hanly JG, Feldman D, Bernatsky S; Canadian Network for Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CAN-AIM). J Rheumatol. 2016; 43(5):861-8. Epub 2016 Feb 15.
Comparative trends in incident fracture rates for all long-term care and community dwelling seniors in Ontario, Canada, 2002-2012
Papaioannou A, Kennedy CC, Ioannidis G, Cameron C, Croxford R, Adachi JD, Mursleen S, Jaglal S. Osteoporos Int. 2016; 27(3):887-97. Epub 2016 Jan 22.
Association of frailty and 1-year postoperative mortality following major elective noncardiac surgery: a population-based cohort study
McIsaac DI, Bryson GL, van Walraven C. JAMA Surg. 2016; 151(6):538-45. Epub 2016 Jan 20.
Using an accumulation of deficits approach to measure frailty in a population of home care users with intellectual and developmental disabilities: an analytical descriptive study
McKenzie K, Ouellette-Kuntz H, Martin L. BMC Geriatr. 2015; 15:170.