Prevalence and Correlates of Geriatric Frailty in a Northern Taiwan Community by Ching-I Chang, Ding-Cheng Chan, Ken-N Kuo, Chao Agnes Hsiung, Ching-Yu Chen

“…Methods: The 65-79-year old community-dwelling residents randomly selected from Toufen were first screened with a telephone version of the Chinese Canadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty Scale (CCSHA-CFS; level 1-7). …”
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Frailty as a predictor of adverse outcomes in burn patients: a systematic review by Arman Shafiee, Razman Arabzadeh Bahri, Shahryar Rajai, Mohammad Ahoopai, Niloofar Seighali, Mohammad Javad Amini

“…The following frailty measures were used: Canadian Study for Health and Ageing (CSHA) Clinical Frailty score (CFS), Modified frailty index-11 (mFI-11), Hospital frailty index, FRAIL scale, Emergency General Surgery Frailty Index (EGSFI), and Burn frailty index (BFI). …”
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Dizziness at a Canadian tertiary care hospital: a cost-of-illness study by Andre Le, Daniel A. Lelli, Sasha Van Katwyk, Debora Hogan, Kednapa Thavorn, Darren Tse

“…This study is the first Canadian study that evaluates these costs at a tertiary care hospital and will allow for the extrapolation of cost data for other similar academic health science centers, regional health initiatives, and provincial healthcare planning structures. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and well-being of Veterans’ spouses: a cross sectional analysis by Kevin T. Hansen, Rachel A. Plouffe, Deanna L. Walker, Sonya G. Wanklyn, Laryssa Lamrock, Polliann Maher, Anthony Nazarov, J. Don Richardson

“…Conclusions This is the first Canadian study to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic specifically on the mental health and well-being of Veterans’ spouses. …”
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A single centre retrospective study of systemic reactions to subcutaneous immunotherapy by Kara Robertson, Nazanin Montazeri, Urvashi Shelke, Samira Jeimy, Harold Kim

“…Conclusions This is the first Canadian study to review patients with systemic reactions to subcutaneous immunotherapy. …”
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A comparison of the prevalence of and modifiable risk factors for cognitive impairment among community-dwelling Canadian seniors over two decades, 1991-2009. by Batholomew Chireh, Carl D'Arcy

“…In this study, we estimate prevalence and modifiable risk factors for cognitive impairment by sex over approximately 16 years.<h4>Methods</h4>Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) baseline data conducted between 1991-1992 were used to measure the prevalence of cognitive impairment and dementia among adults aged 65+ years. …”
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Characterizing cheat meals among a national sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults by Kyle T. Ganson, Mitchell L. Cunningham, Eva Pila, Rachel F. Rodgers, Stuart B. Murray, Jason M. Nagata

“…Methods Participants (N = 2,717) were from the Canadian Study of Adolescent Health Behaviors. Frequencies of engagement in cheat meals, and associated foods and calories consumed, in the past 12 months and 30 days were determined. …”
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Assessing the quality and value of metabolic chart data for capturing core outcomes for pediatric medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency by Ryan Iverson, Monica Taljaard, Michael T. Geraghty, Michael Pugliese, Kylie Tingley, Doug Coyle, Jonathan B. Kronick, Kumanan Wilson, Valerie Austin, Catherine Brunel-Guitton, Daniela Buhas, Nancy J. Butcher, Alicia K. J. Chan, Sarah Dyack, Sharan Goobie, Cheryl R. Greenberg, Shailly Jain-Ghai, Michal Inbar-Feigenberg, Natalya Karp, Mariya Kozenko, Erica Langley, Matthew Lines, Julian Little, Jennifer MacKenzie, Bruno Maranda, Saadet Mercimek-Andrews, Aizeddin Mhanni, John J. Mitchell, Laura Nagy, Martin Offringa, Amy Pender, Murray Potter, Chitra Prasad, Suzanne Ratko, Ramona Salvarinova, Andreas Schulze, Komudi Siriwardena, Neal Sondheimer, Rebecca Sparkes, Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu, Kendra Tapscott, Yannis Trakadis, Lesley Turner, Clara Van Karnebeek, Anthony Vandersteen, Jagdeep S. Walia, Brenda J. Wilson, Andrea C. Yu, Beth K. Potter, Pranesh Chakraborty

“…Methods We used existing cohort data abstracted from charts of 124 children diagnosed with MCAD deficiency who participated in a Canadian study which collected data from birth to a maximum of 11 years of age to investigate the frequency of clinic visits and quality of metabolic chart data for selected outcomes. …”
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A cross-country comparison of intensive care physicians’ beliefs about their transfusion behaviour: A qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework by Islam Rafat, Tinmouth Alan T, Francis Jill J, Brehaut Jamie C, Born Jennifer, Stockton Charlotte, Stanworth Simon J, Eccles Martin P, Cuthbertson Brian H, Hyde Chris, Grimshaw Jeremy M

“…Personal project analysis was added to the Canadian study to explore the <it>Motivation and goals</it> domain in further detail.…”
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Evaluating A Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference Checklist: Practice Versus Perceptions by Corter AL, Speller B, McBain K, Wright FC, Quan ML, Kennedy E, Schmocker S, Baxter NN

“…A checklist may help overcome these barriers and support MCC practice with YWBC.Methods: We developed, piloted and evaluated an MCC checklist in sites participating in a pan-Canadian study (RUBY; Reducing the bUrden of Breast cancer in Young women). …”
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Validation of the Montreal cognitive assessment against the RBANS in a healthy South African cohort by Natalie Beath, Laila Asmal, Leigh van den Heuvel, Soraya Seedat

“…The initial validation sample for the MoCA consisted of English and French speaking Canadians. Studies undertaken in a variety of countries show that the reliability and validity of the MoCA in screening for MCI is good; however, it has been recommended that some item modification and adjustment of cut-offs for the diagnosis of MCI in these populations may be needed to account for cultural differences. …”
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Sonothrombolysis Augments Reperfusion in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the SONOSTEMI Study by Kevin R. Bainey, MD, MSc, Ahmed Abulhamayel, MD, Amir Aziz, MRCP, PhD, Harald Becher, MD, PhD

“…Our results demonstrate the feasibility of a novel technique to enhance reperfusion in ST-elevation myocardial infarction and provide a rationale for a randomized Canadian study. Résumé: La lésion de reperfusion est fréquente après l’intervention coronarienne percutanée (ICP) primaire chez les patients atteints d’un infarctus du myocarde avec élévation du segment ST. …”
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A pilot randomized controlled trial to improve geriatric frailty by Chan Ding-Cheng, Tsou Hsiao-Hui, Yang Rong-Sen, Tsauo Jau-Yih, Chen Ching-Yu, Hsiung Chao, Kuo Ken N

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>This RCT enrolled 117 older adults (65-79 years of age) in Toufen, Taiwan who scored 3-6 on The Chinese Canadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty Scale Telephone Version and then score ≥1 on the Cardiovascular Health Study Phenotypic Classification of Frailty (CHS_PCF). …”
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Impact of frailty on 5-year survival in patients older than 70 years undergoing colorectal surgery for cancer by Manuel Artiles-Armas, Cristina Roque-Castellano, Roberto Fariña-Castro, Alicia Conde-Martel, María Asunción Acosta-Mérida, Joaquín Marchena-Gómez

“…The sample was divided into two groups: frail and non-frail patients. The Canadian Study of Health and Aging-Clinical Frailty Scale (CSHA-CFS) was used to detect frailty. …”
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The impact of frailty according to Clinical Frailty Scale on clinical outcome in patients with heart failure by Kenji Kanenawa, Akihiro Isotani, Kyohei Yamaji, Miho Nakamura, Yuichi Tanaka, Kaoru Hirose‐Inui, Shimpei Fujioka, Shintaro Mori, Mariko Yano, Shinya Ito, Takashi Morinaga, Masato Fukunaga, Makoto Hyodo, Kenji Ando

“…Abstract Aims There is currently no gold standard in evaluating frailty in patients with heart failure (HF), and the prognostic value of frailty according to the Canadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) on mortality in patients with HF is still unknown. …”
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Fragilidad quirúrgica: un factor predictor de morbilidad y mortalidad posoperatoria en adultos mayores sometidos a cirugía abdominal de urgencia by Horacio Garzón, Carolina Restrepo, Erik Espitia, Lilian Torregrosa, Luis Carlos Domínguez

“…Se utilizó la escala de fragilidad clínica del Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA Clinical Frailty Scale) en pacientes mayores de 65 años con enfermedad quirúrgica abdominal de urgencia. …”
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Training Intervention and Program of Support for Fostering the Adoption of Family-Centered Telehealth in Pediatric Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Multimethod, Prospective, Hybrid T... by Karen Hurtubise, Isabelle Gaboury, Jade Berbari, Marie-Claude Battista, Tibor Schuster, Michelle Phoenix, Peter Rosenbaum, Olaf Kraus De Camargo, Stacey Lovo, Lesley Pritchard-Wiart, Jill G Zwicker, Audrée Jeanne Beaudoin, Mélanie Morin, Thomas Poder, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Geneviève Roch, Danielle Levac, Michel Tousignant, Heather Colquhoun, Kimberly Miller, Jennifer Churchill, Paula Robeson, Andréa Ruegg, Martine Nault, Chantal Camden

“…MethodsThis 4-year, pan-Canadian study involves managers, pediatric occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech-language pathologists, and families from 20 sites in 8 provincial jurisdictions. …”
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Time’s Up by Jennifer Paul Cohen

“…A notable exception is a 2016 Canadian study that affirmed the lifespan gap but noted that it seemed to be narrowing. …”
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