Sinai Health/UHN Geriatrics Program Research and Publications
September – October
Seghers N, Alibhai SMH, Battisti N, Kanesvaran R, Extermann M, O’Donovan A, Pilleron S, Mislang A, Musolino N, Cheung KL, Staines A, Girvalaki C, Soubeyran P, Portielje JEA, Rostoft S, Hamaker M, Trepel D, O’Hanlon S. Geriatric assessment for older people with cancer: policy recommendations. Global Health Research and Policy 2023; 8(1):37 (epub Sept 1).
KM Kokorelias, SK Sinha Commentary: Minding the Gap – Why Wage Parity Is Crucial for the Care of Older Canadians Healthcare Policy, Longwoods Publishing Sept. 7, 2023 DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2023.27160
SK Sinha, KM Kokorelias, N Foster, P Kabitsis, A Mukharyamova, MA Hamelin, N Truong, A Grosse, J Lee Impact of a Novel Multi-Specialist Telemedicine Consultation Program Model of Care for Homebound Older Adults Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine: Vol. 4: Iss. 3, Article 2. Sept. 18, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17294/2694-4715.1063
Low C, Tejero I, Toledano N, Mariano CJ, Alibhai S, Lemond M, Haase K. Impact of COVID-19 on older adults with cancer and their caregivers’ cancer treatment experiences study: the ICE-OLD study. PLoS One 2023; (epub Sept 20).
Abrahamyan L, Anwar R, Yeretzian ST, Ayala AP, Matosyan E, Breunis H, Bote K, Puts M, Hassan Habib M, Puts M, Li Q; Sahakyan Y, Alibhai S. Effectiveness of geriatric assessment and management in older cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2023; (epub Sept 20).
July – August
A Arulnamby, SK Sinha. A National and International Jurisdictional Review and Comparative Analysis of Long-Term Care Home Legislation, Policies, Directives and Standards with HSO’s 2023 National Long-Term Care Services Standard. Toronto, ON: National Institute on Ageing (2023), Toronto Metropolitan University. July 2023
Sattar S, Papadopoulos E, Smith GVH, Haase KR, Kobekyaa F, Tejero I, Bradley C, Nadler MB, Campbell KL, Santa Mina D, Alibhai SMH. State of research, feasibility, safety, acceptability, and outcomes examined on remotely delivered exercises using technology for older adults with cancer: A scoping review. Journal of Cancer Survivorship 2023; (epub July 7).
Mariano C, Brennenstuhl S, Alibhai SMH, Tejero T, Strohschein F, Monette J, Szumacher E, Hsu T, Puts M. Predictors and effects of toxicity experienced by older adults with cancer receiving systemic therapy in a randomized clinical trial of geriatric assessment. Journal of Geriatric Oncology 2023; 14(7):101584. July 8, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101584
D Harsch, J Yip, SK Sinha. The Time for Small Care Home Is Now. Longwoods Publishing. July 27, 2023
C Reppas-Rindlisbacher, L Wiesenfeld, NM Stall Antipsychotic medications for older adults with delirium admitted to hospital CMAJ Aug.14, 2023 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.230227
Salas M, Atenafu EG, Pasic I, Bascom O, Wilson L, Lam W, Law AD, Chen C, Novitzky-Basso I, Kim DDH, Gerbitz A, Viswabandya A, Michelis FV, Lipton JH, Mattsson J, Alibhai SMH, Kumar R. HCT frailty scale for younger and older adults undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2023; (epub Aug 24).
May – June
C Feil, BC Yoon, A Arulnamby, SK Sinha. Could a National Long-Term Care Insurance Program be a Feasible Solution to Address Canada’s Growing Long-Term Care Crisis? Toronto, ON: National Institute on Ageing, Toronto Metropolitan University. May 4, 2023
Bankar A, Chan W, Liu N, Cheung M, Alibhai SMH, Gupta V. Prevalence and association of frailty with clinical outcomes in myeloproliferative neoplasms: A population-based study. Blood Advances 2023; epub May 15, 2023. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023009825.
Tam S, Kumar R, Lopez P, Mattsson J, Alibhai SMH, Atenafu EG, Bernstein LJ, Chang E, Clarke S, Langelier D, Lipton J, Mayo S, Papadakos T, Jones JM. A longitudinal multidimensional rehabilitation program for patients undergoing allogeneic blood and marrow transplantation (CaRE-4-alloBMT): Protocol for a phase II feasibility pilot randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 2023; 18(5). May 16, 2023.
N Iciaszczyk, SK Sinha. Where There’s a Will There’s a Way: Canadian Perspectives on Estate Planning. Toronto, ON: National Institute on Ageing (2023), Toronto Metropolitan University. May 17, 2023.
Chen A, An E, Yan E, He D, Saripella A, Butris N, Tsang J, Englesakis M, Wong J, Alibhai SMH, Chung F. Incidence of preoperative instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) dependence and adverse outcomes in older surgical patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2023; 89:111151. May 19, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinane.2023.111151.
Hoang T, Timilshina N, Habib MH, Jin R, Monginot S, Berger A, Romanovsky L, Norman R, Alibhai SMH. Implementation of clinical recommendations from the geriatric oncology clinic: a single-center experience. Journal of Geriatric Oncology 2023; 14(5):101535. epub May 23, 2023. https://doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101534.
M Brydges, N Iciaszczyk, H Chen, K Kokorelias, SK Sinha. Healthy Outcomes: Understanding the Impact of Adequate, Stable and Secure Retirement Income on the Ability of Canadians to Age Well and in the Right Place. Toronto, ON: National Institute on Ageing (2023), Toronto Metropolitan University. May 25, 2023.
Papadopoulos, E, Wong AKO, Law SHC, Xhang LZJ, Breunis H, Emmenegger U, Alibhai SMH. The impact of sarcopenia on clinical outcomes in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer. PLos One 2023; 18(6):e0286381. June 1, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286381.
NM Stall, NR Shah, D Bhushan. Unpaid Family Caregiving—The Next Frontier of Gender Equity in a Post pandemic Future. JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(6):e231310. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1310 June 9, 2023
M Brydges, J Dunning, S Boutmira, SK Sinha. Addressing the Silent Epidemic of Ageing with Diabetes in Canada Toronto, ON: National Institute on Ageing (2023), Toronto Metropolitan University June 15, 2023
KM Kokorelias, A Grosse, A Kazberouk, SK Sinha Exacerbated inequalities: A scoping review of the experiences of older persons during conflict situations J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023; 1- 10. doi:10.1111/jgs.18486 June 19, 2023
Dube S, Romanovsky L, Cybulska P, Alibhai SMH. Implementation of a frailty screening tool algorithm in older patients with advanced ovarian cancer. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 2023; epub June 19, 2023.
J Dunning, A Arulnamby, I Wong, M Nicin, S Nauth, SK Sinha. We Don’t Ask, They Don’t Tell: Addressing Incontinence in Canada. Toronto, ON: National Institute on Ageing (2023), Toronto Metropolitan University. June 20, 2023
A Flanagan, J Dunning, A Brierley, I Wong, BJ MacDonald, SK Sinha. Enabling a More Promising Future for Long-Term Care in Canada. Toronto, ON: National Institute on Ageing (2023), Toronto Metropolitan University. June 29, 2023
March – April
E Papadopoulos, AA Helal, R Jin, S Monginot, A Berger, L Romanovsky, SMH Alibhai. Do clinicians address impairments in muscle strength and physical performance for older adults with cancer? J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Mar;14(2):101426. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101426. Epub 2023 Jan 24. PMID: 36696880. (S Alibhai)
VS Kim, H Yang, N Timilshina, H Breunis, U Emmenegger, R Gregg, AR Hansen, G Tomlinson, SMH Alibhai. The role of frailty in modifying physical function and quality of life over time in older men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Mar;14(2):101417. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.12.005. Epub 2023 Jan 20. PMID: 36682218. (S Alibhai)
E Papadopoulos, R Jin, S Monginot, SMH Alibhai. Performance of the SARC-F in identifying low grip strength and physical performance in older adults with cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Mar;14(2):101424. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.101424. Epub 2023 Jan 17. PMID: 36657248. (S Alibhai)
C Salahub, T Kiran, Y Na, SK Sinha, NM Stall, NM Ivers, AP Costa, A Jones, L Lapointe-Shaw. Characteristics and practice patterns of family physicians who provide home visits in Ontario, Canada: a cross-sectional study. CMAJ Open. 2023 Mar 21;11(2):E282-E290. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20220124. (S Sinha & N Stall)
FI Mowbray, G Heckman, JP Hirdes, Costa AP, O Beauchet, P Archambault, D Eagles, HT Wang, JJ Perry, SK Sinha, M Jantzi, P Hebert. Agreement and prognostic accuracy of three ED vulnerability screeners: findings from a prospective multi-site cohort study. CJEM. 2023 Mar; 25(3):209-217. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00458-6. Epub 2023 Mar 1. (S Sinha)
JE Amuah, K Molodianovitsh, S Carbone, N Diestelkamp, Y Guo, DB Hogan, M Li, CJ Maxwell, J Muscedere, K Rockwood, SK Sinha, O Theou, S Karmakar-Hore. (2023). Development and validation of a hospital frailty risk measure using Canadian clinical administrative data. CMAJ. 2023 Mar 27;195(12):E437-E448. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.220926. (S Sinha)
NE Fleshner, SMH Alibhai, KA Connelly, I Martins, BJ Eigl, H Lukka, A Aprikian. Adherence to oral hormonal therapy in advanced prostate cancer: a scoping review. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2023 Mar 29;15:17588359231152845. doi: 10.1177/17588359231152845. PMID: 37007631 (S Alibhai)
JF Daza, TR Chesney, SMH Alibhai, ED Kennedy, G Lebovic, D Lightfoot, AR Hondjeu, JF Morales, B Pivetta, R Jolley, E Racz, L Wilmshurst, DN Wijeysundera. Clinical tools to assess functional capacity before elective non-cardiac surgery: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2023 Apr 3. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-22-00397. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37006169. (S Alibhai)
A Grosse, K Kokorelias, SK Sinha. Caring for an Ageing Australia Toronto, ON: National Institute on Ageing, Toronto Metropolitan University. April 13, 2023.
C Reppas-Rindlisbacher, NM Stall, PA Rochon. Psychotropic substitutions: Out of the frying pan and into the fire. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Apr 17. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18381. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37070230. (N Stall)
WWL Wong, L Lee, S Walker, C Lee, T Patel, LM Hillier, AP Costa, SK Sinha. (2023). Cost-utility analysis of a multispecialty interprofessional team dementia care model in Ontario, Canada. BMJ Open. 2023 Apr 19 ; 13(4):e064882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064882. (S Sinha)
G Feng, M Parthipan, H Breunis, M Puts, U Emmenegger, N Timilshina, AR Hansen, A Finelli, MK Krzyzanowska, A Matthew, H Clarke, DS Mina, E Soto-Perez-de-Celis, G Tomlinson, SMH Alibhai. Feasibility and acceptability of remote symptom monitoring (RSM) in older adults during treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Apr;14(3):101469. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101469. Epub 2023 Mar 12. PMID: 36917921. (S Alibhai)
SK Sinha, J Dunning, I Wong, M Nicin, S Nauth, A Arulnamby. As One of Canada’s Top Killers, Why Isn’t Pneumonia Taken More Seriously? Toronto, ON: National Institute on Ageing, Toronto Metropolitan University. April 25, 2023
KM Kokorelias, , Kazberouk A. Grosse, , & SK Sinha. (2023). Exacerbated inequalities: A scoping review of the experiences of older persons during conflict situations. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
January – February
FI Mowbray, G Heckman, JP Hirdes, AP Costa, O Beauchet, D Eagles , JJ Perry, SK Sinha, P Archambault, H Wang , M Jantzi , P Hebert. Examining the utility and accuracy of the interRAI Emergency Department Screener in identifying high-risk older emergency department patients: A Canadian multiprovince prospective cohort study. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2023;4(1):e12876. Published 2023 Jan 13. doi:10.1002/emp2.12876
H Yang, VS Kim, N Timilshina, H Breunis, U Emmenegger, R Gregg, A Hansen, G Tomlinson, SMH Alibhai. Impact of treatment on elder-relevant physical function and quality of life outcomes in older adults with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Jan;14(1):101395. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.10.010. Epub 2022 Oct 28. PMID: 36988103.
M Parthipan, G Feng, N Toledano, V Donison, H Breunis, A Sudharshan, U Emmenegger, A Finelli, P Warde, E Soto-Perez-de-Celis, M Krzyzanowska, A Matthew, H Clarke, DS Mina, SMH Alibhai, M Puts. Symptom experiences of older adults during treatment for metastatic prostate cancer: A qualitative investigation. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Jan;14(1):101397. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.10.012. Epub 2022 Oct 28. PMID: 36988104.
O Mian, M Puts, A McCurdy, TM Wildes, MA Fiala, M Kang, M Salib, SMH Alibhai, H Mian. Decision-making factors for an autologous stem cell transplant for older adults with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: A qualitative analysis. Front Oncol. 2023 Jan 27;12:974038. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.974038. PMID: 36776355; PMCID: PMC9911655.
Health Standards Organization. What We Heard Report #3 Findings from HSO’s Public Engagement in the Development of a New National Long-Term Care Services Standard (CAN/HSO 21001:2023 Long-Term Care Services). Ottawa, ON: Health Standards Organization. January 31, 2023.
S Naylor, and SK Sinha. Special Delivery: How Canadian Postal Workers Could Better Enable Ageing in the Right Place. Toronto, ON: National Institute on Ageing, Toronto Metropolitan University. January 2023. (S Sinha)
A Flanagan, C Pang, SK Sinha, C Bradley. Acting in Allyship with 2SLGBTQI People with Dementia. Toronto, ON: National Institute on Ageing, Toronto Metropolitan University. February 2023. )
Government of Manitoba. Manitoba, A Great Place to Age: Provincial Seniors Strategy. Winnipeg. MB. February 2023.
DC Cheung, LJ Martin, M Komisarenko, K McAlpine, SMH Alibhai, A Finelli. A Matched Analysis of Active Surveillance Versus Nephrectomy for T1a Small Renal Masses. Eur Urol Oncol. 2023 Feb 4:S2588-9311(23)00026-3. doi: 10.1016/j.euo.2023.01.008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36746730.
DM Connelly, N Snobelen, A Garnett, N Guitar, C Flores-Sandoval, SK Sinha, J Calver, D Pearson, T Smith-Carrier. Report on fraying resilience among the Ontario Registered Practical Nurse Workforce in long-term care homes during COVID-19. Nurs Open. 2023 Feb 25. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1678. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36840935.
VS Kim, H Yang, N Timilshina, H Breunis, U Emmenegger, R Gregg, AR Hansen, G Tomlinson, SMH Alibhai. The role of frailty in modifying physical function and quality of life over time in older men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Mar;14(2):101417. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.12.005. Epub 2023 Jan 20. PMID: 36682218.
E Papadopoulos, R Jin, S Monginot, SMH Alibhai. Performance of the SARC-F in identifying low grip strength and physical performance in older adults with cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Mar;14(2):101424. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.101424. Epub 2023 Jan 17. PMID: 36657248.
JE Amuah, K Molodianovitsh, S Carbone, N Diestelkamp, Y Guo, DB Hogan, M Li, CJ Maxwell, J Muscedere, K Rockwood, SK Sinha, O Theou, S Karmakar-Hore. (2023). Development and validation of a hospital frailty risk measure using Canadian clinical administrative data. CMAJ. 2023 Mar 27;195(12):E437-E448. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.220926.
November – December
AK Lofters, JL Bender, S Swayze, SMH Alibhai, A Henry, K Noel, GD Datta Prostate cancer incidence among immigrant men in Ontario, Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study CMAJ Open. 2022 Nov 1;10(4):E956-E963. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20220069. Print 2022 Oct-Dec.
A Jones, FI Mowbray, L Falk, NM Stall, KA Brown, K Malikov, SL Malecki, S Lail, HY Jung, AP Costa, AA Verma, F Razak Variations in long-term care home resident hospitalizations before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario PLoS One. 2022 Nov 4;17(11):e0264240. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264240. eCollection 2022.
E Papadopoulos, A Abu Helal, A Berger, R Jin, L Romanovsky, S Monginot, SMH Alibhai Objective measures of physical function and their association with cognitive impairment in older adults with cancer prior to treatment J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Nov;13(8):1141-1148. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.07.007. Epub 2022 Jul 22.
S Sattar, KR Haase, SMH Alibhai, K Penz, M Szafron, S Harenberg, E Amir, S Kuster, E Pitters, D Campbell, ML McNeely Feasibility and efficacy of a remotely delivered fall prevention exercise program for community-dwelling older adults with cancer: Protocol for the STABLE trial J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Nov;13(8):1273-1280. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.06.009. Epub 2022 Jul 2.
E Papadopoulos, J Abdulrehman, SMH Alibhai The Value of Performance Status in Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Cancer-Associated Pulmonary Embolism JACC CardioOncol. 2022 Nov 15;4(4):519-521. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2022.10.001.
S Dubé, SMH Alibhai Frailty After Cancer Surgery Among Older Adults: A Geriatric Oncology Perspective J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2022 Nov;20(11):1276-1278. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2022.7086.
DR Manis, SE Bronskill, PA Rochon, SK Sinha, V Boscart, P Tanuseputro, JW Poss, A Rahim, JÉ Tarride, J Abelson, AP Costa Defining the Assisted Living Sector in Canada: An Environmental Scan J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 Nov;23(11):1871-1877.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.07.018. Epub 2022 Aug 22.
V Donison, N Toledano, A Sigal, KS McGilton, SMH Alibhai, M Puts Care provided by older adult caregivers to a spouse in active cancer treatment: a scoping review Support Care Cancer. 2022 Nov;30(11):8679-8688. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07176-2.
E Papadopoulos, HJ Leach, G Tomlinson, S Durbano, JM Danyluk, CM Sabiston, DS Mina, SMH Alibhai, SN Culos-Reed Factors predicting gains in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in prostate cancer survivors on androgen deprivation therapy Support Care Cancer. 2022 Nov;30(11):9011-9018. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07300-2. Epub 2022 Aug 10.
MB Downer, SK Sinha Multimorbidity and COVID-19 in Canada: How the Pandemic Has Highlighted a Key and Yet Underappreciated Risk Factor Can Geriatr J. 2022 Dec 1;25(4):404-406. doi: 10.5770/cgj.25.611. eCollection 2022 Dec.
Q Hao, F Foroutan, MA Han, T Devji, FK Nampo, S Mukherjee, SMH Alibhai, A Rosko, MA Sekeres, GH Guyatt, R Brignardello-Petersen Prognosis of older patients with newly diagnosed AML undergoing antileukemic therapy: A systematic review PLoS One. 2022 Dec 5;17(12):e0278578. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278578. eCollection 2022.
M Puts, N Alqurini, F Strohschein, R Koneru, E Szumacher, C Mariano, J Monette, T Hsu, S Brennenstuhl, B McLean, A Wills, A Berger, E Amir, L Romanovsky, A Li, R Mehta, M Krzyzanowska, C Elser, R Jang, A Prica, D Wan-Chow-Wah, E Pitters, U Emmenegger, IB Menjak, S Bergman, M Lemonde, H Breunis, F Béland, SMH Alibhai Impact of Geriatric Assessment and Management on Quality of Life, Unplanned Hospitalizations, Toxicity, and Survival for Older Adults With Cancer: The Randomized 5C Trial J Clin Oncol. 2022 Dec 6;JCO2201007. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01007. Online ahead of print.
DM Connelly, A Garnett, N Snobelen, N Guitar, C Flores-Sandoval, SK Sinha, J Calver, D Pearson, T Smith-Carrier Resilience amongst Ontario registered practical nurses in long-term care homes during COVID-19: A grounded theory study J Adv Nurs. 2022 Dec;78(12):4221-4235. doi: 10.1111/jan.15453. Epub 2022 Oct 11.
I Tejero, N Timilshina, R Jin, S Monginot, A Berger, L Romanovsky, SMH Alibhai Impact of patients’ sex in assessments and treatment recommendations in an older adult cancer clinic J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Dec 10;101412. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.11.011. Online ahead of print.
SMH Alibhai, E Papadopoulos, S Durbano, G Tomlinson, DS Mina, P Ritvo, CM Sabiston, AG Matthew, J Chiarotto, S Sidani, SN Culos-Reed Preference-based versus randomized controlled trial in prostate cancer survivors: Comparison of recruitment, adherence, attrition, and clinical outcomes Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 12;12:1033229. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1033229. eCollection 2022.
KM Kokorelias, G Leung, N Jamshed, A Grosse, SK Sinha Identifying the areas of low self-reported confidence of internal medicine residents in geriatrics: a descriptive study of findings from a structured geriatrics skills assessment survey BMC Med Educ. 2022 Dec 15;22(1):870. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03934-2.
MQ Salas, EG Atenafu, I Pasic, E Al-Shaibani, O Bascom, L Wilson, C Chen, AD Law, W Lam, I Novitzky-Basso, DDH Kim, A Gerbitz, A Viswabandya, FV Michelis, JH Lipton, J Mattsson, SMH Alibhai, R Kumar Impact of hematopoietic cell transplant frailty scale on transplant outcome in adults Bone Marrow Transplant. 2022 Dec 16. doi: 10.1038/s41409-022-01892-3. Online ahead of print.
SK Sinha Reflecting on the Journey to Develop New National Long-Term Care Standards Healthc Q. 2022 Dec;25(SP):48-52. doi: 10.12927/hcq.2022.26978.
N Culos-Reed, CW Wagoner, J Dreger, ML McNeely, M Keats, D Santa Mina, C Cuthbert, LC Capozzi, GJ Francis, G Chen, M Ester, E McLaughlin, M Eisele, D Sibley, J Langley, J Chiekwe, T Christensen; EXCEL Project Team (SMH Alibhai) Implementing an exercise oncology model to reach rural and remote individuals living with and beyond cancer: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation protocol for project EXCEL (EXercise for Cancer to Enhance Living Well) BMJ Open. 2022 Dec 29;12(12):e063953. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063953.
September – October
D Petrov, N Timilshina, E Papadopoulos, SMH Alibhai Performance of the frailty index in predicting complete remission, intensive care unit admission, and overall mortality in older and younger patients with acute myeloid leukemia receiving intensive chemotherapy Leuk Lymphoma. 2022 Sep;63(9):2189-2196. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2064993. Epub 2022 Apr 22.
A Kazberouk, SK Sinha Too old to flee: addressing the needs of older persons in conflict zones J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Oct 2. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18057. Online ahead of print. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Oct;43(10):1527-1528. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.304. Epub 2021 Jun 24.
DC Kain, NM Stall, AJ McGeer, GA Evans, VG Allen, J Johnstone Low yield of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) asymptomatic routine screen testing, despite high community incidence
S Habbous, SMH Alibhai, IB Menjak, K Forster, CMB Holloway, G Darling The effect of age on the opportunity to receive cancer treatment Cancer Epidemiol. 2022 Oct 6;81:102271. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2022.102271. Online ahead of print.
E Papadopoulos, D Santa Mina, A Abu Helal, SMH Alibhai The relationship between objective measures of physical function and serum lactate dehydrogenase in older adults with cancer prior to treatment PLoS One. 2022 Oct 6;17(10):e0275782. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275782. eCollection 2022.
S Cook, C Munteanu, E Papadopoulos, H Abrams, JN Stinson, E Pitters, D Stephens, M Lumchick, U Emmenegger, R Koneru, J Papadakos, A Shahrokni, S Durbano, I Menjak, R Mehta, K Haase, R Jang, MK Krzyzanowska, C Dale, J Jones, M Lemonde, SMH Alibhai, M Puts The development of an electronic geriatric assessment tool: Comprehensive health assessment for my plan (CHAMP) J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Oct 7;S1879-4068(22)00232-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.09.013. Online ahead of print.
A Mofina, S MacLeod, G Brown, SK Sinha, J Hirdes The functional health needs of older persons in custody: A rapid review J Forensic Leg Med. 2022 Oct;91:102406. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2022.102406. Epub 2022 Aug 1.
DM Connell, A Garnett, N Snobelen, N Guitar, C Flores-Sandoval, SK Sinha, J Calver, D Pearson, T Smith-Carrier Resilience amongst Ontario registered practical nurses in long-term care homes during COVID-19: A grounded theory study J Adv Nurs. 2022 Oct 11. doi: 10.1111/jan.15453. Online ahead of print.
DC Cheung, LJ Martin, SMH Alibhai, M Komisarenko, C Dharma, Y Niu, P Warde, SS Sridhar, NE Fleshner, GS Kulkarni, A Finelli Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: Prescribing behaviors and preferences among urologists Can Urol Assoc J. 2022 Oct;16(10):351-357. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.7730.
KL Quinn, H Abdel-Qadir, K Barrett, E Bartsch, A Beaman, T Biering-Sørensen, M Colacci, A Cressman, A Detsky, A Gosset, MH Lassen, C Kandel, Y Khaykin, L Lapointe-Shaw, E Lovblom, DR MacFadden, B Perkins, KJ Rothman, KG Skaarup, NM Stall, T Tang, C Yarnell, J Zipursky, MT Warkentin, M Fralick; COVID-ACE Group. Variation in the risk of death due to COVID-19: An international multicenter cohort study of hospitalized adults J Hosp Med. 2022 Oct;17(10):793-802. doi: 10.1002/jhm.12946. Epub 2022 Aug 30.
July – August
E Papadopoulos, AA Helal, R Jin, S Monginot, A Berger, L Romanovsky, SMH Alibhai The impact of pre-treatment muscle strength and physical performance on treatment modification in older adults with cancer following comprehensive geriatric assessment Age Ageing. 2022 Jul 1;51(7):afac152. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac152.
S Sattar, KR Haase, SMH Alibhai, K Penz, M Szafron, S Harenberg, E Amir, S Kuster, E Pitters, D Campbell, ML McNeely Feasibility and efficacy of a remotely delivered fall prevention exercise program for community-dwelling older adults with cancer: Protocol for the STABLE trial J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Jul 2;S1879-4068(22)00146-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.06.009. Online ahead of print.
R Norman, SK Sinha Patient outcomes related to receiving care on a dedicated Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit versus with an ACE order set J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Jul;70(7):2101-2106. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17788. Epub 2022 Apr 12.
W Chen, A Flanagan, PM Nippak, M Nicin, SK Sinha Understanding the Experience of Geriatric Care Professionals in Using Telemedicine to Care for Older Patients in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study JMIR Aging. 2022 Jul 11. doi: 10.2196/34952. Online ahead of print.
V Donison, H Yang, AP Ayala, A Wills, SMH Alibhai, M Puts Care provided by older adults in active cancer treatment to a spouse: A scoping review J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Jul;13(6):784-787. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.01.003. Epub 2022 Jan 10.
DP Goldstein, M Blasco, J de Almeida, J Su, W Xu, M Cohen, M Sklar, SMH Alibhai Cognitive Impairment and Delirium in Older Patients Undergoing Major Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jul;167(1):97-99. doi: 10.1177/01945998211045293. Epub 2021 Sep 21.
E Papadopoulos, A Abu Helal, A Berger, R Jin, L Romanovsky, S Monginot, SMH Alibhai Objective measures of physical function and their association with cognitive impairment in older adults with cancer prior to treatment J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Jul 22;S1879-4068(22)00173-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.07.007. Online ahead of print.
EK Wong, J Watt, H Zou, A Chandraraj, AW Zhang, J Brookes, A Verduyn, A Berall, R Norman, KL Piggott, T Izukawa, SE Straus, B Liu Characteristics, treatment and delirium incidence of older adults hospitalized with COVID-19: a multicentre retrospective cohort study CMAJ Open. 2022 Jul 26;10(3):E692-E701. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20210176. Print 2022 Jul-Sep.
TR Chesney, C Wong, AC Tricco, DN Wijeysundera, KS Ladha, T Kishibe, S Dubé, MTE Puts, SMH Alibhai, JF Daza Frailty assessment tools for use by surgeons when evaluating older adults prior to surgery: a scoping review protocol BMJ Open. 2022 Jul 27;12(7):e061951. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061951.
L Morris, S Turner, N Thiruthaneeswaran, A O’Donovan, R Simcock, A Cree, J Phillips, SMH Alibhai, M Puts, E Szumacher, H Lane, A Berger, M Agar An International Expert Delphi Consensus to Develop Dedicated Geriatric Radiation Oncology Curriculum Learning Outcomes Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 Aug 1;113(5):934-945. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.04.030. Epub 2022 Apr 29.
A Mofina, S MacLeod, G Brown, SK Sinha, J Hirdes The functional health needs of older persons in custody: A rapid review J Forensic Leg Med. 2022 Aug 1;91:102406. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2022.102406. Online ahead of print.
L Trinh, SMH Alibhai, N Culos-Reed, CM Sabiston, JM Jones, DE Rosenberg, A Whitehorn, D Bastas, GE Faulkner Associations of light physical activity, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior with quality of life in men on androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: a quantile regression analysis J Behav Med. 2022 Aug;45(4):533-543. doi: 10.1007/s10865-022-00285-7. Epub 2022 Jan 21.
L Lapointe-Shaw, T Kiran, AP Costa, Y Na, SK Sinha, KE Nelson, N Stall, NM Ivers, A Jones Physician home visits in Ontario: a cross-sectional analysis of patient characteristics and postvisit use of health care services CMAJ Open
. 2022 Aug 9;10(3):E732-E745. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20210307. Print 2022 Jul-Sep.
E Papadopoulos, HJ Leach, G Tomlinson, S Durbano, JM Danyluk, CM Sabiston, DS Mina, SMH Alibhai, SN Culos-Reed Factors predicting gains in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in prostate cancer survivors on androgen deprivation therapy Support Care Cancer. 2022 Aug 10. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07300-2. Online ahead of print.
KE Krause, KM Kokorelias, SK Sinha A systematic review and qualitative analysis of geriatric models of care for rural and remote populations Rural Remote Health. 2022 Aug;22(3):7486. doi: 10.22605/RRH7486. Epub 2022 Aug 17.
J Kobulnik, IY Wang, C Bell, Y Moayedi, N Truong, SK Sinha Management of Frail and Older Homebound Patients With Heart Failure: A Contemporary Virtual Ambulatory Model CJC Open. 2021 Aug 29;4(1):47-55. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2021.08.015. eCollection 2022 Jan.
N Perlis, A Finelli, M Lovas, A Lund, A Di Meo, K Lajkosz, A Berlin, J Papadakos, S Ghai, D Deniffel, E Meng, D Wiljer, SMH Alibhai, V Bakas, A Badzynski, O Lee, J Cafazzo, MA Haider Correction to: Exploring the value of using patient‑oriented MRI reports in clinical practice – a pilot study Support Care Cancer. 2022 Aug;30(8):6877.
N Perlis, A Finelli, M Lovas, A Lund, A Di Meo, K Lajkosz, A Berlin, J Papadakos, S Ghai, D Deniffel, E Meng, D Wiljer, SMH Alibhai, V Bakas, A Badzynski, O Lee, J Cafazzo, MA Haider Exploring the value of using patient-oriented MRI reports in clinical practice – a pilot study Support Care Cancer. 2022 Aug;30(8):6857-6876.
May – June
VL Chuen, ACH Chan, J Ma, SMH Alibhai, V Chau Assessing the Accuracy of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Coding for Delirium J Appl Gerontol. 2022 May;41(5):1485-1490. doi: 10.1177/07334648211067526. Epub 2022 Feb 17.
N Perlis, A Finelli, M Lovas, A Lund, A Di Meo, K Lajkosz, A Berlin, J Papadakos, S Ghai, D Dennifel, E Meng, D Wiljer , SMH Alibhai, V Bakas, A Badzynski, O Lee, J Cafazzo, MA Haider Exploring the value of using patient-oriented MRI reports in clinical practice – a pilot study Support Care Cancer. 2022 May 10. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07108-0. Online ahead of print.
JM Jones, DS Tsang, S Zheng, A Yeheskel, CN Catton, AM Cheung, R Hamilton, SMH Alibhai Implementing and Evaluating the Impact of BoneRx: A Healthy Bone Prescription for Men with Prostate Cancer Initiating Androgen Deprivation Therapy J Clin Med. 2022 May 11;11(10):2703. doi: 10.3390/jcm11102703.
A Abu Helal, J Chon, N Timilshina, A Berger, L Romanovsky, R Jin, S Monginot, SMH Alibhai Quality of care of consultations from the geriatric oncology clinic: “Are we addressing the needs of patients?” J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 May;13(4):440-446. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.12.001. Epub 2021 Dec 13.
E Boucher, N Iciaszczyk, C Feil, SK Sinha A comparative impact analysis of different COVID-19 vaccination strategies for older adults across two Canadian provinces J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 May;70(5):1349-1351. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17738. Epub 2022 Mar 14.
H Goldberg, FK Mohsin, T Chandrasekar, CJD Wallis, Z Klaassen, AE Ahmad, R Saskin, M Kenk, O Saarela, GS Kulkarni, SMH Alibhai, N Fleshner The association of statin subgroups with lower urinary tract symptoms following a prostate biopsy Can Urol Assoc J. 2022 May;16(5):E248-E255. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.7464.
KL Campbell, P Cormie, S Weller, SMH Alibhai, KA Bolam, A Campbell, AL Cheville, MA Dalzell, NH Hart, CS Higano, K Lane, S Mansfield, ML McNeely, RU Newton, M Quist, J Rauw, F Rosenberger, D Santa Mina, KH Schmitz, KM Winters-Stone, J Wiskemann, J Goulart Exercise Recommendation for People With Bone Metastases: Expert Consensus for Health Care Providers and Exercise Professionals JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 May;18(5):e697-e709. doi: 10.1200/OP.21.00454. Epub 2022 Jan 6.
DC Cheung, LJ Martin, SMH Alibhai, M Komisarenko, C Dharma, Y Niu, P Warde, SS Sridhar, NE Fleshner, GS Kulkarni, A Finelli Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: Prescribing behaviors and preferences among urologists Can Urol Assoc J. 2022 May 20. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.7730. Online ahead of print.
N Perlis, A Finelli, M Lovas, A Lund, A Di Meo, K Lajkosz, A Berlin, J Papadakos, S Ghai, D Deniffel, E Meng, D Wiljer, SMH Alibhai, V Bakas, A Badzynski, O Lee, J Cafazzo, MA Haider Correction to: Exploring the value of using patient‑oriented MRI reports in clinical practice – a pilot study Support Care Cancer. 2022 May 27. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07171-7. Online ahead of print.
DR Manis, JW Poss, A Jones, PA Rochon, SE Bronskill, MA Campitelli, R Perez, NM Stall, A Rahim, G Babe, JÉ Tarride, J Abelson, AP Costa Rates of health services use among residents of retirement homes in Ontario: a population-based cohort study CMAJ. 2022 May 30;194(21):E730-E738. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.211883.
V Donison, N Toledano, A Sigal, KS McGilton, SMH Alibhai, M Puts Care provided by older adult caregivers to a spouse in active cancer treatment: a scoping review Support Care Cancer. 2022 Jun 4;1-10. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07176-2. Online ahead of print.
A Vijenthira, L Mozessohn, C Nagamuthu, N Liu, D Blunt, SMH Alibhai, A Prica, MC Cheung Frailty in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Receiving Curative-Intent Therapy: A Population-Based Study J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2022 Jun;20(6):635-642.e9. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2022.7014.
DN Wijeysundera, SMH Alibhai, KS Ladha, MTE Puts, TR Chesney, JF Daza, S Ehtesham, E Hladkowicz, G Lebovic, CD Mazer, JM van Vlymen, AC Wei, DI McIsaac; FIT After Surgery Investigators Functional Improvement Trajectories After Surgery (FIT After Surgery) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study to evaluate significant new disability after major surgery in older adults BMJ Open. 2022 Jun 22;12(6):e062524. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062524.
March – April
E Boucher, N Iciaszczyk, C Feil, SK Sinha A Comparative Impact Analysis of Different COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies for Older Adults Across Two Canadian Provinces J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Mar 1. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17738. Online ahead of print.
IM Subbiah, I Tejero, SMH Alibhai Multidimensional impact of the geriatric assessment in the cancer care of older adults Cancer. 2022 Mar 1;128(5):953-955. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34009. Epub 2021 Nov 11.
RD Savage, PA Rochon, Y Na, R Strauss, KA Brown, AP Costa, S Gill, J Johnstone, P Tanuseputro, NM Stall, P Armstrong Excess Mortality in Long-Term Care Residents With and Without Personal Contact With Family or Friends During the COVID-19 Pandemic J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 Mar;23(3):441-443.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2021.12.015. Epub 2021 Dec 18.
S Engelhart, NM Stall, KL Quinn Éléments d’évaluation des adultes âgés fragiles qui demandent l’aide médicale à mourir CMAJ. 2022 Mar 14;194(10):E405-E407. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210729-f.
A Parmar, N Timilshina, U Emmenegger, M Smoragiewicz, B Sander, SMH Alibhai, KKW Chan A cost-utility analysis of apalutamide for metastatic castrationsensitive prostate cancer Can Urol Assoc J. 2022 Mar;16(3):E126-E131. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.7495.
S Sattar, K Haase, I Tejero, C Bradley, C Mariano, H Kilgour, R Verma, E Amir, SMH Alibhai The Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Treatment Toxicity, Treatment Completion, and Survival among Older Adults Receiving Chemotherapy: A Systematic Review Cancers (Basel). 2022 Mar 21;14(6):1582. doi: 10.3390/cancers14061582.
SMH Alibhai Editorial Comment J Urol. 2022 Apr;207(4):840. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002335.01. Epub 2021 Dec 30.
V Donison, TR Chesney, A Wills, B Santos, B McLean, N Alqurini, N Hossain, S Durbano, M Lemonde, SMH Alibhai, M Puts Self-management interventions for issues identified in a geriatric assessment: A systematic review J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Apr;70(4):1268-1279. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17601. Epub 2021 Dec 13.
FA Almugbel, N Timilshina, E Papadopoulos, L Al-Showbaki, SMH Alibhai. The role of grip strength and short physical performance battery test in predicting chemotherapy-related outcomes in older adults with cancer J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Apr;13(3):318-324. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.12.002. Epub 2021 Dec 17.
L Romanovsky, A Magnuson, M Puts Cognitive assessment for older adults with cancer: A Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology and Nursing & Allied Health Interest Group initiative J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Apr;13(3):378-380. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.10.004. Epub 2021 Oct 20.
R Norman, SK Sinha Patient outcomes related to receiving care on a dedicated Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit versus with an ACE order set J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Apr 12. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17788. Online ahead of print.
N Timilshina, A Finelli, G Tomlinson, A Gagliardi, B Sander, SMH Alibhai National consensus quality indicators to assess quality of care for active surveillance in low-risk prostate cancer: An evidence-informed, modified Delphi survey of Canadian urologists/radiation oncologists Can Urol Assoc J. 2022 Apr;16(4):E212-E219. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.7466.
D Petrov, N Timilshina, E Papadopoulos, SMH Alibhai Performance of the frailty index in predicting complete remission, intensive care unit admission, and overall mortality in older and younger patients with acute myeloid leukemia receiving intensive chemotherapy Leuk Lymphoma. 2022 Apr 22;1-8. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2064993. Online ahead of print.
L Trinh, CM Sabiston, SMH Alibhai, JM Jones, KP Arbour-Nicitopoulos, DS Mina, K Campbell, GE Faulkner A distance-based, randomized controlled trial for reducing sedentary behavior among prostate cancer survivors: a study protocol BMC Public Health. 2022 Apr 28;22(1):855. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13218-5.
P Rochon, JM Li, J Johnstone, KA Brown, P Armstrong, P Tanuseputro, R Savage, SS Gill, R Mather, AP Costa, A McGeer, SK Sinha, C Gardner, A Perkhun, NS Bodmer, P Jüni, F Razak, KB Born The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Long-Term Care Homes: Five Lessons Learned Science Briefs of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. 2022 April 28;3(60). doi: 10.47326/ocsat.2022.03.60.1.0
L Morris, S Turner, N Thiruthaneeswaran, A O’Donovan, R Simcock, A Cree, J Phillips, SMH Alibhai, M Puts, E Szumacher, H Lane, A Berger, M Agar An International Expert Delphi Consensus to Develop Dedicated Geriatric Radiation Oncology Curriculum Learning Outcomes Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 Apr 29;S0360-3016(22)00358-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.04.030. Online ahead of print.
January – February
E Papadopoulos, P Brahmbhatt, SMH Alibhai, GA Tomlinson, AG Matthew, M Nesbitt, JM Jones, I Randall, D Sellers, A Finelli, N Fleshner, D Santa Mina The Relationship Between Preoperative Physical Activity With American Society of Anesthesiologists Score and Postoperative Length of Stay in Patients Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy J Phys Act Health. 2022 Jan 1;19(1):29–36. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0314. Epub 2021 Nov 5.
KL Campbell, P Cormie, S Weller, SMH Alibhai, KA Bolam, A Campbell, AL Cheville, M Dalzell, NH Hart, CS Higano, K Lane, S Mansfield, ML McNeely, RU Newton, M Quist, J Rauw, F Rosenberger, D Santa Mina, KH Schmitz, KM Winters-Stone, J Wiskemann, J Goulart Exercise Recommendation for People With Bone Metastases: Expert Consensus for Health Care Providers and Exercise Professionals JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 Jan 6;OP2100454. doi: 10.1200/OP.21.00454. Online ahead of print.
V Donison, H Yang, AP Ayala, A Willis, SMH Alibhai, M Puts Care provided by older adults in active cancer treatment to a spouse: A scoping review J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Jan 10;S1879-4068(22)00003-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.01.003. Online ahead of print.
S Engelhart, NM Stall, KL Quinn Considerations for assessing frail older adults requesting medical assistance in dying CMAJ. 2022 Jan 17;194(2):E51-E53. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210729.
L Trinh, SMH Alibhai, N Culos-Reed, CM Sabiston, JM Jones, DE Rosenberg, A Whitehorn, D Bastas, GE Faulkner Associations of light physical activity, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior with quality of life in men on androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: a quantile regression analysis J Behav Med. 2022 Jan 21. doi: 10.1007/s10865-022-00285-7. Online ahead of print.
SMH Alibhai, Z Alam, R Saluja, U Malik, P Warde, R Jin, A Berger, L Romanovsky, KKW Chan Economic Evaluation of a Geriatric Oncology Clinic Cancers (Basel). 2022 Feb 3;14(3):789. doi: 10.3390/cancers14030789.
L Lapointe-Shaw, A Jones, NM Ivers, A Rahim, G Babe, NM Stall, SK Sinha, AP Costa Homebound status among older adult home care recipients in Ontario, Canada J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Feb;70(2):568-578. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17501. Epub 2021 Oct 13.
P Kapoor, L Chen, A Saripella, R Waseem, M Nagappa, J Wong, S Riazi, D Gold, DF Tang-Wai, C Suen, M Englesakis, R Norman, SK Sinha, F Chung Prevalence of preoperative cognitive impairment in older surgical patients.: A systematic review and meta-analysis J Clin Anesth. 2022 Feb;76:110574. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110574.
S Orzell, BFJ Verhaaren, R Grewal, M Sklar, JC Irish, R Gilbert, D Brown, P Gullane, JR de Almeida, E Yu, J Su, W Xu, SMH Alibhai, DP Goldstein Evaluation of Sarcopenia in Older Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Laryngoscope. 2022 Feb;132(2):356-363. doi: 10.1002/lary.29782. Epub 2021 Aug 12.
X Tang, A Sharma, M Pasic, P Brown, K Colwill, H Gelband, C Birnboim, N Nagelkerke, I Bogoch, A Bansal, L Newcombe, J Slater, PS Rodriguez, G Huang, SH Fu, C Meh, DC Wu, R Kaul, M Langlois, E Morawski, A Hollander, D Eliopoulos, B Aloi, T Lam, KT Abe, B Rathod, M Fazel-Zarandi, J Wang, M Iskilova, A Pasculescu, L Caldwell, M Barrios-Rodiles, Z Mohammed-Ali, N Vas, DR Santhanam, ER Cho, K Qu, S Jha, V Jha, W Suraweera, Varsha Malhotra, K Mastali, R Wen, SK Sinha, A Reid, A Gingras, P Chakraborty, AS Slutsky, P Jha Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity During the First and Second Viral Waves in 2020 and 2021 Among Canadian Adults JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2146798. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46798.
M Puts, E Papadopoulos, S Brennenstuhl, S Durbano, N Hossain, B Santos, K Cleverley, SMH Alibhai The Development of Geriatric Assessment and Intervention Guidelines for an Online Geriatric Assessment Tool: A Canadian Modified Delphi Panel Study Curr Oncol. 2022 Feb 4;29(2):853-868. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29020073.
DC Cheung, LJ Martin, NK Jivraj, H Clarke, T Gomes, DN Wijeysundera, C Diong, M Nayan, O Saarela, SMH Alibhai, M Komisarenko, NE Fleshner, GS Kulkarni, A Finelli Opioid Use after Nephrectomy for Kidney Cancer in Ontario: A Population-Based Study Urology. 2022 Feb 16;S0090-4295(22)00143-1. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.02.002. Online ahead of print.
VL Chuen, SCH Chan, J Ma, SMH Alibhai, V Chau Assessing the Accuracy of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Coding for Delirium J Appl Gerontol. 2022 Feb 17;7334648211067526. doi: 10.1177/07334648211067526.
May – June
A Bankar, SMH Alibhai, E Smith, D Yang, S Malik, V Cheung, N Siddiq, J Claudio, A Arruda, H Tsui, JM Capo-Chichi, JA Kennedy, C McNamara, H Sibai, D Maze, W Xu, V Gupta. Association of frailty with clinical outcomes in myelofibrosis: a retrospective cohort study Br J Haematol 2021 Jun 15. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17617 PMID: 34131896 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17617
LA Turcotte , AA Zalucky, NM Stall, J Downar, K Rockwood , O Theou , C McArthur , G Heckman Baseline Frailty as a Predictor of Survival after Critical Care: a Retrospective Cohort Study of Older Adults Receiving Home Care in Ontario, Canada Chest 2021 Jun 14;S0012-3692(21)01114-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34139208 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.06.009
SH Read , V Giannakeas , P Pop, SE Bronskill , N Herrmann , S Chen, MJ Luke, W Wu , LM McCarthy, PC Austin, SL Normand, JH Gurwitz, NM Stall, RD Savage , P Rochon Evidence of a gabapentinoid and diuretic prescribing cascade among older adults with lower back pain J Am Geriatr Soc 2021 Jun 12. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17312. Online ahead of print PMID: 34118076 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17312
M Powis, C Milley-Daigle, S Hack, SMH Alibhai, S Singh, MK Krzyzanowska Impact of the Early Phase of the COVID Pandemic on Cancer Treatment Delivery and the Quality of Cancer Care: A Scoping Review and Conceptual Model Int J Qual Health Care 2021 Jun 1;mzab088 doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzab088
SR Fitzgerald, L Romanovsky, R Norman, SK Sinha Quality improvement outcomes from the introduction of a geriatrician into a rehabilitation setting J Am Geriatr Soc 2021 Jun 1 doi: 10.1111/jgs.17297. Online ahead of print
CJ Lopez, C Pritlove, JM Jones, SMH Alibhai, CM Sabiston, E Chang, DS Mina “This is my home-based exercise”: exploring environmental influences on home-based exercise participation in oncology Supprt Care Cancer June 2021 29(6):3245-3255. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05843-w. Epub 2020 Oct 23
S Rostoft, A O’Donovan, P Soubeyran, SMH Alibhai, ME Hamaker Geriatric Assessment and Management in Cancer J Clin Oncol 2021 May 27;JCO2100089 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.00089. Online ahead of print.
VL Chuen, ACH Chan, J Ma, SMH Alibhai, V Chau The frequency and quality of delirium documentation in discharge summaries. BMC Geriatr. 2021 May 12;21(1):307. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02245-3. PMID: 33980170.
AP Costa, DR Manis, A Jones, NM Stall, KA Brown, V Boscart, A Castellino, GA Heckman, MP Hillmer, C Ma, P Pham, S Rais, SK Sinha, JW Poss Risk factors for outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 infection at retirement homes in Ontario, Canada: a population-level cohort study CMAJ 2021 May 10;193:E672-80. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.202756
LF Low, K Hinsliff-Smith, SK Sinha, NM Stall, H Verbeek, J Siette, B Dow, R Backhaus, R Devi, K Spilsbury, J Brown, A Griffiths, C Bergman, A Comas-Herrera Safe Visiting is Essential for Nursing Home Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Perspective Affiliations J Am Med Dir Assoc 2021 May: 22 (5): 977-978 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.02.020 PMID: 33775596 PMCID: PMC7908840
March
Lin W, Haq Sinha S, Fan-Lun C. 2021 Mar 1;36(3):159-170. doi: 10.4140/TCP.n.2021.159.. PMID: 33662240.
Impact Analysis of a Pharmacist-Led Home-Medication Review Service Within an interprofessional Outreach Team. Sr Care Pharm.
Goldberg H, Mohsin FK, Berlin A, Chandrasekar T, Wallis CJD, Klaassen Z, Ahmad AE, Saskin R, Kenk M, Saarela O, Kulkarni GS, Alibhai SMH, Fleshner N. Urol Oncol. 2021 Mar;39(3):191.e17-191.e24. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.08.032. Epub 2020 Sep 17. PMID: 32951988.
The suggested chemopreventive association of metformin with prostate cancer in diabetic patients.
Low L, Hinsliff-Smith K., Sinha S, Stall NM, Verbeek H., Siette J., Dow B., Backhaus R., Devi R, Spilsbury K, Brown J., Griffiths A., Bergman C., Comas-Herrera A, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2021
Safe visiting is essential for nursing home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international perspective
Malikov K, Huang Q, Shi S, Stall NM, Tuite AR, Hillmer MP. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Feb;22(2):260-262. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.12.011. Epub 2020 Dec 19. PMID: 33476568; PMCID: PMC7749642.
Temporal Associations between Community Incidence of COVID-19 and Nursing Home Outbreaks in Ontario, Canada.
Stacey D, Ludwig C, Archambault P, Babulic K, Edwards N, Lavoie J, Sinha S, O’Connor AM. Med Decis Making. 2021 Feb;41(2):233-239. doi: 10.1177/0272989X20979693. Epub 2020 Dec 10. PMID: 33300438; PMCID: PMC7879222.
Feasibility of Rapidly Developing and Widely Disseminating Patient Decision Aids to Respond to Urgent Decisional Needs due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
McLean B, Hossain N, Donison V, Gray M, Durbano S, Haase K, Alibhai SMH, Puts M.JMIR Aging. 2021 Feb 9;4(1):e24092. doi: 10.2196/24092. PMID: 33560228.
Providing Medical Information to Older Adults in a Web-Based Environment: Systematic Review.
Brown KA, Jones A, Daneman N, Chan AK, Schwartz KL, Garber GE, Costa AP, Stall NM. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Feb 1;181(2):229-236. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6466. PMID: 33165560; PMCID: PMC7653540.
Association Between Nursing Home Crowding and COVID-19 Infection and Mortality in Ontario, Canada.
Jones A, Watts AG, Khan SU, Forsyth J, Brown KA, Costa AP, Bogoch II, Stall NM.. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Jan 26:S1525-8610(21)00119-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.01.068. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33516671.
Impact of a Public Policy Restricting Staff Mobility Between Nursing Homes in Ontario, Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Santa Mina D, van Rooijen SJ, Minnella EM, Alibhai SMH, Brahmbhatt P, Dalton SO, Gillis C, Grocott MPW, Howell D, Randall IM, Sabiston CM, Silver JK, Slooter G, West M, Jack S, Carli F. Front Oncol. 2021 Jan 11;10:598425. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.598425. PMID: 33505914; PMCID: PMC7831271.
Multiphasic Prehabilitation Across the Cancer Continuum: A Narrative Review and Conceptual Framework.
Thomas CM, Sklar MC, Su J, Xu W, De Almeida JR, Alibhai SMH, Goldstein DP. Laryngoscope. 2021 Jan 11. doi: 10.1002/lary.29375. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33427307.
Longitudinal Assessment of Frailty and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Surgery.
Rochon PA, Stall NM, Gurwitz JH. Lancet. 2021 Jan 2;397(10268):21. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32548-4. Epub 2020 Dec 14.
Making older women visible.
Salas MQ, Atenafu EG, Bascom O, Wilson L, Lam W, Law AD, Pasic I, Kim DDH, Michelis FV, Al-Shaibani Z, Gerbitz A, Viswabandya A, Lipton JH, Mattsson J, Alibhai SMH, Kumar R. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2021 Jan;56(1):60-69. doi: 10.1038/s41409-020-0979-1. Epub 2020 Jun 30.PMID: 32606454
Pilot prospective study of Frailty and Functionality in routine clinical assessment in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Thomas CM, Sklar MC, Su J, Xu W, De Almeida JR, Alibhai SMH, Goldstein DP. Laryngoscope. 2021 Jan 11. doi: 10.1002/lary.29375. Online ahead of print. Longitudinal Assessment of Frailty and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Surgery.
May – August
Nathan M. Stall, Wei Wu, Lauren Lapointe‐Shaw, David N. Fisman, Vasily Giannakeas, Michael P. Hillmer, Paula A. Rochon, 24 July 2020 doi: 10.1111/jgs.16761.
Sex‐ and age‐specific differences in COVID‐19 testing, cases and outcomes: a population‐wide study in Ontario, Canada
Nathan M. Stall, Aaron Jones, Kevin A. Brown, Paula A. Rochon and Andrew P. Costa CMAJ July 22, 2020 cmaj.201197
For-profit long-term care homes and the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks and resident deaths
Howard Meng, Tianyang Dai, John G Hanlon, James Downar, Shabbir M, H Alibhai, Hance Clarke Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2020 Jun;14(2):87-93. doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000493. PMID: 32332209
Cannabis and Cannabinoids in Cancer Pain Management
Paula A Rochon, Wei Wu, Vasily Giannakeas, Nathan M Stall.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2020 Jun 14. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16646 PMID 32535896
The Missing Pieces of the COVID-19 Puzzle
Kieran L Quinn, Michael Fralick, Jonathan S Zipursky, Nathan M Stall CMAJ 2020 Jun 1;192(22):E611. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.75720.
Good Things Come in Threes (And Sometimes Fours): Update on Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors and COVID-19
Nathan M Stall, Carolyn Farquharson, Chris Fan-Lun, Lesley Wiesenfeld, Carla A Loftus, Dylan Kain, Jennie Johnstone, Liz McCreight, Russell D Goldman. J Am Geriatr Soc 2020 May 22;10.1111/jgs.16625. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16625 PMID: 32441770
Hospital Partnership With a Nursing Home Experiencing a COVID-19 Outbreak: Description of a Multiphase Emergency Response in Toronto Canada
Daniel Santa Mina, Shabbir M H Alibhai, J Geriatr Oncol, 2020 May;11(4):731-734. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.05.017. PMID:31151830
Prehabilitation in Geriatric Oncology
Norman RE, Stall NM, Sinha SK. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Apr 28. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16526.
Typically Atypical: COVID-19 Presenting as a Fall in an Older Adult.
Hogan DB, MacKnight C, Madden KM, Montero-Odasso M, Stall NM. J Am Geriatrics Soc. 2020 Apr 28. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16518. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 32343365
Canadian Geriatrics In The Time Of Covid-19.
Ellis B, Melady D, Foster N, Sinha SK, Lau V, Saraga S, McLeod SL. CJEM. 2020 Apr 21:1-5. doi: 10.1017/cem.2020.9.
Using volunteers to improve the experience of older patients in the emergency department.
Bhattacharyya O, Shaw J, Sinha SK, Gordon D, Shahid S, Wodchis WP, Anderson G. Health Affairs (Millwood). 2020 Apr;39(4):689-696. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00826.
Innovative Integrated Health and Social Care Programs In Eleven High-Income Countries.
RE Norman, SK Sinha. Patient outcomes related to receiving care on a dedicated Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit versus with an ACE order set. J Am Geriatr Soc. April 12, 2022; 70(7): 2101-2106. doi:10.1111/jgs.17788
G Lemay, J Joanisse, L Lessard, T Antoun, SK Sinha & P Archambault. Comparative Evaluation of the Acute Care for Elders Implementation Strategy in Two Francophone Hospitals in Canada: results from the Montfort Hospital. 2018
SK Sinha, J Bennett, R Ramsden, J Bon, T Chalk. Delivering improved patient and system outcomes for hospitalized older adults through an Acute Care for Elders Strategy. Healthc Manage Forum. July 2018; 31(4):126-132. doi: 10.1177/0840470418773108. PMID: 29952256.
SK Sinha , N. Foster, Aceing the Care of Older Adults in hospitals through innovative models of acute care for elders, Innovation in Aging, Volume 1, Issue suppl_1, July 2017, Pages 1346–1347, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.4943
SK Sinha, J Bennett, R Ramsden, J Bon, T Chalk. Establishing the effectiveness of an acute care for elders (ace) strategic delivery model. Innov Aging. June 30, 2017;1(Suppl 1):1347. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.4944. PMCID: PMC6183901.
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