W M Hopman

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..This paper assesses mean changes in SF-36 scores over a 3-year period in men and women between the ages of 40 and 59 years at baseline...

..The initiation of the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study in 1996, and subsequent follow-up of the cohort 5 years later, provided longitudinal body mass index (BMI) data for a random sample of Canadians...

..CaMos recently recruited a sample of young Canadians aged between 16 and 24 years. The purpose of this study was to develop normative SF-36 data for this age group...

..This study provided additional evidence that, while physical function could be severely and negatively affected by both chronic disease and advanced age, mental health remained relatively high and stable...

..The purpose of this research was to assess changes in HRQOL during inpatient rehabilitation and again 6 months after discharge...

..The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos) provided an opportunity to examine the prevalence of glucosamine use across age and gender groups, and to assess the factors associated with its use...

..We investigated this in the context of a population-based study, using a standard five-category weight classification system based on body mass index (BMI)...

..Such norms are important to establish, because the effect of any intervention may be confounded by changes due to the natural progression of HRQOL over time...

..Published norms for the SF-36 exist for other countries but have not been previously published for Canada...

..Incident fractures had a negative impact on HUI scores over time...

..The decrement in HUI3 score seen in participants with osteoporosis was comparable to that observed in other chronic medical conditions, such as arthritis, COPD, diabetes mellitus or heart disease...

..The findings suggest that factors associated with change in health status can be systematically assessed, which may lead to the development of interventions aimed at those patient characteristics or process issues that impact on HRQOL...

..The goal of the baseline component of this study was the measurement of generic and condition-specific HRQOL, and the identification of factors associated with these outcomes...

..This retrospective cohort study was designed to determine the association between long-term exposure to warfarin and severity of aortic valve (AV) calcification in hemodialysis (HD) patients...

..We therefore examined the SF-36 data from nine Canadian centres for evidence of systematic differences...

..The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care funded the Ontario Lung Association to develop and implement a continuing medical education program to promote implementation of the Canadian asthma guidelines in primary care...

..We investigated the relationship of youth BMI and PA to adult HRQL 22 years later...

..Use of communication devices in the hospital environment remains controversial. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) can affect different medical devices. Potential sources for EMI on ECG machines were systematically tested...

..This article details right and left unilateral neglect (UN) in a stroke rehabilitation population...

..The goals of this study were to measure change in HRQOL and identify factors associated with change...

..Hospitalization rates for asthma vary more than threefold across regions of Ontario. It is not known whether this variation is primarily due to regional differences in the rate of emergency department (ED) visits or hospital admissions...

..007), and absence of statin exposure (p=0.019). Statin exposure appears to be associated with a reduced frequency of bone fracture in HD patients. Future studies evaluating the potential anabolic effect of statins on bone are required...

..The objective of this study was to examine the association between quality of sleep and HRQoL in haemodialysis patients independent of known predictors of HRQoL...

..This is likely related to differences in the healthcare systems of the two countries and confirms the need to develop benchmarks based on Canadian data...

..However, there was poor association between the two outcomes. Both instruments offer insights into outcomes of inpatient rehabilitation, but they are complementary rather than overlapping...

..Furthermore, while awaiting consultation, many patients experience an impaired quality of life because of their gastrointestinal symptoms...

..To compare the clinical outcomes in overweight women with those of a group of normal-weight women 4 to 11 years after arthroscopic debridement of the knee...

..Little is known about pain-related outcomes in surgical inpatients after discharge from the hospital. An ongoing risk and outcomes monitoring system would provide valuable feedback to improve the quality of patient care...

..We investigated ED management of asthma and differences in practice patterns for pediatric (< 20 years old) and adult (> or = 20 years old) patients in Ontario EDs...

..Therefore, when patients must be counseled against physical exertion, they also need to be educated about the importance of appropriate physical activity and good dietary practices...

..This study explores the associations between individual characteristics such as income and education with health behaviours and utilization of preventive screening...

..These results suggest that decreasing the frequency of chemotherapy cycles does not decrease survival. Prospective trials would be required to compare quality of life and cost-effectiveness...

..The present study examined associations between smoke exposure and other related variables, and pain response to suprathreshold electrical stimulation...

..For discharge destination prediction, the presence of body neglect should be considered in addition to balance and family support. Evaluation of patients for right-sided neglect and left-sided neglect is important...

..In recent years, there has been considerable concern regarding wait times for Canadian health care, which led the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) to develop specific wait time targets...

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..Pain is an important public health problem in Canada. International estimates of general population pain prevalence range from 2% to 46%...

..We also compared HRQOL in women with recent hip fractures to a control sample at baseline and to normative Canadian data at followup...

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..4%). CONCLUSION: Breastfeeding women who delay resumption of intercourse during the postpartum period might benefit from open discussion of breastfeeding, sexuality, and contraception immediately post partum...