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| C J MaxwellSummaryAffiliation: University of Calgary Country: Canada Publications
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A dynamic view of depressive symptoms and neurocognitive change among patients with coronary artery diseaseElizabeth A Freiheit
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Third Floor Teaching Research and Wellness, Calgary
Arch Gen Psychiatry 69:244-55. 2012..Older patients with coronary artery disease often experience depressive symptoms and are vulnerable to developing cognitive impairment. Whether depressive symptoms increase their risk of cognitive decline is unknown...
Living alone, patient sex and mortality after acute myocardial infarctionHeidi N Schmaltz
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
J Gen Intern Med 22:572-8. 2007..Whether these factors have different effects on mortality post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in men and women is not clear...- Treatment of osteoporosis in an older home care populationShelly A Vik
Department of Community Health Sciences University of Calgary, Calgary AB, Canada
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 6:7. 2005..We assessed osteoporosis treatment coverage in older home care clients with a diagnosis of osteoporosis and/or prevalent fracture... - Sampling 'hard-to-reach' populations in health research: yield from a study targeting Americans living in CanadaDanielle A Southern
Centre for Health and Policy Studies and Dept, of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
BMC Med Res Methodol 8:57. 2008..Here, we present a methodological "case-report" of the yield of a multi-step survey study assessing views on health care among American emigres to Canada, a hard-to-reach population... - Inconsistent self-reported mammography history: findings from the National Population Health Survey longitudinal cohortChristina M Bancej
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa ON, Canada
BMC Health Serv Res 4:32. 2004..However, longitudinal investigations regarding the prevalence and determinants of inconsistent responses over time and the impact of such responses on population screening estimates are lacking... - Operationalizing frailty among older residents of assisted living facilitiesElizabeth A Freiheit
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
BMC Geriatr 11:23. 2011..We examined the feasibility and predictive accuracy of two different interpretations of the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) frailty criteria in a population-based sample of AL residents... 
Supplemental use of antioxidant vitamins and subsequent risk of cognitive decline and dementiaColleen J Maxwell
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 20:45-51. 2005..89). A reduced risk for incident dementia or AD was not observed. Our findings suggest a possible protective effect for antioxidant vitamins in relation to cognitive decline but randomized controlled trials are required for confirmation...- The distribution and predictive validity of the stages of change for mammography adoption among Canadian womenColleen J Maxwell
Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary and Institute of Health Economics, 3330 Hospital Drive N W, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
Prev Med 43:171-7. 2006..To examine the predictive validity of the transtheoretical model (TTM) stages of change for mammography participation in Canadian women... - The prevalence and management of current daily pain among older home care clientsColleen J Maxwell
Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
Pain 138:208-16. 2008..The findings provide evidence of both rational prescribing practices and potential treatment bias in the pharmacotherapeutic management of daily pain in older home care clients... - Serum folate levels and subsequent adverse cerebrovascular outcomes in elderly personsColleen J Maxwell
Department of Community Health Sciences, Medicine, University of Calgary, Alta, Canada
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 13:225-34. 2002..Low serum folate levels are independently associated with a significantly higher risk of an adverse cerebrovascular event, including vascular dementia and stroke death, among older, cognitively vulnerable persons... - Sex differences in the relative contribution of social and clinical factors to the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 measure of health-related quality of life in older home care clientsColleen J Maxwell
Department of Community Health Sciences and Centre for Health and Policy Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Health Qual Life Outcomes 7:80. 2009..We examined the relative contribution of social and clinical factors to HRQL among older home care clients and explored whether any of the observed associations varied by sex... - Predictors of mammography use among Canadian women aged 50-69: findings from the 1996/97 National Population Health SurveyC J Maxwell
Department of Community Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Calgary
CMAJ 164:329-34. 2001..Screening mammography, although recommended every 2 years for women aged 50-69, is thought to be underused among select groups of Canadian women... - Factors important in promoting cervical cancer screening among Canadian women: findings from the 1996-97 National Population Health Survey (NPHS)C J Maxwell
Departments of Community Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Calgary, AB
Can J Public Health 92:127-33. 2001.... - The usefulness of the EQ-5D in differentiating among persons with major depressive episode and anxietyAlison L Supina
Centre for Health and Policy Studies Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Qual Life Res 16:749-54. 2007..The present study explores the ability of the EQ-5D HRQL measure to differentiate among those with a clinical diagnosis of MDE and/or anxiety disorders... - Measuring health status and decline in at-risk seniors residing in the community using the Health Utilities Index Mark 2Jenny X Zhang
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Health Sciences Centre, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
Qual Life Res 15:1415-26. 2006..CONCLUSION: The HUI2 measure of HRQL in older persons at risk for institutionalization appears to reflect health status at a point in time and to be responsive to changes in health status over time... - Calcium-channel blockers and cognitive function in elderly people: results from the Canadian Study of Health and AgingC J Maxwell
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Alta
CMAJ 161:501-6. 1999..This study was undertaken to examine prospectively the association between the use of these and other antihypertensive drugs and cognitive function... - A randomized controlled trial of a community-based consultation service to prevent fallsD B Hogan
Specialized Geriatric Services, Calgary Regional Health Authority, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
CMAJ 165:537-43. 2001..We tested this approach to see whether it would be effective if offered as a consultation service using existing health care resources... - A population-based study on ways of dealing with daily stress: comparisons among individuals with mental disorders, with long-term general medical conditions and healthy peopleJianli Wang
Dept of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary AB, Canada
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 44:666-74. 2009.... - Development of a frailty index for patients with coronary artery diseaseElizabeth A Freiheit
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:1526-31. 2010.... - Measurement issues related to the evaluation and monitoring of major depression prevalence in CanadaScott B Patten
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
Chronic Dis Can 26:100-6. 2005..However, the pattern of association of major depression with potential demographic determinants is not consistent with the classical "dilution" effect expected to occur with non-differential misclassification bias... - Descriptive epidemiology of major depression in CanadaScott B Patten
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta
Can J Psychiatry 51:84-90. 2006..2 is capable of providing the best currently available description of major depression epidemiology in Canada. Using the CCHS 1.2 data, our study aimed to describe the epidemiology of major depression in Canada... - Psychotropic medication use in CanadaCynthia A Beck
Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Alberta
Can J Psychiatry 50:605-13. 2005..2) offers the first opportunity to characterize Canadian psychotropic medication use on a national level within diagnostic groups as assessed by a full version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI)... - The influence of breast self-examination on subsequent mammography participationSusan E Jelinski
Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
Am J Public Health 95:506-11. 2005..78; 95% CI=0.50, 1.22). CONCLUSIONS: The lack of association between performance of BSE and subsequent mammography participation suggests that not recommending BSE is unlikely to influence mammography participation... - Absence of sex differences in pharmacotherapy for acute myocardial infarctionSusan E Jelinski
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Can J Cardiol 20:899-905. 2004..No sex differences were evident in the treatment of AMI among patients treated in an urban Canadian centre... - Prevalence and potential consequences of benzodiazepine use in senior citizens: results from the Canadian Study of Health and AgingDavid B Hogan
Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Calgary, Canada
Can J Clin Pharmacol 10:72-7. 2003..The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in benzodiazepine use over time, and the association between benzodiazepine use and select outcomes... - Epidemiology of major depression in a predominantly rural health regionScott B Patten
Dept of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 38:360-5. 2003..Few studies have employed prospective methods, which are necessary to evaluate incidence, and few have focused on predominantly rural areas... - Rising to the challenge: transforming the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionWilliam A Ghali
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
CMAJ 169:35-7. 2003 - Regional variation in the use of medications by older Canadians--a persistent and incompletely understood phenomenaD B Hogan
Department of Medicine, Clinical Neurosciences, Community Health Sciences and University Computing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 12:575-82. 2003..In this study, we used longitudinal data to determine whether regional differences in commonly consumed medications persisted and to explore potential explanatory factors for observed differences... - The prevalence and correlates of influenza vaccination among a home care populationM L Russell
Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1
Can J Public Health 91:441-4. 2000..To estimate the prevalence and correlates of influenza vaccination in a Home Care population... - Factors associated with pharmacologic treatment of osteoporosis in an older home care populationShelly A Vik
Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive N W, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62:872-8. 2007..Our objective was to examine which sociodemographic, clinical, and functional characteristics are associated with pharmacotherapy for osteoporosis among community-based seniors... - Patient sex does not modify ejection fraction as a predictor of death in heart failure: insights from the APPROACH cohortHeidi N Schmaltz
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
J Gen Intern Med 23:1940-6. 2008..Normal and low ejection fraction (EF) heart failure patients appear to have similar outcomes... - Antidepressant utilization in CanadaCynthia A Beck
Dept of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 40:799-807. 2005.... - Epidemiological associations between gambling behavior, substance use & mood and anxiety disordersNady el-Guebaly
Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta, Canada
J Gambl Stud 22:275-87. 2006..To compare gambling behaviors in a random sample of community residents with and without mental disorders identified by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI)... - Help-seeking behaviours of individuals with mood disordersJianli Wang
Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Alberta
Can J Psychiatry 50:652-9. 2005.... - Does self-rated health predict survival in older persons with cognitive impairment?Jennifer D Walker
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1895-900. 2004..To determine whether baseline self-rated health (SRH) independently predicted survival in an older Canadian population and to investigate the role of cognition on the SRH-mortality relationship... - Medication nonadherence and subsequent risk of hospitalisation and mortality among older adultsShelly A Vik
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Drugs Aging 23:345-56. 2006..The absence of a significant association between overall medication nonadherence and health outcomes may reflect study limitations and/or the need to differentiate among types of nonadherent behaviours... - Identifying potentially avoidable hospital admissions from canadian long-term care facilitiesJennifer D Walker
Canadian Institute for Health Information, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Med Care 47:250-4. 2009.... - Measurement, correlates, and health outcomes of medication adherence among seniorsShelly A Vik
Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ann Pharmacother 38:303-12. 2004..Future research in this area would be strengthened by incorporation of detailed assessments of patient-reported reasons for nonadherence, the appropriateness of drug regimens, and the effect of nonadherence on health outcomes... - Study of observed and self-reported HRQL in older frail adults found group-level congruence and individual-level differencesWalter P Wodchis
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 60:502-11. 2007..To evaluate the consistency of self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQL) using the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 (HUI2) with observer rated HRQL using the Minimum Data Set Health-Status Index (MDS-HSI)... - Mammography utilization in Canadian women aged 50 to 69: identification of factors that predict initiation and adherenceChristina M Bancej
Health Canada, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Ottawa, ON
Can J Public Health 96:364-8. 2005..Approximately 1 in 6 women aged 50 to 69 years remained never-users during follow-up, and fewer than half reported recent mammograms at all three survey cycles, suggesting the need to reinforce regular screening participation... - Exercise: a potential contributing factor to the relationship between folate and dementiaLaura E Middleton
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1095-8. 2007..To investigate whether exercise confounds the relationship between folate and cerebrovascular events, all-cause dementia, and Alzheimer's disease...