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Machelle Wilchesky

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Articles 31
Citations 480
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Geriatrics
General Medicine
Public Health
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Philippe Voyer
Samy Suissa
Isabelle Vedel
Deniz Cetin-Sahin
Pierre-Hugues Carmichael
Johanne Monette
Edeltraut Kroger
Ovidiu Lungu
Nathalie Champoux
Pierre Ernst
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BMC Geriatr
Can Geriatr J
J Am Med Dir Assoc
BMJ Open
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Recent Articles
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Development and Feasibility Study of HOPE Model for Prediction of Depression Among Older Adults Using Wi-Fi-based Motion Sensor Data: Machine Learning Study
Nejadshamsi S, Karami V, Ghourchian N, Armanfard N, Bergman H, Grad R, et al.
JMIR Aging . 2025 Mar; 8:e67715. PMID: 40053734
Background: Depression, characterized by persistent sadness and loss of interest in daily activities, greatly reduces quality of life. Early detection is vital for effective treatment and intervention. While many studies...
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Dementia: a Multijurisdictional Meta-Analysis of the Impact of the First Two Pandemic Waves on Acute Health-care Utilization and Mortality in Canada
Cetin-Sahin D, Godard-Sebillotte C, Bronskill S, Seitz D, Morgan D, Maclagan L, et al.
Can Geriatr J . 2025 Mar; 28(1):16-30. PMID: 40051596
Background: Previous studies on the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on persons living with dementia (PLWD) were mostly conducted in a single jurisdiction or focused on a...
3.
Long-term care staffs' experience in facilitating the use of videoconferencing by cognitively impaired long-term care residents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study
Hardy M, Fanaki C, Savoie C, Wilchesky M, Gagnon M, Laberge M, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2024 May; 24(1):646. PMID: 38769512
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous long-term care (LTC) homes faced restrictions that prevented face-to-face visits. To address this challenge and maintain family connections, many LTC homes facilitated the use...
4.
Artificial Intelligence for Detection of Dementia Using Motion Data: A Scoping Review
Puterman-Salzman L, Katz J, Bergman H, Grad R, Khanassov V, Gore G, et al.
Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra . 2023 Nov; 13(1):28-38. PMID: 37927529
Background: Dementia is a neurodegenerative disease resulting in the loss of cognitive and psychological functions. Artificial intelligence (AI) may help in detection and screening of dementia; however, little is known...
5.
Measuring Potentially Avoidable Acute Care Transfers From Long-Term Care Homes in Quebec: a Cross Sectional Study
Cetin-Sahin D, Karanofsky M, Cummings G, Vedel I, Wilchesky M
Can Geriatr J . 2023 Sep; 26(3):339-349. PMID: 37662066
Background: Potentially avoidable emergency department transfers (PAEDTs) and hospitalizations (PAHs) from long-term care (LTC) homes are two key quality improvement metrics. We aimed to: 1) Measure proportions of PAEDTs and...
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The OptimaMed intervention to reduce medication burden in nursing home residents with severe dementia: results from a pragmatic, controlled study
Kroger E, Wilchesky M, Morin M, Carmichael P, Marcotte M, Misson L, et al.
BMC Geriatr . 2023 Aug; 23(1):520. PMID: 37641020
Background: Nursing home (NH) residents with severe dementia use many medications, sometimes inappropriately within a comfort care approach. Medications should be regularly reviewed and eventually deprescribed. This pragmatic, controlled trial...
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Explainable Machine Learning Model to Predict COVID-19 Severity Among Older Adults in the Province of Quebec
Rahimi S, Chu C, Grad R, Karanofsky M, Arsenault M, Ronquillo C, et al.
Ann Fam Med . 2023 Mar; (21 Suppl 1). PMID: 36972530
Context: Patients over the age of 65 years are more likely to experience higher severity and mortality rates than other populations from COVID-19. Clinicians need assistance in supporting their decisions...
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Taxonomy of Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers From Long-term Care Homes: A Systematic Scoping Review
Cetin-Sahin D, Cummings G, Gore G, Vedel I, Karanofsky M, Voyer P, et al.
J Am Med Dir Assoc . 2023 Feb; 24(3):343-355. PMID: 36758622
Objective: To develop a taxonomy of interventions aimed at reducing emergency department (ED) transfers and/or hospitalizations from long-term care (LTC) homes. Design: A systematic scoping review. Setting And Participants: Permanent...
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Reorganizing Pharmaceutical Care in Family Medicine Groups for Older Adults With or at Risk of Major Neurocognitive Disorders: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
Guenette L, Kroger E, Bonnan D, Maheu A, Morin M, Belanger L, et al.
JMIR Res Protoc . 2022 Oct; 11(11):e42577. PMID: 36264995
Background: The latest global figures show that 55 million persons lived with major neurocognitive disorders (MNCDs) worldwide in 2021. In Quebec, Canada, most of these older adults are cared for...
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Which has more influence on a family's assessment of the quality of dying of their long-term care resident with dementia: Frequency of symptoms or quality of communication with healthcare team?
Charest-Drapeau O, Provencher V, Trottier L, Leonard G, Wilchesky M, Bravo G
Palliat Support Care . 2022 Mar; 21(3):438-444. PMID: 35346414
Objective: Symptoms present at the end of life and the quality of communication with the healthcare team have both been shown to impact family assessments of the quality of dying...