Machelle Wilchesky
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Recent Articles
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Bravo G, Arcand M, Wilchesky M, Verreault R, Bilodeau C, Trottier L
Can J Aging
. 2022 Feb;
41(4):631-640.
PMID: 35137682
Most Canadians with dementia die in long-term care (LTC) facilities. No data are routinely collected in Canada on the quality of end-of-life care provided to this vulnerable population, leading to...
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Wilchesky M, Ballard S, Voyer P, McCusker J, Lungu O, Champoux N, et al.
BMC Geriatr
. 2021 Nov;
21(1):645.
PMID: 34784897
Background: Delirium is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among older people admitted to both acute and long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Multicomponent interventions have been shown to reduce delirium...
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Mah J, Lieu A, Palayew M, Alipour P, Kong L, Song S, et al.
CMAJ Open
. 2021 Jul;
9(3):E718-E727.
PMID: 34257090
Background: As in other jurisdictions, the demographics of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 changed in Quebec over the course of the first COVID-19 pandemic wave, and affected those living in residential...
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Benedetti A, Wu Y, Levis B, Wilchesky M, Boruff J, Ioannidis J, et al.
BMJ Open
. 2018 Dec;
8(12):e026598.
PMID: 30518594
Introduction: The 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-30) and the shorter GDS-15, GDS-5 and GDS-4 are recommended as depression screening tools for elderly individuals. Existing meta-analyses on the diagnostic accuracy of...
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Wilchesky M, Mueller G, Morin M, Marcotte M, Voyer P, Aubin M, et al.
BMC Geriatr
. 2018 Sep;
18(1):204.
PMID: 30180821
Background: Medication regimens in nursing home (NH) residents with severe dementia should be frequently reviewed to avoid inappropriate medication, overtreatment and adverse drug events, within a comfort care approach. This...
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Gagne A, Voyer P, Boucher V, Nadeau A, Carmichael P, Pelletier M, et al.
CJEM
. 2018 May;
20(6):903-910.
PMID: 29769154
Objectives: Delirium is very frequent in older patients presenting to the emergency department (ED), but is often undetected. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of the...
17.
Abenhaim H, Tulandi T, Wilchesky M, Platt R, Spence A, Czuzoj-Shulman N, et al.
Obstet Gynecol
. 2018 Jan;
131(2):354-359.
PMID: 29324607
Objective: To evaluate the association of cesarean deliveries on the incidence of small bowel obstruction. Methods: We formed a population-based cohort of all women with a first live birth between...
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Ballard S, Yaffe M, August L, Cetin-Sahin D, Wilchesky M
J Appl Gerontol
. 2017 Nov;
38(10):1472-1491.
PMID: 29165023
Currently available elder abuse screening and identification tools have limitations for use in long-term care (LTC). This mixed-methods study sought to explore the appropriateness of using the Elder Abuse Suspicion...
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Ballard S, Peretti M, Lungu O, Voyer P, Tabamo F, Alfonso L, et al.
Geriatr Nurs
. 2017 Apr;
38(6):505-509.
PMID: 28449944
Although specialized communication tools can effectively reduce acute care transfers, few studies have assessed the factors that may influence the use of such tools by nursing staff at the individual...
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Cole M, McCusker J, Wilchesky M, Voyer P, Monette J, Champoux N, et al.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
. 2016 Mar;
32(2):208-213.
PMID: 27001903
Objective: The objective of this study is to explore whether the use of medications that antagonize mediators of inflammatory responses reduces the risk of delirium in older adults. Methods: A...