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Caitlin Lees
Researcher at Dalhousie University
Publications - 10
Citations - 251
Caitlin Lees is an academic researcher from Dalhousie University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Palliative care. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 6 publications receiving 217 citations. Previous affiliations of Caitlin Lees include Nova Scotia Health Authority.
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Effect of aerobic exercise on cognition, academic achievement, and psychosocial function in children: a systematic review of randomized control trials.
Caitlin Lees,Jessica Hopkins +1 more
TL;DR: More rigorous trials with adequate sample sizes assessing the impact of APA on children’s cognitive abilities, psychosocial functioning, behavior, and academic achievement are needed, with standardized interventions, valid and reliable tools of measurement, and long-term follow-up for sustained cognitive and psychossocial outcomes.
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Frailty Hinders Recovery From Influenza and Acute Respiratory Illness in Older Adults
Caitlin Lees,Judith Godin,Janet E. McElhaney,Shelly A. McNeil,Shelly A. McNeil,Mark Loeb,Todd F. Hatchette,Todd F. Hatchette,Jason J. LeBlanc,Jason J. LeBlanc,William R. Bowie,Guy Boivin,Allison McGeer,Andre Poirier,Jeff Powis,Makeda Semret,Duncan Webster,Melissa K. Andrew,Melissa K. Andrew +18 more
TL;DR: Increasing frailty is associated with lower odds of recovery, and persistent worseningFrailty is an important adverse outcome of acute illness.
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy During Anti-HER2 Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer
TL;DR: A case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with the use of dual anti-HER2 therapy in a 63-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with an 8- to 10-hour history of progressive dyspnea after completing her third cycle of pertuzumab plus trastuzumAB in addition to nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy is reported.
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A Retrospective Review of Medically Assisted Deaths in Nova Scotia: What Do We Know and Where Should We Go?
TL;DR: The findings of this retrospective cohort study are supportive of a more integrated approach to coordination of SPC and MAiD services.
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Frailty Hinders Recovery From Acute Respiratory Illness in Older Adults
Melissa K. Andrew,Melissa K. Andrew,Caitlin Lees,Caitlin Lees,Judith Godin,Judith Godin,Karen M. Black,Karen M. Black,Janet E. McElhaney,Ardith Ambrose,Guy Boivin,William R. Bowie,May Elsherif,Karen Green,Scott A. Halperin,Todd F. Hatchette,Jennie Johnstone,Kevin Katz,Joanne M. Langley,Jason J. LeBlanc,Philippe Lagacé-Wiens,Mark Loeb,Donna MacKinnon-Cameron,Anne E. McCarthy,Allison McGeer,Jeff Powis,David J. Richardson,Makeda Semret,Stephanie Smith,Daniel Smyth,Geoffrey Taylor,Sylvie Trottier,Louis Valiquette,Duncan Webster,Lingyun Ye,Shelly A. McNeil +35 more
TL;DR: Increasing frailty was consistently associated with lower odds of recovery in older adults admitted with influenza and other acute respiratory illnesses; depending on seasonal factors, vaccination may offer some buffering of this impact.