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Louise M. Waite
Researcher at University of Sydney
Publications - 168
Citations - 6479
Louise M. Waite is an academic researcher from University of Sydney. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Dementia. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 157 publications receiving 5485 citations. Previous affiliations of Louise M. Waite include Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute & Concord Repatriation General Hospital.
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Polypharmacy cutoff and outcomes: five or more medicines were used to identify community-dwelling older men at risk of different adverse outcomes.
Danijela Gnjidic,Sarah N. Hilmer,Sarah N. Hilmer,Fiona M. Blyth,Fiona M. Blyth,Vasi Naganathan,Vasi Naganathan,Louise M. Waite,Louise M. Waite,Markus J. Seibel,Markus J. Seibel,Andrew J. McLachlan,Andrew J. McLachlan,Robert G. Cumming,Robert G. Cumming,David J. Handelsman,David J. Handelsman,David G. Le Couteur,David G. Le Couteur +18 more
TL;DR: The study supports the use of five or more medications in the current definition of polypharmacy to estimate the medication-related adverse effects for frailty, disability, mortality, and falls.
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Loss of muscle strength, mass (sarcopenia), and quality (specific force) and its relationship with functional limitation and physical disability: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project.
Noran Naqiah Hairi,Robert G. Cumming,Vasi Naganathan,David J. Handelsman,David G. Le Couteur,Helen Creasey,Louise M. Waite,Markus J. Seibel,Philip N. Sambrook +8 more
TL;DR: To determine the association between loss of muscle strength, mass, and quality and functional limitation and physical disability in older men, a large number of men aged 60 and over are surveyed.
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Gait slowing as a predictor of incident dementia: 6-year longitudinal data from the Sydney Older Persons Study.
TL;DR: The Sydney Older Persons Study examined 6-year outcomes of 630 community-dwelling participants aged 75 or over at recruitment, finding simple measures of gait may provide useful clinical tools, assisting in the prediction of dementia.
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Health habits and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age: A prospective study on the effects of exercise, smoking and alcohol consumption
Gerald A. Broe,Helen Creasey,Anthony F. Jorm,Hayley P. Bennett,B. Casey,Louise M. Waite,David A. Grayson,John Cullen +7 more
TL;DR: While these health habits do not affect risk for dementia and cognitive impairment in the very elderly, who are at highest risk for these disorders, they cannot discount a role at younger ages.
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Cohort Profile: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP)
Robert G. Cumming,David J. Handelsman,Markus J. Seibel,Helen Creasey,Philip N. Sambrook,Louise M. Waite,Vasi Naganathan,David G. Le Couteur,Melisa Litchfield +8 more
TL;DR: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP) was established to investigate health in old men, defined as age 70 years and over, and there is no upper age limit for recruitment into CHAMP.