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Marika Booth
Researcher at RAND Corporation
Publications - 76
Citations - 4255
Marika Booth is an academic researcher from RAND Corporation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Systematic review. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 72 publications receiving 3617 citations.
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Interventions for the Prevention of Falls in Older Adults
John T. Chang,Sally C. Morton,Laurence Z. Rubenstein,Walter Mojica,Margaret Maglione,Marika Booth,Beth Roth,Paul G. Shekelle +7 more
TL;DR: Interventions to prevent falls in older adults are effective in reducing both the risk of falling and the monthly rate of falling, including a multifactorial falls risk assessment and management programme.
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Mental Health Conditions Among Patients Seeking and Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Meta-analysis
Aaron J. Dawes,Melinda Maggard-Gibbons,Melinda Maggard-Gibbons,Melinda Maggard-Gibbons,Alicia Ruelaz Maher,Marika Booth,Isomi M Miake-Lye,Isomi M Miake-Lye,Jessica M Beroes,Paul G. Shekelle,Paul G. Shekelle +10 more
TL;DR: Moderate-quality evidence supports an association between bariatric surgery and lower rates of depression postoperatively, and there is inconsistent evidence regarding the association between preoperative mental health conditions and postoperative weight loss.
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Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacologic Treatments to Prevent Fractures: An Updated Systematic Review
Carolyn J. Crandall,Sydne J Newberry,Allison L. Diamant,Yee-Wei Lim,Walid F. Gellad,Marika Booth,Aneesa Motala,Paul G. Shekelle +7 more
TL;DR: This article focuses on the comparative benefits and risks of short- and long-term pharmacologic treatments for low bone density and addresses issues regarding monitoring and duration of therapy.
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A systematic review of St. John’s wort for major depressive disorder
Eric Apaydin,Alicia Ruelaz Maher,Roberta M. Shanman,Marika Booth,Jeremy N. V. Miles,Melony E. Sorbero,Susanne Hempel +6 more
TL;DR: SJW monotherapy for mild and moderate depression is superior to placebo in improving depression symptoms and not significantly different from antidepressant medication, however, evidence of heterogeneity and a lack of research on severe depression reduce the quality of the evidence.
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Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacologic Treatments to Prevent Fractures
Carolyn J. Crandall,Sydne J Newberry,Allison L. Diamant,Yee-Wei Lim,Walid F. Gellad,Marika Booth,Aneesa Motala,Paul G. Shekelle +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the benefits and harms of pharmacologic treatments used to prevent fractures in adults at increased risk were investigated and the authors found good-quality evidence that several of them work well.