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Michelle A. Fortier
Researcher at University of California, Irvine
Publications - 150
Citations - 5609
Michelle A. Fortier is an academic researcher from University of California, Irvine. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anxiety & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 137 publications receiving 4742 citations. Previous affiliations of Michelle A. Fortier include Children's Hospital of Orange County & University of Ottawa.
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Effects of Aerobic Training, Resistance Training, or Both on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial
Ronald J. Sigal,Glen P. Kenny,Normand G. Boulé,George A. Wells,Denis Prud'homme,Michelle A. Fortier,Robert D. Reid,Heather Tulloch,Douglas Coyle,Penny Phillips,Alison Jennings,James Jaffey +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the effects of combined aerobic and resistance training compared with either type of exercise alone on hemoglobin A1c values in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Effects of Aerobic Training, Resistance Training, or Both on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
Ronald J. Sigal,Glen P. Kenny,Normand G. Boulé,George A. Wells,Denis Prud'homme,Michelle A. Fortier,Robert D. Reid,Heather Tulloch,Douglas Coyle,Penny Phillips,Alison Jennings,James Jaffey +11 more
TL;DR: This randomized, controlled trial showed better reduction in hemoglobin A1c values in patients who followed a combined aerobic exercise and resistance training program 3 times weekly than in patientsWho followed a program of either exercise type alone, on glycemic control and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
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Pediatric Pain After Ambulatory Surgery: Where's the Medication?
Michelle A. Fortier,Jill E. MacLaren,Sarah R. Martin,Danielle Perret-Karimi,Zeev N. Kain,Zeev N. Kain +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that a large proportion of children receive little analgesic medication after surgery and research efforts should be directed to the discrepancy between high ratings of postoperative pain provided by parents and the low dosing of analgesics they use for their children.
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Perioperative anxiety in children
Michelle A. Fortier,Michelle A. Fortier,Antonio M. Del Rosario,Sarah R. Martin,Zeev N. Kain,Zeev N. Kain +5 more
TL;DR: This investigation was to examine children’s anxiety across the perioperative setting and found that anxiety among children under the age of 18 is higher in the post-operative setting.
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Physical activity counseling in primary care: who has and who should be counseling?
TL;DR: It appears that allied health professionals as adjuncts or alone produced the best results in the long-term (>6 months), and an interdisciplinary model in which physicians recommend PA and provide referrals to alliedhealth professionals such as physical activity counselors is argued.