Leon Flicker

Hearing aids to support cognitive functions of older adults at risk of dementia: the HearCog trial- clinical protocols

Dona MP Jayakody, Osvaldo P Almeida, Andrew H Ford, Marcus D Atlas, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Peter L Friedland, Suzanne Robinson, Marshall Makate, Lize Coetzee, Angela SP Liew, Leon Flicker

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Geriatrics

BACKGROUND: Globally, about 50 million people were living with dementia in 2015, with this number projected to triple by 2050. Wit..

Let’s CHAT – Dementia: Primary care model of care to optimise detection and management of dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander older people: Determination of the risk factor profile in this population

Jo‐Anne Hughson, Leon Flicker, Kate Smith, Kate Bradley, Mary Belfrage, Edward Strivens, Dawn Bessarab, David Atkinson, Kylie Radford, Sarah G Russell, Rachel Quigley, Wendy Allan, Roslyn Malay, Kylie Sullivan, Belinda Ducker, Dina LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2020  |  Alzheimer's & Dementia

Comparison of peer mentoring versus peer support in a 6‐month home‐based physical activity program for inactive older adults at risk of Alzheimer’s disease: Experiences from the INDIGO trial

Kay L Cox, Kathryn A Ellis, Linda Clare, Elizabeth V Cyarto, Christopher Etherton‐Beer, David Ames, Leon Flicker, Osvaldo P Almeida, Dina LoGiudice, Danny Liew, Jennifer Southam, Nicola T Lautenschlager

Report  |  2020  |  Alzheimer's and Dementia

Safety and efficacy of fluoxetine on functional outcome after acute stroke (AFFINITY): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

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Journal article  |  2020  |  The Lancet Neurology

BACKGROUND: Trials of fluoxetine for recovery after stroke report conflicting results. The Assessment oF FluoxetINe In sTroke reco..

Prevalence and sites of pain in remote-living older Aboriginal Australians, and associations with depressive symptoms and disability.

Aaron Wong, Zoë Hyde, Kate Smith, Leon Flicker, David Atkinson, Linda Skeaf, Roslyn Malay, Dina Lo Giudice

Journal article  |  2020  |  Internal Medicine Journal

BACKGROUND: Pain is a growing public health problem associated with significant health and functional implications. Limited data e..

Good Spirit, Good Life: A Quality of Life Tool and Framework for Older Aboriginal Peoples.

Kate Smith, Lianne Gilchrist, Kevin Taylor, Christine Clinch, Dina Logiudice, Paula Edgill, Julie Ratcliffe, Leon Flicker, Harry Douglas, Kate Bradley, Dawn Bessarab

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Gerontologist

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The lack of appropriate quality of life (QoL) measures is a major barrier to planning and delivering he..

Let's CHAT (community health approaches to) dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

Kate Bradley, Robyn Smith, Jo-anne Hughson, David Atkinson, Dawn Bessarab, Leon Flicker, Kylie Radford, Kate Smith, Edward Strivens, Sandra Thompson, Irene Blackberry, Dina LoGiudice

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Health Services Research

BACKGROUND: Documented rates of dementia and cognitive impairment not dementia (CIND) in older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island..

Brain frailty and small vessel disease for stroke outcome prediction: Are we there yet?

Nawaf Yassi, Leon Flicker, Bruce CV Campbell

Journal article  |  2020  |  Neurology

The Well-Being of Carers of Older Aboriginal People Living in the Kimberley Region of Remote Western Australia: Empowerment, Depression, and Carer Burden

Dina LoGiudice, Cathryn M Josif, Roslyn Malay, Zoe Hyde, Melissa Haswell, Melissa A Lindeman, Christopher Etherton-Beer, David Atkinson, Dawn Bessarab, Leon Flicker, Kate Smith

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Applied Gerontology

Objective: To describe demographic features and well-being of carers of Aboriginal Australians aged ≥45 years in remote Western Au..

Osteocalcin and its forms across the lifespan in adult men

Cassandra Smith, Sarah Voisin, Ahmed Al Saedi, Steven Phu, Tara Brennan-Speranza, Lewan Parker, Nir Eynon, Danielle Hiam, Xu Yan, David Scott, Lauren C Blekkenhorst, Joshua R Lewis, Ego Seeman, Elizabeth Byrnes, Leon Flicker, Gustavo Duque, Bu B Yeap, Itamar Levinger

Journal article  |  2020  |  Bone

PURPOSE: Osteocalcin (OC), an osteoblast-specific secreted protein expressed by mature osteoblasts, is used in clinical practice a..