User profiles for S. D. Shenkin

Susan Shenkin

Reader in Geriatric Medicine, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
Verified email at ed.ac.uk
Cited by 5863

Birth weight and cognitive ability in childhood: a systematic review.

SD Shenkin, JM Starr, IJ Deary - Psychological bulletin, 2004 - psycnet.apa.org
… Mean IQ/DQ scores were 97.77 (SD = 6.19) for low birth weight children and 103.78 (SD
= 8.16) for controls (Cohen's d =.59). The conclusion was that there was a “statistically …

Lifestyle intervention for improving school achievement in overweight or obese children and adolescents

A Martin, DH Saunders, SD Shenkin… - Cochrane Database of …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
… The MD was 0.00 (95% CI ‐2.22 to 2.22; P value = 1.00) relative to the standardised test
score, with a mean of 100 and an SD of 15 in Davis 2011, and 12.76 units (95% CI ‐16.74 to …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity and exercise in mild cognitive impairment and dementia: an umbrella review of intervention and observational studies

…, W Kemmler, C Sieber, C Mueller, SD Shenkin… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this umbrella review was to determine the effect of physical activity/exercise
on improving cognitive and noncognitive outcomes in people with MCI (mild cognitive …

Brain White Matter Hyperintensities: Relative Importance of Vascular Risk Factors in Nondemented Elderly People1

AD Murray, RT Staff, SD Shenkin, IJ Deary, JM Starr… - Radiology, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To prospectively determine whether there is an association between brain white
matter signal hyperintensities on magnetic resonance (MR) images and potential risk …

Diagnostic accuracy of the 4AT for delirium detection in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis

…, K Agarwal, G Taffet, T Quinn, SD Shenkin… - Age and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
… For delirium: 50% female No delirium 76.2; Delirium 77.1 (SD not reported) Chart review by
… For delirium: 50% female No delirium 76.2; Delirium 77.1 (SD not reported) Chart review by 2…

Research with older people in a world with COVID-19: identification of current and future priorities, challenges and opportunities

…, TJ Quinn, L Rochester, AA Sayer, SD Shenkin… - Age and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Older people are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a
profound impact on research as well as clinical service delivery. This commentary identifies …

[HTML][HTML] Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the confusion …

SD Shenkin, C Fox, M Godfrey, N Siddiqi, S Goodacre… - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Delirium affects > 15% of hospitalised patients but is grossly underdetected,
contributing to poor care. The 4 ‘A’s Test (4AT, www.the4AT.com ) is a short delirium …

Tools to detect delirium superimposed on dementia: a systematic review

…, P Lee, JC Jackson, SD Shenkin… - Journal of the …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To identify valid tools to diagnose delirium superimposed on dementia. Design
Systematic review of studies of delirium tools that explicitly included individuals with dementia. …

Cortisol levels and the severity and outcomes of acute stroke: a systematic review

AJ Barugh, P Gray, SD Shenkin, AMJ MacLullich… - Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Studies in non-stroke patients have shown an association between dysregulation of the
hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and morbidity and mortality. We conducted a systematic …

Using quality assessment tools to critically appraise ageing research: a guide for clinicians

JK Harrison, J Reid, TJ Quinn, SD Shenkin - Age and ageing, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Evidence based medicine tells us that we should not accept published research at face value.
Even research from established teams published in the highest impact journals can have …