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Catherine Sherrington

Catherine Sherrington

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Medicine

D-Index
101
Citations
49080
World Ranking
7840
National Ranking
232

Overview

Catherine Sherrington is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and health professions, with a focus on rehabilitation, physical therapy, and public health. Their work spans multiple subfields including physiology, psychiatry and mental health, rehabilitation, and environmental and occupational health.

Key research topics addressed by Sherrington include:

  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

Sherrington has published in a range of leading academic venues. Frequent publication sources include:

  • Age and Ageing
  • BMJ Open
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative" (2022) published in Age and Ageing
  • "Telerehabilitation services for stroke" (2020) published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • "Evidence on physical activity and osteoporosis prevention for people aged 65+ years: a systematic review to inform the WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour" (2020) published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "Evidence on physical activity and falls prevention for people aged 65+ years: systematic review to inform the WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour" (2020) published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "Implementing the 27 PRISMA 2020 Statement items for systematic reviews in the sport and exercise medicine, musculoskeletal rehabilitation and sports science fields: the PERSiST (implementing Prisma in Exercise, Rehabilitation, Sport medicine and SporTs science) guidance" (2021) published in British Journal of Sports Medicine

Frequent collaborators with Sherrington include:

  • Anne Tiedemann
  • Leanne Hassett
  • Juliana S Oliveira
  • Abby Haynes
  • Marina B. Pinheiro

Best Publications

  • Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community

    Lesley D. Gillespie;Mary Clare Robertson;William J. Gillespie;Catherine Sherrington

  • Reliability of the PEDro Scale for Rating Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Christopher G. Maher;Catherine Sherrington;Robert D. Herbert;Anne M. Moseley

  • Effective Exercise for the Prevention of Falls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Catherine Sherrington;Julie C. Whitney;Stephen R. Lord;Robert D. Herbert

  • Evidence for Physiotherapy Practice: A Survey of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)

    Anne M Moseley;Robert D Herbert;Catherine Sherrington;Christopher G Maher

  • Falls in older people: risk factors and strategies for prevention.

    S. R. Lord;C. Sherrington;H. B. Menz;J. C. T. Close

  • Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: An updated meta-analysis and best practice recommendations

    Catherine Sherrington;Catherine Sherrington;Anne Tiedemann;Anne Tiedemann;Nicola Fairhall;Nicola Fairhall;Jacqueline C.T. Close

  • Exercise for Preventing Falls in Older People Living in the Community

    Catherine Sherrington;Anne Tiedemann;Nicola J Fairhall;Sally Hopewell

  • Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

    Catherine Sherrington;Zoe A Michaleff;Zoe A Michaleff;Nicola Fairhall;Serene S Paul

  • Older people's perspectives on participation in physical activity: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature

    Marcia R Franco;Allison Tong;Kirsten Howard;Catherine Sherrington

  • A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE LONG-TERM DISABILITY OUTCOMES FOLLOWING HIP FRACTURE

    S.M. Dyer;M. Crotty;M. Crotty;N. Fairhall;J.S. Magaziner

  • The comparative ability of eight functional mobility tests for predicting falls in community-dwelling older people

    Anne Tiedemann;Hiroyuki Shimada;Catherine Sherrington;Susan Murray

  • Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community

    Sally Hopewell;Olubusola Adedire;Bethan J. Copsey;Graham J. Boniface

  • Adherence to exercise programs for older people is influenced by program characteristics and personal factors: a systematic review

    Alexandra Miranda Assumpção Picorelli;Leani Souza Máximo Pereira;Daniele Sirineu Pereira;Diogo Felício

  • PEDro. A database of randomized trials and systematic reviews in physiotherapy.

    C Sherrington;R.D Herbert;C.G Maher;A.M Moseley

  • Evidence on physical activity and osteoporosis prevention for people aged 65+ years: a systematic review to inform the WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour

    Marina B. Pinheiro;Juliana Oliveira;Adrian Bauman;Nicola Fairhall

  • Telerehabilitation services for stroke.

    Kate E Laver;Daniel Schoene;Maria Crotty;Stacey George

  • Home environment risk factors for falls in older people and the efficacy of home modifications

    Stephen R. Lord;Hylton B. Menz;Catherine Sherrington

  • A multifactorial interdisciplinary intervention reduces frailty in older people: randomized trial.

    Ian D Cameron;Nicola Fairhall;Nicola Fairhall;Colleen Langron;Keri Lockwood

  • Falls in Older People: Risk Factors and Strategies for Prevention

    Stephen R Lord;Catherine Sherrington;Hylton B Menz

  • EXERCISE TO PREVENT FALLS IN OLDER ADULTS: AN UPDATED SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

    C. Sherrington;Z. Michaleff;Z. Michaleff;N. Fairhall;A. Tiedemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen R. Lord
Stephen R. Lord University of New South Wales
Robert D. Herbert
Robert D. Herbert Neuroscience Research Australia
Christopher G. Maher
Christopher G. Maher University of Sydney
Lindy Clemson
Lindy Clemson University of Sydney
Hylton B. Menz
Hylton B. Menz La Trobe University
Ian D. Cameron
Ian D. Cameron University of Sydney
Robert G. Cumming
Robert G. Cumming University of Sydney
Rebecca Ivers
Rebecca Ivers University of New South Wales
Manuela L. Ferreira
Manuela L. Ferreira University of Sydney
Chris Rissel
Chris Rissel Flinders University

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