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Adherence to Cardiac Medications in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Pilot Study (2019)
Journal Article
Pacleb, A., Lowres, N., Randall, S., Neubeck, L., & Gallagher, R. (2020). Adherence to Cardiac Medications in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Pilot Study. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29(7), e131-e139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.11.012

Background
Non-adherence to medications is common in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), increasing the risk of stroke, co-morbidities, and AF symptoms. Understanding factors influencing medication adherence is important in providing holistic ca... Read More about Adherence to Cardiac Medications in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Pilot Study.

Awareness campaigns of atrial fibrillation as an opportunity for early detection by pharmacists: an international cross-sectional study (2019)
Journal Article
da Costa, F. A., Mala-Ladova, K., Lee, V., Tous, S., Papastergiou, J., Griffiths, D., Chaumais, M.-C., Hersberger, K. E., Viola, R., Paulino, E., Lobban, T., Neubeck, L., Freedman, B., & Antoniou, S. (2020). Awareness campaigns of atrial fibrillation as an opportunity for early detection by pharmacists: an international cross-sectional study. Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, 49, 606-617. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11239-019-02000-x

Atrial fibrillation (AF) accounts for up to one third of strokes, one of the lead mortality causes worldwide. The European Society of Cardiology guidelines recommend opportunistic screening as a means to increase the odds of early detection and insti... Read More about Awareness campaigns of atrial fibrillation as an opportunity for early detection by pharmacists: an international cross-sectional study.

Tools to measure health literacy among Chinese speakers: A systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Zhang, L., Ding, D., Fethney, J., Neubeck, L., & Gallagher, R. (2020). Tools to measure health literacy among Chinese speakers: A systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(5), 888-897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2019.11.028

Objective
Health literacy measurement can identify healthcare consumers’ needs and help inform healthcare service delivery. The objective of this review is to identify and evaluate tools to measure health literacy among Chinese speakers.

Methods... Read More about Tools to measure health literacy among Chinese speakers: A systematic review.

Searching for Atrial Fibrillation Poststroke: A White Paper of the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration (2019)
Journal Article
Boriani, G., Brachmann, J., Brandes, A., Bustamante, A., Casadei, B., Crijns, H., Doehner, W., Engström, G., Fauchier, L., Freedman, B., Friberg, L., Gladstone, D., Glotzer, T., Goto, S., Georg, H., Graeme, H., Harbison, J., Healey, J., Hobbs, R., Johnson, L., …Yan, B. (2019). Searching for Atrial Fibrillation Poststroke: A White Paper of the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration. Circulation, 140(22), 1834-1850. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.040267

Cardiac thromboembolism attributed to atrial fibrillation (AF) is responsible for up to one third of ischemic strokes. Stroke may be the first manifestation of previously undetected AF. Given the efficacy of oral anticoagulants (OAC) in preventing AF... Read More about Searching for Atrial Fibrillation Poststroke: A White Paper of the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration.

A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how a previous experience of physically activity influences engagement with cardiac rehabilitation (2019)
Journal Article
McHale, S., Astin, F., Neubeck, L., Dawkes, S., & Hanson, C. (2020). A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how a previous experience of physically activity influences engagement with cardiac rehabilitation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 19(1), 31-43. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515119882549

Background:
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation is recognised internationally as an effective therapy to improve quality of life and reduce risk of hospital readmission for individuals diagnosed with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Despite this, half of... Read More about A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how a previous experience of physically activity influences engagement with cardiac rehabilitation.

Estimated stroke risk, yield, and number needed to screen for atrial fibrillation detected through single time screening: a multicountry patient-level meta-analysis of 141,220 screened individuals (2019)
Journal Article
Lowres, N., Olivier, J., Chao, T.-F., Chen, S.-A., Chen, Y., Diederichsen, A., Fitzmaurice, D. A., Gomez-Doblas, J. J., Harbison, J., Healey, J. S., Hobbs, F. D. R., Kaasenbrood, F., Keen, W., Lee, V. W., Lindholt, J. S., Lip, G. Y. H., Mairesse, G. H., Mant, J., Martin, J. W., Martín-Rioboó, E., …Freedman, B. (2019). Estimated stroke risk, yield, and number needed to screen for atrial fibrillation detected through single time screening: a multicountry patient-level meta-analysis of 141,220 screened individuals. PLOS Medicine, 16(9), Article e1002903. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002903

Background

The precise age distribution and calculated stroke risk of screen-detected atrial fibrillation (AF) is not known. Therefore, it is not possible to determine the number needed to screen (NNS) to identify one treatable new AF case (NNS-Rx... Read More about Estimated stroke risk, yield, and number needed to screen for atrial fibrillation detected through single time screening: a multicountry patient-level meta-analysis of 141,220 screened individuals.

Nature of Cardiac Rehabilitation Around the Globe (2019)
Journal Article
Supervia, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Pesah, E., Ding, R., Britto, R. R., Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Derman, W., Abreu, A., Babu, A. S., Santos, C. A., Jong, S. K., Cuenza, L., Yeo, T. J., Scantlebury, D., Andersen, K., Gonzalez, G., Giga, V., Vulic, D., Vataman, E., …Grace, S. L. (2019). Nature of Cardiac Rehabilitation Around the Globe. EClinicalMedicine, 13, 46-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.06.006

Background
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a clinically-effective but complex model of care. The purpose of this study was to characterize the nature of CR programs around the world, in relation to guideline recommendations, and compare this by World... Read More about Nature of Cardiac Rehabilitation Around the Globe.

Understanding Prevention and Management of Coronary Heart Disease Among Chinese Immigrants and Their Family Carers: A Socioecological Approach (2019)
Journal Article
Jin, K., Neubeck, L., Koo, F., Ding, D., & Gullick, J. (2020). Understanding Prevention and Management of Coronary Heart Disease Among Chinese Immigrants and Their Family Carers: A Socioecological Approach. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 31(3), 257-266. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659619859059

Introduction: Health disparities among immigrants exist across socioecological domains. While Chinese immigrants face increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) after migration, the reasons are not well understood. Method: This descriptive quali... Read More about Understanding Prevention and Management of Coronary Heart Disease Among Chinese Immigrants and Their Family Carers: A Socioecological Approach.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Density around the Globe (2019)
Journal Article
Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Pesah, E., Ding, R., Britto, R. R., Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Derman, W., Abreu, A., Babu, A. S., Santos, C. A., Jong, S. K., Cuenza, L., Yeo, T. J., Scantlebury, D., Andersen, K., Gonzalez, G., Giga, V., Vulic, D., Vataman, E., …Grace, S. L. (2019). Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Density around the Globe. EClinicalMedicine, 13, 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.06.007

Background
Despite the epidemic of cardiovascular disease and the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), availability is known to be insufficient, although this is not quantified. This study ascertained CR availability, volumes and its drivers, an... Read More about Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Density around the Globe.

Persuasive design features within a consumer-focused eHealth intervention integrated with the electronic health record: a mixed methods study of effectiveness and acceptability (2019)
Journal Article
Coorey, G. M., Peiris, D., Usherwood, T., Neubeck, L., Mulley, J., & Redfern, J. (2019). Persuasive design features within a consumer-focused eHealth intervention integrated with the electronic health record: a mixed methods study of effectiveness and acceptability. PLOS ONE, 14(6), Article e0218447. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218447

Introduction: eHealth strategies targeting health-related behaviour often incorporate persuasive software design. To further engage patients with their overall health management, consumer-facing web portals may be integrated with data from one or mor... Read More about Persuasive design features within a consumer-focused eHealth intervention integrated with the electronic health record: a mixed methods study of effectiveness and acceptability.

e-Health in Cardiovascular Medicine (2019)
Journal Article
Redfern, J., & Neubeck, L. (2019). e-Health in Cardiovascular Medicine. Medical Sciences, 7(6), Article 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci7060072

Note: In lieu of an abstract, this is an excerpt from the first page.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary artery disease (CHD) and stroke, is the leading cause of death and disease burden globally [...]

Target Audience and Preferences Related to an Australian Coronary Heart Disease Specific Mobile App: A Mixed Methods Study (2019)
Journal Article
Gallagher, R., Parker, H., Zhang, L., Kirkness, A., Roach, K., Belshaw, J., Glinatsis, H., Gallagher, P., & Neubeck, L. (2020). Target Audience and Preferences Related to an Australian Coronary Heart Disease Specific Mobile App: A Mixed Methods Study. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29(5), 696-702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.05.178

Background:
Widespread availability of mobile technologies offers the opportunity to support secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) via mobile apps, however, the target audience and their app preferences are unknown. This study aims to... Read More about Target Audience and Preferences Related to an Australian Coronary Heart Disease Specific Mobile App: A Mixed Methods Study.

Development, piloting and validation of the Recommending Cardiac Rehabilitation (ReCaRe) instrument (2019)
Journal Article
Ski, C. F., Jones, M., Astley, C., Neubeck, L., Thompson, D. R., Gallagher, R., Du, H., & Clark, R. A. (2019). Development, piloting and validation of the Recommending Cardiac Rehabilitation (ReCaRe) instrument. Heart and Lung, 48(5), 405-413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2019.04.008

Background: Health practitioners’values, attitudes and beliefs largely determine their referrals to cardiac rehabilitation (CR).Objective:To develop and test the Recommending Cardiac Rehabilitation scale (ReCaRe), designed to assess health profession... Read More about Development, piloting and validation of the Recommending Cardiac Rehabilitation (ReCaRe) instrument.

Design and rationale of the MyHeartMate study: a randomised controlled trial of a game-based app to promote behaviour change in patients with cardiovascular disease (2019)
Journal Article
Gallagher, R., Chow, C., Parker, H., Neubeck, L., Celermajer, D., Redfern, J., Tofler, G., Buckley, T., Schumacher, T., Ferry, C., Whitley, A., Chen, L., & Figtree, G. (2019). Design and rationale of the MyHeartMate study: a randomised controlled trial of a game-based app to promote behaviour change in patients with cardiovascular disease. BMJ Open, 9(5), Article e024269. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024269

Introduction: Recurrence of cardiac events is common after a first event, leading to hospitalisations and increased health burden. Patients have difficulties achieving the lifestyle changes required for secondary prevention and access to secondary pr... Read More about Design and rationale of the MyHeartMate study: a randomised controlled trial of a game-based app to promote behaviour change in patients with cardiovascular disease.

ECG-based Cardiac Screening Programs: Legal, Ethical and Logistical Considerations (2019)
Journal Article
Orchard, J. J., Neubeck, L., Orchard, J. W., Puranik, R., Raju, H., Freedman, B., La Gerche, A., & Semsarian, C. (2019). ECG-based Cardiac Screening Programs: Legal, Ethical and Logistical Considerations. Heart Rhythm, 16(10), 1584-1591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.03.025

Screening asymptomatic people with a resting electrocardiogram (ECG) has been theorised to detect latent cardiovascular disease. However, resting ECG screening is not recommended for numerous populations, such as asymptomatic middle-aged (sedentary)... Read More about ECG-based Cardiac Screening Programs: Legal, Ethical and Logistical Considerations.

ESC e-Cardiology Working Group Position Paper: Overcoming challenges in digital health implementation in cardiovascular medicine (2019)
Journal Article
Frederix, I., Caiani, E. G., Dendale, P., Anker, S., Bax, J., Böhm, A., Cowie, M., Crawford, J., de Groot, N., Dilaveris, P., Hansen, T., Koehler, F., Krstačić, G., Lambrinou, E., Lancellotti, P., Meier, P., Neubeck, L., Parati, G., Piotrowicz, E., Tubaro, M., & van der Velde, E. (2019). ESC e-Cardiology Working Group Position Paper: Overcoming challenges in digital health implementation in cardiovascular medicine. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 26(11), 1166-1177. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487319832394

Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the availability of highly effective treatments, the contemporary burden of disease remains huge. Digital health interventions hold promise to improve furt... Read More about ESC e-Cardiology Working Group Position Paper: Overcoming challenges in digital health implementation in cardiovascular medicine.

Data management and wearables in older adults: A systematic review. (2019)
Journal Article
Straiton, N., Alharbi, M., Smith, S., Neubeck, L., & Gallagher, R. (2019). Data management and wearables in older adults: A systematic review. Maturitas, 124, 100-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.03.012

Background: Wearable trackers as research or clinical tools are increasingly used to support the care of older adults, due to their practicality in self-monitoring and potential to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours. However, limited understanding... Read More about Data management and wearables in older adults: A systematic review..

Utilising a data capture tool to populate a cardiac rehabilitation registry: a feasibility study (2019)
Journal Article
O’Neil, A., Cadilhac, D. A., Grace, S. L., Thomas, E., Grace, S., Boyle, D., Gallagher, R., Neubeck, L., Cox, N., Manski-Nankervis, J.-A., Henley-Smith, S., Cadilhac, D., & O'Neil, A. (2020). Utilising a data capture tool to populate a cardiac rehabilitation registry: a feasibility study. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29(2), 224-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.12.012

Background: Clinical registries are effective for monitoring clinical practice, yet manual data collection can limit their implementation and sustainability. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of using a data capture tool to co... Read More about Utilising a data capture tool to populate a cardiac rehabilitation registry: a feasibility study.

Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Jin, K., Khonsari, S., Gallagher, R., Gallagher, P., Clark, A. M., Freedman, B., Briffa, T., Bauman, A., Redfern, J., & Neubeck, L. (2019). Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 18(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515119826510

Background - Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of death worldwide. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR), an evidence-based CHD secondary prevention programme, remains underutilised. Telehealth may offer an innovative solution to overcome barriers... Read More about Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.