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Understanding cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for the future (2023)
Journal Article
McHale, S., Neubeck, L., Rowat, A., Dawkes, S., & Hanson, C. L. (2023). Understanding cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for the future. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 18(9), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2023.0035

Background/Aims Cardiac rehabilitation services were disrupted during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic because of limitations on interpersonal contact, exercise facility closures and clinical service reorganisation. This necessitated urgent... Read More about Understanding cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for the future.

Research priorities relating to the delivery of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programmes: results of a modified Delphi process (2023)
Journal Article
McHale, S., Cowie, A., Brown, S., Butler, T., Carver, K., Dalal, H. M., …Taylor, R. S. (2023). Research priorities relating to the delivery of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programmes: results of a modified Delphi process. Open Heart, 10(1), Article e002248. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2022-002248

Objective: The purpose of this British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) research priority setting project (PSP) was to identify a top 10 list of priority research questions for cardiovascular prevention and rehabil... Read More about Research priorities relating to the delivery of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programmes: results of a modified Delphi process.

Nursing and physiotherapy students’ engagement in an online physical activity promotion education programme: A mixed methods pilot study (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Forrest, B., Neubeck, L., Dawkes, S., Pitkethly, A., & Hanson, C. (2022, October). Nursing and physiotherapy students’ engagement in an online physical activity promotion education programme: A mixed methods pilot study. Poster presented at NETNEP 2022: 8th International Nurse Education Conference, Sitges, Spain

Introduction: Regular physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some cancers (Lee et al., 2012), but worldwide 25% of adults do not meet global recommendations for PA (World Health Organisation, 2018). Nurses and... Read More about Nursing and physiotherapy students’ engagement in an online physical activity promotion education programme: A mixed methods pilot study.

Gender differences in uptake, adherence and experiences: a longitudinal, mixed methods study of a physical activity referral scheme in Scotland, UK (2021)
Journal Article
Hanson, C. L., Neubeck, L., Kyle, R. G., Brown, N., Gallagher, R., Clark, R. A., …Dawkes, S. (2021). Gender differences in uptake, adherence and experiences: a longitudinal, mixed methods study of a physical activity referral scheme in Scotland, UK. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), Article 1700. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041700

Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) are implemented internationally to increase physical activity (PA) but evidence of effectiveness for population subgroups is equivocal. We examined gender differences for a Scottish PARS. This mixed-method, c... Read More about Gender differences in uptake, adherence and experiences: a longitudinal, mixed methods study of a physical activity referral scheme in Scotland, UK.

A mixed method, embedded approach to exploring participation in an exercise referral scheme (2020)
Journal Article
Hanson L., C., & Dawkes, S. (2020). A mixed method, embedded approach to exploring participation in an exercise referral scheme. Sage Research Methods Cases, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529741001

The case aims to highlight the potential of using a mixed methods embedded design to understand the effects of an intervention and provide greater understanding of how participant circumstances influence engagement. This case derives from larger a Bu... Read More about A mixed method, embedded approach to exploring participation in an exercise referral scheme.

Role expansion for nurses in the cardiac catheter laboratory: findings from a systematic scoping review (2020)
Journal Article
Gillingham, I., Neubeck, L., Williams, B., & Dawkes, S. (2020). Role expansion for nurses in the cardiac catheter laboratory: findings from a systematic scoping review. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 15(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2019.0128

Background/aims The cardiac catheter laboratory offers services to patients with a variety of conditions. These may include coronary heart disease, structural heart disorders and cardiac electrophysiological syndromes. Owing to the complex nature of... Read More about Role expansion for nurses in the cardiac catheter laboratory: findings from a systematic scoping review.

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.

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., …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.

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., …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.

Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Europe: How does it differ by region and compare with other high-income countries?: Endorsed by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (2019)
Journal Article
Abreu, A., Pesah, E., Supervia, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Lopez-Jimenez, F., …Grace, S. L. (2019). Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Europe: How does it differ by region and compare with other high-income countries?: Endorsed by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 26(11), 1128-1130. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487319827453

Aims: The aims of this study were to establish cardiac rehabilitation availability and density, as well as the nature of programmes, and to compare these by European region (geoscheme) and with other high-income countries. Methods: A survey was adm... Read More about Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Europe: How does it differ by region and compare with other high-income countries?: Endorsed by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology.

Factors influencing diet barriers among outpatients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes: A descriptive correlational study (2018)
Journal Article
Cheng, L. J., Wu, V. X., Dawkes, S., Lim, S. T., & Wang, W. (2019). Factors influencing diet barriers among outpatients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes: A descriptive correlational study. Nursing and Health Sciences, 21(1), 102-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12569

The aim of the present descriptive correlational study was to investigate diet barriers and their influencing factors among outpatients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes in Singapore. One hundred and ten patients with poorly-controlled type 2 di... Read More about Factors influencing diet barriers among outpatients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes: A descriptive correlational study.

Preparation of registered nurses for health promotion (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Dawkes, S. (2018, May). Preparation of registered nurses for health promotion. Paper presented at NETNEP, Banff, Canada

Introduction: Globally, people are living longer but not healthier lives and so the need for effective health promotion for older people is growing and nurses play a key role in this (Raingruber, 2017) but they make lack knowledge and skills (Goodma... Read More about Preparation of registered nurses for health promotion.

Support needs of patients after elective PCI (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Dawkes, S., & Brown, N. (2017, October). Support needs of patients after elective PCI. Paper presented at Singapore Prevention & Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium, Singapore

Introduction and background: Elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) should reduce patients’ angina symptoms but thereafter it is critical that patients self-manage their coronary heart disease (CHD) (i.e. manage any angina symptoms, reduce... Read More about Support needs of patients after elective PCI.

Angina management after coronary intervention. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Dawkes, S., Raeside, R., Elliott, L., & Donaldson, J. (2017, October). Angina management after coronary intervention. Paper presented at Singapore Prevention & Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium, Singapore

No abstract available.

Medication adherence after percutaneous coronary intervention (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Dawkes, S., Raeside, R., Elliott, L., & Donaldson, J. (2017, October). Medication adherence after percutaneous coronary intervention. Paper presented at Singapore Prevention & Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium, Singapore

No abstract available.

Older people’s self-management of coronary heart disease after coronary intervention (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Dawkes, S., Raeside, R., Elliott, L., & Donaldson, J. (2017, October). Older people’s self-management of coronary heart disease after coronary intervention. Poster presented at British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, London

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore how older patients self-manage their coronary heart disease (CHD) after undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: This mixed methods study used a sequential, expl... Read More about Older people’s self-management of coronary heart disease after coronary intervention.

Medication adherence after percutaneous coronary intervention (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Dawkes, S., Raeside, R., Elliott, L., & Donaldson, J. (2017, October). Medication adherence after percutaneous coronary intervention. Poster presented at British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, London

Background and aim: It is recommended that medicines for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) are prescribed to patients after coronary intervention and healthcare professionals should support patients to take these medicines, usu... Read More about Medication adherence after percutaneous coronary intervention.