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Australian cardiac rehabilitation association. (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Neubeck, L. (2016, December). Australian cardiac rehabilitation association. Presented at EuroPRevent: Global forum on CVD prevention in clinical practice - part 2, Rome, Italy

Opportunistic screening to detect atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal adults in Australia (2016)
Journal Article
Gwynne, K., Flaskas, Y., O'Brien, C., Jeffries, T. L., McCowen, D., Finlayson, H., …Freedman, B. (2016). Opportunistic screening to detect atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal adults in Australia. BMJ Open, 6(11), Article e013576. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013576

Introduction There is a 10-year gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. The leading cause of death for Aboriginal Australians is cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction and stroke. Although atrial fib... Read More about Opportunistic screening to detect atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal adults in Australia.

Marked differences in cardiovascular risk profiles in middle-aged and older Chinese residents: Evidence from a large Australian cohort (2016)
Journal Article
Jin, K., Neubeck, L., Gullick, J., Koo, F., & Ding, D. (2017). Marked differences in cardiovascular risk profiles in middle-aged and older Chinese residents: Evidence from a large Australian cohort. International Journal of Cardiology, 227, 347-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.062

Objective To examine and compare the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and major cardiovascular risk factors among Chinese, mixed-Chinese and non-Chinese Australians and to examine the associations of risk factors with CVD outcomes across... Read More about Marked differences in cardiovascular risk profiles in middle-aged and older Chinese residents: Evidence from a large Australian cohort.

The contributions of qualitative research to cardiac conditions. (2016)
Book Chapter
Clark, A., Neubeck, L., Strachan, P., Currie, K., & Angus, J. (2016). The contributions of qualitative research to cardiac conditions. In K. Olson, R. A. Young, & I. Z. Schultz (Eds.), Handbook of qualitative health research for evidence-based practice, 107-121

Social media practices on Twitter: maximising the impact of cardiac associations (2016)
Journal Article
Gallagher, R., Psaroulis, T., Ferguson, C., Neubeck, L., & Gallagher, P. (2016). Social media practices on Twitter: maximising the impact of cardiac associations. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 11(10), 481-487. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2016.11.10.481

Twitter is a social media platform often used by cardiac professional associations to engage and inform their members and the public. However, the effectiveness of the strategy is seldom assessed or published. Aim: This study evaluates the Twitter ac... Read More about Social media practices on Twitter: maximising the impact of cardiac associations.

Exercise barriers and the relationship to self-efficacy for exercise over 12 months of a lifestyle-change program for people with heart disease and/or diabetes. (2016)
Journal Article
Alharbi, M., Gallagher, R., Neubeck, L., Bauman, A., Prebill, G., Kirkness, A., & Randall, S. (2017). Exercise barriers and the relationship to self-efficacy for exercise over 12 months of a lifestyle-change program for people with heart disease and/or diabetes. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 16(4), 309-317. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515116666475

Background: Barriers to exercise are common in people with coronary heart disease (CHD) and/or diabetes mellitus (DM), and may influence self-efficacy for exercise. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the exercise barriers experienc... Read More about Exercise barriers and the relationship to self-efficacy for exercise over 12 months of a lifestyle-change program for people with heart disease and/or diabetes..

MyHeartMate: Development of a digital game to improve secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. (2016)
Journal Article
Neubeck, L., Gallagher, R., Ingram, K., Celermajer, D., Schumacher, T., Ferry, C., …Figtree, G. (2016). MyHeartMate: Development of a digital game to improve secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25(Supp2), S329-S330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.780

Background and aim: Low participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) means alternative strategies are urgently required to ensure secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Digital games promote behaviour change in other diseases, however,... Read More about MyHeartMate: Development of a digital game to improve secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease..

Using the ‘Think Aloud’ Technique to Explore Quality of Life Issues During Standard Quality-of-Life Questionnaires in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (2016)
Journal Article
Zhang, L., Gallagher, R., Lowres, N., Orchard, J., Freedman, S. B., & Neubeck, L. (2016). Using the ‘Think Aloud’ Technique to Explore Quality of Life Issues During Standard Quality-of-Life Questionnaires in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 26(2), 150-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.05.121

Aims and Objectives: to investigate whether using the ‘think aloud’ technique during standard quality of life surveys provides useful additional information about patients’ experiences of living with atrial fibrillation (AF) and health related qualit... Read More about Using the ‘Think Aloud’ Technique to Explore Quality of Life Issues During Standard Quality-of-Life Questionnaires in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.

New Technology (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Neubeck, L. (2016, June). New Technology. Presented at Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Rotorua, New Zealand

How dietary evidence for the prevention and treatment of CVD is translated into practice in those with or at high risk of CVD: a systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Schumacher, T. L., Burrows, T. L., Neubeck, L., Redfern, J., Callister, R., & Collins, C. E. (2017). How dietary evidence for the prevention and treatment of CVD is translated into practice in those with or at high risk of CVD: a systematic review. Public Health Nutrition, 20(1), 30-45. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980016001543

CVD is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity, and nutrition is an important lifestyle factor. The aim of the present systematic review was to synthesise the literature relating to knowledge translation (KT) of dietary evidence for the prevention... Read More about How dietary evidence for the prevention and treatment of CVD is translated into practice in those with or at high risk of CVD: a systematic review.

Screening for obstructive sleep apnoea in cardiac rehabilitation: A position statement from the Australian Centre for Heart Health and the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (2016)
Journal Article
Le Grande, M. R., Neubeck, L., Murphy, B. M., McIvor, D., Lynch, D., McLean, H., & Jackson, A. C. (2016). Screening for obstructive sleep apnoea in cardiac rehabilitation: A position statement from the Australian Centre for Heart Health and the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 23(14), 1466-1475. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487316652975

Obstructive sleep apnoea is highly prevalent in acute coronary syndrome patients eligible for enrolment in cardiac rehabilitation programmes. This condition is an independent predictor of increased morbidity and comorbid conditions in the general pop... Read More about Screening for obstructive sleep apnoea in cardiac rehabilitation: A position statement from the Australian Centre for Heart Health and the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association.

PM188 Screening for Recurrence of New-Onset Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Lowres, N., Mulcahy, G., Freedman, S. B., Jin, K., & Neubeck, L. (2016). PM188 Screening for Recurrence of New-Onset Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Global Heart, 11(2), e101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2016.03.351

Poster abstract Introduction Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with increased mortality and risk of stroke post-discharge. POAF is often thought to be transient, however recurrence is likely under-recognized as symptoms are... Read More about PM188 Screening for Recurrence of New-Onset Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

What's in a name? Concordance is better than adherence for promoting partnership and self-management of chronic disease. (2016)
Journal Article
Randall, S., & Neubeck, L. (2016). What's in a name? Concordance is better than adherence for promoting partnership and self-management of chronic disease. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 22(3), 181-184. https://doi.org/10.1071/py15140

The choice of language health professionals use to discuss self-management of chronic disease is important and influences patients’ self-management. The words compliance, adherence and concordance are used to discuss patients’ agreement with prescrib... Read More about What's in a name? Concordance is better than adherence for promoting partnership and self-management of chronic disease..

Waist circumference in coronary heart disease versus type-two diabetes (2016)
Journal Article
Shi, W., Neubeck, L., & Gallagher, R. (2016). Waist circumference in coronary heart disease versus type-two diabetes. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 11(4), 173-178. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2016.11.4.173

Obesity-related chronic illness is an international health issue. Waist circumference can assess central adiposity, which is strongly associated with cardiovascular disease and type two diabetes mellitus. Aim: This study evaluates the effectivenes... Read More about Waist circumference in coronary heart disease versus type-two diabetes.