Nursing & Cardiac or Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Dr Janet Hanley J.Hanley@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Remote respiratory rate monitoring in COPD Aug 1, 2013 - Apr 30, 2015
An estimated 3.7 million people live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the UK, predicted to increase by one-third by 2030, costing the NHS ?1.2 billion/yr. Over 50% of costs are due to hospital admissions for exacerbations. Early... Read More about Remote respiratory rate monitoring in COPD.

Public health, nurse-led blood pressure monitoring Feb 1, 2008 - Jul 31, 2012

Scale-up BP: Implementing evidence-based hypertension research at scale Nov 1, 2015 - Oct 31, 2017
To determine the feasibility of carrying out a phase 4 study on the clinical and health economic impact of implementing telemonitoring of BP as routine practice for the majority of patients with raised BP in primary care.

Exploring the use of activity tracking and mobile phone based feedback integrated with health care records to increase activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes Jan 1, 2018 - Sep 30, 2024
The benefits of exercise and reduced sedentary behavior on health and wellbeing are important for the whole population, but for those with type 2 diabetes they have particular benefits in enhancing blood glucose control. This proposal is to explore t... Read More about Exploring the use of activity tracking and mobile phone based feedback integrated with health care records to increase activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes.

Increasing medication adherence among adults with atrial fibrillation: A Medical Research Council complex intervention framework development and feasibility study. Jul 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2023
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common abnormal heart rhythm affecting more than 1-million people in Scotland. People with AF are five-times more likely to have a stroke and twice as likely to die, compared to those without AF. Strokes caused by AF are... Read More about Increasing medication adherence among adults with atrial fibrillation: A Medical Research Council complex intervention framework development and feasibility study..