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Who gets stroke prevention? Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients in the inpatient setting. (2014)
Journal Article
Gallagher, R., Roach, K., Sadler, L., Belshaw, J., Kirkness, A., Zhang, L., Proctor, R., & Neubeck, L. (2015). Who gets stroke prevention? Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients in the inpatient setting. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24(5), 488-494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2014.12.010

Background: current guidelines strongly recommend antithrombotic therapy, particularly warfarin, for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients at high risk of stroke. Despite this, use of these medications is far from optimal. The aim of... Read More about Who gets stroke prevention? Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients in the inpatient setting..

Cost-effectiveness analysis of screening for atrial fibrillation in pharmacies using an iPhone handheld ECG (SEARCH-AF). (2014)
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Lowres, N., Salkeld, G., Neubeck, L., Martinez, C., Wallenhorst, C., & Freedman, S. B. (2014). Cost-effectiveness analysis of screening for atrial fibrillation in pharmacies using an iPhone handheld ECG (SEARCH-AF). European Heart Journal, 35, 1032

Purpose: Identifying unknown atrial fibrillation (AF) in the community and subsequent anti-thrombotic treatment could reduce stroke burden. We aimed to determine the cost-effectiveness of community screening for unknown AF, using an iPhone ECG with a... Read More about Cost-effectiveness analysis of screening for atrial fibrillation in pharmacies using an iPhone handheld ECG (SEARCH-AF)..

A person-centred analysis of the time-use, daily activities and health-related quality of life of Irish school-going late adolescents (2014)
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Hunt, E., McKay, E. A., Dahly, D. L., Fitzgerald, A. P., & Perry, I. J. (2015). A person-centred analysis of the time-use, daily activities and health-related quality of life of Irish school-going late adolescents. Quality of Life Research, 24(6), 1303-1315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0863-9

Purpose: The health, well-being and quality of life of the world’s 1.2 billion adolescents are global priorities. A focus on their patterns or profiles of time-use and how these relate to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) may help to enhance the... Read More about A person-centred analysis of the time-use, daily activities and health-related quality of life of Irish school-going late adolescents.

iPhone ECG screening by practice nurses and receptionists for atrial fibrillation in general practice: the GP-SEARCH qualitative pilot study. (2014)
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Orchard, J., Freedman, S. B., Lowres, N., Peiris, D., & Neubeck, L. (2014). iPhone ECG screening by practice nurses and receptionists for atrial fibrillation in general practice: the GP-SEARCH qualitative pilot study. Australian Family Physician, 43(5), 315-319

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is often asymptomatic and substantially increases stroke risk. A single-lead iPhone electrocardiograph (iECG) with a validated AF algorithm could make systematic AF screening feasible in general practice.

Metho... Read More about iPhone ECG screening by practice nurses and receptionists for atrial fibrillation in general practice: the GP-SEARCH qualitative pilot study..

Profile of atrial fibrillation inpatients: cardiovascular risk factors and cardiac rehabilitation programme delivery and referral patterns: atrial fibrillation inpatient profile (2014)
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Gallagher, R., Zhang, L., Roach, K., Sadler, L., Belshaw, J., Kirkness, A., Proctor, R., & Neubeck, L. (2015). Profile of atrial fibrillation inpatients: cardiovascular risk factors and cardiac rehabilitation programme delivery and referral patterns: atrial fibrillation inpatient profile. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 21(6), 749-755. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12337

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly common; however, the cardiovascular risk factor profile and the patterns of delivery and referral to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in this population are poorly described. We conducted an audit of medical record... Read More about Profile of atrial fibrillation inpatients: cardiovascular risk factors and cardiac rehabilitation programme delivery and referral patterns: atrial fibrillation inpatient profile.

A scoping review of time-use research in occupational therapy and occupational science (2014)
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Hunt, E., & McKay, E. A. (2015). A scoping review of time-use research in occupational therapy and occupational science. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 22(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3109/11038128.2014.934918

Background: Time use is a defining interest within occupational therapy and occupational science. This is evident through the range of contributions to the disciplinary knowledge base. Indeed it has been suggested that time-use methods are amongst th... Read More about A scoping review of time-use research in occupational therapy and occupational science.

Time to get help? Acute myocardial infarction and delay in calling an ambulance. (2014)
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Neubeck, L., & Maiorana, A. (2015). Time to get help? Acute myocardial infarction and delay in calling an ambulance. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2014.08.005

Acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) are experienced by approximately 50,000 Australians annually and are one of the most common causes of Emergency Department presentations in developed countries worldwide. If symptoms are acted on promptly, and prese... Read More about Time to get help? Acute myocardial infarction and delay in calling an ambulance..

Health-related quality of life in atrial fibrillation patients over 65 years: A review (2014)
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Zhang, L., Gallagher, R., & Neubeck, L. (2015). Health-related quality of life in atrial fibrillation patients over 65 years: A review. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 22(8), 987-1002. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487314538855

Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia affecting 1–2% of the population; the prevalence of atrial fibrillation increases with ageing. The condition is associated with high morbidity and mortality, as well as reduced healt... Read More about Health-related quality of life in atrial fibrillation patients over 65 years: A review.

A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice (2014)
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Grant, S., Guthrie, B., Entwistle, V., & Williams, B. (2014). A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 28(1), 21-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-07-2012-0125

Purpose
– Over the past decade, there has been growing international interest in shaping local organisational cultures in primary healthcare. However, the contextual relevance of extant culture assessment instruments to the primary care context has... Read More about A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice.

A randomised controlled trial of a consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: the Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study protocol (2014)
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Redfern, J., Usherwood, T., Harris, M. F., Rodgers, A., Hayman, N., Panaretto, K., Chow, C., Lau, A. Y. S., Neubeck, L., Coorey, G., Hersch, F., Heeley, E., Patel, A., Jan, S., Zwar, N., & Peiris, D. (2014). A randomised controlled trial of a consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: the Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study protocol. BMJ Open, 4(2), Article e004523. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004523

Introduction Fewer than half of all people at highest risk of a cardiovascular event are receiving and adhering to best practice recommendations to lower their risk. In this project, we examine the role of an e-health-assisted consumer-focused strate... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of a consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: the Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study protocol.