• Psychosocial Well-Being Over the Two Years Following Cardiac Rehabilitation Initiation & Association with Heart-Health Behaviors 

  Ali, Saba; Santiago de Araújo Pio, Carolina; Chaves, Gabriela; Britto, Raquel; Cribbie, Robert; Grace, Sherry (Elsevier, 2018-05)

  Abstract Objective: To track psychosocial well-being over 2 years following cardiac rehabilitation (CR) initiation, and its’ association with heart-health behaviors. Methods: Patients from 3 CR programs were approached ...

• Healthcare Utilization and Associated Time and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Cardiovascular Disease Patients in a Publicly-Funded Healthcare System 

  Ali, Saba; Moghei, Mahshid; Krahn, Murray; Chessex, Caroline; Grace, Sherry (National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2018-01)

  Abstract Background: The objectives of this study were to describe: (1) healthcare utilization and associated patient time and out-of-pocket costs (OOP) over 2 years following a cardiac diagnosis, (2) the sociodemographic ...

• Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Delivery in Canada: How does it Compare to other High-Income Countries? 

  Tran, Michelle; Pesah, Ella; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Supervia, Marta; Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco; Oh, Paul; Baer, Carolyn; Grace, Sherry (https://ccs.ca/, 2018-10)

  Abstract Background: Canada has insufficient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) capacity, yet unmet need is unknown. Moreover, Canada has CR guidelines, but whether delivery conforms has not been characterized by province/territory. ...

• Adapted Motivational Interviewing to Promote Exercise in Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease: A Pilot Trial 

  McKillop, Adam; Grace, Sherry; Lima de Melo Ghisi, Gabriela; Allison, Kenneth; Banks, Laura; Kovacs, Adrienne H.; Schneiderman, Jane E.; McCrindle, Brian W. (Wolters Kluwer, 2018-10)

  Abstract Purpose: To assess a motivational interviewing (MI) intervention to improve moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in adolescents with congenital heart disease. Design: Pilot randomized controlled trial. ...

• The Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Mortality and Morbidity in Women: a Meta-Analysis Attempt 

  Lima de Melo Ghisi, Gabriela; CHAVES, Gabriela Suéllen da Silva; bennett, amanda; Lavie, Carl; Grace, Sherry (National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2019-01)

  Condensed Abstract Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) reduces mortality and morbidity. However, there have been few women in CR trials, and no meta-analyses. Thirty-one potential trials were identified in recent systematic reviews. ...

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