• Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcomes by Ethnocultural Background: Results from the Canadian Cardiac Rehab Registry 

  Oh, Paul; Grace, Sherry; Findlay, B. (Wolters Kluwer, 2017-09)

  Background: Patients of diverse ethnocultural backgrounds are underrepresented among participants and, hence, little is known about their outcomes. The objectives of this study were to compare cardiac rehabilitation (CR) ...

• Longitudinal and Concurrent Relationships Between Caregiver-Child Behaviours in the Vaccination Context and Preschool Attachment 

  O'Neill, Monica C; Pillai Riddell, Rebecca; Bureau, Jean-François; Deneault, Audrey-Ann; Garfield, Hartley; Greenberg, Saul (Pain, 2020-09)

  The present paper consists of two separate studies in which the overarching aim was to examine the relationships between caregiver-child behaviours in the vaccination context (infant and preschool) and preschool attachment ...

• Women’s Health Behaviors and Psychosocial Well-Being by Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Model: A Randomized Controlled Trial 

  Midence, Liz; Arthur, Heather M.; Oh, Paul; Stewart, Donna Eileen; Grace, Sherry (Elsevier, 2016-08)

  Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is associated with significantly lower mortality and improved psychosocial well-being. However, women are less likely to participate than men. This trial tested whether participation ...

• Sex Differences in Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence: A Meta-analysis 

  Oosenbrug, Eric; Marinho, Raquel; Zhang, Jie; Marzolini, Susan; Colella, Tracey JF; Pakosh, Maureen; Grace, Sherry (Elsevier, 2016-11)

  Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation is associated with significantly lower mortality, and this benefit has been established as dose-dependent. Given it has been suggested that women adhere less than men, ...

• Secondary Prevention Recommendation Attainment with Cardiac Rehabilitation: Is there a Gender Disparity? 

  Turk-Adawi, Karam; Oldridge, Neil B.; Vitcenda, Mark J.; Tarima, Sergey S.; Grace, Sherry (Elsevier, 2016-05)

  Background: Achievement of secondary prevention guideline recommendations (i.e., goals) with cardiac rehabilitation(CR)is not well documented, specifically for women. This study examined achievement of the American Heart ...

• Feasibility of Assessing 2 Cardiac Rehabilitation Quality Indicators 

  Grace, Sherry; Tan, Yongyao; Oh, Paul; Aggarwal, Sandeep; Unsworth, Karen; Suskin, Neville (Wolters Kluwer, 2016-03)

  Purpose: The Canadian Cardiovascular Society initiated a pan-Canadian process for development of quality indicators (QIs) for cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Before implementation, the QIs underwent pilot testing to ensure ...

• Patient-reported outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation: What do we know about program satisfaction? 

  Taherzadeh, Golnoush; Filippo, Deandra E.; Kelly, Shannon; van Engen-Verheul, Mariette; Peek, Niels; Oh, Paul; Grace, Sherry (Wolters Kluwer, 2016-07)

  Purpose: Patient satisfaction has become an important indicator of quality, and may be related to greater adherence to cardiac rehabilitation (CR). The objectives of this narrative review were to investigate: (1) patient ...

• Objectively-measured sedentary time and its association with markers of cardiometabolic health and fitness among cardiac rehabilitation graduates 

  Prince, Stephanie; Blanchard, Christopher M.; Grace, Sherry; Reid, Robert D (Sage Journals, 2016-05)

  Background: Sedentary time is an independent risk factor for cardiometabolic disease and mortality. It is unknown how much time individuals with coronary artery disease spend being sedentary or how their sedentary time ...

• Ensuring cardiac rehabilitation access for the majority of those in need: A call to action for Canada 

  Grace, Sherry; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Santiagode A.Pio, Carolina; Alter, David A. (Elsevier, 2016-10)

  Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is proven model of secondary prevention. Indicated cardiac conditions for CR are well-established, and participation of these patient groups results in significantly lower mortality and morbidity ...

• Ecologically Optimizing Exercise Maintenance in Men and Women Post-Cardiac Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial of Efficacy with Economics (ECO-PCR) 

  Reid, Robert; Blanchard, Chris M; Wooding, Evyanne; Harris, Jennifer; Krahn, Murray; Pipe, Andrew; Chessex, Caroline; Grace, Sherry (Elsevier, 2016-09)

  Background: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation results in increased cardio-metabolic fitness, which is associated with reduced mortality. However, many graduates fail to maintain exercise post-program. ...

• Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Adherence and Functional Capacity among Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial 

  Grace, Sherry; Midence, Liz; Oh, Paul; Brister, Stephanie; Chessex, Caroline; Stewart, Donna Eileen; Arthur, Heather M. (Elsevier, 2016-02)

  Objective: To compare program adherence and functional capacity between women referred to mixed-sex, women-only, or home-based CR. Patients & Methods: CR4HER was a single-blind, 3 parallel-arm, pragmatic randomized controlled ...

• Cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low-resource settings 

  Grace, Sherry; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Contractor, Aashish; Atrey, Alison; Campbell, Norman; Derman, Wayne; Lima de Melo Ghisi, Gabriela; Oldridge, Neil; Sarkar, Bidyut Kanti; Yeo, Tee Joo; Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco; Mendis, Shanthi; Oh, Paul; Hu, Dayi; Sarrafzadegan, Nizal

  Objective: Cardio vascular disease is a global epidemic, which is largely preventable. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is demonstrated to be cost-effective and efficacious in high-income countries. CR could represent an important ...

• Quality and Variability of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Delivery: Applying the Canadian Quality Indicators 

  Somanader, Deborah; Chessex, Caroline; Ginsburg, Liane; Grace, Sherry (Wolters Kluwer, 2017-11)

  Purpose: Cardiac care, including cardiac rehabilitation (CR), is most effective if it is high-quality. The aim of this study was to describe CR quality, using the recently-developed Canadian Cardiovascular Society CR quality ...

• Antidepressant Use by Class: Association with Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease 

  Grace, Sherry; Medina-Inojosa, Jose; Thomas, Randal; Krause, Heather; Vickers Douglas, Kristin; Palmer, Brian A.; Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco (www.karger.com/pps, 2018-03)

  Background: To assess use of antidepressants by class in relation to cardiology practice recommendations, and the association of antidepressant use with the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) including ...

• Perceptions of cardiology administrators about cardiac rehabilitation in South America and the Caribbean 

  Lima de Melo Ghisi, Gabriela; Britto, Raquel; Cavalcante Servio, Thaianne; Vargas Rubio, Claudia Victoria; Fernandez, Rosalia; Rivas Estany, Eduardo; Santibañez, Claudio; Gonzalez, Graciela; Burdiat, Gerard; Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco; Haddad Herdy, Artur; Grace, Sherry (Wolters Kluwer, 2017-07)

  Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs can address the cardiovascular disease epidemic in South America. However, there are factors limiting CR access at the patient-, provider-and system-level. The latter2havenot ...

• Effect of Cardiac Rehabilitation Dose on Mortality and Morbidity: A Systematic Review and Meta-regression Analysis 

  Santiago de AraújoPio, Carolina; Marzolini, Susan; Kin, R.; Pakosh, Maureen; Grace, Sherry (Elsevier, 2017-11)

  OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the effect of CR dose (i.e., duration x frequency/week; categorized as low [<12 sessions], medium [12-35], or high [≥36]) on mortality and morbidity. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The Cochrane, CINAHL, ...

• Depression Screening and Treatment Recall in Male and Female Coronary Artery Disease Inpatients: Association with Symptoms One Year Later 

  Shanmugasegaram, Shamila; Grace, Sherry (Elsevier, 2017-03)

  Background: Guidelines and statements recommend cardiac patients to be screened for depression. This study examined whether cardiac inpatients recall depression screening, how the recollection varies by gender, and how it ...

• Interventions Supporting Long-term Adherence and Decreasing cardiovascular events (ISLAND): Pragmatic randomized trial protocol 

  Ivers, Noah; Schwalm, J-D; Witteman, Holly; Presseau, Justin; Taljaard, Monica; McCready, Tara; Bosiak, Beth; Cunningham, Jennifer; Smarz, Shelley; Desveaux, Laura; Tu, Jack; Atzema, Clare; Oakes, Garth; Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee; Grace, Sherry; Bhatia, Sacha; Natarajan, Madhu; Grimshaw, Jeremy (Elsevier, 2017-08)

  Background Guidelines recommend cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and long-term use of cardiac medications for most patients who have had a myocardial infarction (MI), but adherence to these secondary prevention ...

• Invited Review for Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine 

  Bennett, Amanda L.; Lavie, Carl J.; Grace, Sherry L. (https://link.springer.com/, 2017-08)

  Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is among the leading burdens of disease among women. It is a significant driver of morbidity and chronically undermines their quality of life. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is indicated for ACS ...

• Cardiac Rehabilitation Costs 

  Moghei, Mahshid; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee; Sarrafzadegan, Nizal; Oh, Paul; Chessex, Caroline; Grace, Sherry (Elsevier, 2017-10)

  Background: Despite the clinical benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and its cost-effectiveness, it is not widely received. Arguably, capacity could be greatly increased if lower-cost models were implemented. The aims ...

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