• Amount and Socio-Ecological Correlates of Exercise in Men and Women at Cardiac Rehabilitation Completion 

  Taherzadeh, Golnoush; Reid, Robert D; Prince, Stephanie; Blanchard, Chris M; Chessex, Caroline; Harris, Jennifer; Pipe, Andrew L.; Grace, Sherry (Wolters Kluwer, 2018-11)

  Objective The aim of the study was to describe (1) the amount of physical activity (PA) in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) graduates by sex, and (2) the correlates of their PA. Design Secondary analysis of baseline data ...

• Validity of the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test to Assess Exercise Safety Initiating Cardiac Rehabilitation in Low-Resource Countries 

  Unknown author (Wolters Kluwer, 2019-05)

  Purpose: To evaluate the validity of the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT) to inform risk stratification in cardiac rehabilitation. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study at the major Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) center ...

• Validation of the Physician Attitudes toward Cardiac Rehabilitation & Referral (PACRR) Scale 

  Lima de Melo Ghisi, Gabriela; Grace, Sherry (Elsevier, 2019-08)

  Background: One of the key drivers of cardiac rehabilitation under-utilization is physician referral failure. The Physician Attitudes toward Cardiac Rehabilitation & Referral (PACRR) scale was developed to understand factors ...

• Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Delivery in Europe: How does it Differ by Region and Compare to other High-Income Countries? 

  Abreu, Ana; Pesah, Ella; Supervia, Marta; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Bjarnason-Wehrens, Birna; Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco; Ambrosetti, Marco; Andersen, Karl; Giga, Vojislav; Vulic, Dusko; Vataman, Eleonora; Gaita, Dan; Cliff, Jacqueline; Kouidi, Evangelia; Yagci, Ilker; Simon, Attila; Hautala, Arto; Tamuleviciute-Prasciene, Egle; Kemps, Hareld; Eysymontt, Zbigniew; Farsky, Stefan; Hayward, Jo; Prescott, Eva; Dawkes, Susan; Pavy, Bruno; Kiessling, Anna; Sovova, Eliska; Grace, Sherry (European Association of Preventive Cardiology, 2020-08)

  Aims To establish:(1a) CR availability and density, as well as (1b) the nature of programs, and (2) compare these (a) by European region (geoscheme) and (b) to other high-income countries (HICs).Methods A survey was ...

• Knowledge and exercise behavior maintenance in cardiac rehabilitation patients receiving educational interventions 

  Lima de Melo Ghisi, Gabriela; Grace, Sherry; Thomas, Scott; Marques Vieira, Ariany; Ziesemer Costa, Isabel; Oh, Paul (American Association of Heart Failure Nurses, 2015-11)

  Objectives: To test whether a theoretically-based education curriculum results in more sustained knowledge, higher scores on Health Action Process Approach (HAPA)constructs, and greater exercise behavior 6 months post-cardiac ...

• Behavior determinants among cardiac rehabilitation patients receiving educational interventions: an application of the health action process approach 

  Lima de Melo Ghisi, Gabriela; Grace, Sherry; Thomas, Scott; Oh, Paul (Elsevier, 2015-05)

  Objectives: To (1) test the effect of a Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) theory-based education program in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) compared to traditional education on patient knowledge and HAPA constructs; and, ...

• Development and Psychometric Validation of the Second Version of the Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire (CADE-Q II) 

  Lima de Melo Ghisi, Gabriela; Grace, Sherry; Thomas, Scott; Evans, Michael F; Oh, Paul (Elsevier, 2015-03)

  Objectives: To develop and psychometrically-validate a revised version of the Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire (CADE-Q)- a tool to assess patients’ knowledge about CAD in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Methods: ...

• A systematic review of patient education in cardiac patients: Do they increase knowledge and promote health behavior change? 

  Lima de Melo Ghisi, Gabriela; Abdallah, Flavia; Grace, Sherry; Thomas, Scott; Oh, Paul (Elsevier, 2014-05)

  Objective: (1) to investigate the impact of education on patients’ knowledge; (2) to determine if educational interventions are related to health behavior change in cardiac patients; and (3) to describe the nature of ...

• Healthcare Providers’ Awareness of the Information Needs of their Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients throughout the Program Continuum 

  Lima de Melo Ghisi, Gabriela; Grace, Sherry; Thomas, Scott; Evans, Michael; Sawula, Heather; Oh, Paul (Elsevier, 2014-04)

  Objectives: to: (1) describe cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participant information needs, (2) investigate whether CR providers are cognizant of patient’s information needs and preferred delivery formats, and (3) whether ...

• Influence of sex, menstrual cycle, and oral contraceptives on the cerebrovascular response to paced deep breathing 

  Nili, Misha; Abidi, Syed; Serna, Stephania; Kim, Simon; Edgell, Heather (Springer, 2017-08-01)

  Purpose Deep breathing assesses autonomic function; however, many researchers/clinicians do not account for hyperventilation, brain blood flow or blood pressure. Methods Men and women (with/without oral contraceptives) ...

• Adult Congenital Heart Disease-Coping And REsilience (ACHD-CARE): Rationale and methodology of a pilot randomized controlled trial 

  Kovacsa, Adrienne H.; Irvine, Jane; Silversides, Candice K.; Nolan, Robert; Kentner, Amanda C.; Grace, Sherry; Bandyopadhyay, Mimi; Kovacs, Adrienne H. (Elsevier, 2015-11)

  Background and Aim: As a result of significant advances in diagnosis and treatment, approximately 90% of infants born with congenital heart disease (CHD) are now expected to reach adulthood. However, an increased risk of ...

• Community-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Maintenance Programs: Use and Effects 

  Mandic, Sandra; Body, Dianne; Barclay, Leanne; Walker, Robert; Nye, Edwin R; Grace, Sherry; Williams, Michael JA (https://www.heartlungcirc.org/, 2015-07)

  Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) graduates are encouraged to attend maintenance programs to promote long-term physical activity and preserve gains in function. This study describes the characteristics, attendance ...

• Patient Safety Culture (PSC) perceptions of front-line staff in acute care hospitals: Examining the role of ease of reporting, group norms of openness, and participative leadership 

  Grace, Sherry; Chuang, You-Ta; Ginsburg, Liane; Zaheer, Shahram (Wolters Kluwer, 2015-01)

  Background: Increased awareness regarding the importance of patient safety issues has led to the proliferation of theoretical conceptualizations, frameworks, and papers that apply safety experiences from high-reliability ...

• Disease-related knowledge in cardiac rehabilitation enrollees: Correlates and changes 

  Grace, Sherry; Motamedi, Nickan; Britto, Raquel; Lima de Melo Ghisi, Gabriela (Elsevier, 2015-04)

  Objectives: to describe (1)patients’ disease-related knowledge at cardiac rehabilitation(CR)entry; (2)correlates of this knowledge; (3)whether CR completion is related to knowledge; and (4)behavioral correlates of knowledge. ...

• Cardiac Rehabilitation Services in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review 

  Grace, Sherry; Jiang, Xiaolian; Perez-Terzic, Carmen; Shanmugasegaram, Shamila (Wolters Kluwer, 2014-09)

  Background: Despite the decreasing rate of cardiovascular disease-related mortality in developed nations, low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are experiencing an increase. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) successfully ...

• Cardiac Rehabilitation Services in Ontario: Components, Models, and Under-Served Groups 

  Grace, Sherry; Faire, Terry; Oh, Paul; Priorc, Peter L.; Tan, Yongyao; Polyzotis, Peter A. (Wolters Kluwer, 2012-11)

  Aims Cardiac rehabilitation programs develop in accordance with guidelines, but also in response to local needs and resources. This study evaluated features of Ontario cardiac rehabilitation programs in accordance with ...

• Perceptions of cardiac rehabilitation patients, specialists and rehabilitation programs regarding cardiac rehabilitation wait times 

  Chessex, Caroline; Simpson, Chris; Tan, Yongyao; Grace, Sherry (Wolters Kluwer, 2012-05)

  BACKGROUND: Access to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) remains at approximately 30%, despite a national target of 70%. This study evaluated cardiac specialist and CR program perceptions of CR access and referral strategies. METHODS: ...

• Photo Elicitation Interview (PEI): Using Photos to Elicit Children’s Perspectives 

  epstein, iris; Baruchel, Sylvain; Stevens, Bonnie; McKeever, Patricia (Sage Journals, 2006-09)

  When conducting photo elicitation interviews (PEI), researchers introduce photographs into the interview context. Although PEI has been employed across a wide variety of disciplines and participants, little has been written ...

• Nursing students’ experiences on blogging in the classroom: Linking between ethics and pedagogy 

  epstein, iris; Ray, Ashleigh (Sciedu Press, 2014-01)

  This paper reports students’ perspectives on using blogging in an undergraduate nursing classroom. Blogging refers to a series of entries with limited word count. Several anecdotal reports focus on the potential advantages ...

• The practice and teaching of palpation of the head and neck: A scoping review 

  epstein, iris; Herne, P.; Masita, S.; Peisachovich, E.; Eliadis, M.; Robinson, B.; Lee, C. P.; Grosman-Rimon, L.; Silva, C. (Sciedu Press, 2017-07)

  Objective: To explore how palpation of the head and neck is practiced and taught. Methods: The scoping review methodology was guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage approach. Three experienced and independent reviewers ...

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