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Perceptions of seniors with heart failure regarding autonomous zero-effort monitoring of physiological parameters in the smart-home environment
(Elsevier: Heart and Lung, 17/05/2017)Background: Technological advances are leading to the ability to autonomously monitor patient’s health status in their own homes, to enable aging-in-place. Objectives: To understand the perceptions of seniors with heart ... -
Cardiac rehabilitation II: referral and participation
(Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, 2002-05)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability for women and men. Substantial health risks continue following ischemic coronary events (ICEs), but secondary prevention efforts, including cardiac ... -
Cardiac rehabilitation I: review of psychosocial factors
(Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, 2002-05)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause ofdeath and disability for women and men. There are gender differences in recovery from coronary events, which may be due physiological, sociodemographic, or psychosocial ... -
A review of aboriginal women’s physical and mental health status in Ontario
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Sex differences in predictors of illness intrusiveness 1 year after a cardiac event
(Elsevier, 2004-01)Objective: This prospective study examined sex differences in illness intrusiveness and in baseline predictors of illness intrusiveness in cardiac patients' I-year postcardiac event. Methods: Patients diagnosed with a ... -
Increasing Access to Cardiac Rehabilitation
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2004-03)The primary objective of the current study was to compare CR participation after automatic electronic referral to a site nearest home with usual referral. The secondary objective was to examine differences in CR participation ... -
Automatic Referral to Cardiac Rehabilitation
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2004-07)Objectives: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) remains underused and inconsistently accessed, particularly for women and minorities. This study examined the factors associated with CR enrollment within the context of an automatic ... -
Antenatal risk factors for postpartum depression: a synthesis of recent literature
(Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, 2004-07)Postpartum nonpsychotic depression is the most common complication of childbearing, affecting approximately 10-15% of women and, as such, represents a considerable health problem affecting women and their families. This ... -
Gender bias in cardiovascular advertisements
(Blackwell Publishing, 2004-11)Rationale: Women with cardiovascular disease are treated less aggressively than men. The reasons for this disparity are unclear. Pharmaceutical advertisements may influence physician practices and patient care. Aims ... -
Factors Affecting Perceived Risk of Contracting Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Among Academic Physicians
(University of Chicago Press, 2004-12)SARS disproportionately affects healthcare providers. A physician survey was administered within three hospitals providing care to SARS patients. Knowing a colleague who contracted SARS and previous occupational exposure ... -
Patient preferences for home-based versus hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation
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Patient preferences for home-based versus hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation
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Longitudinal Course of Depressive Symptomatology After a Cardiac Event: Effects of Gender and Cardiac Rehabilitation
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Path analysis of work conditions and work-family spillover as modifiable workplace factors associated with depressive symptomatology
(John Wiley & Sons, 2006-04)This cross-sectional study involved 218 female health care workers who completed a survey assessing work conditions [Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) scale and Job Content Questionnaire (]CQ)], work-family balance (work-family ... -
Referral to and discharge from cardiac rehabilitation: Key informant views on continuity of care
(Blackwell Publishing, 2006-04)Objectives: To assess the system-level barriers and facilitators of continuity of care from acute care to cardiac rehabilitation (CR), and from CR discharge to follow-up with primary health care providers. Method: ... -
Patient factors associated with attrition from a patient self-management education programme
(Blackwell Publishing, 2007)Objective To examine utilization patterns of diabetes self-management training (DSME) and identify patient factors associated with attrition from these services at an ambulatory diabetes education centre (DEC). Methods ... -
Physical activity behaviour, motivational readiness and self-efficacy among Ontarians with cardiovascular disease and diabetes
(Springer Verlag, 2007-01)This cross-sectional study examined physical activity and its correlates among 355 diabetes, 144 cardiovascular disease, 75 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and 390 residents with cardiovascular risk factors. Community ... -
Continuity of cardiac care: Cardiac rehabilitation participation and other correlates
(Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, 2007-07)Background: Continuity of care refers to the ongoing management of a patient's care over time and across practitioners, and the patient's experience of this care as coherent and consistent with their medical needs and ...