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A comparison of barriers to use of home versus site-based cardiac rehabilitation
(Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 2013-09)Purpose: Despite the established benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), it remains significantly underutilized. It is unknown whether patient barriers to enrollment and adherence are addressed by offering choice of program ... -
A Narrative Review on Women and Cardiac Rehabilitation: Program adherence and preferences for alternative models of care.
(2010-11)Despite the preponderance of evidence on the numerous benefits of CR, it remains largely under-utilized in women. The objective of this narrative review was to summarize and synthesize the literature on women and CR with ... -
A review of aboriginal women’s physical and mental health status in Ontario
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A simultaneous test of the relationship between identified psychosocial risk factors and recurrent events in coronary artery disease patients
(2011-07)Psychosocial factors are increasingly recognized as risk indicators for coronary artery disease (CAD) prognosis, and they are likely interrelated. The objective of this study is to simultaneously test the relationship ... -
Access to cardiac rehabilitation among South Asian patients by referral method: A qualitative study
(2010-05)OBJECTIVES: South Asians (SA) suffer an increased prevalence of coronary artery disease. Although cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is effective, SA are among the least likely to participate. ‘Automatic’ referral increases CR ... -
Adult Congenital Heart Disease-Coping And REsilience (ACHD-CARE): Rationale and methodology of a pilot randomized controlled trial
(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 ... -
Age- and sex- specific all-cause mortality risk greatest in metabolic syndrome combinations with elevated blood pressure from 7 U.S. cohorts
(PLoS One, 2019)Background The association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and all-cause mortality is well established but it is unclear if there are differences in mortality risk among the 32 possible MetS combinations. Hence, the ... -
Ambulatory Surveillance of Patients Referred for Cardiac Rehabilitation Following Cardiac Hospitalization: A Feasibility Study
(2012-07)Purpose: To examine the feasibility of implementing an ambulatory surveillance system for the monitoring of patients referred to cardiac rehabilitation following cardiac hospitalizations. Methods: This study consists of ... -
Amino acid-induced impairment of insulin sensitivity in healthy and obese rats is reversible
(Physiological Reports, 2014-07-04)High-protein diets (HPDs) promote weight loss but other studies implicate these diets and their constituent amino acids (AAs) in insulin resistance. We hypothesized that AA-induced insulin resistance is a temporal and ... -
Amount and Socio-Ecological Correlates of Exercise in Men and Women at Cardiac Rehabilitation Completion
(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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Availability and Delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: How Does it Compare Globally?
(Elsevier, 2019-06)Background: This study aimed to (1) confirm cardiac rehabilitation (CR)availability, establish (2) CR density and unmet need, as well as (2) the nature of programs, and (3) compare these by (a) EMR country and (b) to other ... -
Barriers to cardiac rehabilitation delivery in a low-resource setting from the perspective of healthcare administrators, rehabilitation providers, and cardiac patients
(Biomed Central, 2019-09-02)Background: Despite clinical practice guideline recommendations that cardiovascular disease patients participate, cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs are highly unavailable and underutilized. This is particularly true in ... -
Barriers to cardiac rehabilitation use in Canada versus Brazil.
(journals.lww.com/jcrjournal/pages/default.aspx, 2013-05)PURPOSE: Despite its well-established benefits, cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is greatly underutilized globally. Barriers to its utilization have been identified in high-income countries. Given the growing epidemic of ... -
Barriers to Cardiac Rehabilitation: Does Age Make a Difference?
(2009-11-26)PURPOSE: To quantitatively investigate age differences in barriers to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) enrollment and participation. METHODS: Cardiac outpatients (N = 1,273, mean age = 65.9 ± 11.2) completed a mailed survey ... -
Behavior determinants among cardiac rehabilitation patients receiving educational interventions: an application of the health action process approach
(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, ... -
'The bike breaks down. What are they going to do?' Actor-networks and the Bicycles for Development movement
(Sage Publishing, 2020-03-12)This manuscript reports on an empirical study of ‘Bicycles for Development’ (BFD) – a nascent movement whereby used bicycles are collected (often in the global North) and distributed in development contexts (often in the ... -
Cardiac rehabilitation availability and characteristics in Latin America and the Caribbean: A global comparison
(American Heart Journal, 2021-10)Background: This study aimed to establish availability and characteristics of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where cardiovascular disease is highly prevalent. Methods: In this ...