The effect of a game-based mobile app “MyHeartMate” to promote lifestyle change in coronary disease patients: a randomised controlled trial
Journal Article
Gallagher, R., Chow, C., Parker, H., Neubeck, L., Celermajer, D., Redfern, J., …Figtree, G. (in press)
The effect of a game-based mobile app “MyHeartMate” to promote lifestyle change in coronary disease patients: a randomised controlled trial. European Heart Journal – Digital Health, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztac069
Background
Secondary prevention reduces coronary heart disease (CHD) progression. Traditional prevention programs including cardiac rehabilitation are under-accessed, which sm...
Comparison of Different Physical Activity Measures in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: A Prospective Study
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Alharbi, M., Bauman, A., Alabdulaali, M., Neubeck, L., Smith, S., Naismith, S., …Gallagher, R. (2022)
Comparison of Different Physical Activity Measures in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: A Prospective Study. Sensors, 22(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/s22041639
Concordant assessments of physical activity (PA) and related measures in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is essential for exercise prescription. This study compared exercise measu...
Atrial fibrillation self-management: a mobile telephone app scoping review and content analysis
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Pearsons, A., Hanson, C. L., Gallagher, R., O'Carroll, R. E., Khonsari, S., Hanley, J., …Neubeck, L. (2021)
Atrial fibrillation self-management: a mobile telephone app scoping review and content analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20(4), 305–314. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa014
Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects over 1.4 million people in the UK, resulting in a five-fold increased stroke risk and a three to four times greater risk of severe, disabling ...
Atrial Fibrillation Screen, Management And Guideline Recommended Therapy (AF SMART II) in the rural primary care setting: a cross-sectional study and cost-effectiveness analysis of eHealth tools to support all stages of screening
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Orchard, J., Li, J., Freedman, B., Webster, R., Salkeld, G., Hespe, C., …Lowres, N. (2020)
Atrial Fibrillation Screen, Management And Guideline Recommended Therapy (AF SMART II) in the rural primary care setting: a cross-sectional study and cost-effectiveness analysis of eHealth tools to support all stages of screening. Journal of the American Heart Association JAHA, 9(18), https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.017080
Background
Internationally, most atrial fibrillation (AF) management guidelines recommend opportunistic screening for AF in people aged ≥65 years, and oral anticoagulant (OAC)...
Cognitive Impairment and Psychological State in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: A prospective descriptive study at Cardiac Rehabilitation Entry, Completion and Follow-up
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Gallagher, R., Woolaston, A., Tofler, G., Bauman, A., Zhao, E., Jeon, Y., …Naismith, S. (2021)
Cognitive Impairment and Psychological State in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: A prospective descriptive study at Cardiac Rehabilitation Entry, Completion and Follow-up. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20(1), 56-63. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515120933105
Background: Cognitive impairments (CI) may limit uptake of secondary prevention in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients but is poorly understood, including in cardiac rehabi...
Delivering healthcare remotely to cardiovascular patients during COVID-19: A rapid review of the evidence
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Neubeck, L., Hansen, T., Jaarsma, T., Klompstra, L., & Gallagher, R. (2020)
Delivering healthcare remotely to cardiovascular patients during COVID-19: A rapid review of the evidence. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 19(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515120924530
Background: Although attention is focused on addressing the acute situation created by the COVID-19 illness, it is
imperative to continue our efforts to prevent cardiovascular...
Health literacy as a predictor of emergency department visit and self-rated health among Chinese immigrants: findings from an Australian survey
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Zhang, L., Ding, D., Neubeck, L., & Gallagher, R. (2020)
Health literacy as a predictor of emergency department visit and self-rated health among Chinese immigrants: findings from an Australian survey. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(11), 2353-2360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.04.017
Objectives
Our objectives were to examine health literacy among first-generation Chinese immigrants living in Australia, identifying health literacy domains associated with em...
Development, piloting and validation of the Recommending Cardiac Rehabilitation (ReCaRe) instrument
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Ski, C. F., Jones, M., Astley, C., Neubeck, L., Thompson, D. R., Gallagher, R., …Clark, R. A. (2019)
Development, piloting and validation of the Recommending Cardiac Rehabilitation (ReCaRe) instrument. Heart and Lung, 48(5), 405-413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2019.04.008
Background: Health practitioners’values, attitudes and beliefs largely determine their referrals to cardiac rehabilitation (CR).Objective:To develop and test the Recommending ...
Design and rationale of the MyHeartMate study: a randomised controlled trial of a game-based app to promote behaviour change in patients with cardiovascular disease
Journal Article
Gallagher, R., Chow, C., Parker, H., Neubeck, L., Celermajer, D., Redfern, J., …Figtree, G. (2019)
Design and rationale of the MyHeartMate study: a randomised controlled trial of a game-based app to promote behaviour change in patients with cardiovascular disease. BMJ Open, 9(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024269
Introduction: Recurrence of cardiac events is common after a first event, leading to hospitalisations and increased health burden. Patients have difficulties achieving the lif...
Data management and wearables in older adults: A systematic review.
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Straiton, N., Alharbi, M., Smith, S., Neubeck, L., & Gallagher, R. (2019)
Data management and wearables in older adults: A systematic review. Maturitas, 124, 100-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.03.012
Background: Wearable trackers as research or clinical tools are increasingly used to support the care of older adults, due to their practicality in self-monitoring and potenti...