Gender differences in uptake, adherence and experiences: a longitudinal, mixed methods study of a physical activity referral scheme in Scotland, UK
Journal Article
Hanson, C. L., Neubeck, L., Kyle, R. G., Brown, N., Gallagher, R., Clark, R. A., …Dawkes, S. (2021)
Gender differences in uptake, adherence and experiences: a longitudinal, mixed methods study of a physical activity referral scheme in Scotland, UK. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), Article 1700. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041700
Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) are implemented internationally to increase physical activity (PA) but evidence of effectiveness for population subgroups is equivoca...
A mixed method, embedded approach to exploring participation in an exercise referral scheme
Journal Article
Hanson L., C., & Dawkes, S. (2020)
A mixed method, embedded approach to exploring participation in an exercise referral scheme. Sage Research Methods Cases, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529741001
The case aims to highlight the potential of using a mixed methods embedded design to understand the effects of an intervention and provide greater understanding of how partici...
Role expansion for nurses in the cardiac catheter laboratory: findings from a systematic scoping review
Journal Article
Gillingham, I., Neubeck, L., Williams, B., & Dawkes, S. (2020)
Role expansion for nurses in the cardiac catheter laboratory: findings from a systematic scoping review. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 15(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2019.0128
Background/aims
The cardiac catheter laboratory offers services to patients with a variety of conditions. These may include coronary heart disease, structural heart disorders ...
A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how a previous experience of physically activity influences engagement with cardiac rehabilitation
Journal Article
McHale, S., Astin, F., Neubeck, L., Dawkes, S., & Hanson, C. (2020)
A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how a previous experience of physically activity influences engagement with cardiac rehabilitation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 19(1), 31-43. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515119882549
Background:
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation is recognised internationally as an effective therapy to improve quality of life and reduce risk of hospital readmission for ...
Nature of Cardiac Rehabilitation Around the Globe
Journal Article
Supervia, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Pesah, E., Ding, R., Britto, R. R., …Grace, S. L. (2019)
Nature of Cardiac Rehabilitation Around the Globe. EClinicalMedicine, 13, 46-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.06.006
Background
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a clinically-effective but complex model of care. The purpose of this study was to characterize the nature of CR programs around the ...
Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Density around the Globe
Journal Article
Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Pesah, E., Ding, R., Britto, R. R., …Grace, S. L. (2019)
Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Density around the Globe. EClinicalMedicine, 13, 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.06.007
Background
Despite the epidemic of cardiovascular disease and the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), availability is known to be insufficient, although this is not quant...
Chest X-ray interpretation
Journal Article
Dawkes, S., & O'Reilly, M. (2019)
Chest X-ray interpretation. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 14(5), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2019.0004
The chest X-ray is a common, low-cost investigation that is an important aid in cardiovascular disease diagnosis. Although newer, more sophisticated modalities of imaging are ...
Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Europe: How does it differ by region and compare with other high-income countries?: Endorsed by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology
Journal Article
Abreu, A., Pesah, E., Supervia, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Lopez-Jimenez, F., …Grace, S. L. (2019)
Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Europe: How does it differ by region and compare with other high-income countries?: Endorsed by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 26(11), 1128-1130. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487319827453
Aims: The aims of this study were to establish cardiac rehabilitation availability and density, as well as the nature of
programmes, and to compare these by European region (g...
Factors influencing diet barriers among outpatients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes: A descriptive correlational study
Journal Article
Cheng, L. J., Wu, V. X., Dawkes, S., Lim, S. T., & Wang, W. (2019)
Factors influencing diet barriers among outpatients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes: A descriptive correlational study. Nursing and Health Sciences, 21(1), 102-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12569
The aim of the present descriptive correlational study was to investigate diet barriers and their influencing factors among outpatients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes ...
Preparation of registered nurses for health promotion
Presentation / Conference
Dawkes, S. (2018, May)
Preparation of registered nurses for health promotion. Paper presented at NETNEP, Banff, Canada
Introduction:
Globally, people are living longer but not healthier lives and so the need for effective health promotion for older people is growing and nurses play a key role ...