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Behavior change techniques in physical activity eHealth interventions for people with cardiovascular disease: systematic review.
(JMIR Publications, 2017-08-02)
BACKGROUND:
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of premature death and disability in Europe, accounting for 4 million deaths per year and costing the European Union economy almost €196 billion annually. There ...
What predicts emotional response in men awaiting prostate biopsy?
(BMC, 2018-04)
Background: Incidence of prostate cancer is increasing as opportunistic screening becomes widespread and life
expectancy rises. Despite screening availability, research reveals conflicting results on medical outcomes, for ...
MedFit App, a behavior-changing, theoretically informed mobile app for patient self-management of cardiovascular disease: user-centered development.
(JMIR Publications, 2018-04)
Background: The MedFit app is designed to facilitate participation of people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in an
exercise-based rehabilitation program remotely. This paper details the development for the MedFit ...
Measuring a new facet of post traumatic growth: development of a scale of physical post traumatic growth in men with prostate cancer.
(PLOS, 2018-04-27)
Purpose
This study developed a measure of physical post traumatic growth (physical post traumatic
growth inventory; P-PTGI) in men with prostate cancer.
Methods
A pool of items was created from themes identified in a ...
Embedding a user-centred approach in the development of complex behaviour change intervention to improve outcomes for young adults living with type 1 diabetes: The D1 Now Study.
(HBR Open Research, 2018-08-02)
Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an auto-immune condition which
requires intensive self-management. Diabetes self-management is
challenging, especially during young adulthood. Effective interventions to
improve ...
Electronic health physical activity behavior change intervention to self-manage cardiovascular disease: qualitative exploration of patient and health professional requirements.
(JMIR Publications, 2018-05)
Background: Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of premature death worldwide. International guidelines recommend
routine delivery of all phases of cardiac rehabilitation. Uptake of traditional cardiac rehabilitation ...