CHAP Publications

24 papers have been published in National and International Journals with another 4 papers submitted, waiting approval and another 9 in development.

  1. Bulamu, N., C. Mpundu-Kaambwa, L. Gebremichael, M.A. Pinero de Plaza, H. Dafny, S. Hines, A. Beleigoli, J. Hendriks, B. Kaambwa, R.A. Clark, and on behalf of the NHMRC CHAP Partnership Project Team. "Measurement Properties of Utility-Based Quality of Life Measures Used in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review Protocol." JBI Evid Synth (June 2023 – link to be added).
  2. Suebkinorn, O., J. Ramos, S. Grace, L. Gebremichael, N. Bulamu, M.A. Pinero de Plaza, H. Dafny, V. Pearson, S. Hines, L. Dalleck, J. Coombes, J. Hendriks, R.A. Clark, A. Beleigoli, and on behalf of the NHMRC CHAP Partnership Project Team. "Effectiveness of alternative versus traditional forms of exercise on cardiac rehabilitation program utilization in women with or at high risk of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review protocol." JBI Evid Synth (May 2023 – link to be added).
  3. Nesbitt, K., A. Beleigoli, S. Champion, L.G. Gebremichael, N. Bulamu, H. Du, R. Tirimacco, R.A. Clark, and on behalf of the NHMRC Country Heart Attack Prevention (CHAP) Project Team. “Development and evaluation of a co-designed website for delivering interactive self-directed cardiac rehabilitation”. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, zvad026, (17 Feb 2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad026
  4. Dafny, H., S. Champion, L. Gebremichael, V. Pearson, J. Hendriks, R.A Clark, M.A. Pinero de Plaza, A. Gulyani, S. Hines, A. Beleigoli. “Cardiac rehabilitation, physical activity, and the effectiveness of activity monitoring devices on cardiovascular patients: an umbrella review of systematic reviews”. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, qcad005 (23 Jan 2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcad005
  5. Dafny, H., S. Champion, L. Gebremichael, V. Pearson, K. Nesbitt, M.A. Pinero de Plaza, L. Bulto, S. Noonan, S. Hines, J. Hendriks, R.A. Clark, and A. Beleigoli. "Effectiveness of Activity-Monitoring Devices in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs: An Umbrella Review Protocol." JBI Evidence Synthesis 20(11):p 2806-2814, November 2022. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-22-00011
  6. Suebkinorn, O., J. Ramos, S. Grace, L. Gebremichael, N. Bulamu, M.A. Pinero de Plaza, H. Dafny, V. Pearson, S. Hines, L. Dalleck, J. Coombes, J. Hendriks, R.A. Clark, and A. Beleigoli. "Effectiveness of alternative versus traditional forms of exercise on cardiac rehabilitation program utilization in women with or at high risk of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review protocol." PROSPERO (3 Sept 2022). https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=354996
  7. Champion, S., R.A. Clark, R. Tirimacco, P. Tideman, L. Gebremichael, and A. Beleigoli. "The Impact of the SARS-COV-2 Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the Rapid Adoption of Telehealth for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Programs in Rural and Remote Australia: A Multi-Method Study." Heart, Lung and Circulation (17 Aug 2022). https://dx.doi.org/doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2022.07.006
  8. Gebremichael, L., A. Beleigoli, S. Champion, K. Nesbitt, L. Bulto, M.A. Pinero de Plaza, V. Pearson, S. Noonan, J. Hendriks, R.A. Clark. "Effectiveness of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Versus Standard Care on Medication Adherence in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review Protocol." JBI Evid Synth. (11 Jul 2022). https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-21-00457
  9. Bulamu, N., C. Mpundu-Kaambwa, L. Gebremichael, M.A. Pinero de Plaza, H. Dafny, S. Hines, A. Beleigoli, B. Kaambwa, R.A. Clark. "Psychometric Properties of Utility-Based Quality of Life Measures Used in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review Protocol." PROSPERO (27 Jul 2022). https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=349395.
  10. Nesbitt, K., A. Beleigoli, H. Du, R. Tirimacco, R.A. Clark. "User Experience (UX) Design as a Co-Design Methodology: Lessons Learned During the Development of a Web-Based Portal for Cardiac Rehabilitation." Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 21, no. 2 (3 Mar 2022): 178-83. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab127.
  11. Astley, C.M., A. Beleigoli, R. Tavella, J. Hendriks, C. Gallagher, R. Tirimacco, G. Wilson, T. Barry, R.A. Clark. "Assessing the Quality of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs by Measuring Adherence to the Australian Quality Indicators." BMC Health Serv Res 22, no. 1 (28 Feb 2022): 267. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07667-2.
  12. Beleigoli, A., S.J. Nicholls, A. Brown, D.P. Chew, J. Beltrame, A. Maeder, C. Maher, V.L. Versace, J. Hendriks, P. Tideman, B. Kaambwa, C. Zeitz, I.J. Prichard, R. Tavella, R. Tirimacco, W. Keech, C. Astley, K. Govin, K. Nesbitt, H. Du, S. Champion, M.A. Pinero de Plaza, I. Lynch, V. Poulsen, M. Ludlow, K. Wanguhu, H. Meyer, A. Krollig, L. Gebremichael, C. Green, R.A. Clark, and on behalf of the NHMRC CHAP Partnership Project Team. "Implementation and Prospective Evaluation of the Country Heart Attack Prevention Model of Care to Improve Attendance and Completion of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases Living in Rural Australia: A Study Protocol." BMJ Open 12, no. 2 (16 Feb 2022): e054558. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054558.
  13. Dafny, H., S. Champion, L. Gebremichael, V. Pearson, K. Nesbitt, M.A. Pinero de Plaza, L. Bulto, S. Noonan, S. Hines, J. Hendriks, R.A. Clark, and A. Beleigoli. "Effectiveness of Using Activity Monitoring Devices and Mobile Applications Versus Standard Care on Physical Activity and Health Outcomes of Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs: An Umbrella Review." PROSPERO (10 Jan 2022). https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022298877 
  14. Nesbitt, K., A. Beleigoli, H. Du, R. Tirimacco, R.A. Clark. "Web-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Co-Design Workshop." Telehealth Innovations in Remote Healthcare Services Delivery IOS Press: vol. 277, pp. 96-105 (2021). https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.3233/SHTI210032.
  15. Beleigoli, A., S. Champion, R. Tirimacco, K. Nesbitt, P. Tideman, R.A. Clark, and on behalf of the NHMRC CHAP Partnership Project Team. "A Co-Designed Telehealth-Based Model of Care to Improve Attendance and Completion to Cardiac Rehabilitation of Rural and Remote Australians: The Country Heart Attack Prevention (CHAP) Project." J Telemed Telecare 27, no. 10 (1 Dec 2021): 685-90. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633x211048400.
  16. Nesbitt, K., L. Gebremichael, M.A. Pinero de Plaza, A. Beleigoli. "Effectiveness of Interactive Cardiac Rehabilitation Web-Applications on Program Adherence Rates in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review Protocol." PROSPERO (1 Nov 2021). https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?%20ID=CRD42021288690
  17. Nesbitt, K., A. Beleigoli, S. Champion, H. Du, R.A. Clark, R. Tirimacco, and on behalf of the NHMRC CHAP Partnership Project Team. "Co-Designing Digital Cardiac Rehabilitation with Patients Living in Rural and Remote Australia - the Country Heart Attack (CHAP) Prevention Project." European Heart Journal, Volume 42, Issue Supplement_1, October 2021, ehab724.3125 (14 Oct 2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3125
  18. Gebremichael, L., A. Beleigoli, S. Champion, K. Nesbitt, L. Bulto, M.A. Pinero de Plaza, V. Pearson, S. Noonan, J. Hendriks, R.A. Clark. "Effectiveness of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Vs Standard Care on Medication Adherence in Eligible Cardiovascular Disease Patients: A Systematic Review Protocol." PROSPERO (12 Oct 2021). https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021284705
  19. Nesbitt, K., A. Beleigoli, H. Du, R.A. Clark, R. Tirimacco. "Web-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Co-Design Experience with Patients Living in Rural and Remote South Australia in the Country Heart Attack (CHAP) Prevention Project." Heart, Lung and Circulation Volume 30, Supplement 3, 2021, Page S285 (30 Jul 2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.424
  20. Beleigoli, A., S. Champion, R. Tirimacco, K. Govin, P. Tideman, R.A. Clark. "How the COVID Pandemic Affected Utilisation of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Rural Australia?", European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing Volume 20, Issue Supplement_1 (29 Jul 2021). https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.070
  21. Astley, C., R.A. Clark, S. Cartledge, A. Beleigoli, H. Du, C. Gallagher, S. Millington, J. Hendriks. "Remote Cardiac Rehabilitation Services and the Digital Divide: Implications for Elderly Populations During the Covid19 Pandemic." Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 20, no. 6 (31 May 2021): 521-23. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab034
  22. Nesbitt, K., D. Huiyun, P. Nolan, S. Cartledge, P. Wonggom, R.A. Clark. "The Relationship between Health Literacy and Self-Care in Patients with Heart Failure." British Journal of Cardiac Nursing 16, No. 3 (27 Mar 2021). https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2020.0128
  23. Beleigoli, A., S. Champion, R. Tirimacco, K. Govin, P. Tideman, R.A. Clark. "COVID Reduced Attendance and Completion of CR Programs in Rural and Remote Australia." Heart, Lung and Circulation VOLUME 30, SUPPLEMENT 3, S278 (1 Jan 2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.407
  24. Astley, C.M., D.P. Chew, W. Keech, S. Nicholls, J. Beltrame, M. Horsfall, R. Tavella, R. Tirimacco, R.A. Clark. "The Impact of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Programs on 12-Month Clinical Outcomes: A Linked Data Analysis." Heart, Lung and Circulation 29, no. 3 (27 Feb 2020): 475-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.03.015