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Secondary prevention lifestyle interventions initiated within 90 days after TIA or ‘minor’ stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of rehabilitation programmes (2016)
Journal Article
Heron. (2016). Secondary prevention lifestyle interventions initiated within 90 days after TIA or ‘minor’ stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of rehabilitation programmes. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), e57 - e66. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X688369

Background Strokes are often preceded by a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or ‘minor’ stroke. The immediate period after a TIA/minor stroke is a crucial time to initiate secondary prevention. However, the optimal approach to prevention, including no... Read More about Secondary prevention lifestyle interventions initiated within 90 days after TIA or ‘minor’ stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of rehabilitation programmes.

What Musculoskeletal (MSK) Conditions are Referred from Routine General Practice (GP) and what Impact does this have on Developing Innovative Care Models for Patients with MSK Conditions in Primary Care? (2016)
Journal Article
Heron. (2016). What Musculoskeletal (MSK) Conditions are Referred from Routine General Practice (GP) and what Impact does this have on Developing Innovative Care Models for Patients with MSK Conditions in Primary Care?. https://doi.org/10.4172/2329-9096.1000375

Introduction: The current ethos within the United Kingdom (UK) health system is to encourage community management of health problems, increasing primary care workload. Yet General Practice (GP) is currently in ‘crisis’ with significant workload press... Read More about What Musculoskeletal (MSK) Conditions are Referred from Routine General Practice (GP) and what Impact does this have on Developing Innovative Care Models for Patients with MSK Conditions in Primary Care?.

What to do after cardiac rehabilitation programs: the role of the general practitioner in cardiovascular prevention (2016)
Journal Article
Heron. (2016). What to do after cardiac rehabilitation programs: the role of the general practitioner in cardiovascular prevention. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2016.755

This paper will review the current role of general practitioners (GPs) in providing cardiovascular prevention for patients after attendance at a cardiac rehabilitation program. Long-term implementation of preventive strategies is needed for continued... Read More about What to do after cardiac rehabilitation programs: the role of the general practitioner in cardiovascular prevention.

Behaviour change techniques in home-based cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Heron, N., Kee, F., Donnelly, M., Cardwell, C., Tully, M. A., & Cupples, M. E. (2016). Behaviour change techniques in home-based cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), e747 - e757. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X686617

Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes offering secondary prevention for cardiovascular disease (CVD) advise healthy lifestyle behaviours, with the behaviour change techniques (BCTs) of goals and planning, feedback and monitoring, and soci... Read More about Behaviour change techniques in home-based cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review.