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The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand’s health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
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The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand’s health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
Important note: This site is no longer being actively maintained and is presented here as an online archive. While it still contains a wealth of useful information, visitors who want to receive the latest health information should register to receive the fortnightly email Digest. This will link you directly to articles of interest in the key areas covered by this site. You can register for the Digest here.
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Atrial fibrillation and cycling: Six year follow-up of the Taupo bicycle study
posted by WM Admin on 2015-01-29 14:42:46.18
This study explored whether participation in the Taupo Cycle Challenge was associated with increased hospital admissions due to Atrial Fibrillation…
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A randomized controlled trial to assess the psychosocial effects of early exercise engagement in patients diagnosed with transient ischaemic attack and mild, non-disabling stroke
posted by Research Admin on 2014-11-12 12:15:32.002
This randomised controlled trial examined the effect of an early exercise and education programme on psychosocial health of transient ischaemic…
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Effect of early exercise engagement on arterial stiffness in patients diagnosed with a transient ischaemic attack
posted by Research Admin on 2014-07-11 10:58:33.139
This randomised controlled study investigated the effects of regular exercise participation on common carotid artery stiffness in patients recently diagnosed…
NZ Literature Abstract
The HEART mobile phone trial: The partial mediating effects of self-efficacy on physical activity among cardiac patients
posted by WM Admin on 2014-06-12 12:37:30.894
The objective of this study was to evaluate the mediating effect of self-efficacy on physical activity levels in a mobile…
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