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| Christopher M BlanchardSummaryAffiliation: Dalhousie University Country: Canada Publications
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Community SES, perceived environment, and physical activity during home-based cardiac rehabilitation: is there a need to consider the urban vs. rural distinction?Chris Blanchard
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
J Urban Health 89:285-95. 2012..rural advantage in MVPA levels during home-based CR, there does appear to be environmental/MVPA-specific relationships specific to urban and rural patients that may warrant attention...
Heart disease and physical activity: looking beyond patient characteristicsChris M Blanchard
Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Exerc Sport Sci Rev 40:30-6. 2012..The present review will identify key PA correlates for these patients and provide subsequent recommendations to look beyond patient-level correlates...
Demographic and clinical determinants of moderate to vigorous physical activity during home-based cardiac rehabilitation: the home-based determinants of exercise (HOME) studyChris M Blanchard
Centre for Clinical Research, Halifax, Nova Scotia
J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 30:240-5. 2010..Little is known concerning moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels in patients attending home-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs and whether demographic/clinical characteristics moderate these levels...
Body mass index, physical activity, and health-related quality of life in cancer survivorsChris M Blanchard
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:665-71. 2010..To determine the independent and interactive associations among body mass index (BMI), physical activity (PA), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in breast, prostate, colorectal, bladder, uterine, and skin melanoma cancer survivors...
Does protection motivation theory explain exercise intentions and behavior during home-based cardiac rehabilitation?Chris M Blanchard
Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 29:188-92. 2009..The purpose of this study was to determine whether protection motivation theory (PMT) explained significant variation in exercise intentions and behavior in patients receiving home-based CR...
Understanding adherence to 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day: a theory of planned behavior perspectiveChris M Blanchard
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
J Nutr Educ Behav 41:3-10. 2009..A secondary purpose was to determine whether any of the TPB relationships were moderated by gender or ethnicity...
Do ethnicity and gender matter when using the theory of planned behavior to understand fruit and vegetable consumption?Chris M Blanchard
Dalhousie University, Department of Medicine, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Room 205, Centre for Clinical Research, 5790 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 1V7
Appetite 52:15-20. 2009..Finally, several key beliefs were identified for all four demographic groups. Therefore, the current results suggest that the TPB may be a useful framework to utilize when developing 5-A-Day interventions...
Cancer survivors' adherence to lifestyle behavior recommendations and associations with health-related quality of life: results from the American Cancer Society's SCS-IIChristopher M Blanchard
Dalhousie University, Department of Medicine, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Centre for Clinical Research, 5790 University Ave, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 1V7, Canada
J Clin Oncol 26:2198-204. 2008..To examine the prevalence and clustering of physical activity (PA), fruit and vegetable consumption (5-A-Day), and smoking across six major cancer survivor groups and to identify any associations with health-related quality of life (HRQoL)...
Understanding exercise behaviour during home-based cardiac rehabilitation: a theory of planned behaviour perspectiveChristopher Blanchard
Dalhousie University, Centre for Clinical Research, Halifax, NS, Canada
Can J Physiol Pharmacol 86:8-15. 2008..Therefore, results suggest that the TPB is a potentially useful framework for understanding exercise behaviour during home-based CR...
Ethnicity as a moderator of the theory of planned behavior and physical activity in college studentsChris M Blanchard
Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Res Q Exerc Sport 78:531-41. 2007..Intention significantly predicted PA for both ethnic groups. Furthermore, common and ethnic-specific beliefs were identified...
Explaining physical activity levels from a self-efficacy perspective: the physical activity counseling trialChris M Blanchard
Dalhousie University, Department of Medicine, Halifax, NS, Canada
Ann Behav Med 34:323-8. 2007....
Correlates of physical activity change in patients not attending cardiac rehabilitationChris M Blanchard
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
J Cardiopulm Rehabil 26:377-83. 2006....
