C Raina Elley

Summary

Affiliation: University of Auckland
Country: New Zealand

Publications

  1. ncbi Do snacks of exercise lower blood pressure? A randomised crossover trial
    Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland
    N Z Med J 119:U1996. 2006
  2. ncbi The efficacy and tolerability of 'polypills': meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
    C Raina Elley
    School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    PLoS ONE 7:e52145. 2012
  3. ncbi Effectiveness of simulated clinical teaching in general practice: randomised controlled trial
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
    J Prim Health Care 4:281-7. 2012
  4. ncbi The 'Women's Lifestyle Study', 2-year randomized controlled trial of physical activity counselling in primary health care: rationale and study design
    Sally B Rose
    Women s Health Research Centre, Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
    BMC Public Health 7:166. 2007
  5. ncbi Effectiveness of counselling patients on physical activity in general practice: cluster randomised controlled trial
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, New Zealand
    BMJ 326:793. 2003
  6. ncbi Derivation and validation of a new cardiovascular risk score for people with type 2 diabetes: the new zealand diabetes cohort study
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Diabetes Care 33:1347-52. 2010
  7. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of exercise on prescription with telephone support among women in general practice over 2 years
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
    Br J Sports Med 45:1223-9. 2011
  8. ncbi Glycated haemoglobin and cardiovascular outcomes in people with Type 2 diabetes: a large prospective cohort study
    C R Elley
    Department of Biostatistics, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand
    Diabet Med 25:1295-301. 2008
  9. ncbi Effectiveness of a falls-and-fracture nurse coordinator to reduce falls: a randomized, controlled trial of at-risk older adults
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1383-9. 2008
  10. ncbi Physical activity promotion in general practice--patient attitudes
    Carolyn Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Aust Fam Physician 36:1061-4. 2007

Detail Information

Publications39

  1. ncbi Do snacks of exercise lower blood pressure? A randomised crossover trial
    Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland
    N Z Med J 119:U1996. 2006
    ..To assess whether four 10-minute 'snacks' of exercise per day are as effective at lowering blood pressure as 40 minutes of continuous moderate exercise, when compared with no exercise...
  2. ncbi The efficacy and tolerability of 'polypills': meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
    C Raina Elley
    School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    PLoS ONE 7:e52145. 2012
    ..To assess the blood pressure and lipid-lowering efficacy and tolerability of 'polypills' used in cardiovascular disease prevention trials...
  3. ncbi Effectiveness of simulated clinical teaching in general practice: randomised controlled trial
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
    J Prim Health Care 4:281-7. 2012
    ..There are shortages in community-based general practice placements for medical students. Innovative ways to teach the skills required in general practice are needed...
  4. ncbi The 'Women's Lifestyle Study', 2-year randomized controlled trial of physical activity counselling in primary health care: rationale and study design
    Sally B Rose
    Women s Health Research Centre, Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
    BMC Public Health 7:166. 2007
    ..Interventions are therefore needed that produce sustained increases in adherence to physical activity, are cost-effective and improve clinical endpoints...
  5. ncbi Effectiveness of counselling patients on physical activity in general practice: cluster randomised controlled trial
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, New Zealand
    BMJ 326:793. 2003
    ..To assess the long term effectiveness of the "green prescription" programme, a clinician based initiative in general practice that provides counselling on physical activity...
  6. ncbi Derivation and validation of a new cardiovascular risk score for people with type 2 diabetes: the new zealand diabetes cohort study
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Diabetes Care 33:1347-52. 2010
    ....
  7. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of exercise on prescription with telephone support among women in general practice over 2 years
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
    Br J Sports Med 45:1223-9. 2011
    ..To assess the cost-effectiveness of exercise on prescription with ongoing support in general practice...
  8. ncbi Glycated haemoglobin and cardiovascular outcomes in people with Type 2 diabetes: a large prospective cohort study
    C R Elley
    Department of Biostatistics, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand
    Diabet Med 25:1295-301. 2008
    ..To investigate the association between long-term glycaemic control, measured by glycated haemoglobin (HbA(1c)), and time to first cardiovascular disease (CVD) event for people with Type 2 diabetes in New Zealand...
  9. ncbi Effectiveness of a falls-and-fracture nurse coordinator to reduce falls: a randomized, controlled trial of at-risk older adults
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1383-9. 2008
    ..To assess the effectiveness of a community-based falls-and-fracture nurse coordinator and multifactorial intervention in reducing falls in older people...
  10. ncbi Physical activity promotion in general practice--patient attitudes
    Carolyn Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Aust Fam Physician 36:1061-4. 2007
    ..Long term adherence to primary care physical activity intervention is poor. This study explored attitudes and subjective experiences of those who received such an intervention...
  11. ncbi Cardiovascular risk management of different ethnic groups with type 2 diabetes in primary care in New Zealand
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract 79:468-73. 2008
    ..To examine cardiovascular preventive and renal protective treatment for different ethnic groups with diabetes in primary care...
  12. ncbi Why target sedentary adults in primary health care? Baseline results from the Waikato Heart, Health, and Activity Study
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, P O Box 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
    Prev Med 37:342-8. 2003
    ..The question of whether the public health issue of physical inactivity should be addressed in primary health care is a controversial matter...
  13. ncbi Falls Assessment Clinical Trial (FACT): design, interventions, recruitment strategies and participant characteristics
    C Raina Elley
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand
    BMC Public Health 7:185. 2007
    ..We describe the rationale, intervention, study design, recruitment strategies and baseline characteristics of participants in a randomised controlled trial of a multifactorial falls prevention programme in primary health care...
  14. ncbi Can primary care patients be identified within an emergency department workload?
    C Raina Elley
    Dept General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland
    N Z Med J 120:U2583. 2007
    ..To quantify the proportion of emergency department (ED) discharges that could have been managed in primary care, and to determine the consistency with which healthcare professionals assess cases as 'primary care appropriate'...
  15. ncbi Home-based activity program for older people with depressive symptoms: DeLLITE--a randomized controlled trial
    Ngaire Kerse
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Ann Fam Med 8:214-23. 2010
    ....
  16. ncbi Markedly different clustering of CVD risk factors in New Zealand Indian and European people but similar risk scores (PREDICT-14)
    Lavinia Perumal
    Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Aust N Z J Public Health 36:141-4. 2012
    ..To compare the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profiles of Indian and European patients from routine primary care assessments in the northern region of New Zealand...
  17. ncbi New Zealand Diabetes Cohort Study cardiovascular risk score for people with Type 2 diabetes: validation in the PREDICT cohort
    Tom Robinson
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, The University of Auckland, PB 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Prim Health Care 4:181-8. 2012
    ..A diabetes-specific Diabetes Cohort Study (DCS) CVD predictive risk model has been developed and validated using NZ Get Checked data...
  18. ncbi Trends in the management of risk of diabetes complications in different ethnic groups in New Zealand primary care
    Hosnah Agban
    School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Prim Care Diabetes 2:181-6. 2008
    ..To assess changes over two years in the health status and management of a cohort of people with Type 2 diabetes from different ethnic groups within a primary care diabetes annual review programme in New Zealand...
  19. ncbi Under-utilisation of preventive medication in patients with cardiovascular disease is greatest in younger age groups (PREDICT-CVD 15)
    Suneela Mehta
    Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, PB 92019 Auckland, New Zealand
    J Prim Health Care 3:93-101. 2011
    ..International studies indicate that the proportion of people with CVD receiving pharmacotherapy increases with advancing age...
  20. ncbi Aspirin for primary prevention: yes or no?
    Vanessa Selak
    Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Prim Health Care 2:92-9. 2010
    ....
  21. ncbi Quality indicators to measure blood pressure management over a time interval
    Thusitha Mabotuwana
    School of Population Health, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Inform Prim Care 18:149-56. 2010
    ..There is a larger space of possible measurements, including ones that more explicitly consider management over an interval of time...
  22. ncbi Using the general practice EMR for improving blood pressure medication adherence
    Jim Warren
    National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Stud Health Technol Inform 178:228-34. 2012
    ..We studied the effectiveness of general practice staff follow-up guided by EMR data to improve medication adherence...
  23. ncbi A comparative analysis of the cardiovascular disease risk factor profiles of Pacific peoples and Europeans living in New Zealand assessed in routine primary care: PREDICT CVD-11
    Corina Grey
    Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, PO Box 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
    N Z Med J 123:62-75. 2010
    ....
  24. ncbi Is physical activity counseling effective for older people? A cluster randomized, controlled trial in primary care
    Ngaire Kerse
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1951-6. 2005
    ..To establish the effectiveness of the Green Prescription physical activity counseling program in increasing activity and quality of life in older community-dwelling people...
  25. ncbi Randomised controlled trial of informal team sports for cardiorespiratory fitness and health benefit in Pacific adults
    Mark G Biddle
    Department of Sport and Exercise Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Prim Health Care 3:269-77. 2011
    ..Community-based, 'small-sided game' group activities may be an effective and culturally appropriate way to promote physical activity within Pacific communities...
  26. ncbi Case finding of lifestyle and mental health disorders in primary care: validation of the 'CHAT' tool
    Felicity Goodyear-Smith
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Br J Gen Pract 58:26-31. 2008
    ..This tool checks for tobacco use, alcohol and other drug misuse, problem gambling, depression, anxiety and stress, abuse, anger problems, inactivity, and eating disorders. It is well accepted by patients, GPs and nurses...
  27. ncbi The effects of manual therapy on balance and falls: a systematic review
    Kelly R Holt
    Research Department, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Manipulative Physiol Ther 35:227-34. 2012
    ..The purpose of this study was to review the scientific literature on the effects of manual therapy interventions on falls and balance...
  28. ncbi IMProving Adherence using Combination Therapy (IMPACT): design and protocol of a randomised controlled trial in primary care
    Vanessa Selak
    Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
    Contemp Clin Trials 32:909-15. 2011
    ..The trial is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ACTRN12606000067572)...
  29. ncbi Should we prescribe diuretics for patients with prediabetes and hypertension?
    Bruce Arroll
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand 1142
    BMJ 337:a679. 2008
  30. ncbi Use of interval based quality indicators in blood pressure management to enhance quality of pay for performance incentives: comparison to two indicators from the Quality and Outcomes Framework
    Thusitha Mabotuwana
    Department of Computer Science Tamaki Campus and National Institute for Health Innovation Section for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Qual Prim Care 18:93-101. 2010
    ..Pay for performance incentives are becoming increasingly popular, but are typically based on only a single point-in-time measurement as an indicator of chronic condition management...
  31. ncbi DeLLITE depression in late life: an intervention trial of exercise. Design and recruitment of a randomised controlled trial
    Ngaire Kerse
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    BMC Geriatr 8:12. 2008
    ..Meta-analyses show gaps in the research with poor trial design compromising certainty in conclusions and few programmes showing sustained effects...
  32. ncbi Screening for diabetes and prediabetes
    Tim Kenealy
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
    Lancet 370:1888-9. 2007
  33. ncbi Fall risk profile and quality-of-life status of older chiropractic patients
    Kelly R Holt
    Research Department, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Manipulative Physiol Ther 34:78-87. 2011
    ..The secondary aim was to investigate the quality-of-life status of older chiropractic patients and to see whether a history of falling was related to quality-of-life status...
  34. ncbi Why don't some women return for cervical smears? A hermeneutic phenomenological investigation
    Stephen Buetow
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Health Care Women Int 28:843-52. 2007
    ..Overdueness for the test avoids these effects. To minimize such effects, primary health care needs to acknowledge and address these issues, for example by providing an opportunity to connect the aloneness to trusted others...
  35. ncbi Perspectives on adherence to blood pressure-lowering medications among Samoan patients: qualitative interviews
    Kuinileti Chang Wai
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, PB 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Prim Health Care 2:217-24. 2010
    ..To explore influences on adherence to taking long-term medications among Samoan patients in an Auckland general practice...
  36. ncbi A theory-based video messaging mobile phone intervention for smoking cessation: randomized controlled trial
    Robyn Whittaker
    Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Med Internet Res 13:e10. 2011
    ..This social cognitive theory-based intervention (called "STUB IT") used observational learning via short video diary messages from role models going through the quitting process to teach behavioral change techniques...
  37. ncbi Accuracy of the Wells Rule in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis in primary health care
    Maelen Tagelag
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland
    N Z Med J 120:U2705. 2007
    ..It is now used to reduce unnecessary radiological examinations. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of the Wells Rule in New Zealand primary health care...
  38. ncbi The eCHAT program to facilitate healthy changes in New Zealand primary care
    Felicity Goodyear-Smith
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Am Board Fam Med 26:177-82. 2013
    ....
  39. ncbi Normative values of hip strength in adult male association football players assessed by handheld dynamometry
    Chris M Hanna
    University of Auckland, New Zealand Adidas Sports Medicine, New Zealand
    J Sci Med Sport 13:299-303. 2010
    ..This information will assist assessment and management of an athlete's return to play following injury...