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Nicole finished her PhD and joined the academic staff at the University of Canberra in 2014. Since graduating in 1997 from the University of Sydney, Nicole has worked as a physiotherapist in a number of different hospital settings in Australia and the UK such as acute and rehabilitation, public and private, urban and rural, as well as in primary health care. Her background is mainly in rehabilitation, with a more recent focus on cardiac rehabilitation, although she has worked in a number of different rehabilitation areas including pulmonary, amputee, orthopaedic and neurological. Nicole continues to work clinically in an acute hospital setting.
Dr Freene has a strong interest in the primary and secondary prevention of chronic disease and increasing the populations' physical activity levels, particularly in middle-aged adults. This was the focus of her PhD titled 'Physical Activity At Home: Long-term effectiveness of a community group exercise versus physiotherapist-led home-based physical activity program in middle-aged adults'. She is a founding member of the National Physiotherapy for Physical Activity group and a committee member of the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association of NSW/ACT Professional Development Committee. Nicole supervises both Honours and PhD students. Her current research focuses on increasing physical activity levels and decreasing sedentary behaviour in adults, both in healthy and cardiac populations.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, PhD (Health) , University of Canberra
Award Date: 29 Aug 2014
Bachelor, BAppSc (Physiotherapy), University of Sydney
Award Date: 1 Mar 1997
Bachelor, BSc (Hons), Monash University
Award Date: 1 Mar 1992
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Improving physical activity measurement for the secondary prevention of heart disease: accelerometer cut-points for physical activity intensities
Freene, N., Davey, R., Back, M., Pumpa, K., Clark, B., Lo, W., Tan, R. & Niyonsenga, T.
1/02/23 → 13/12/23
Project: Research
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A very brief intervention for physical activity behaviour change in cardiac rehabilitation: the ‘Measure It!’ trial
1/02/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Cardiac Rehabilitation for transient ischaemic Attack and Mild-Stroke (CRAMS): a randomised controlled trial
Freene, N., Flynn, A., Preston, E., Davey, R., Cowans, S., Caprecho, K., Niyonsenga, T. & Mohanty, I.
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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A very brief intervention for physical activity behaviour change in cardiac rehabilitation: the ‘Measure It!’ trial
Freene, N., Davey, R., McPhail, S., Tyack, Z., Kunstler, B., Niyonsenga, T., Abhayaratna, W., Gallagher, R. & Keegan, R.
Project: Research
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A Clinical Guide for Assessment and Prescription of Exercise and Physical Activity in Cardiac Rehabilitation. A CSANZ Position Statement
Verdicchio, C., Freene, N., Hollings, M., Maiorana, A., Briffa, T., Gallagher, R., Hendriks, J. M., Abell, B., Brown, A., Colquhoun, D., Howden, E., Hansen, D., Reading, S. & Redfern, J., Sept 2023, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 32, 9, p. 1035-1048 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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If you measure it, it matters! a survey of factors influencing implementation of physical activity promotion in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation in Australia
Freene, N., Talbot, R., Goh, C. H., Koh, W. H. J., Chong, S., Wong, Y. J., Patterson, K. & Zainuldin, R., Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Patient Education and Counseling. 117, p. 1-7 7 p., 107994.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing a Sedentary Behavior Change Smartphone App in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Patterson, K., Keegan, R., Davey, R. & Freene, N., Mar 2023, In: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical Activity Levels in People with Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Systematic Review
Cesnik, R., Toohey, K., Freene, N., Kunstler, B. & Semple, S., Aug 2023, In: Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 39, 4, p. 1-10 10 p., 151435.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Testing the Effect of a Smartphone App on Hospital Admissions and Sedentary Behavior in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participants: ToDo-CR Randomized Controlled Trial
Patterson, K., Davey, R., Keegan, R., Niyonsenga, T., Mohanty, I., Bowen, S., Regan, E., Lander, M., van Berlo, S. & Freene, N., 3 Oct 2023, In: JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 11, p. 1-19 19 p., e48229.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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