Dr Grace Dibben

  • Research Assistant (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)

Biography

Dr Grace Dibben joined the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in September 2020 as a research assistant, working within the complexity in health programme. She is a statistician for the cardiac rehabilitation Cochrane review centre. 

Grace holds a BSc in Mathematics and Sport and Exercise Sciences and an MSc in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation from the University of Chester, and a PhD in Medical Studies from the University of Exeter. In her PhD research she investigated the effect of cardiac rehabilitation on physical activity levels of patients with heart failure, and developed improved methods to estimate physical activity intensity using accelerometers in heart failure patients. 

She is experienced in quantitative research methods, using accelerometry to measure physical activity, cardiac rehabilitation and systematic reviews. 

Here are links to her researchgate and ORCID pages.

Research interests

Grace's research interests include:

  • Quantitative research methods
  • Physical activity and health
  • Physical activity measurement methods
  • Cardiac rehabilitation
  • Chronic disease
  • Lifestyle behaviour change
  • Randomised controlled trials
  • Systematic reviews

Publications

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Number of items: 13.

2023

Dibben, G. O. et al. (2023) Adolescents’ interactive electronic device use, sleep and mental health: a systematic review of prospective studies. Journal of Sleep Research, (Accepted for Publication)

Dibben, G. O. , Faulkner, J., Oldridge, N., Rees, K., Thompson, D. R., Zwisler, A.-D. and Taylor, R. S. (2023) Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis. European Heart Journal, 44(6), pp. 452-469. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac747) (PMID:36746187) (PMCID:PMC9902155)

Purcell, C. , Dibben, G. , Hilton Boon, M. , Matthews, L. , Palmer, V. J., Thomson, M. , Smillie, S. , Simpson, S. A. and Taylor, R. S. (2023) Effectiveness of social network interventions to support cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention in the management of people with heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (Accepted for Publication)

Dibben, G. O. , Hillsdon, M., Dalal, H. M., Tang, L. H., Doherty, P. J. and Taylor, R. (2023) Home-based cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity in people with heart failure: a secondary analysis of the REACH-HF randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open, 13(2), e063284. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063284) (PMID:36759035) (PMCID:PMC9923308)

Satyamurthy, A., Poojary, G., Dibben, G. , Padmakumar, R., Taylor, R. S. and Babu, A. S. (2023) Exercise training in pulmonary hypertension: an updated systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, (doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000765) (PMID:36655898) (Early Online Publication)

2022

Dibben, G. O. , Faulkner, J., Oldridge, N., Rees, K., Thompson, D. R., Zwisler, A.-D. and Taylor, R. (2022) Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation for Coronary Heart Disease – An Updated Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. BACPR Annual Conference 2022, Birmingham, UK, 6-7 Oct 2022. (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-BACPR.6)

Shah, S., Dibben, G. , Ketkar, A., Hare, D. L., Myers, J., Franklin, B., Babu, A. S. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) Identifying the optimal exercise prescription for patients with coronary artery disease undergoing cardiac rehabilitation: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized control trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12317. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912317)

2021

Dibben, G. , Faulkner, J., Oldridge, N., Rees, K., Thompson, D. R., Zwisler, A.-D. and Taylor, R. S. (2021) Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(11), CD001800. (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001800.pub4) (PMID:34741536) (PMCID:PMC8571912)

Taylor, R. S. , Dibben, G. , Faulkner, J. and Dalal, H. (2021) More evidence of cardiac rehabilitation: need to consider patient quality of life. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 37(10), pp. 1681-1682. (doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.01.012) (PMID:33484838)

2020

Dibben, G. O. , Gandhi, M. M., Taylor, R. S. , Dalal, H. M., Metcalf, B., Doherty, P., Tang, L. H., Kelson, M. and Hillsdon, M. (2020) Physical activity assessment by accelerometry in people with heart failure. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 12, 47. (doi: 10.1186/s13102-020-00196-7) (PMID:32817798) (PMCID:PMC7425563)

Dibben, G. O. , Hillsdon, M., Salal, H. M., Metcalf, B., Doherty, P., Tang, L. H. and Taylor, R. S. (2020) Factors associated with objectively assessed physical activity levels of heart failure patients. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, 11(4), 655.

2019

Dibben, G. O. , Taylor, R. S. , Dalal, H. M. and Hillsdon, M. (2019) One size does not fit all— application of accelerometer thresholds in chronic disease. International Journal of Epidemiology, 48(4), p. 1380. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz164) (PMID:31373639)

2018

Dibben, G. O. , Dalal, H. M., Taylor, R. S. , Doherty, P., Tang, L. H. and Hillsdon, M. (2018) Cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity: systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart, 104(17), pp. 1394-1402. (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312832) (PMID:29654095) (PMCID:PMC6109237)

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Number of items: 13.

Articles

Dibben, G. O. et al. (2023) Adolescents’ interactive electronic device use, sleep and mental health: a systematic review of prospective studies. Journal of Sleep Research, (Accepted for Publication)

Dibben, G. O. , Faulkner, J., Oldridge, N., Rees, K., Thompson, D. R., Zwisler, A.-D. and Taylor, R. S. (2023) Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis. European Heart Journal, 44(6), pp. 452-469. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac747) (PMID:36746187) (PMCID:PMC9902155)

Purcell, C. , Dibben, G. , Hilton Boon, M. , Matthews, L. , Palmer, V. J., Thomson, M. , Smillie, S. , Simpson, S. A. and Taylor, R. S. (2023) Effectiveness of social network interventions to support cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention in the management of people with heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (Accepted for Publication)

Dibben, G. O. , Hillsdon, M., Dalal, H. M., Tang, L. H., Doherty, P. J. and Taylor, R. (2023) Home-based cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity in people with heart failure: a secondary analysis of the REACH-HF randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open, 13(2), e063284. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063284) (PMID:36759035) (PMCID:PMC9923308)

Satyamurthy, A., Poojary, G., Dibben, G. , Padmakumar, R., Taylor, R. S. and Babu, A. S. (2023) Exercise training in pulmonary hypertension: an updated systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, (doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000765) (PMID:36655898) (Early Online Publication)

Shah, S., Dibben, G. , Ketkar, A., Hare, D. L., Myers, J., Franklin, B., Babu, A. S. and Taylor, R. S. (2022) Identifying the optimal exercise prescription for patients with coronary artery disease undergoing cardiac rehabilitation: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized control trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12317. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912317)

Dibben, G. , Faulkner, J., Oldridge, N., Rees, K., Thompson, D. R., Zwisler, A.-D. and Taylor, R. S. (2021) Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(11), CD001800. (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001800.pub4) (PMID:34741536) (PMCID:PMC8571912)

Taylor, R. S. , Dibben, G. , Faulkner, J. and Dalal, H. (2021) More evidence of cardiac rehabilitation: need to consider patient quality of life. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 37(10), pp. 1681-1682. (doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.01.012) (PMID:33484838)

Dibben, G. O. , Gandhi, M. M., Taylor, R. S. , Dalal, H. M., Metcalf, B., Doherty, P., Tang, L. H., Kelson, M. and Hillsdon, M. (2020) Physical activity assessment by accelerometry in people with heart failure. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 12, 47. (doi: 10.1186/s13102-020-00196-7) (PMID:32817798) (PMCID:PMC7425563)

Dibben, G. O. , Hillsdon, M., Salal, H. M., Metcalf, B., Doherty, P., Tang, L. H. and Taylor, R. S. (2020) Factors associated with objectively assessed physical activity levels of heart failure patients. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, 11(4), 655.

Dibben, G. O. , Taylor, R. S. , Dalal, H. M. and Hillsdon, M. (2019) One size does not fit all— application of accelerometer thresholds in chronic disease. International Journal of Epidemiology, 48(4), p. 1380. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz164) (PMID:31373639)

Dibben, G. O. , Dalal, H. M., Taylor, R. S. , Doherty, P., Tang, L. H. and Hillsdon, M. (2018) Cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity: systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart, 104(17), pp. 1394-1402. (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312832) (PMID:29654095) (PMCID:PMC6109237)

Conference or Workshop Item

Dibben, G. O. , Faulkner, J., Oldridge, N., Rees, K., Thompson, D. R., Zwisler, A.-D. and Taylor, R. (2022) Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation for Coronary Heart Disease – An Updated Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. BACPR Annual Conference 2022, Birmingham, UK, 6-7 Oct 2022. (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-BACPR.6)

This list was generated on Wed Mar 29 19:46:59 2023 BST.

Professional activities & recognition

Selected international presentations

  • 2019: ACSM Annual Meeting (Orlando, USA)