Christopher Blanchard

Research

Diabetes Environment Gender Physical Activity Sex

Latest papers

A Dyadic Approach to Cancer Care: Examining the Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Partner-Based Exercise Intervention for Caregivers and Their Care Recipients.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025 · senior author
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Canadians Living With and Without Cardiovascular Disease.
The Canadian journal of cardiology · 2025
Sex Differences in Physical Activity Levels and Sitting Time in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.
Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention · 2024

All 7 publications

Latest funding

A multi-site population health study evaluating the physical activity levels of patients with atrial fibrillation (CANSURVEY-AF)
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$549,936
Dissemination, Implementation, and Effectiveness of the Exercise Oncology Survivorship Partnership Model: Reaching Rural Cancer Survivors to Enhance Quality of Life
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$1,113,855
Reversal of atrial substrate to prevent atrial fibrillation
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$1,705,952

All 17 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

A Dyadic Approach to Cancer Care: Examining the Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Partner-Based Exercise Intervention for Caregivers and Their Care Recipients.

Keats MR, Christensen T, Grandy SA, Mason R, Munroe CA, Snow S, Wood L, Blanchard C

International journal of environmental research and public health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23010056 PMID: 41595849

02

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Canadians Living With and Without Cardiovascular Disease.

Reed JL, Zaman D, Betancourt MT, Robitaille C, Majoni M, Blanchard C, O'Neill CD, Prince SA

The Canadian journal of cardiology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2024.12.029 PMID: 39742964

03

Sex Differences in Physical Activity Levels and Sitting Time in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.

Marçal IR, Vidal-Almela S, Blanchard C, Prince SA, Way KL, Reed JL

Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention2024

DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000867 PMID: 38836648

04

Pregnant and Postpartum Women's Perceptions of Barriers to and Enablers of Physical Activity During Pregnancy: A Qualitative Systematic Review.

McKeough R, Blanchard C, Piccinini-Vallis H

Journal of midwifery & women's health2022

DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13375 PMID: 35621324

05

The Impact of Resistance Exercise on Muscle Mass in Glioblastoma in Survivors (RESIST): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Keats MR, Grandy SA, Blanchard C, Fowles JR, Neyedli HF, Weeks AC, MacNeil MV

JMIR research protocols2022

DOI: 10.2196/37709 PMID: 35507403

06

The Physical Activity Levels and Sitting Time of Adults Living With Atrial Fibrillation: The CHAMPLAIN-AF Study.

Way KL, Birnie D, Blanchard C, Wells G, Dorian P, Jorstad HT, Daha IC, Suskin N, Oh P, Parkash R, Poirier P, Prince SA, Tulloch H, Pipe AL, Hans H, Wilson J, Comeau K, Vidal-Almela S, Terada T, Reed JL

CJC open2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2022.01.004 PMID: 35607489

07

Understanding exercise behaviour during home-based cardiac rehabilitation: a theory of planned behaviour perspective.

Blanchard C

Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology2008First author

DOI: 10.1139/y07-117 PMID: 18418442

A multi-site population health study evaluating the physical activity levels of patients with atrial fibrillation (CANSURVEY-AF)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Reed, Jennifer L

Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Exercise; Heart Disease; Physical Activity

$549,936

Dissemination, Implementation, and Effectiveness of the Exercise Oncology Survivorship Partnership Model: Reaching Rural Cancer Survivors to Enhance Quality of Life

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: CCS/CIHR Cancer Survivorship Team Grants

Principal investigators: Culos-Reed, S.Nicole

Keywords: Cancer; Equity; Exercise; Implementation; Knowledge Translation; Outreach; Quality Of Life; Rural; Survivorship; Wellness

$1,113,855

Reversal of atrial substrate to prevent atrial fibrillation

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parkash, Ratika

Keywords: Ablation; Atrial Fibrillation; Blood Pressure; Clinical Trial; Exercise

$1,705,952

Amplifying the Step Monitoring to improve ARTERial health strategy (SMARTER amplify)

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Dasgupta, Kaberi; Daskalopoulou, Stella S

Keywords: Applications; Cardiometabolic Risk Factors; Coaching; Pedometers; Peers; Physical Activity

$100,000

Promoting sport participation during early parenthood

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rhodes, Ryan E.

Keywords: sport; parenthood; quality of life; social functioning

$310,301

Evaluation of a Physical Activity Intervention for New Parents

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Rhodes, Ryan E

Keywords: Parenthood; Physical Activity

$240,000

Lifestyle actIvity correlates For diabEtics (LIFE)

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: Regional Partnership Program - Nova Scotia

Principal investigators: Blanchard, Christopher M

Keywords: Diabetes; Environment; Gender; Physical Activity; Sex

$192,340

You can't always get what you want: A self-determination based examination of the difference between implicit and explicit outcome expectations and their influence on exercise adherence.

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Rodgers, Wendy M; Berry, Tanya R; Hall, Craig R

Keywords: Exercise Adherence; Outcome Expectations; Self-Determination; Self-Efficacy; Social-Cognitive Theory

$668,407

CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRHOLDER - TITULAIRE DE CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE DU CANADA

Nominated PICIHR2010Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Blanchard, Christopher M

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

Environmental Physical activity cOrrelates after Cardiac Hospitalization (EPOCH)

Nominated PICIHR2009Operating Grant: Prevention of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases

Principal investigators: Blanchard, Christopher M

Keywords: Accelerometers; Environment - Global Positioning Systems; Gender; Heart Disease; Physical Activity

$387,043

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Medicine
Department of Medicine
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Cardiology
Médecine
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Co-authors at Dalhousie University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

George Wells

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Heather Tulloch

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

David Birnie

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Paul Dorian

Cardiology

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Ratika Parkash

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Paul Oh

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Neville Suskin

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Paul Poirier

Médecine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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