Navigating the long journey of heart failure-experiences of Māori and Pacific peoples.

Aims: Māori and Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand experience significant inequities in heart failure rates, treatment and outcomes compared to NZ Europeans. We aimed to understand the experiences of Māori and Pacific people living with heart failure as they navigated care across primary and secondary settings.

Methods: This research involved a secondary analysis of data collected in a wider qualitative study investigating evidence-practice gaps of cardiovascular care experienced by Māori and Pacific people.

Māori and Pacific families' experiences and perspectives of cardiovascular care; A qualitative study.

Objective: This study aimed to understand the reasons behind evidence-practice gaps and inequities in cardiovascular care for Māori and Pacific people, as evidenced by the experiences and perspectives of patients and their families.

Methods: The research was guided by Māori and Pacific worldviews, incorporating Kaupapa Māori Theory and Pacific conceptual frameworks and research methodologies. Template analysis was used to analyse interview data from 61 Māori and Pacific people who had experienced a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment, acute coronary syndrome, and/or heart failure.

Upholding te mana o te wā: Māori patients and their families' experiences of accessing care following an out-of-hospital cardiac event.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Māori patients and their families accessing care for an acute out-of-hospital cardiac event and to identify any barriers or enablers of timely access to care.

Design: Eleven interviews with patients and their families were conducted either face-to-face or using online conferencing. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed for thematic analysis using Kaupapa Māori methodology.

Analyzing Eye Paths Using Fractals.

Visual patterns reflect the anatomical and cognitive background underlying process governing how we perceive information, influenced by stimulus characteristics and our own visual perception. These patterns are both spatially complex and display self-similarity seen in fractal geometry at different scales, making them challenging to measure using the traditional topological dimensions used in Euclidean geometry.However, methods for measuring eye gaze patterns using fractals have shown success in quantifying geometric complexity, matchability, and implementation into machine learning methods.

Ethnic differences of the care pathway following an out-of-hospital cardiac event: A systematic review.

Aim: This systematic review aimed to determine to what extent and why the care pathways for acute cardiac events in the community might differ for minoritised ethnic populations compared to non-minoritised populations. It also sought to identify the barriers and enablers that could influence variations in access to care for minoritised populations.

Methods: A multi-database search was conducted for articles published between 1 January 2000 and 1 January 2023.