- Title
- Cardiac rehabilitation online pilot: extending reach of cardiac rehabilitation
- Creator
- Higgins, Rosemary O.; Rogerson, Michelle; Murphy, Barbara M.; Navaratnam, Hema; Butler, Michael V.; Barker, Lauren; Turner, Alyna; Lefkovits, Jeffrey; Jackson, Alun C.
- Relation
- Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing Vol. 32, Issue 1, p. 7-13
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0000000000000297
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Background: While cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is recommended for all patients after an acute cardiac event, limitations exist in reach. Objective: The purpose of the current study was to develop and pilot a flexible online CR program based on self-management principles "Help Yourself Online." Methods: The program was designed as an alternative to group-based CR as well as to complement traditional CR. The program was based on existing self-management resources developed previously by the Heart Research Centre. Twenty-one patients admitted to Cabrini Health for an acute cardiac event were recruited to test the program. The program was evaluated using qualitative and quantitative methods. Results: Quantitative results demonstrated that patients believed the program would assist them in their self-management. Qualitative evaluation, using focus group and interview methods with 15 patients, showed that patients perceived the online CR approach to be a useful instrument for self-management. Conclusions: Broader implications of the data include the acceptability of the intervention, timing of intervention delivery, and patients' desire for additional online community support.
- Subject
- healthcare delivery; heart diseases; internet; rehabilitation
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1385458
- Identifier
- uon:32229
- Identifier
- ISSN:0889-4655
- Language
- eng
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