Conventional Rehabilitation Therapy Versus Telerehabilitation in Cardiac Patients: A Comparison of Motivation, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life
Source: Spindler et al. 2019 - Pubmed ID: 30759761
Setting: Denmark, Healthcare centers and hospitals
RCT
Follow-up: 12 months
Sample size:
Total: 151 (136)
IG: 69 (64)
CG: 67 (55)
Inclusion criteria:
- Cardiovascular disease
Home monitoring (Telemonitoring Teledi@Log)
- Blood pressure monitor
- Scales
- Heart rate monitor
- Digital step counter
Webpage (ActiveHeart)
- Monitoring Health status
- Education
- Text and video
- Communication
Intervention: Individualized telerehabilitation program to address lifestyle changes and improve self-care (Teledialog project). Patients were able to monitor their data at all times. Staff monitored the values twice a week and had contact with the participant if needed. Communication between healthcare staff, patients, and partners. Each patient received guidance in physical training, education in lifestyle changes
Duration: 3 months
Add on: NA
Control group: Conventional care
Clinical effect:
- Motivation→
- Autonomous Motivation→
- Psychological distress→
- QoL→
Patient safety: NA
Patient experience: NA
Staff experience: NA
Investment:
Equipment
- Active Heart
- Blood pressure monitor
- Scales
- Heart rate monitor
- Digital step counter
- Tablet PC with a mobile network
Running:
Equipment
- Active Heart
- Blood pressure monitor
- Scales
- Heart rate monitor
- Digital step counter
- Tablet PC with a mobile network
Staff
- Monitoring
- Technical assistance control meeting
- Patient education
Organization: NA
Health care utilization: NA