Overview
The overall aim is to develop and test the effect of a tailored patient and family focused cardiac tele rehabilitation intervention on health literacy by comparing it to standard care. Furthermore, to evaluate health-related quality of life, family support, and how the patients experience the communication and relationship with outpatient clinic nurses.
Description
The project is designed inspired by The Complex Intervention Framework (MRC-Guidelines) combined with a patient and family participatory design. The project will consist of three sub-studies. The first study is a co-creation development of a model for the cardiac telerehabilitation intervention. The second study is a quasi-experimental study with a quantitative comparison of the group receiving the cardiac telerehabilitation intervention and control group. The third study will be a descriptive qualitative study which aim to investigate patient's experience with CTR using participant observation and individual interview or dyadic interview.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients and their family members affiliated with the Department of Cardiology at Amager and Hvidovre Hospital and attending cardiac rehabilitation.
- Patients diagnosed with ischemic heart disease, heart failure, persistent atrial fibrillation, and cardiac valve surgery.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with substantial language barriers and limited cognitive function.
- Patients who can't use a smart phone, tablet, or computer.