Key result
Each digital health log-in during post-ACS cardiac rehab is linked to ~0.08 kg weight loss.
Why the study?
Previous data validated digital health interventions for weight loss after acute coronary syndrome during cardiac rehabilitation, but whether increased use is associated with improved weight loss remained unconfirmed.
Does increased use of a digital health intervention improve weight loss in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome?
RCT (n=61)
Does increased use of a digital health intervention improve weight loss in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome?
Effect estimate: null (95% CI null)
p-value: p=0.03
Increased engagement with a digital health intervention during cardiac rehabilitation is associated with greater weight loss in a dose-dependent manner.
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Engagement with digital tools was associated with modest weight loss during CR; extends observational data but remains hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Widmer et al. (2019) conducted an RCT in Weight loss following acute coronary syndrome during cardiac rehabilitation (n=61). Digital health intervention (DHI) vs. Standard cardiac rehabilitation program was evaluated on Weight loss associated with DHI log-ins (null, 95% CI null, p=0.03). In patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome, each log-in to the digital health intervention was associated with a weight reduction of 0.08 kg (P=0.03).
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