Key result
Physiotherapists in cardiac rehabilitation do not currently use digital technologies for assessments but recognize their potential to improve care, data security, and service management.
Why the study?
Digital technologies are important healthcare tools, but their use during physiotherapeutic assessments in cardiac rehabilitation environments is not routine.
Cross-Sectional (n=10)
No
Physiotherapists in a Brazilian cardiac rehabilitation program currently rely on paper-based assessments but recognize the potential benefits of implementing digital technologies for patient evaluation and data management.
Physiotherapists' perceptions of digital tools in cardiac rehab assessments remain exploratory; prospective studies needed before clinical integration.
Introduction: Digital technologies are important assistance tools in health services. However, the use of this type of technology in cardiac rehabilitation environments is not a routine resource during physiotherapeutic assessments. Objective: To analyze the physiotherapist's perception regarding the use of digital technologies to evaluate cardiac patients in rehabilitation programs. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative-qualitative data analysis approach developed with physiotherapists from a Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) sector in a hospital in Fortaleza-CE. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews. Results: 10 physiotherapists were interviewed, the majority of whom were young, female and had postgraduate degrees in the field. From the content analysis, two categories emerged: Use of technological resources during the physiotherapeutic assessment; Development of technologies for evaluating cardiac patients in the rehabilitation sector. Final Considerations: Study participants did not use digital technologies when carrying out admission or prognostic assessments in the RC sector. However, they recognize that the use of digital technologies during their care and assessments is a resource that provides advantages for both the care team and management.
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Lopes et al. (2025) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac Rehabilitation (n=10). Digital technologies for patient assessment was evaluated on Physiotherapists' perception regarding the use of digital technologies. Physiotherapists in cardiac rehabilitation do not currently use digital technologies for assessments but recognize their potential to improve care, data security, and service management.
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