Key result
HF and HTx patients report ~99% interest in smartphone-based cardiac rehabilitation despite differing monitoring needs.
Why the study?
The current status of smartphone usage and the needs for smartphone-based cardiac telerehabilitation among cardiac patients were not well described.
Cross-Sectional (n=96)
No
Heart failure and heart transplant patients demonstrate high interest and usage of mobile health technology, supporting the development of smartphone-based cardiac telerehabilitation programs.
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May support piloting smartphone-based cardiac rehabilitation; leaves open efficacy and optimal features pending prospective trials.
OBJECTIVES: To identify the current status of smartphone usage and to describe the needs for smartphone-based cardiac telerehabilitation of cardiac patients. METHODS: In 2016, a questionnaire survey was conducted in a supervised ambulatory cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program in a university affiliated hospital with the participation of heart failure or heart transplantation patients who were smartphone users. The questionnaire included questions regarding smartphone usage, demands for smartphone-based disease education, and home health monitoring systems. Results were described and analyzed according to principal diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: Heart failure and heart transplantation patients show high usage of and interest in mobile health technology. A smartphone-based cardiac telerehabilitation program should be developed based on high demand areas and modified to suit to each principal diagnosis.
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Kim et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure or heart transplantation (n=96). Smartphone usage and needs for cardiac telerehabilitation was evaluated on Current status of smartphone usage and needs for smartphone-based cardiac telerehabilitation. Heart failure and heart transplantation patients demonstrated high daily smartphone usage (median 120 minutes) and strong interest (99%) in smartphone-based cardiac rehabilitation, with specific monitoring needs differing significantly by diagnosis.
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