Cardiac patients show high interest in technology enabled cardiovascular rehabilitation

E-cardiology, eHealth and digital solutions for physical activity uptake and monitoring have evolved rapidly, they also have potential in cardiovascular disease management. A survey among 310 cardiac patients made it clear what the current technology usage is of these patients, and their needs and interests for technology enabled cardiovascular rehabilitation.

This research was done by the EU-funded PATHway consortium and was published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.

Most (97 %) patients who participated in the study had a mobile phone and used the internet (91 %). Heart rate monitors were used by 35 % and 68 % reported to find heart rate monitoring important when exercising at home. Physical activity monitoring was reported by 12 % of the respondents.

Respondents were interested in CR support through internet (77 %) and their mobile phone (68 %). Many patients reported interest in game-based CR (67 %) and virtual rehabilitation (58 %). At least medium interest in technology enabled CR was reported by 75 % of the patients. Interest decreased with increasing age.

Full research article: Buys et al. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2016) 16:95 - DOI 10.1186/s12911-016-0329-9

PATHway: Technology enabled behavioural change as a pathway towards better self-management of CVD

Programme: Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation action
Instrument: PHC-26-2014 - Self management of health and disease: citizen engagement and mHealth
Total Cost: 4,899,080.00€
Duration: 44 months - February 2015 until September 2018

You can see a first demonstration of the PATHway system in the video below.

Cardiac patients show high interest in technology enabled cardiovascular rehabilitation

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