Trial reportHeart & lung : the journal of critical care
Influence of an early recovery telehealth intervention on physical activity and functioning after coronary artery bypass surgery among older adults with high disease burden.
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- eHealth in Geriatric Rehabilitation: Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Feasibility, and Usability.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Patient education in the management of coronary heart disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- Internet-based interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Interventions to Increase Physical Activity Among Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis.The Gerontologist · 2015Pooled it
- Effects of Video-Based Patient Education and Consultation on Unplanned Health Care Utilization and Early Recovery After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (IMPROV-ED): Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- Effects of the comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program on psychological factors and quality of life among coronary heart disease patients.Global journal of health science · 2012Trial
- Technology-Assisted Physical Activity Interventions for Older People in Their Home-Based Environment: Scoping Review.JMIR aging · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a WeChat-based personalized rehabilitation nursing model for urinary incontinence after prostatectomy: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Navigating Through Innovation in Elderly's Health: A Scoping Review of Digital Health Interventions.Public health reviews · 2024Article
- Older adults' acceptance of a community-based telehealth wellness system.Informatics for health & social care · 2013Article
- Cardiovascular disease self-care interventions.Nursing research and practice · 2013Review
- Physical activity interventions among older adults: a literature review.Research and theory for nursing practice · 2013Review
- Rural Versus Urban Comparison: Physical Activity and Functioning Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.Online journal of rural nursing and health care : the official journal of the Rural Nurse Organization · 2012Article
- Cost-effectiveness of a symptom management intervention: improving physical activity in older women following coronary artery bypass surgery.Nursing economic$Article
- Technology-enhanced practice for patients with chronic cardiac disease: home implementation and evaluation.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careArticle
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Abstract
objectiveOlder adults with poor functioning preoperatively are at risk for delayed recovery and more impaired outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS). The study objective was to determine whether a 6-week early recovery telehealth intervention, designed to improve self-efficacy and management related to symptoms after CABS, was effective in improving outcomes (physical activity, physiologic, and psychologic functioning) for older adults (aged > 65 years) with higher disease burden.
methodsA descriptive, repeated-measures experimental design was used. Follow-up data were collected at 3 and 6 weeks and 3 months after CABS. Subjects were drawn from a larger randomized clinical trial. Parent study subjects who had high disease burden preoperatively (physical component score of < 50 on the Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 and RISKO score of > 6) were included (N = 55), with 23 subjects in the early recovery intervention group and 31 subjects in the usual care group (n = 31). Subjects ranged in age from 65 to 85 years (M = 71.6 + 5.1 years).
resultsThere was a significant main effect by group (F[1,209] = 4.66, P < .05). The intervention group had a least square means of 27.9 kcal/kg/d of energy expenditure compared with the usual care group of 26.6 kcal/kg/d per the RT3 accelerometer (Stayhealthy, Inc, Monrovia, CA). Both groups had significantly improved physical (F[2,171] = 3.26, P < .05) and role-physical (F[2,171] = 6.64, P < .005) functioning over time.
conclusionThe subgroup of subjects undergoing CABS with high disease burden were responsive to an early recovery telehealth intervention. Improving patients' physical activity and functioning can reduce morbidity and mortality associated with poor functioning after cardiac events.
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