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ArticleNetherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation2021

IMPROV-ED trial: eHealth programme for faster recovery and reduced healthcare utilisation after CABG.

G J van Steenbergen, D van Veghel, J Ter Woorst, D van Lieshout, L Dekker

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Article in Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05737901 (Effect of Different Discharge Training Methods On Readiness and Self-Efficacy for Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05737901 nacompletednot on this map

Effect of Different Discharge Training Methods On Readiness and Self-Efficacy for Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized Uncontrolled Clinical Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorAydin Adnan Menderes UniversityRan2019 to 2022Enrolled72ConditionsCoronary Artery Bypass Graft, Discharge EducationArmsEducation Booklet, Mobile application
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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  4. Telemedicine in post-CABG patients: promises and pitfalls.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

G J van SteenbergenCatharina Heart Center, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. gijs.v.steenbergen@catharinaziekenhuis.nl.
D van VeghelCatharina Heart Center, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
J Ter WoorstCatharina Heart Center, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
D van LieshoutDutch Heart Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands.
L DekkerCatharina Heart Center, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLCatharina Ziekenhuis · NLHersenstichting · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAfter coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), healthcare utilisation is high and is partly unplanned. eHealth applications have been proposed to reduce healthcare consumption and to enable patients to get actively involved in their recovery. This way, healthcare expenses can be reduced and the quality of care can be improved.

objectivesWe aim to evaluate whether the use of an eHealth programme can reduce unplanned healthcare utilisation and improve mental and physical health in the first 6 weeks after discharge in patients who underwent CABG. In addition, patient satisfaction and use of the eHealth programme will be evaluated.

methodsFor this single-centre randomised controlled trial, at least 280 patients referred for CABG will be included at the preoperative outpatient clinic and randomised to an intervention or control group. The intervention group will have access to an eHealth programme, which consists of online educational videos developed by the Dutch Heart Foundation and postoperative video consultations with a physician. The control group will receive standard care and will not have access to the eHealth programme. The primary endpoint is healthcare utilisation; other endpoints include anxiety, duration of recovery, quality of life and patient satisfaction. Participants will complete several questionnaires at 6 time points during the study.

resultsPatient enrolment started in February 2020 and completion of the follow-up period is expected in August 2021.

conclusionThis randomised trial was initiated to test the hypothesis that patients who are partaking in our eHealth programme use less unplanned care and experience a better quality of life, less anxiety and a faster recovery than controls.

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Coronary artery bypass graftingeHealthEmergency department visitsHealthcare utilisationPatient educationVideo consultation

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PMID33141398
PMCPMC7843857
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