ArticleJMIR cardio2021
The Danish Future Patient Telerehabilitation Program for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Design and Pilot Study in Collaboration With Patients and Their Spouses.
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Future Patient - Telerehabilitation of Atrial Fibrillation Patients
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with atrial fibrillation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- The aims and effectiveness of communities of practice in healthcare: A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Patient Perspectives on the "Future Patient" Telerehabilitation Program for Atrial Fibrillation: Qualitative Study.JMIR cardio · 2025Trial
- Future Patient-Telerehabilitation of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Protocol for a Multicenter, Mixed Methods, Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- A web-based intervention for patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator - A qualitative study of nurses' experiences (Data from the ACQUIRE-ICD study).PEC innovation · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is predicted to more than double in prevalence over the next 20 years. Tailored patient education is recommended as an important aspect of AF care. Current guidelines emphasize that patients become more active participants in the management of their own disease, yet there are no rehabilitation programs for patients with AF in the Danish health care system. Through participatory design, we developed the Future Patient Telerehabilitation (TR) Programs, A and B, for patients with AF. The 2 programs are based on HeartPortal and remote monitoring, together with educational modules.
objectiveThe aim of this pilot study is to evaluate and compare the feasibility of the 2 programs of TR for patients with AF.
methodsThis pilot study was conducted between December 2019 and March 2020. The pilot study consisted of testing the 2 TR programs, A and B, in two phases: (1) treatment at the AF clinic and (2) TR at home. The primary outcome of the study was the usability of technologies for self-monitoring and the context of the TR programs as seen from patients' perspectives. Secondary outcomes were the development of patients' knowledge of AF, development of clinical data, and understanding the expectations and experiences of patients and spouses. Data were collected through interviews, questionnaires, and clinical measurements from home monitoring devices. Statistical analyses were performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics version 26. Qualitative data were analyzed using NVivo 12.0.
resultsThrough interviews, patients articulated the following themes about participating in a TR program: usefulness of the HeartPortal, feeling more secure living with AF, community of practice living with AF, and measuring heart rhythm makes good sense. Through interviews, the spouses of patients with AF expressed that they had gained increased knowledge about AF and how to support their spouses living with AF in everyday life. Results from the responses to the Jessa AF Knowledge Questionnaire support the qualitative data, as they showed that patients in program B acquired increased knowledge about AF at follow-up compared with baseline. No significant differences were found in the number of electrocardiography recordings between the 2 groups.
conclusionsPatients with AF and their spouses were positive about the TR program and they found the TR program useful, especially because it created an increased sense of security, knowledge about mastering their symptoms, and a community of practice linking patients with AF and their spouses and health care personnel. To assess all the benefits of the Future Patient-TR Program for patients with AF, it needs to be tested in a comprehensive randomized controlled trial.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04493437; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04493437.
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