Camilla Melholt1, Katrine Joensson2, Helle Spindler3, John Hansen4, Jan Jesper Andreasen5, Gitte Nielsen6, Astrid Noergaard2, Anita Tracey7, Charlotte Thorup5, Rikke Kringelholt6, Birthe Irene Dinesen2. 1. Laboratory of Welfare Technologies - Telehealth & Telerehabilitation, SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark. Electronic address: calm@hst.aau.dk. 2. Laboratory of Welfare Technologies - Telehealth & Telerehabilitation, SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark. 3. Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Aarhus Graduate School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark. 4. Laboratory of Welfare Technologies - Telehealth & Telerehabilitation, SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark; Laboratory for Cardio-Technology, Medical Informatics Group, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark. 5. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark. 6. Department of Cardiology, North Denmark Regional Hospital, Hjoerring, Denmark. 7. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study are two-fold: 1) To explore how cardiac patients experience their use of a telerehabilitation tool for recuperation from surgery, and 2) To study how the patients' use of the interactive 'Active Heart' web portal affected their eHealth literacy skills. METHODS: The 'Active Heart' telerehabilitation web portal offers patients and their relatives information and exercises for recovery from cardiac surgery. 109 cardiac patients were using the Active Heart web portal for a duration of three months. RESULTS: 49 patients completed questionnaires that were administered both before and after their use of the portal, resulting in a 45% response rate. Respondents had a mean age of 60.64 ± 10.75 years, and 82% of the respondents were males. The respondents had a positive impression of Active Heart, reporting that it was easy to access, user-friendly, and written in an understandable language. The patients' eHealth literacy skills increased during the trial period. CONCLUSION: Use of a cardiac telerehabilitation web portal can be beneficial for patient education and can increase cardiac patients' eHealth literacy skills. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Online telerehabilitation portals may be used as a tool in patient education and cardiac rehabilitation.
OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study are two-fold: 1) To explore how cardiac patients experience their use of a telerehabilitation tool for recuperation from surgery, and 2) To study how the patients' use of the interactive 'Active Heart' web portal affected their eHealth literacy skills. METHODS: The 'Active Heart' telerehabilitation web portal offers patients and their relatives information and exercises for recovery from cardiac surgery. 109 cardiac patients were using the Active Heart web portal for a duration of three months. RESULTS: 49 patients completed questionnaires that were administered both before and after their use of the portal, resulting in a 45% response rate. Respondents had a mean age of 60.64 ± 10.75 years, and 82% of the respondents were males. The respondents had a positive impression of Active Heart, reporting that it was easy to access, user-friendly, and written in an understandable language. The patients' eHealth literacy skills increased during the trial period. CONCLUSION: Use of a cardiac telerehabilitation web portal can be beneficial for patient education and can increase cardiac patients' eHealth literacy skills. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Online telerehabilitation portals may be used as a tool in patient education and cardiac rehabilitation.
Authors: Nicholas L Kolodychuk; Michael Wong; George Chimento; Tyler Adams; Mariella Gastanaduy; Bradford S Waddell Journal: Arthroplast Today Date: 2019-02-22
Authors: Helle Spindler; Kasper Leerskov; Katrine Joensson; Gitte Nielsen; Jan Jesper Andreasen; Birthe Dinesen Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-02-12 Impact factor: 3.390