The development of an internet-based outpatient cardiac rehabilitation intervention: a Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Face-to-face outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (OCR) programs are an important and effective component in the management of cardiovascular disease. However, these programs have low participation rates, especially among patients who live rural or remote. Hence, there is a need to develop OCR programs that provide an alternative to face-to-face contact such as by using the Internet. Only a very limited number of Internet-based OCR programs have been developed and evaluated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify issues that are relevant to the development of an Internet-based OCR intervention.

Methods

A three-round Delphi study among cardiac rehabilitation experts was conducted. In the first round, 43 experts outlined opinions they had on the developme

SUBMITTER: Vandelanotte C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2891620 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature