Designing a theory- and evidence-based tailored eHealth rehabilitation aftercare program in Germany and the Netherlands: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac rehabilitation programs aim to improve health status and to decrease the risk of further cardiac events. Persons undergoing rehabilitation often have difficulties transferring the learned health behaviors into their daily routine after returning home and maybe to work. This includes physical activity as well as fruit and vegetable consumption. Computer-based tailored interventions have been shown to be effective in increasing physical activity as well as fruit and vegetable consumption. The aim of this study is, to support people in transferring these two learned behavior changes and their antecedents into their daily life after cardiac rehabilitation.

Methods

The study will have a randomized controlled design and will be conducted among German and Dutch p

SUBMITTER: Reinwand D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3840618 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature