Cardiovascular Disease Self-Management: Pilot Testing of an mHealth Healthy Eating Program.

ABSTRACT:

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Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is crucial in the management of cardiovascular disease (CVD), yet attendance is poor. Mobile technology (mHealth) offers a potential solution to increase reach of CR. This paper presents two development studies to determine mobile phone usage in adults with CVD and to evaluate the acceptability of an mHealth healthy eating CR program.

Methods

CR attendees were surveyed to determine mobile phone usage rates. A second single-subject pilot study investigated perceptions of a 4-week theory-based healthy eating mHealth program and explored pre-post changes in self-efficacy.

Results

74 adults with CVD completed the survey (50/74 male; mean age 63 ± 10). Nearly all had mobile phones (70/74; 95%) and used the Internet (69/74; 93%), and m

SUBMITTER: Dale LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4251404 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature