Engaging older people in an internet platform for cardiovascular risk self-management: a qualitative study among Dutch HATICE participants.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To study older peoples' experiences with an interactive internet platform for cardiovascular self-management, to assess which factors influence initial and sustained engagement. To assess their views on future use within primary care. DESIGN:Qualitative semistructured interview study, with thematic analysis. SETTING:Primary care in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:People ≥65 years with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease who used the 'Healthy Ageing Through Internet Counselling in the Elderly' internet platform with remote support of a coach. Participants were selected using a purposive sampling method based on gender, age, level of education, cardiovascular history, diabetes, duration of participation and login frequency. RESULTS:We performed 17 interviews with 20 particip

SUBMITTER: van Middelaar T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5781010 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature