Patient perspectives of participating in the cardiac CopenHeartRFA rehabilitation program for patients treated with ablation for atrial fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The CopenHeartRFA trial was designed and conducted to explore the effects of rehabilitation on patients treated with ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). It included a cardiac rehabilitation program consisting of physical exercise and psychoeducational consultations over 6 months. As part of the evaluation of the CopenHeartRFA trial, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. The intervention was delivered by a multidisciplinary team.

Aim

This study aimed to understand the experience of patients treated for AF with ablation who participated in the CopenHeartRFA cardiac rehabilitation program.

Methods

A qualitative descriptive design was used. A purposive sample of 10 patients who had completed the intervention consented to participate. The interv

SUBMITTER: Risom SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5842776 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature