"OPTImAL": an ontology for patient adherence modeling in physical activity domain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maintaining physical fitness is a crucial component of the therapeutic process for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite the known importance of being physically active, patient adherence to exercise, both in daily life and during cardiac rehabilitation (CR), is low. Patient adherence is frequently composed of numerous determinants associated with different patient aspects (e.g., psychological, clinical, etc.). Understanding the influence of such determinants is a central component of developing personalized interventions to improve or maintain patient adherence. Medical research produced evidence regarding factors affecting patients' adherence to physical activity regimen. However, the heterogeneity of the available data is a significant challenge for know

SUBMITTER: Livitckaia K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6485069 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature