"Future Patient" Telerehabilitation for Patients With Heart Failure: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, accounting for 13%-15% of all deaths. Cardiac rehabilitation has poor compliance and adherence. Telerehabilitation has been introduced to increase patients' participation, access, and adherence with the help of digital technologies. The target group is patients with heart failure. A telerehabilitation program called "Future Patient" has been developed and consists of three phases: (1) titration of medicine (0-3 months), (2) implementation of the telerehabilitation protocols (3 months), and (3) follow-up with rehabilitation in everyday life (6 months). Patients in the Future Patient program measure their blood pressure, pulse, weight, number of steps taken, sleep, and respiration and answer questions onli

SUBMITTER: Dinesen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6754679 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature