Implementing recommendations for inpatient healthcare provider encouragement of cardiac rehabilitation participation: development and evaluation of an online course.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A policy statement recommending that healthcare providers (HCPs) encourage cardiac patients to enroll in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) was recently endorsed by 23 medical societies. This study describes the development and evaluation of a guideline implementation tool.

Methods

A stepwise multiple-method study was conducted. Inpatient cardiac HCPs were recruited between September 2018-May 2019 from two academic hospitals in Toronto, Canada. First, HCPs were observed during discharge discussions with patients to determine needs. Results informed selection and development of the tool by the multidisciplinary planning committee, namely an online course. It was pilot-tested with target users through a think-aloud protocol with subsequent semi-structured interviews, until

SUBMITTER: Santiago de Araujo Pio C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7439558 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature