Long-term follow-up with a smartphone application improves exercise capacity post cardiac rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile health interventions, especially smartphone applications (apps), have been proposed as promising interventions for supporting adherence to healthy behaviour in patients post cardiac rehabilitation (CR). The overall aim of the study was to examine the effect of individualized follow-up with an app for one year on peak oxygen uptake (VO_2peak) in patients completing CR.

Design

The study was designed as a single-blinded multicentre randomized controlled trial.

Methods

The intervention group (IG) received individualized follow-up enabled with an app for one year, while the control group (CG) received usual care. The primary outcome was difference in VO_2peak. Secondary outcomes included exercise performance (time to exhaustion, peak i

SUBMITTER: Lunde P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7564298 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature