Ischaemic Heart Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to examine the impact of providing a digital education material to participants of home based cardiac rehabilitation in improving clinical and behavioural outcomes
Detailed description
This is a pilot study aiming to assess the impact of providing a structured patient education material in a digital form to participants of home based cardiac rehabilitation program in University Malaya Medical Centre.
Interventions
OTHERDigital Structured Patient Education Material
Participants of home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program that are included in this research will be provided with a digital Structured Patient Education Material at the beginning of the program, and will be followed up for 12 weeks duration
Sponsors
University of Malaya
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age 20-70 years * Fulfills the low to moderate exercise participation risk criteria for Cardiac rehabilitation program phase 2 as per the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation standards * Able to participate in a treadmill exercise program * Cognitively able to give consent, and able to read and utilize the digital education material
Exclusion criteria
* Stratified as high risk to participate in an aerobic exercise program as per the American Association of cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation standards
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Retention rate | 3 months | The proportion of patients who completed the education material. The number of participants completed divided by the total number of participants, expressed in percentage |
| Cardiorespiratory fitness | 3 months | Peak METs and HRmax measured by exercise stress testing, to estimate VO2 max. This measurement is recorded at pre and post 12 weeks of intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Smoking status | 3 months | Smoking status will be recorded as reported by patient upon recruitment, and at 1st, 2nd and 3rd month of program |
| Compliance to medication | 3 months | Compliance to daily medication will be recorded as reported by patient upon recruitment, and at 1st, 2nd and 3rd month of program |
| Compliance to exercise | 3 months | Number of hours of performing aerobic exercise per week upon recruitment, at 1st, 2nd, 3rd month |
Countries
Malaysia
Outcome results
None listed