Lonneke Fruytier, Irina Bianca Serban, Danny A J P Van de Sande, Sara Colombo, Steven Houben, Aarnout Brombacher, Hareld Kemps
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Abstract
Purpose: To define the user needs and preferences of the athletic population in cardiac (tele)rehabilitation (CTR).
Patients and methods: In this qualitative study, we included athletes with established coronary artery disease (CAD) who participated in a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program and health care professionals involved in CR. All athletes engaged in sports for at least four hours per week. Fourteen male and one female athlete (mean age 63 ± 10.6 years) participated in CR after an acute coronary syndrome, percutaneous coronary intervention and/or coronary bypass surgery. The twelve healthcare professionals invited included cardiac nurse practitioners, cardiologists, sports physicians, physiotherapists, and a clinical psychologist. This study consists of four phases: a stakeholder identification session, twenty-five semi-structured individual interviews, six card-sorting focus groups and a data analysis phase with thematic analysis.
Results: User needs for athletes in CR encompass personalized exercise plans featuring clear and quantifiable exercise recommendations and limitations. Additionally, there is a need for monitoring health and exercise data; measuring progression and performance longitudinally; easy-to-use, and reliable healthcare information systems with accurate sensors and data; as well as clinical supervision and validation of information and data. Social support from both peers and family is also identified as a crucial need. The preferred technological features for a CTR system tailored for athletes include periodic digital consultations with clinicians, home-based training specific to one's sport, utilization of technology to monitor workouts, data sharing and remote feedback, personalized exercise recommendations and online educational materials.
Conclusion: This research explored the user needs and preferences of athlete patients in CR. The findings indicated that enhancing CR for athletes necessitates a personalized and sport-specific methodology. The integration of various technological features within a CTR program can play a pivotal role in assisting athletes with CAD to maintain an active lifestyle and regain their previous athletic performance levels.
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Patient Preference and Adherence is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal that focuses on the growing importance of patient preference and adherence throughout the therapeutic continuum. The journal is characterized by the rapid reporting of reviews, original research, modeling and clinical studies across all therapeutic areas. Patient satisfaction, acceptability, quality of life, compliance, persistence and their role in developing new therapeutic modalities and compounds to optimize clinical outcomes for existing disease states are major areas of interest for the journal.
As of 1st April 2019, Patient Preference and Adherence will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication.
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