TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiac patients’ experiences with a telerehabilitation web portal
T2 - Implications for eHealth literacy
AU - Melholt, Camilla
AU - Joensson, Katrine
AU - Spindler, Helle
AU - Hansen, John
AU - Andreasen, Jan Jesper
AU - Nielsen, Gitte
AU - Noergaard, Astrid
AU - Tracey, Anita
AU - Thorup, Charlotte
AU - Kringelholt, Rikke
AU - Dinesen, Birthe Irene
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - Objective: The aims of this study are two-fold: 1) To explore how cardiac patients experience their use of a telerehabilitation tool for recuperation from surgery, and 2) To study how the patients’ use of the interactive ‘Active Heart’ web portal affected their eHealth literacy skills. Methods: The ‘Active Heart’ telerehabilitation web portal offers patients and their relatives information and exercises for recovery from cardiac surgery. 109 cardiac patients were using the Active Heart web portal for a duration of three months. Results: 49 patients completed questionnaires that were administered both before and after their use of the portal, resulting in a 45% response rate. Respondents had a mean age of 60.64 ± 10.75 years, and 82% of the respondents were males. The respondents had a positive impression of Active Heart, reporting that it was easy to access, user-friendly, and written in an understandable language. The patients’ eHealth literacy skills increased during the trial period. Conclusion: Use of a cardiac telerehabilitation web portal can be beneficial for patient education and can increase cardiac patients’ eHealth literacy skills. Practice implications: Online telerehabilitation portals may be used as a tool in patient education and cardiac rehabilitation.
AB - Objective: The aims of this study are two-fold: 1) To explore how cardiac patients experience their use of a telerehabilitation tool for recuperation from surgery, and 2) To study how the patients’ use of the interactive ‘Active Heart’ web portal affected their eHealth literacy skills. Methods: The ‘Active Heart’ telerehabilitation web portal offers patients and their relatives information and exercises for recovery from cardiac surgery. 109 cardiac patients were using the Active Heart web portal for a duration of three months. Results: 49 patients completed questionnaires that were administered both before and after their use of the portal, resulting in a 45% response rate. Respondents had a mean age of 60.64 ± 10.75 years, and 82% of the respondents were males. The respondents had a positive impression of Active Heart, reporting that it was easy to access, user-friendly, and written in an understandable language. The patients’ eHealth literacy skills increased during the trial period. Conclusion: Use of a cardiac telerehabilitation web portal can be beneficial for patient education and can increase cardiac patients’ eHealth literacy skills. Practice implications: Online telerehabilitation portals may be used as a tool in patient education and cardiac rehabilitation.
KW - Cardiac diseases
KW - EHealth literacy
KW - Patient education
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Tele-rehabilitation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pec.2017.12.017
DO - 10.1016/j.pec.2017.12.017
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29305064
AN - SCOPUS:85039807625
SN - 0738-3991
VL - 101
SP - 854
EP - 861
JO - Patient Education and Counseling
JF - Patient Education and Counseling
IS - 5
ER -