The purpose of this study is to determine whether using a mobile app increases adherence to a heart healthy prescription after discharge from a cardiac rehab program.
Ongoing maintenance of physical activity after cardiac rehab is an important part of preventing secondary cardiac events in patients with ischemic heart disease. Our central hypothesis is that monitoring and promotion of health-related behaviors by increasing patient-provider communication through a mobile device after discharge from cardiac rehab increased adherence to a heart healthy prescription over time. Participants will be randomly assigned to use a mobile app or serve as the control group. All participants will have an activity tracker to track their activity for two months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
The Movn app will have each participant's personalized instructions for post-cardiac rehab integrated into it including medication reminders, physical activity prompts, educational materials, and patient-reported outcomes.
John Muir Medical Center
Concord, California, United States
John Muir Medical Center
Walnut Creek, California, United States
Steps Per Day
Physical activity will be measured by steps per day using activity tracker.
Time frame: Two months
6MWT
Physical activity will be measured by a six minute walk test.
Time frame: 2 months
PHQ-9
Depression will be measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Scores range from 0 (lowest) to 27 (highest), higher score associated with moderate to severe depression.
Time frame: 2 months
Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (EXSE)
Self-efficacy will be measured by the Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (EXSE). Scores can range from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest) with 0 indicating low self-efficacy and 100 indicating high self-efficacy.
Time frame: 2 months
Acceptability
Satification survey, scored 0 (lowest) to 5 (highest), higher score associated with greater satisfaction
Time frame: 2 months
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