The Impact of Structured Patient Education Material (SPEM) in Improving Clinical and Behavioural Outcomes in Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Participants: A Pilot Study

University of Malaya20 enrolled

Overview

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

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Ischaemic Heart Disease

Interventions

Digital Structured Patient Education MaterialOTHER

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

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

University Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Retention rate

The proportion of patients who completed the education material. The number of participants completed divided by the total number of participants, expressed in percentage

Time frame: 3 months

Cardiorespiratory fitness

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

Time frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Smoking status

Smoking status will be recorded as reported by patient upon recruitment, and at 1st, 2nd and 3rd month of program

Time frame: 3 months

Compliance to medication

Compliance to daily medication will be recorded as reported by patient upon recruitment, and at 1st, 2nd and 3rd month of program

Time frame: 3 months

Compliance to exercise

Number of hours of performing aerobic exercise per week upon recruitment, at 1st, 2nd, 3rd month

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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