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A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Published on: April 19, 2019
Health behavior goals of cardiac patients after hospitalization
Jodi Summers Holtrop1, William Corser, Gregory Jones
1Department of Family Practice, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA. jodi.holtrop@hc.msu.edu
Objectives:
To examine the types and influences of health behavior goals self-selected by post hospitalized cardiac patients.
Methods:
Subjects participated in a trial assessing the effectiveness of a health behavior change program.
Results:
Nearly 95% of smokers and 89.7% of patients with elevated weights selected a smoking and/or dietary modification goal, respectively. Only 43.8% of physical activity goal patients started a rehabilitation program. Although no consistent relationships were found between patient characteristics and type of goal(s) selected, significant improvements in readiness to change levels occurred.
Conclusions:
Many patients can make health behavior progress consistent with behaviors needing improvements by clinical criteria.
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