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A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Published on: April 19, 2019
[Impact of Shahal (Cardiac Emergency Services) on daily life of subscribers]
A Roth1, O Kinan, V Vishlitzki
1Cardiology Dept., Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
Insights
SHAHAL (Cardiac Emergency Services) significantly reduces mental stress and boosts self-confidence for subscribers. This mobile medical service offers vital support, improving overall quality of life, especially for vulnerable groups.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Health Psychology
Abstract:
SHAHAL (Cardiac Emergency Services) provides professional 24-hour mobile emergency medical service monitored by intensive care nurses via a central computerized operations unit. All subscribers carry a "cardiobeeper" for transtelephonic transmission of a 3-lead electrocardiogram, and an automatic intramuscular self-injector containing 300 mg lidocaine. In this retrospective study we assessed the impact of SHAHAL on subscribers' mental stress, self-confidence and ultimately, quality of life. Answers to a written questionnaire (n = 1034) and a personal interview (n = 55) were analyzed. It was shown that SHAHAL is effective in decreasing mental stress and improving self-confidence in the majority of subscribers. It was especially beneficial in women, the elderly, those of lower socioeconomic status, pessimists and chronic worriers, and the ill more than the healthy. Those whose functional capacities were very limited benefited less, but for them SHAHAL's function as a life-saving and rescue system is more valuable. Lastly, subscription to SHAHAL also improved the self-confidence of the subscriber's family.
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