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Title: | Digital Health in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention: A Search for the Ideal Tool | Authors: | FALTER, Maarten SCHERRENBERG, Martijn DENDALE, Paul |
Issue Date: | 2021 | Publisher: | MDPI | Source: | SENSORS, 21 (1) (Art N° 12) | Abstract: | Digital health is becoming more integrated in daily medical practice. In cardiology, patient care is already moving from the hospital to the patients' homes, with large trials showing positive results in the field of telemonitoring via cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), monitoring of pulmonary artery pressure via implantable devices, telemonitoring via home-based non-invasive sensors, and screening for atrial fibrillation via smartphone and smartwatch technology. Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention are modalities that could greatly benefit from digital health integration, as current compliance and cardiac rehabilitation participation rates are low and optimisation is urgently required. This viewpoint offers a perspective on current use of digital health technologies in cardiac rehabilitation, heart failure and secondary prevention. Important barriers which need to be addressed for implementation in medical practice are discussed. To conclude, a future ideal digital tool and integrated healthcare system are envisioned. To overcome personal, technological, and legal barriers, technological development should happen in dialog with patients and caregivers. Aided by digital technology, a future could be realised in which we are able to offer high-quality, affordable, personalised healthcare in a patient-centred way. | Notes: | Falter, M (corresponding author), Jessa Hosp, Heart Ctr Hasselt, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium.; Falter, M (corresponding author), Hasselt Univ, Fac Med & Life Sci, Mobile Hlth Unit, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium.; Falter, M (corresponding author), Katholieke Univ Leuven, Fac Med, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. maarten.falter@jessazh.be; martijn.scherrenberg@jessazh.be; paul.dendale@jessazh.be |
Other: | Falter, M (corresponding author), Jessa Hosp, Heart Ctr Hasselt, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium ; Hasselt Univ, Fac Med & Life Sci, Mobile Hlth Unit, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium ; Katholieke Univ Leuven, Fac Med, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. | Keywords: | digital health;mobile health;sensors;cardiovascular rehabilitation;secondary prevention;heart failure;artificial intelligence;telerehabilitation | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/33486 | e-ISSN: | 1424-8220 | DOI: | 10.3390/s21010012 | ISI #: | WOS:000606237900001 | Rights: | 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/). | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2022 |
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