Prevention & lipids

A digitally supported shared decision-making approach for patients during cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial

Eur J Prev CardiolPublished Randomised controlled trial

Primary result · Quality of life (HeartQoL)Result — go to the resultDifference 4.15 points 95% CI 0.7–7.6

Authors' conclusion

This study demonstrated that the addition of SDM-based TR program to center-based CR significantly improved patients' quality of life, cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity levels compared to center-based CR alone.

Study context

Population
Patients with heart disease in cardiac rehabilitation, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt
Participants
80 patients
Comparison
Standard cardiac rehabilitation (CR) plus shared decision making (SDM)-based telerehabilitation vs standard CR
Primary endpoint
Quality of life (HeartQoL)
Follow-up
12 weeks
Methodological detailssingle-centre
  • Single-centre

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Difference

4.15 points

95% CI 0.7–7.6

P = 0.02

Interventionvs Control
difference 4.15 points (95% CI 0.7–7.6); P = 0.02

Secondary outcomes

OutcomeDifference (ml/kg/min) (95% CI)P value
VO₂peak · 12 weeksGreater improvement with intervention · linear mixed model1.1 (0.04–2.1)P = 0.04

Original publication

A digitally supported shared decision-making approach for patients during cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 28 August 2025. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf537

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