Using mobile technology for cardiac rehabilitation: A review and framework for development and evaluation

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Fukuoka, Yoshimi ^a   Beatty, Alexis L ^b   Whooley, Mary A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Coronary disease; Exercise; mHealth; Prevention; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CARE; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EQUIPMENT; HEART DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MHEALTH; PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC REHABILITATION; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE; MHEALTH; PREVENTION; TELEMEDICINE;

CARDIOLOGY; CELLULAR PHONE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902301237     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000568     Document Type: Article

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