Exploring Information Needs and Educational Preferences of Individuals Referred to Cardiac Rehabilitation Before Program Start.

Purpose: To explore information needs and educational preferences of individuals referred to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) before program start.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2023 to February 2024. Referred patients were contacted via email, which included a link to a website providing information about the CR program, and instructional videos.

Effects of a comprehensive structured patient education intervention on disease-related knowledge and behaviour change among people living with type 2 diabetes in the Philippines.

Introduction: Addressing the ongoing needs of individuals with diabetes, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like the Philippines, requires a focus on regular follow-ups with healthcare teams, adherence to healthy behaviors, and effective patient education to prevent long-term complications. The aim of this study was to ascertain the impact of a comprehensive educational program for those living with diabetes in the Philippines.

Methods: In a prospective study, a convenience sample of patients living with diabetes attending a cardiac rehabilitation or an outpatient diabetes clinic in the Philippines received a 12-week education intervention.

Evidence-informed development of women-focused cardiac rehabilitation education.

Background: Despite their differential risk factor burden, context and often different forms of heart disease, cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs generally do not provide women with needed secondary prevention information specific to them.

Objective: to co-design evidence-informed, theory-based comprehensive women-focused education, building from Health e-University's Cardiac College for CR.

Methods: A multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholder steering committee (N = 18) oversaw the four-phase development of the women-focused curriculum.

Effectiveness of a virtual vs. in-person group-based education curriculum to increase disease-related knowledge and change health behaviour among cardiac rehabilitation participants.

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of a virtual 12-week group-based education curriculum and to compare results with a retrospective cohort that received the same education in-person for 24 weeks.

Methods: Participants completed online surveys (pre- and post-intervention) assessing disease-related knowledge, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, exercise self-efficacy, and satisfaction. The number of steps taken per day was recorded using a wearable device.

A Systematic Review of Interventions With an Educational Component Aimed at Increasing Enrollment and Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Objective: The aim of this study was to systematically review the impact and characteristics of interventions with an educational component designed to improve enrollment and participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) among patients with cardiovascular disease.

Review Methods: Five electronic databases were searched from data inception to February 2023. Randomized controlled trials and controlled, cohort, and case-control studies were considered for inclusion.

Information needs of women with breast cancer participating in cardiovascular rehabilitation: A mixed-methods study.

Objective: To determine the information needs of women with a history of breast cancer attending a cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) program.

Methods: A mixed-methods approach was used, including a cross-sectional online survey using an adapted version of the Toronto Information Needs Questionnaire Breast Cancer (TINQ-BC) and 7 virtual focus group sessions (n = 20).

Results: Overall, 50 responses were received.

Developing a group-based virtual education curriculum for cardiac rehabilitation and the associated toolkit to support implementation in Canada and across the globe.

Background: To overcome the many barriers faced by the long-lasting pandemic, the development of new ways to deliver cardiac rehabilitation (CR)'s components was needed.

Objective: This mixed-methods study describes the process to create a virtual education curriculum and assess the level of user engagement and acceptability in CR participants.

Methods: A 4-phase approach was used to develop the new virtual education curriculum for CR and collect feedback regarding patients' engagement with and acceptability of the curriculum in a convenience sample of 80 CR participants.

Evaluating the effectiveness of a comprehensive patient education intervention in a hybrid model of cardiac rehabilitation: A pilot study.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive educational intervention in a hybrid model of cardiac rehabilitation in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: In a prospective pretest-posttest pilot study a pooled sample of patients attending hybrid cardiac rehabilitation in Spain received a culturally-adapted education intervention for 6 weeks. Participants completed surveys at pre- and post-rehabilitation assessing disease-related knowledge, health literacy, adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and self-efficacy.

Patient education for people living with diabetes in the Philippines: A scoping review of information needs, diabetes knowledge and effectiveness of educational interventions.

Background And Aims: Despite the growing burden of diabetes in the Philippines, available evidence indicates that its care and control are far from optimal, including patient education. The aim of this scoping review was to synthesize information in the available literature to describe the state of science of patient education for people living with diabetes in the Philippines, specific to educational needs, diabetes knowledge, and effectiveness of educational interventions.

Methods: Medline, Embase, Emcare, CINAHL, Pubmed and American Psychological Association PsycInfo were searched from data inception through July 2021.

A Social-Ecological Perspective of the Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Virtual Education in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A MIXED-METHODS APPROACH.

Purpose: This study explored the perceived barriers and facilitators to participation in patients who did and did not attend virtual cardiac rehabilitation (CR) education sessions.

Methods: A mixed-methods approach was used. Virtual patient education was delivered during the coronavirus-19 pandemic.

Establishing a process to translate and adapt health education materials for natives and immigrants: The case of Mandarin adaptations of cardiac rehabilitation education.

Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a proven model of secondary prevention in which patient education is a core component.

Objectives: to translate and culturally-adapt CR patient education for Mandarin-speaking patients living in China as well as immigrants, and offer recommendation for best practices in adaptation for both.

Methods: these steps were undertaken in China and Canada: (1) preparation; (2) translation and adaptation; (3) review by healthcare providers based on PEMAT-P; (4) think-aloud review by patients; and (5) finalization.

Patient education program for Brazilians living with diabetes and prediabetes: findings from a development study.

Background: Globally, the incidence of diabetes is increasing and strategies to reach a comprehensive approach of care are needed, including education in self-management. This is particularly true in low and middle-income countries where the number of people living with diabetes is higher than in the high-income ones. This article describes the development of a structured patient education program for Brazilians living with diabetes or prediabetes.

Development and Validation of the DiAbeTes Education Questionnaire (DATE-Q) to Measure Knowledge Among Diabetes and Prediabetes Patients Attending Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs.

Purpose: Knowledge assessment tools are highly useful in clinical practice, as they help health care teams to customize education and clinical care plans based on the needs of patients. The objective of this study was to develop and validate the DiAbeTes Education Questionnaire (DATE-Q) to measure knowledge among diabetes and prediabetes patients attending cardiac rehabilitation (CR).

Methods: Based on patient information needs, other validated tools and diabetes education standards and current practices, experts developed 20 items to comprise the first version of the DATE-Q.

Predictors of Exercise Maintenance 6 Months After Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Purpose: The objectives of this study were (1) to assess the effects of a comprehensive education intervention on maintenance of knowledge, exercise behavior, heart-healthy food intake, self-efficacy, and health literacy 6 mo after comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CR), and (2) to identify predictors of exercise maintenance 6 mo after comprehensive CR.

Methods: A prospective longitudinal study was conducted to test the effects of a structured educational curriculum in three CR programs in Canada. Participants completed surveys pre-, post-CR and 6 mo post-discharge to assess knowledge, heart-healthy food intake, self-efficacy, and health literacy.

Effectiveness of an Education Intervention Among Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients in Canada: A Multi-Site Study.

Background: Although patient education is considered a core component of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs, to our knowledge, no educational program designed for CR has been standardized in Canada. This absence of standardization may be due to a lack of reliable resources to educate these patients. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an education intervention in improving knowledge and health behaviours among CR patients in 3 sites in Canada.

Effectiveness of an education intervention associated with an exercise program in improving disease-related knowledge and health behaviours among diabetes patients.

Objective: to assess the effectiveness of an education intervention associated with an exercise program in improving knowledge and health behaviours among diabetes patients.

Methods: Diabetes and prediabetes patients were exposed to an evidence- and theoretically-based comprehensive education intervention over 24 weeks. Patients completed surveys assessing knowledge, physical activity, food intake, self-efficacy, and health literacy.

Validation of a self-administered version of the Mediterranean diet scale (MDS) for cardiac rehabilitation patients in Canada.

The Mediterranean dietary pattern has been linked with lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and the Mediterranean diet scale (MDS) has been created to incorporate and test the inherent characteristics of this dietary pattern. This study aimed to psychometrically validate a self-administered version of the MDS in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients in Canada. To establish content validity, the scale was reviewed by an expert interdisciplinary panel.

Vascular biology of angiotensin and the impact of physical activity.

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is important for regulating blood pressure and extracellular fluid. The concept of the RAS has recently evolved from a classical systemic endocrine system to an appreciation of local RASs functioning in a paracrine manner, including in the vascular wall. Angiotensin II (AII), the main effector of the RAS, is a potent vasoconstrictor formed by the action of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE).

The influence of static axial torque in combined loading on intervertebral joint failure mechanics using a porcine model.

Background: The spine is routinely subjected to repetitive combined loading, including axial torque. Repetitive flexion-extension motions with low magnitude compressive forces have been shown to be an effective mechanism for causing disc herniations. The addition of axial torque to the efficacy of failure mechanisms, such as disc herniation, need to be quantified.

The direction of progressive herniation in porcine spine motion segments is influenced by the orientation of the bending axis.

Background: It has been shown that disc herniations are a cumulative injury created by repetitive flexion motion while under modest compressive loads. There is a lack of data linking the direction of nucleus tracking to the orientation of the bending motion axis. Our purpose was to determine if the direction that the nucleus tracks through the annulus during progressive herniation is predictable from the direction of bending motion (i.

The effect of static torsion on the compressive strength of the spine: an in vitro analysis using a porcine spine model.

Study Design: Matched porcine cervical spine motion segments were subjected to two main conditions and compared: axial compression and axial compression combined with varying axial torque.

Objectives: To determine the effect of torsion on the acute compressive strength of the spine.

Summary Of Background Data: The spine is often subjected to compression together with axial torque as a component of complex loading, yet there is a lack of documentation on its effect on the compressive strength and injury mechanics.