Online survey of healthcare professionals on the use of digital technology in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Austria (Preprint) DOI Creative Commons

Luisa Lunz,

Sabine Würth,

Stefan Tino Kulnik

et al.

Published: Jan. 16, 2025

BACKGROUND Advances in digital technology (DT), such as health apps and telerehabilitation systems, offer promising treatment modalities the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, successful adoption DT clinical practice depends on a variety factors. A comprehensive understanding influencing factors usage healthcare can support complex implementation process practice. OBJECTIVE This study therefore to identify barriers facilitators CVD from perspective professionals (HCPs), explore whether certain HCP characteristics are related current METHODS An online survey questionnaire, inquiring about perspectives uses DTs prevention, was deployed among Austrian HCPs November 2021 February 2022. RESULTS Overall, 125 across different professions settings, cardiac rehabilitation, were recruited. General readiness for employing care patients high, but only 65 (52%) respondents reported doing so. The top-3 rated use poor user-experience devices/applications, lack cost coverage low competence patients. More personal DT, younger age higher affinity indicated with CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide an overview Austria. HCPs’ may inform design future digitalization projects. CLINICALTRIAL Not applicable

Language: Английский

Online survey of healthcare professionals on the use of digital technology in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Austria (Preprint) DOI Creative Commons

Luisa Lunz,

Sabine Würth,

Stefan Tino Kulnik

et al.

Published: Jan. 16, 2025

BACKGROUND Advances in digital technology (DT), such as health apps and telerehabilitation systems, offer promising treatment modalities the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, successful adoption DT clinical practice depends on a variety factors. A comprehensive understanding influencing factors usage healthcare can support complex implementation process practice. OBJECTIVE This study therefore to identify barriers facilitators CVD from perspective professionals (HCPs), explore whether certain HCP characteristics are related current METHODS An online survey questionnaire, inquiring about perspectives uses DTs prevention, was deployed among Austrian HCPs November 2021 February 2022. RESULTS Overall, 125 across different professions settings, cardiac rehabilitation, were recruited. General readiness for employing care patients high, but only 65 (52%) respondents reported doing so. The top-3 rated use poor user-experience devices/applications, lack cost coverage low competence patients. More personal DT, younger age higher affinity indicated with CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide an overview Austria. HCPs’ may inform design future digitalization projects. CLINICALTRIAL Not applicable

Language: Английский

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