The Attitudes of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases towards Online Exercise with the Mobile Monitoring of Their Health-Related Vital Signs
The health care cost of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the EU is estimated to be today over 282 billion euros. It is well documented today that exercise training is one of the main strategies for secondary disease prevention and the follow-up integration of these patients. This study aimed to exam...
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| description | The health care cost of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the EU is estimated to be today over 282 billion euros. It is well documented today that exercise training is one of the main strategies for secondary disease prevention and the follow-up integration of these patients. This study aimed to examine patients’ attitudes towards online exercise with mobile monitoring of their vital signs. More specifically, the research objectives were as follows: (a) to examine patients’ attitudes and expectations of online exercise, (b) cluster patients in high- and low-attitude groups and examine their intention to participate in online exercise, and (c) to examine age and gender differences in terms of their intention to exercise online. The final goal of this project was to develop a real application that could be of use to patients and professionals. Data were collected from fifty patients in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The results revealed that most patients were positive about exercising online if the programs were perceived as fun and, especially, safe. The use of an online monitoring application with the distant supervision of health professionals could both motivate them and strengthen their feeling of safety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0b68364d194477c9a08f6fe050ece942024-02-23T15:34:42ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632024-02-011224710.3390/sports12020047The Attitudes of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases towards Online Exercise with the Mobile Monitoring of Their Health-Related Vital SignsApostolia Ntovoli0Maria Anifanti1Georgia Koukouvou2Alexandros Mitropoulos3Evangelia Kouidi4Kostas Alexandris5Department of Physical Education, Sports Sciences Frederick University, Nicosia 3080, CyprusLaboratory of Sport Medicine, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 57000 Thermi, GreeceLaboratory of Sport Medicine, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 57000 Thermi, GreeceLaboratory of Sport Medicine, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 57000 Thermi, GreeceLaboratory of Sport Medicine, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 57000 Thermi, GreeceLaboratory of Sport Medicine, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 57000 Thermi, GreeceThe health care cost of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the EU is estimated to be today over 282 billion euros. It is well documented today that exercise training is one of the main strategies for secondary disease prevention and the follow-up integration of these patients. This study aimed to examine patients’ attitudes towards online exercise with mobile monitoring of their vital signs. More specifically, the research objectives were as follows: (a) to examine patients’ attitudes and expectations of online exercise, (b) cluster patients in high- and low-attitude groups and examine their intention to participate in online exercise, and (c) to examine age and gender differences in terms of their intention to exercise online. The final goal of this project was to develop a real application that could be of use to patients and professionals. Data were collected from fifty patients in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The results revealed that most patients were positive about exercising online if the programs were perceived as fun and, especially, safe. The use of an online monitoring application with the distant supervision of health professionals could both motivate them and strengthen their feeling of safety.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/12/2/47online exercise programspatients with cardiovascular diseasesonline monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Apostolia Ntovoli Maria Anifanti Georgia Koukouvou Alexandros Mitropoulos Evangelia Kouidi Kostas Alexandris The Attitudes of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases towards Online Exercise with the Mobile Monitoring of Their Health-Related Vital Signs Sports online exercise programs patients with cardiovascular diseases online monitoring |
| title | The Attitudes of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases towards Online Exercise with the Mobile Monitoring of Their Health-Related Vital Signs |
| title_full | The Attitudes of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases towards Online Exercise with the Mobile Monitoring of Their Health-Related Vital Signs |
| title_fullStr | The Attitudes of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases towards Online Exercise with the Mobile Monitoring of Their Health-Related Vital Signs |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Attitudes of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases towards Online Exercise with the Mobile Monitoring of Their Health-Related Vital Signs |
| title_short | The Attitudes of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases towards Online Exercise with the Mobile Monitoring of Their Health-Related Vital Signs |
| title_sort | attitudes of patients with cardiovascular diseases towards online exercise with the mobile monitoring of their health related vital signs |
| topic | online exercise programs patients with cardiovascular diseases online monitoring |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/12/2/47 |
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