Sustaining Physical Activity Following Cardiac Rehabilitation Completion

Sustaining Physical Activity Following Cardiac Rehabilitation Completion

Cardiac rehabilitation participants will be enrolled during cardiac rehabilitation and provided an activity tracker to use.

Cardiac rehabilitation participants will be enrolled during cardiac rehabilitation and provided an activity tracker to use. Each week they will be provided a summary report of their steps and physical activity, that will continue to 6 weeks post discharge from cardiac rehabilitation.

Inclusion criteria:

• coronary heart disease
• currently attending cardiac rehabilitation with at least 4 weeks left
• >=18 years of age
• own a smart phone and able to participate in mobile health program
• able to understand and write English
• adequate clinical stability
• understand and sign informed consent

Exclusion criteria:

• currently using a digital physical activity tracker
• past use of a digital activity tracker
• planning to relocate in 12 weeks
• acute coronary artery disease symptoms
• decompensated heart failure
• New York Heart Association class IV heart failure
• severe valvular heart disease
• severe pulmonary hypertension
• cardiac transplantation
• visually impaired, severe
• end stage renal disease
• impairment from stroke, injury, or other medical disorder that precludes participation
• dementia that precludes ability to participate and follow protocol
• inability or unwillingness to comply with study requirements