Web Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Support in Coronary Artery Patients

The Effect of Web Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Support on the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors, Medication Adherence and Quality of Life in Coronary Artery Patients

This study was carried out as a randomized controlled experimental study to evaluate the effect of web-based cardiac rehabilitation support on the healthy lifestyle behaviors, medication adherence and quality of life in coronary heart patients.

Hypothesis 1:

H0: Web-based cardiac rehabilitation support has no effect on increasing the healthy lifestyle behaviors of patients with coronary artery disease.

H1: Web-based cardiac rehabilitation support has an effect on increasing the healthy lifestyle behaviors of patients with coronary artery disease.

Hypothesis 2:

H0: Web-based cardiac rehabilitation support in patients with coronary artery disease has no effect on increasing the compliance of patients to drug therapy.

H1: Web-based cardiac rehabilitation support in patients with coronary artery disease has an effect on increasing the compliance of patients to drug therapy.

Hypothesis 3:

H0: Web-based cardiac rehabilitation support has no effect on improving the quality of life of patients with coronary artery disease.

H1: Web-based cardiac rehabilitation support has an effect on improving the quality of life of patients with coronary artery disease.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a diagnosis of Coronary artery disease, adult patients, those for whom no surgical operation was planned, those who were clinically stable, those who were literate, those who could communicate verbally, use the Internet, those who had a computer, tablet or smartphone, and those who agreed to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who have a disease that is not suitable for the CR program, those who did not agree to participate in the study, those who did not log in after registering on the website, did not read the trainings and could not communicate with the patient during the study