The Impact of Audiovisual Structured Patient Education Material in Improving Clinical and Behavioural Outcomes in Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme Participants

The Impact of Structured Patient Education Material in Improving Clinical and Behavioural Outcomes in Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme Participants: A Randomised Controlled Trial Study

The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if newly developed, culturally adapted educational videos-sent through a mobile messaging app-can help people with coronary heart disease do better in a home-based cardiac rehabilitation program in Malaysia.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Do the educational videos help participants improve their fitness?
• Do the videos help participants better understand heart health and stick to a healthy lifestyle?

Researchers will compare the educational videos to existing standard educational materials to see if the video-based education is more helpful for supporting rehabilitation at home.

Participants will:

• Take part in a 12-week home-based cardiac rehabilitation program
• Receive either educational videos or standard education materials
• Meet with the cardiac rehabilitation team every 4 weeks
• Complete a treadmill exercise test, blood tests, and questionnaires before and after the program.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosed as any form of ischaemic heart disease;
• Classified as low to moderate risk based on American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) criteria through Exercise Stress Test (EST);
• Cognitively intact and able to provide informed consent;
• Literate and capable of utilising educational material;
• Able to use and operate a smartphone with an exercise activity tracker (EAT).

Exclusion Criteria

- Classified as high risk according to the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)