Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Other |
Needs and requirements for eHealth in cardiac rehabilitation |
Needs and requirements for eHealth in cardiac rehabilitation will be assessed using questionnaires, interviews, and focus groups. |
Week 3 |
|
Primary |
Change in Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF) |
CRF will be measured as maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) determined by spiroergometry |
Baseline, week 3, and week 24 |
|
Primary |
Change in risk of mortality |
Risk of mortality will be determined using the validated biomarker risk score COROPREDICT |
Baseline, week 3, and week 24 |
|
Primary |
Number of patients with major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) |
Number of patients with death, myocardial infarction, stent thrombosis, stroke or transient ischemic attack, urgent revascularization, and major bleeding |
Baseline to week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Physical activity (PA) |
PA will be measured by validated BSA questionnaire (Bewegungs- und Sportaktivität) and expressed as metabolic equivalents |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Daily step count |
Steps will be measured using electronic devices such as wrist-worn activity trackers |
Baseline to week 24 |
|
Secondary |
Weekly number and duration of physical activities |
Number and duration of physical activities will be measured using electronic devices such as wrist-worn activity trackers |
Baseline to week 24 |
|
Secondary |
Resting heart rate |
Resting heart rate will be measured using electronic devices such as wrist-worn activity trackers |
Baseline to week 24 |
|
Secondary |
Sleep duration |
Sleep duration will be measured using electronic devices such as wrist-worn activity trackers |
Baseline to week 24 |
|
Secondary |
Physiological stress |
Physiological stress will be measured using electronic devices such as wrist-worn activity trackers |
Baseline to week 24 |
|
Secondary |
Blood pressure |
Central and peripheral systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be measured using automatic upper-arm sphygmomanometers. Data transmitted by telemetry. |
Baseline to week 24 |
|
Secondary |
Arterial pressure wave propagation/reflection characteristics |
Arterial pressure wave propagation/reflection characteristics will be measured using automatic upper-arm tonometry. Data transmitted by telemetry. |
Baseline to week 24 |
|
Secondary |
Cardiac arrhythmia |
Cardiac arrhythmia will be measured using three-channel Holter ECG. |
Baseline to week 24 |
|
Secondary |
Body composition |
Body composition including fat mass, muscle mass, and visceral fat area will be measured by bioimpedance analysis. |
Baseline, week 3, and week 24 |
|
Secondary |
Muscle strength |
Arm and leg extension and flexion strength will be measured using Isokinetic devices |
Baseline, week 3, and week 24 |
|
Secondary |
Muscle function |
Muscle function will be measured by 30-second chair rise test |
Baseline, week 3, and week 24 |
|
Secondary |
Submaximal exercise capacity |
Submaximal exercise capacity will be measured using 6-min walking test |
Baseline, week 3, and week 24 |
|
Secondary |
Habit formation |
Habit formation will be assessed using validated questionnaire for the "Self-Report Behavioural Automaticity Index (SRBAI)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Nicotine dependence |
Nicotine dependence will be assessed using the Fagerström questionnaire |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Cardiac Self-Efficacy |
Cardiac Self-Efficacy will be assessed using the validated "Cardiac Self-Efficacy Scale (CSE)" |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Impact of disease |
Impact of disease will be assessed using the "brief illness perception (IPQ-9)" questionnaire . |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
General wellbeing |
General wellbeing will be assessed using the "Positive And Negative Affect Scale (PANAS)" questionnaire . |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Fear of Activity/ Kinesiophobia |
Fear of Activity/ Kinesiophobia will be assessed using the modified "Fear of Activity Scale (FActS)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Depression |
Depression will be assessed using the modified "Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
General anxiety |
General anxiety will be assessed using the "7-item General Anxiety Scale (GAD-7)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Health-related quality of life |
Health-related quality of life will be assessed using the "RAND 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
General quality of life |
Quality of life will be assessed using the "5-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) health status measure". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Wellbeing |
Wellbeing will be assessed using the "WHO-5 Well-Being Index". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Perceived stress |
Perceived stress will be assessed using the "Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Optimism/ Pessimism |
Optimism/ Pessimism will be assessed using the modified "Life Orientation Test (LOT-R)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Conscientiousness |
Conscientiousness will be assessed using the "The Big Five Inventor (BFI-10)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Psychological flexibility |
Psychological flexibility will be assessed using the psychometric properties of the "Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-I (AAQ-II)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Negative Affectivity |
Standard assessment of negative affectivity, social inhibition, and Type D personality (DS-14) |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Trait anger |
Trait anger will be assessed using the "State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2 ("TAI-10/STAXI-2"). |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Religiousness/ spirituality |
Religiousness/ spirituality will be assessed using the "Spiritual and Religious Attitudes in Dealing with Illness (GrAw-7/ SpREUK-15)" questionnaire. |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Fatigue |
Fatigue will be assessed using the "The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI20)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Psychological situation in the working environment |
Psychological situation in the working environment will be assessed using the "The effort-reward imbalance model (ERI10+6)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Work requirements and workload |
Work requirements and workload will be assessed using the "Workability Index (WAI)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Social support |
Social support will be assessed using the short "Perceived Social Support Questionnaire (F-SozU K6)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
|
Secondary |
Relationship satisfaction |
Relationship satisfaction will be assessed using the "Quality of Marriage Index (QMI)". |
Baseline, week 3, week 24, and week 48 |
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