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Table 4.

Overview of post–cardiac intervention experiences of the interviewed patients (completers).

Postintervention experience			Diagnosis		Intervention or procedure		Adherence level		Example quotes
Physical recovery
	Fully recovered: 38 (68%); mean age 62.9 (SD 9.7) y; 35 (92%) male	Most common: MI^a (n=15, 40%); other diagnoses: AF^b, AP^c, atrial flutter, dyspnea, arrhythmia, and no symptoms		Most common: PCI^d (n=17, 45%); other interventions or procedures: CABG^e, FFR^f, RFCA^g, valve surgery, and other		Chatbot: 12 (31%) low, 13 (34%) moderate, and 13 (34%) high; health watch: 4 (11%) low, 6 (42%) moderate, and 28 (74%) high		“I do not see myself as a heart patient. It was a technical malfunction [related to the heart] and that has been resolved.”
	Improving or partially recovered: 12 (21%); mean age 61.4 (SD 11.9) y; 9 (75%) male	Most common: dyspnea (n=7, 58%); other diagnoses: AF and AP		Most common: valve surgery (n=7, 58%); other interventions or procedures: CABG, PCI, and RFCA		Chatbot: 4 (33%) low, 4 (33%) moderate, and 4 (33%) high; health watch: 1 (8%) low, 3 (25%) moderate, and 8 (67%) high		“It feels like the brakes are on [walking with resistance] when I go for a walk.”
	No improvement or deterioration: 6 (11%); mean age 63.7 (SD 8.2) y; 5 (83%) male	Most common: AP (n=2, 33%) and MI (n=2, 33%); other diagnoses: dyspnea and no symptoms		Most common: PCI (n=4, 67%); other interventions or procedures: CABG and valve surgery		Chatbot: 4 (67%) low, 1 (17%) moderate, and 1 (17%) high; health watch: 1 (17%) low, 1 (17%) moderate, and 4 (67%) high		“Before the treatment, I felt better than I do now. My physical fitness has deteriorated significantly, and that is unpleasant.”
Mental recovery
	Accepting: 37 (66%); mean age 63.3 (SD 9.3) y; 33 (89%) male	Most common: MI (n=10, 27%); other diagnoses: AF, AP, atrial flutter, dyspnea, arrhythmia, and no symptoms		Most common: PCI (n=16, 43%); other interventions or procedures: CABG, FFR, RFCA, and valve surgery		Chatbot: 13 (35%) low, 12 (32%) moderate, and 12 (32%) high; health watch: 4 (11%) low, 6 (16%) moderate, and 27 (73%) high		“I’m doing very well. I came here by bike. You can feel tired, but you just push through. Just keep your head up and keep going. I do not want to be part of the older generation yet.”
	Improving or adjusting: 14 (25%); mean age 61.9 (SD 12.8) y; 12 (86%) male	Most common: MI (n=5, 36%); other diagnoses: AF, AP, dyspnea, and no symptoms		Most common: PCI (n=6, 43%); other interventions or procedures: CABG, RFCA, valve surgery, and other		Chatbot: 4 (29%) low, 5 (36%) moderate, and 5 (36%) high; health watch: 1 (7%) low, 4 (29%) moderate, and 9 (64%) high		“My daily life has not changed much, but mentally it has.” “I’m not playing team sports yet. There is a voice in my head saying, ‘be careful.’”
	Struggling: 5 (9%); mean age 60.0 (SD 4.74) y; 4 (80%) male	Most common: dyspnea (n=2, 40%) and MI (n=2, 40%); other diagnosis: AP		Most common: PCI (n=2, 40%) and valve surgery (n=2, 40%); other interventions or procedures: CABG		Chatbot: 3 (60%) low, 1 (20%) moderate, and 1 (20%) high; health watch: 1 (20%) low, 0 (0%) moderate, and 4 (80%) high		“I do everything with less effort, because I fear that it might happen again.”

^aMI: myocardial infarction.

^bAF: atrial fibrillation.

^cAP: angina pectoris.

^dPCI: percutaneous coronary intervention.

^eCABG: coronary artery bypass graft.

^fFFR: fractional flow reserve.

^gRFCA: radiofrequency catheter ablation.