Table 7.
e-mpodera2 VCoP content framework for people with IHD with content examples.
| Empowerment dimensions | Learning objectives | Examples of contents: co-created interactive activities and challenges |
|---|---|---|
| Health literacy | ||
| Disease awareness | To improve awareness of ischemic disease, prevention and healthy lifestyle | Do you know how your heart works? What is ischemic heart disease? What does it consist of? Types. Risk factors. Glossary with key medical terms and their acronyms. |
| Communication skills | To improve communication skills | How to improve communication skills with the health professional and with your family? |
| Emotional management | To improve skills regarding emotional management | Tips for mental health How can I express my emotions to my family and ask for their support? Identify fear: make a list of the most fearful problems and seek support to overcome those fears |
| Knowledge about medicines management | To improve awareness about medicines management, as well as knowing the food-medicine interactions; drug interactions among others | What to know about medicines interaction? Mechanisms to avoid forgetting to take medication |
| Knowledge about healthy habits and lifestyle (food, exercise…) – habits change | To know resources for habit change | How to start changing habits? Food labelling: Fats, sugar, salt. Leave behind myths: Healthy diet: there is still confusion about the use of salt and coffee. |
| Self-management | ||
| Healthy food | To get resources and recipes for healthy food | How to read labels. Recipes from famous people with ischemic disease Healthy recipes competency |
| Exercise and physical activity – sport | To get advice and routines for applying physical exercise | What if I want to dedicate myself to my usual physical exercise, despite my illness? |
| Stop smoking and drinking alcohol | To share resources for smoke and alcohol cessation | 12 Tips to quit smoking |
| Self-tracking (weight, emotions, sleeping, walking…) | To know how to self-track measures | Basic information on physical self-control resources. Essential questions: Control and monitoring of heart rate. Resources for self-control: pulsations, blood pressure monitor, pedometer. |
| Symptoms recognition | To improve awareness about symptoms recognition | To prepare cardiologist consultation |
| Emotional care | To improve emotional care | Psychological care: Tools to promote relaxation: videos/recordings of Jacobson’s relaxation, mindfulness, yoga. |
| FAQs (Asking professionals) | To offer a consulting resource for asking professionals doubts, and other uncomfortable questions | Answers for uncomfortable or frequent questions |
| Shared Decision Making | ||
| Living will | To decide how to manage willing last decisions in different scenarios | How to treat awkward issues with carers and family How to speak about living will with family and carers |
| Preferences about treatment and specific daily decisions | To improve awareness about treatment possibilities, recovery available and other daily decisions. | What to know about recovery options |
| Recovery decisions preferences | To improve awareness about recovery options | How to prepare cardiologist’s visit: Preparing a list of questions |
| Social and family support and practical issues | ||
| Return to normal life (social and family activities, and relationships, back at work) |
To manage skills to get progressively to normal life, getting support from the social environment, family and work. To improve family awareness to support relatives with ischemic disease |
Family communication: facilitate two-way communication to improve how I communicate with my family and how they communicate with me. |
| Economic and practical issues | To manage difficulties at work and/or economic problems after disease | How to manage problems at work and practical issues Share resources, patients’ organizations, expert advice and other tools |
IHD = ischemic heart disease.