Home-based rehabilitation |
Home visits for technology introduction: n=8; lasted 1.5-2 hours each.
Additional home visits for technical support: n=6.
Transportation between the hospital and patient’s homes varied from 20 to 80 km.
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Web-based exercise training |
The number of training sessions per participant varied from 2 (n=1) to 7 (n=1).
The number of participants per session varied from 1 to 3.
The sessions lasted 30-40 minutes each.
Heart rate during the aerobic exercises varied from 70 to 90 beats per minute.
For the CR10 dyspnea, the reported rating was 3-4.
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Two spouses joined the training sessions.
No adverse events occurred during the web-based training sessions.
Giving individual guidance during web-based sessions was a challenge when ≥2 patients participated.
An advantage to monitor the heart rate for targeting training intensity.
Trying exercises and training equipment during the home visit supported individualization of exercises for the web-based sessions.
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Activity tracker |
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Three patients returned their training diaries.
There was concordance between patient registered data and the unit’s stored data.
Only 1 user registered data for all days.
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Web-based session with the nurse |
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Website |
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Technical issues |
Telephone guidance to the log-in procedure given to 4 of 5 users, often for the first session.
One participant needed telephone guidance for all the sessions.
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External challenge: unstable or insufficient 4G net coverage; program or net outage.
User-related challenge: Information technology novice in the use of a touch screen or email program; guidance for session log-in was often necessary; impaired vision or hearing.
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Functionality
Tablet: customized for each user; relatively small screen size, when ≥2 users are connected at the same time; user forgets to charge the battery.
Equipment: a 124.5-cm monitor facilitates viewing users logged in; a large screen enhances provision of individual guidance for the web-based training.
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