LaPrincess C Brewer, Helayna Abraham, Donald Clark, Melvin Echols, Michael Hall, Karen Hodgman, Brian Kaihoi, Stephen Kopecky, Ashton Krogman, Shawn Leth, Shaista Malik, Jill Marsteller, Lena Mathews, Robert Scales, Phillip Schulte, Adam Shultz, Bryan Taylor, Randal Thomas, Nathan Wong, Thomas Olson
BACKGROUND: Innovative restructuring of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) delivery remains critical to reduce barriers and improve access to diverse populations. Destination Cardiac Rehab is a novel virtual world technology-based CR program delivered through the virtual world platform, Second Life, which previously demonstrated high acceptability as an extension of traditional center-based CR. This study aims to evaluate efficacy and adherence of the virtual world-based CR program compared with center-based CR within a community-informed, implementation science framework...
November 28, 2023: Journal of the American Heart Association