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Expertise
Research in clinical cardiology with a focus on: - Integrated care for patients with cardiovascular diseases - Advanced practice nursing and the set-up of a specialised multidisciplinary clinic to optimize care for patients (with atrial fibrillation) - Screening for heart rhythm disorders - Atrial fibrillation management and treatment - Patient education - Oral anticoagulation management - Therapy adherence and measures to optimize it - Telemedicine and mobile health - Risk factor management (systematic assessment, treatment and follow-up) of cardiovascular risk factors such as sleep disordered breathing and obesity - Health economic analyses - Patient Reported Outcome Measures assessment
Personalised management with the use of new mobile and integrated care tools targeting three outcome determinants in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an increasingly prevalent arrhythmia associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. One should work towards care in which all different risk factors and treatment aspects of AF are tackled in an integrated way. Recently, risk factor management was added as the fourth pillar in AF care, next to oral anticoagulation and rate and rhythm control. Nevertheless, daily care has suboptimal attention to address these modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. There is growing insight that mHealth and new mobile technologies for patient diagnosis, support and follow-up can contribute to the outcome of AF care. This postdoctoral fellowship aims to bring mobile technology and risk factor management together by exploring the use of mHealth into the detection, treatment and follow-up of cardiovascular risk factors (i.e. overweight, obstructive sleep apnea, therapy adherence) to improve the overall care of AF patients. Three studies are planned in the scope of this project: 1) Investigate the impact of the AF-EduApp which is a mobile application for targeted education and adherence reminders on therapy adherence to oral anticoagulation. 2) Evaluate if a structured testing and treatment program for obstructive sleep apnea based on the use of mobile technology has an impact on the proportion of AF and the sleep apnea burden. 3) Explore the effect of a mobile application with a personalised weight loss management program in overweight and obese AF patients.Researcher(s)
- Promoter: Heidbuchel Hein
- Fellow: Desteghe Lien
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- Research Project
A new mobile application focusing on targeted education to improve the adherence and knowledge level of atrial fibrillation patients.
Abstract
We want to evaluate the effect of a new and innovative mobile application (self developed) based on intensive targeted education of AF patients. Different unique aspects will be implemented in this application: 1) The JAKQ will be used to provide personalized education for each patient based on general AF knowledge gaps and knowledge gaps about the specific OAC medication of the patients. Patients will receive specific feedback on all aspects of the JAKQ based on written text, images, movies,…; 2) Adherence-motivating aspects will be implemented; 3) Elements to improve patients' self-care will also be incorporated. The primary endpoint of this study will be the percentage of regimen adherence (i.e. proportion of days with the correct number of doses taken) of both AF patients on once daily and twice daily NOAC after a follow-up of 12 months. A second aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the new mobile application focusing on targeted education on the knowledge level of AF patients and their health status. Additionally, patients' satisfaction about the new mobile application will be evaluated together with the app-use data.Researcher(s)
- Promoter: Heidbuchel Hein
- Fellow: Desteghe Lien
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Project type(s)
- Research Project