ehealth technology in cardiac exercise therapeutics for pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart conditions: a summary of evidence and future directions

The Technology Evaluation and Usage in Cardiac and Fitness Rehabilitation (TECH) working group from the Global Coalition for Fitness and Congenital Heart Disease (GLOCO)

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Abstract

Many children and adolescents with congenital and acquired heart disease (CHD) are physically inactive and participate in an insufficient amount of moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise. Although physical activity (PA) and exercise interventions are effective at improving short- and long-term physiological and psychosocial outcomes in youth with CHD, several barriers including resource limitations, financial costs, and knowledge inhibit widespread implementation and dissemination of these beneficial programs. New and developing eHealth, mHealth, and remote monitoring technologies offer a potentially transformative and cost-effective solution to increase access to PA and exercise programs for youth with CHD, yet little has been written on this topic. In this review, a cardiac exercise therapeutics (CET) model is presented as a systematic approach to PA and exercise, with assessment and testing guiding three sequential PA and exercise intervention approaches of progressive intensity and resource requirements: (1) PA and exercise promotion within a clinical setting; (2) unsupervised exercise prescription; and (3) medically supervised fitness training intervention (i.e., cardiac rehabilitation). Using the CET model, the goal of this review is to summarize the current evidence describing the application of novel technologies within CET in populations of children and adolescents with CHD and introduce potential future applications of these technologies with an emphasis on improving equity and access to patients in low-resource settings and underserved communities.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number1155861
JournalFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • cardiac rehabilitation
  • exercise prescription
  • pediatric cardiology
  • technology
  • telehealth
  • wearable devices

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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