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Feasibility of a Social Media Intervention for Exercise Motivation and Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Facebook for Cardiovascular Diseases. Completed, enrolled 22 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
While cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has been shown to be effective at improving cardiovascular disease (CVD), participation is generally poor. The current feasibility study, will evaluate the impact of a social media intervention on motivation for exercise and adherence to CR sessions. Participants will be randomly assigned to a Facebook™ group or an enhanced education comparison group. The intervention will include access to a private Facebook™ group in which participants will receive weekly educational posts, weekly provider support and have the opportunity to communicate with other cardiac rehabilitation patients. Patients in the comparison group will be given the same educational materials, but these will be supplied in email. Participants will be asked to fill out a pre-post motivational questionnaire and the total number of sessions attended at the end of 3 months will be tallied. This study is grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and utilizes the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-2), which is based on the SDT.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
1. Volunteers will be recruited during inpatient stay, or via phone call or in person after discharge and prior to beginning cardiac rehabilitation. 2. Participants will be given a baseline BREQ-3 survey and a PNSE scale. 3. Patients will be randomized to Facebook™ versus comparison groups using a blocked randomization. 4. The Facebook™ intervention will include peer support, education, provider support and text message prompts when new posts are added. 1. Educational posts will cover topics that will cover healthcare information. 2. Provider support will be posted much like the educational posts. 5. The data collection for this study will take place prior to beginning cardiac rehabilitation, at which time the participants will receive the BREQ-3 and PNSE surveys either in person or via email link. 6. Post-testing will include a BREQ-3 and PNSE surveys and count of the number of sessions completed in a 3 month period of time.