Internet-based behavioral change and psychosocial care for patients with cardiovascular disease: A review of cardiac disease-specific applications

Self-monitoring, self-awareness, and self-determination in cardiac rehabilitation

“…Reflecting the focus of traditional cardiac rehabilitation, technological innovations in this area are grouped around web-based delivery of rehabilitation programmes [21,35,40] and physiological monitoring [22].…”

“…The few cardiac web interventions that exist have produced relatively positive outcomes [21]. One example is the "virtual" CRP (vCRP), the design of which was based on standard hospital-based CRP, including scheduled chat sessions with health professionals, education sessions, and self-reported data capture [40].…”

Changes in psychosocial distress in outpatients with heart failure with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

“…In addition to traditional support groups, social support via computer interface using modalities such as bulletin boards, chat rooms, and list serves also may be effective to maintain or improve social networks of ICD recipients. 71,72 In 2006, 73% of American adults and 32% of adults aged 65 years and older were online users, and 20% of them explored online health information. 73 With the increasing popularity, the Web is a promising technology to deliver important health education 74 and support.…”

The Science of Internet Interventions

“…Some of these reviews are now older, highlighting early, but important findings in the field [2]; some are systematic and fairly detailed [3]; and some are large scale, comprehensive reviews [1,4]. There are many reviews focused on specific areas, such as pediatrics [5]; physical activity [6]; obesity [7]; alcohol and tobacco use [8,9]; cardiac disease [10]; depression and anxiety [11]; and traumatic stress [12]. There are also a surprising number of published meta-analyses for such a young field [13][14][15].…”