Atrial Fibrillation, Prevention and Rehabilitation

Summary

Evidence shows that people with atrial fibrillation (AF) can benefit from prevention and rehabilitation interventions related to quality of life, lowered anxiety, etc. In this study, a complex prevention and rehabilitation intervention for people with AF was carried out in a Health Center at a Danish municipality in cooperation with the cardiology department at Svendborg Hospital. The study was designed as a feasibility study, with data gathered systematically including focus group interviews and quantitative patient reported outcomes. People with AF were included at the hospital. Eligible participants were offered intervention in the Health Center. Interventions, in accordance with present international guidelines, consisted of physical exercise, patient education, psychosocial support and consultations with health professionals as well as risk factor management. Also, medicinal yoga (MediYoga) were chosen to be part of the intervention due to promising research results within AF. All interventions were optional and based on needs assessment and preferences.

The primary objective was to investigate the feasibility of delivering a complex prevention and rehabilitation intervention for people with AF in a municipal Health Center.

There were the following four secondary objectives:

1. To explore the participant's experiences of participating in the municipality-based complex prevention and rehabilitation intervention.
2. To explore the participant's needs and preferences of the interventions.
3. To explore changes in HRQoL, anxiety and depression.
4. To explore the feasibility of collecting patient reported outcome measures as part of the intervention.

The hypothesis was that the complex prevention and rehabilitation intervention was feasible in a municipality-based set-up, and was well received by people with AF and may contribute to better outcomes in terms of HRQoL, anxiety and depression.

Conditions

• Atrial Fibrillation
• Prevention
• Rehabilitation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Complex prevention and rehabilitation intervention

The complex intervention started and ended with individual consultations with health professionals and furthermore included physical exercise, smoking cessation, alcohol treatment, dietary interventions, AF specific patient education, MediYoga, and/or psychosocial support.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Health Center, Municipality of Svendborg, Svendborg, Denmark.

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Department of Internal Medicine & Emergency Department, Svendborg Hospital, Odense University Hospital, Svendborg, Denmark.

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• The Danish Heart Association, Funen, and local committee in Svendborg, Denmark

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Odense University Hospital

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-02-01

Primary Completion

2020-06-30

Completion

2020-06-30

Countries

• Denmark

Study Locations