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Dr. Seungyup Lee

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Departments of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Interests: cardiac mapping; mechanism of atrial fibrillation; signal processing; cardiac electrophysiologic technologies

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Dear Colleagues,

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and are associated with rising healthcare costs worldwide. Despite innovative treatments, including pharmacological and interventional approaches, CVDs continue to progress, especially due to cumulative comorbidities and emerging risk factors. Improved interventions for CVD prevention, both primary and secondary, are thus needed. Digital health interventions are technology-based solutions aiming to improve individualized care through positive behavioral changes, enhancing patients' health and treatment efficiently and safely. Examples include smartphone applications, telemedicine, web-based strategies, email, text messaging, and monitoring sensors. For this Special Issue dedicated to primary or secondary outcomes for the prevention of CVD, we invite original and review articles that (1) assess short- and long-term clinical outcomes as a consequence of digital health interventions in this area, (2) highlight unmet needs, and (3) discuss future research directions. The editor hopes that this Special Issue will be of interest to physicians and scientists who encounter CVD, especially in patients desiring to reduce risk factors.

Dr. Seungyup Lee
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Keywords

digital health intervention
outcomes
prevention
cardiovascular disease
digital technology
mobile health
weight loss
BMI
blood pressure
cholesterol
triglyceride
glucose
smoking cessation

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Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of the Greek Version of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Barriers Scale (CRBS-GR): What Are the Barriers in South-East Europe?

by Varsamo Antoniou, Konstantinos Pasias, Nektarios Loukidis, Kalliopi K. Exarchou-Kouveli, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Sherry L. Grace and Garyfallia Pepera

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4064; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054064 - 24 Feb 2023

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Abstract

Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) is a secondary prevention intervention proven to improve quality of life, yet with low participation. The Cardiac Rehabilitation Barriers Scale (CRBS) was developed to assess multi-level barriers to participation. This study aimed at the translation, and cross-cultural adaptation of the CRBS into the Greek language (CRBS-GR), followed by psychometric validation. Some 110 post-angioplasty patients with coronary artery disease (88.2% men, age 65.3 ± 10.2 years) answered the CRBS-GR. Factor analysis was performed to obtain the CRBS-GR subscales/factors. The internal consistency and 3-week test–retest reliability was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha (α) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), respectively. Construct validity was tested via convergent and divergent validity. Concurrent validity was assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Translation and adaptation resulted in 21 items similar to the original version. Face validity and acceptability were supported. Construct validity assessment revealed four subscales/factors, with acceptable overall reliability (α = 0.70) and subscale internal consistency for all but one factor (α range = 0.56–0.74). The 3-week test-retest reliability was 0.96. Concurrent validity assessment demonstrated a small to moderate correlation of the CRBS-GR with the HADS. The greatest barriers were the distance from the rehabilitation center, the costs, the lack of information about CR, and already exercising at home. The CRBS-GR is a reliable and valid tool for identifying CR barriers among Greek-speaking patients. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Health Interventions for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases)

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