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The Heart Priority Programme for Cardiac Patients at Risk of Dropout From Cardiac Rehabilitation

Sponsor: Defactum, Central Denmark Region

Summary

The goal of this study is to develop The Heart Priority programme, a supplement to standardised cardiac rehabilitation (CR) aimed at identifying and supporting cardiac patients at risk of dropout due to being in a vulnerable situation. Additionally, the study aims to test the programme through a feasibility study. The programme comprises two main parts: 1) an evidence-based identification form to identify patients at risk of dropout from CR due to being in a vulnerable situation and 2) an add-on intervention targeted these patients. The study will be guided by the Medical Research Council's framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions (MRC). The development follows an iterative three-stage process guided by the framework for co-producing and prototyping of healthcare interventions. Stage 1 is preparation by considering the knowledgebase. Building on this knowledge, stage 2 and 3 includes a co-production and prototyping process, aiming to develop, field test and adapt the programme, deemed ready for feasibility testing. The feasibility study will be designed as a single-arm follow-up study conducted in two community health care centres in Denmark. Process data will be collected continuously over a six-months period and at the study's conclusion, focussing on three dimensions: implementation (reach and fidelity), acceptability, and mechanism of impact.

Official title: The Heart Priority Programme for Patients at Risk of Dropout From Cardiac Rehabilitation - a Development- and Feasibility Study

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