Custom system for home cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease patients.
Life Supporting Technologies Group of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), in collaboration with European partners, has developed a customized solution for home cardiac rehabilitation for patients with coronary heart disease who have suffered an acute cardiac event. The solution includes an application developed on a mobile device, a wearable sensor and a t-shirt, which monitors patients in real time while performing exercises previously prescribed by their doctor. Furthermore, the system also includes an application on a tablet that the patient can use from home to check their results and progress, receive information about his rehabilitation status, and access a full program of education and motivation. CardioRehab is complemented with an application for the medical professionals, in which data are collected during the exercise sessions of patients for analysis and monitoring. The solution has been validated by patients and healthcare professionals in a randomized trial, and has been used for 60 patients in three different European countries.
CardioRehab offers a technological solution for cardiac rehabilitation of patients with coronary heart disease who have suffered an acute cardiac event (e.g., myocardial infarction or coronary surgery). It includes a rehabilitation program that addresses not only physical exercise but also other aspects such as education and patient’s motivation.
The solution consists of an application on a mobile device together with a wearable sensor and a t-shirt, which monitors patients in real time while performing physical exercise according to a plan of care prescribed by the doctor. A second application on a tablet offers patients continuous feedback on progress and evolution, as well as an innovative educational and motivational strategy focused on formal aspects of their disease, helping them deal with risk factors, and motivate them to follow a healthy style life. CardioRehab also includes an application for medical professionals, in which data are collected from different patients for analysis and monitoring.
“Personalized system for cardiac rehabilitation at home based on ICT which includes a complete physical exercise program along with an innovative education and motivation strategy”
"CardioRehab provides a low cost solution for personalized cardiac rehabilitation at home”
CardioRehab contact
Cecilia Vera Muñoz; María Teresa Arredondo
e: {cvera, mta} @lst.tfo.upm.es
Life Supporting Technologies (UPM)
w: www.lst.tfo.upm.es
UPM contact
Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Area
Centre of Support for Technological Innovation – UPM
e: innovacion.tecnologica@upm.es