Effect of Digital Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Self Efficacy of Patients with Coronary Artery Diseases

Background: Coronary artery disease is the umbrella term for a spectrum of diseases caused bymyocardial ischemia decreasing blood supply to the heart muscle. Self-efficacy is a vital modifiablepersonal resource affecting rehabilitation adherence, and disease outcomes such as health-relatedquality of life among people with cardiovascular disease. Aim: To evaluate the effect of digitalcardiac rehabilitation program on self efficacy of patients with coronary artery diseases. Subjectsand method: Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used. Setting: The study wasconducted at the cardiology unit and outpatients’ clinics at El Nasr Insurance Hospital in Hehwancity. Subjects: A Purposive sample of (100) adult patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease,was selected and equally divided into study & control groups, (50) patients for each one. Tools fordata collection: It included 1) a structured interviewing questionnaire, 2) cardiac self-efficacyscale, and 3) cardiac exercise self-efficacy scale. Results: Majority of the patients in the studygroup had satisfactory knowledge level , had high cardiac self efficacy, and practice exercise selfefficacy post rehabilitation program implementation. Conclusion: There was a statisticallysignificant difference between the study and control groups concerning knowledge, cardiac selfefficacy, and cardiac exercise self-efficacy post, and follow-up rehabilitation programimplementation. The results of the current study supported the hypothesis that digital cardiacrehabilitation programs affect positively patients’ knowledge and cardiac self-efficacy.Recommendations: Future researches are required to develop and refine interventions to improvepatient's compliance to treatment and prevent further deterioration of cardiac self-efficacy