Hanan Mashi, Esra Alamri, Shahd Alotaibi, Jamal A Omer
Knowledge and Attitude Toward Child Safety Seat Use in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Cureus
despite wellknown benefits exercisebased cardiac rehabilitation secondary prevention cardiovascular disease participation cardiac rehabilitation programmes adherence secondary prevention recommendations remain limited digital technologies potential address low participation adherence attempts implementing digital health interventions reallife clinical practice frequently encounter various barriers studies patients experiences perspectives regarding use digital technology assist developers researchers clinicians addressing preempting patientrelated barriers study therefore conducted investigate experiences perspectives cardiac rehabilitation patients austria regard using digital technology physical activity exercise twentyfive current former cardiac rehabilitation patients 18 men 7 women age range 39 83 various cardiac conditions recruited clinical site salzburg austria semistructured qualitative interviews audiorecorded transcribed verbatim analysis followed descriptive phenomenological approach applying framework analysis method sample diverse including interviewees readily used digital devices support physical activity exercise health monitoring interviewees simplicity convenience accessibility highlighted important facilitators use digital technology annoyance digital devices concerns becoming dependent simply preference use digital technology commonly stated reasons nonuse interviewees views data protection data sharing artificial intelligence revealed wide variations individuals prior knowledge experience topics need greater accessibility transparency data protection regulation data sharing arrangements findings support importance attributed usercentred design methodologies conceptualisation design digital health interventions imperative develop solutions simple accessible personalised according preferences capabilities individual patient regarding data protection data sharing artificial intelligence findings indicate opportunity information education well need offer patients transparency accountability order build trust digital technology digital health interventions