TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between a national public health campaign for physical activity for patients with chronic diseases and the participation in Phase III cardiac rehabilitation in Luxembourg
AU - Lion, Alexis
AU - Tchicaya, Anastase
AU - Theisen, Daniel
AU - Delagardelle, Charles
PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - Background: A 2-stage national campaign promoting physical activity for patients with chronic diseases (including cardiovascular disease) was implemented in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg in 2018. The first stage consisted of national TV and radio advertisements broadcasted from June 15, 2018 to July 29, 2018. The second stage was a promotional mail sent to all medical doctors on September 3, 2018. This study investigated the association between this campaign and the participation of cardiac patients in Phase III cardiac rehabilitation as well as the visibility of a dedicated website (www.sport-sante.lu).Methods: The daily numbers of participants in the classes of the Phase III cardiac rehabilitation and the visits on www.sport-sante.lu were collected from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. Segmented regression analysis was used to assess the association between the promotional campaign and the participation in the Phase III cardiac rehabilitation as well as the website visibility.Results: The baseline participation rate, which was 30 participants/day, increased temporarily by 11 (p = 0.0267) and 18 (p = 0.0030) participants/day after the first and second stages of the campaign, respectively. The baseline visit rate on www.sport-sante.lu, which was 12 visits/day, increased temporarily by 20 (p < 0.0001) and 15 (p = 0.0002) visits/day after the first and second stages of the campaign, respectively.Conclusions: The national public health campaign was associated with a limited increased participation in the Phase III cardiac rehabilitation and the website visibility. However, no conclusion can be drawn about causality due to the long and difficult process from health promotion to patient's behavior change.
AB - Background: A 2-stage national campaign promoting physical activity for patients with chronic diseases (including cardiovascular disease) was implemented in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg in 2018. The first stage consisted of national TV and radio advertisements broadcasted from June 15, 2018 to July 29, 2018. The second stage was a promotional mail sent to all medical doctors on September 3, 2018. This study investigated the association between this campaign and the participation of cardiac patients in Phase III cardiac rehabilitation as well as the visibility of a dedicated website (www.sport-sante.lu).Methods: The daily numbers of participants in the classes of the Phase III cardiac rehabilitation and the visits on www.sport-sante.lu were collected from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. Segmented regression analysis was used to assess the association between the promotional campaign and the participation in the Phase III cardiac rehabilitation as well as the website visibility.Results: The baseline participation rate, which was 30 participants/day, increased temporarily by 11 (p = 0.0267) and 18 (p = 0.0030) participants/day after the first and second stages of the campaign, respectively. The baseline visit rate on www.sport-sante.lu, which was 12 visits/day, increased temporarily by 20 (p < 0.0001) and 15 (p = 0.0002) visits/day after the first and second stages of the campaign, respectively.Conclusions: The national public health campaign was associated with a limited increased participation in the Phase III cardiac rehabilitation and the website visibility. However, no conclusion can be drawn about causality due to the long and difficult process from health promotion to patient's behavior change.
KW - Cardiac rehabilitation
KW - Healthcare professionals
KW - Mass media
KW - Physical activity promotion
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100691
DO - 10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100691
M3 - Article
C2 - 33364335
SN - 2352-9067
VL - 32
JO - IJC Heart and Vasculature
JF - IJC Heart and Vasculature
M1 - 100691
ER -