Healthrelated Quality of Life and Experiences of a Heart Rehabilitation Programme After Care for Infective Endocarditis. a Quantitave and Qualitative Study with Mixed Methods.

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Can the health of patients with Infective endocarditis (IE) be improved by participation in the physical exercise training within cardiac rehabilitation program? Participants will: * Be physically evaluated by a physiotherapist before and after the progam of physical exercise training within cardiac rehabilitation. * Do individual exercises in a group led by a physiotherapist 2 times weekly during 12 weeks. * Answer digitally surveys on the perceived health for 4 times during 1 year * Participate in interviews on patient's experiences of health and rehabilitation 1 time before and 2 times after the training program during I year.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 80
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) based on Dukes ISCVID criteria and discharged after treatment for IE from the Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital of Halmstad, Region Halland, Sweden.

Locations
Other Locations
Sweden
Helena Lindberg
RECRUITING
Halmstad
Contact Information
Primary
Helena Lindberg, MD
helena.lindberg@regionhalland.se
+4635131000
Backup
Ingrid Larsson, professor
ingrid.larsson@hh.se
+46729773722
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-08-22
Estimated Completion Date: 2035-08
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Experimental: Cardiac rehabilitation
An intervention with physical exercise training within cardiac rehabilitation according to the SEPHIA and SWEDEHEART protocols is offered to a new group of patients, patients with infective endocarditis.~The intervention is studied with qualitative and quantitative methods on regard of the physical and health-related effects of rehabilitation, the adherence to the intervention and the health restoration in general. Patient's perspectives on rehabilitation and health restoration are given in interviews.
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Sponsors
Leads: Region Halland

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