E-health Intervention for Cardiac Rehabilitation

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. Patient was hospitalized at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI);
• •2. Patient has stable Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) or valvular disease;
• •3. Patient has been referred to Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) and is a candidate an offsite program;
• •4. Patient has access to and regularly uses a smart phone, tablet or computer with Internet access;
• •5. Patient is ≥ 18 years of age (the age of consent in Ontario);
• •6. Patient is able to read and understand English or French (programs are available in both languages);
• •7. Patient is eligible for Ontario Health Insurance Plan (to permit linkage with administrative data housed at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences \[ICES\]);