Gawalko, Monika ORCID: 0000-0003-4619-9062, Duncker, David, Manninger, Martin, van der Velden, Rachel M. J., Hermans, Astrid N. L., Verhaert, Dominique V. M., Pison, Laurent, Pisters, Ron, Hemels, Martin, Sultan, Arian, Steven, Daniel, Gupta, Dhiraj ORCID: 0000-0002-3490-090X, Heidbuchel, Hein, Sohaib, Afzal, Wijtvliet, Petra, Tieleman, Robert, Gruwez, Henri, Chun, Julian, Schmidt, Boris, Keaney, John J., Mueller, Patrick, Lodzinski, Piotr, Svennberg, Emma, Hoekstra, Olga, Jansen, Ward P. J., Desteghe, Lien, de Potter, Tom, Tomlinson, David R., Neubeck, Lis, Crijns, Harry J. G. M., Pluymaekers, Nikki A. H. A., Hendriks, Jeroen M. and Linz, Dominik (2021). The European TeleCheck-AF project on remote app-based management of atrial fibrillation during the COVID-19 pandemic: centre and patient experiences. Europace, 23 (7). S. 1003 - 1016. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1532-2092

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Abstract

Aims TeleCheck-AF is a multicentre international project initiated to maintain care delivery for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) during COVID-19 through teleconsultations supported by an on-demand photoplethysmography-based heart rate and rhythm monitoring app (FibriCheck (R)). We describe the characteristics, inclusion rates, and experiences from participating centres according the TeleCheck-AF infrastructure as well as characteristics and experiences from recruited patients. Methods and results Three surveys exploring centre characteristics (n = 25), centre experiences (n = 23), and patient experiences (n = 826) were completed. Self-reported patient characteristics were obtained from the app. Most centres were academic (64%) and specialized public cardiology/district hospitals (36%). Majority of the centres had AF outpatient clinics (64%) and only 36% had AF ablation clinics. The time required to start patient inclusion and total number of included patients in the project was comparable for centres experienced (56%) or inexperienced in mHealth use. Within 28 weeks, 1930 AF patients were recruited, mainly for remote AF control (31% of patients) and AF ablation follow-up (42%). Average inclusion rate was highest during the lockdown restrictions and reached a steady state at a lower level after easing the restrictions (188 vs. 52 weekly recruited patients). Majority (>80%) of the centres reported no problems during the implementation of the TeleCheck-AF approach. Recruited patients [median age 64 (55-71), 62% male] agreed that the FibriCheck (R) app was easy to use (94%). Conclusion Despite different health care settings and mobile health experiences, the TeleCheck-AF approach could be set up within an extremely short time and easily used in different European centres during COVID-19.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
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Gawalko, MonikaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-4619-9062UNSPECIFIED
Duncker, DavidUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Manninger, MartinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
van der Velden, Rachel M. J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hermans, Astrid N. L.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Verhaert, Dominique V. M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pison, LaurentUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pisters, RonUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hemels, MartinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sultan, ArianUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Steven, DanielUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gupta, DhirajUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-3490-090XUNSPECIFIED
Heidbuchel, HeinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sohaib, AfzalUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wijtvliet, PetraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tieleman, RobertUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gruwez, HenriUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Chun, JulianUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schmidt, BorisUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Keaney, John J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mueller, PatrickUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lodzinski, PiotrUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Svennberg, EmmaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hoekstra, OlgaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jansen, Ward P. J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Desteghe, LienUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
de Potter, TomUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tomlinson, David R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Neubeck, LisUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Crijns, Harry J. G. M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pluymaekers, Nikki A. H. A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hendriks, Jeroen M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Linz, DominikUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-606926
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euab050
Journal or Publication Title: Europace
Volume: 23
Number: 7
Page Range: S. 1003 - 1016
Date: 2021
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication: OXFORD
ISSN: 1532-2092
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
CAREMultiple languages
Cardiac & Cardiovascular SystemsMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/60692

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