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

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...

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Main Authors: Alexis Lion, Anastase Tchicaya, Daniel Theisen, Charles Delagardelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906720303894
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spelling doaj-ecbea57bb77348528f21947ec998b8e42021-02-27T04:39:10ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature2352-90672021-02-0132100691Association between a national public health campaign for physical activity for patients with chronic diseases and the participation in Phase III cardiac rehabilitation in LuxembourgAlexis Lion0Anastase Tchicaya1Daniel Theisen2Charles Delagardelle3Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Associations de Sport de Santé, L-1445 Strassen, Luxembourg; Association Luxembourgeoise des Groupes Sportifs pour Cardiaques, L-1445 Strassen, Luxembourg; Luxembourg Institute of Research in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Science, L-1460 Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Corresponding author at: Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Associations de Sport de Santé, 1b rue Thomas Edison, L-1445 Strassen, Luxembourg.Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Department Living Conditions, L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette, LuxembourgALAN Maladies Rares Luxembourg, L-4959 Bascharage, LuxembourgFédération Luxembourgeoise des Associations de Sport de Santé, L-1445 Strassen, Luxembourg; Association Luxembourgeoise des Groupes Sportifs pour Cardiaques, L-1445 Strassen, Luxembourg; Luxembourg Institute of Research in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Science, L-1460 Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier du Luxembourg, L-1210 Luxembourg, LuxembourgBackground: 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906720303894Physical activity promotionCardiac rehabilitationMass mediaHealthcare professionals
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author Alexis Lion
Anastase Tchicaya
Daniel Theisen
Charles Delagardelle
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Anastase Tchicaya
Daniel Theisen
Charles Delagardelle
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
International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Physical activity promotion
Cardiac rehabilitation
Mass media
Healthcare professionals
author_facet Alexis Lion
Anastase Tchicaya
Daniel Theisen
Charles Delagardelle
author_sort Alexis Lion
title 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
title_short 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
title_full 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
title_fullStr 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
title_full_unstemmed 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
title_sort 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
publisher Elsevier
series International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
issn 2352-9067
publishDate 2021-02-01
description 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.
topic Physical activity promotion
Cardiac rehabilitation
Mass media
Healthcare professionals
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906720303894
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