Rehabilitation Award for Innovative Cardiac Rehabilitation App

The CapriXpress project includes an e-health application aimed at lifestyle improvement during the waiting period for specialized cardiac rehabilitation. It is an innovation built on scientific research and targets a group that is often difficult to reach with rehabilitation care: patients with a low socioeconomic status.

The CapriXpress project was submitted by a team of researchers, technicians, a rehabilitation physician, and a cardiologist, with Dr. Rita van den Berg-Emons, one of the Scientific Leaders of the Medical Delta scientific program eHealth & self-management for a healthy society, as the applicant. Medical Delta PhD candidate Jasper Faber developed the CapriXpress app as part of his doctoral research on the use of eHealth for people with a lower socioeconomic status. This app supports cardiac patients immediately after hospital discharge, helping them prepare better for cardiac rehabilitation during this "teachable moment" when they are often receptive to lifestyle adjustments. The results of his pilot study were promising: participants found the app useful and valuable.