Hosted by the GPH Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Center for Advancement and Dissemination of Intervention Optimization
Eanna Kenny will be visiting GPH from the University of Galway, Ireland. He is interested in optimization of interventions to improve outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation. Audience members will learn about current thinking in Ireland about optimization of interventions in this area. There will be opportunities for Q&A and discussion.
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is effective at enhancing lifestyle behaviors, and improving risk factors, quality of life, and clinical outcomes for people with cardiovascular disease. However, participation rates at CR are suboptimal, with less than half of eligible patients attending and even fewer completing a program. Digitally delivered interventions have the potential to enhance the efficiency of service delivery, increasing participation, adherence, and access to CR. Any efforts to maximize the efficiency of CR are hampered by our lack of understanding of which components of the multi-component CR intervention are active and need to be retained, and which are not. The Optimizing Cardiac Rehabilitation (OsCaR) study aims to use the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) to enhance our theoretical understanding of the active components and mechanisms of action of behavior change within CR. Kenny's talk will focus on the research progress to date and the next steps.
In-person attendance is open to current NYU students, faculty, and staff. The event will be publicly available for virtual attendance.