VCH -- vAFC Phase 3 (vAFC)
Atrial Fibrillation
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Atrial Fibrillation focused on measuring Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiac, Telehealth, Older Adults
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 65 years or older;
- Patients with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation confirmed through an ECG;
- first time patient at the AF Vancouver clinic;
- live outside Vancouver city;
- have no problems with memory and recall;
- will be English speaking or have a family member who can assist with reading, understanding and completing the consent and survey documents;
- able to give own consent to participate in this study;
- have access to a computer/tablet/laptop with reliable internet;
- participate voluntarily and freely.
Exclusion Criteria:
- if the participant seems like a poor candidate for virtual care based on the discretion of the AF clinic staff;
- cognitive impairment;
- uncompensated hearing impairment.
Sites / Locations
- University of British Columbia
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Usual Care
Virtual Atrial Fibrillation Clinic
Control group participants will be notified of their assignment and will continue their usual care with the AF clinic receiving onsite care. Participants will be contacted at 3 time points (baseline, 3 months, and 6 months)
Participants in the intervention group can expect to receive between 1 and 4 telehealth appointments over a 6 month period, as well as being contacted by the research team at 3 time points for data collection (baseline, 3 months, and 6 months). Telehealth appointments will consist of remote interactions with clinicians. Telehealth appointments will take place in participants' homes, using their personal computer/tablet/smartphone. Participants will also receive an orientation to the website and will be encouraged to visit often and utilize the resources. To promote and encourage website interaction, emails will be sent to participants once semi-monthly for the duration of the intervention with highlights and important messages from the website.