Future Patient—Telerehabilitation of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Protocol for a Multicenter, Mixed Methods, Randomized Controlled Trial

Birthe Dinesen   ¹ , MSc, PhD ;   Andi Eie Albertsen   ² , MD, PhD ;   Elisabet Dortea Ragnvaldsdóttir Joensen   ¹ , BSc ;   Helle Spindler   ³ , MSc, PhD ;   Katja Møller Jensen   ¹ , MSc ;   Kristian Kidholm   ⁴ , MSc, PhD ;   Lars Frost   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Lars Dittman   ⁶ , MSc, PhD ;   Mathushan Gunasegaram   ¹ , MSc ;   Søren Paaske Johnsen   ⁷ , MD, PhD ;   Mads Rovsing Jochumsen   ⁸ , MSc, PhD ;   Dorthe Svenstrup   ² , MD, PhD

¹ Laboratory of Welfare Technology - Digital Health and Rehabilitation, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg Universitet, Gistrup, Denmark

² Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital Viborg, Viborg, Denmark

³ Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark

⁴ Center for Innovative Medical Technology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

⁵ Diagnostic Centre, University Clinic for Development of Innovative Patient Pathways, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark

⁶ Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark

⁷ Danish Center for Health Services Research, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital & Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

⁸ Neural Engineering and Neurophysiology, Center for Rehabilitation Robotics, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark