A Social Media Intervention for Exercise Motivation and Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence

"1. Volunteers will be recruited during inpatient stay, or via phone call or in person after discharge and prior to beginning cardiac rehabilitation.~2. Participants will be given a baseline BREQ-3 survey and a PNSE scale.~3. Patients will be randomized to Facebook™ versus comparison groups using a blocked randomization.~4. The Facebook™ intervention will include peer support, education, provider support and text message prompts when new posts are added.~ 1. Educational posts will cover topics that will cover healthcare information.~ 2. Provider support will be posted much like the educational posts.~5. The data collection for this study will take place prior to beginning cardiac rehabilitation, at which time the participants will receive the BREQ-3 and PNSE surveys either in person or via email link.~6. Post-testing will include a BREQ-3 and PNSE surveys and count of the number of sessions completed in a 3 month period of time."