Trial reportTelemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association2014
Feasibility and effectiveness of remote, telephone-based delivery of cardiac rehabilitation.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Educational approaches for patients with heart surgery: a systematic review of main features and effects.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Learning and Use of eHealth Among Older Adults Living at Home in Rural and Nonrural Settings: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Alone and Hybrid With Center-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2019Pooled it
- Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Scientific Statement From the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2019Guideline
- The effect of personalized mobile health (mHealth) in cardiac rehabilitation for discharged elderly patients after acute myocardial infarction on their inner strength and resilience.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Trial
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Veterans: A Narrative Review.Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention · 2025Review
- Alternative Models of Cardiac Rehabilitation to Promote Secondary Prevention in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Scoping Review.The Journal of cardiovascular nursing · 2025Article
- A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Facilitators to the Uptake of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Octogenarians.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Review
- Evaluation of Telephone-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Services Delivered to Adults 65 and Older During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2022Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Remote Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Recovery Phase of Cardiovascular Diseases: Protocol for a Multicenter, Nonrandomized, Single-Arm, Interventional Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Cardiac Rehab in the COVID-19 Pandemic.The American journal of medicine · 2021Article
- Cardiac rehabilitation in older adults: New options.Clinical cardiology · 2020Review
- Creating and disseminating a home-based cardiac rehabilitation program: experience from the Veterans Health Administration.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2019Article
- Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: A SCIENTIFIC STATEMENT FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY.Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention · 2019Article
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation and Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking Program.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2018Article
- The Design and Implementation of a Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2017Article
- Patient perceptions of nurse mentors facilitating the Aussie Heart Guide: A home-based cardiac rehabilitation programme for rural patients.Nursing open · 2016Article
- Appropriateness and acceptability of a Tele-Yoga intervention for people with heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: qualitative findings from a controlled pilot study.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectivesCardiac rehabilitation (CR) provides significant benefit for persons with cardiovascular disease. However, access to CR services may be limited by driving distance, costs, need for a driver, time away from work, or being a family primary caregiver. The primary aim of the project was to test the reach (i.e., patient and provider uptake), effectiveness (safety and clinical outcomes), and implementation (time and costs) of a remote telephone-based Phase 2 CR program. A secondary aim was to compare outcomes between patients attending the remote program (home-CR) and those attending an on-site program (comparison group). SUBJECTS AND
methodsSubjects were given a choice of the remote or face-to-face program. Remote CR participants (n=48) received education and assessment during 12 weekly by telephone calls. Data were compared with those for face-to-face CR program participants (n=14). Independent t tests and chi-squared tests were used for continuous and categorical variables, respectively. Repeated-measures analysis of covariance models were used to assess differences in outcomes. Costs were analyzed using a cost-minimization analysis.
resultsOf 107 eligible patients, 45 refused participation, 5 dropped out, and 1 died unrelated to the study. Participants had a mean age of 64 (standard deviation 7.5) years. Remote CR participants were highly satisfied with their care and had a higher completion rate (89% of authorized sessions versus 73% of face-to-face). Costs for each program were comparable. There were no significant changes over time in any measured outcome between groups at 12 weeks except medication adherence, which decreased over time in both groups; face-to-face patients reported a greater decrease (p=0.05).
conclusionsThis is the first study to test a remote CR program in a population of older Veterans. Many hospitals do not provide comprehensive CR services on-site; thus remote CR is a viable alternative to bring services closer to the patient.
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