ArticleJMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies2021
Effects of Telerehabilitation Interventions on Heart Failure Management (2015-2020): Scoping Review.
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- Effectiveness of Cardiac Telerehabilitation in Improving Functional Capacity, Quality Of Life and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients After Acute Coronary Syndrome and/or Coronary Revascularisation (PCI/CABG): A Systematic Review Comparing Telerehabilitation With Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of interventions and techniques on adherence to physiotherapy in adults: an overview of systematic reviews and panoramic meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- The Influence of Hybrid Comprehensive Telerehabilitation on Anxiety in Heart Failure Patients: The TELEREH-HF Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2024Trial
- Feasibility of telerehabilitation for heart failure patients inaccessible for outpatient rehabilitation.ESC heart failure · 2023Trial
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- Knowledge mapping of digital medicine in cardiovascular diseases from 2004 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Effective Strategies for Physical Activity Adherence in Heart Failure Patients: An Umbrella Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Review
- Assessing the Efficacy of a Virtual Assistant in the Remote Cardiac Rehabilitation of Heart Failure and Ischemic Heart Disease Patients: Case-Control Study of Romanian Adult Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A meta-review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on outcomes of psychosocial interventions in heart failure.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Attitudes of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Toward Digital Device Data for Self-documentation and Research in Germany: Cross-sectional Survey Study.JMIR cardio · 2022Article
- Development of a Home-Based Nursing Intervention Model for Patients With Heart Failure: A Qualitative Feasibility Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHeart failure is one of the world's most frequently diagnosed cardiovascular diseases. An important element of heart failure management is cardiac rehabilitation, the goal of which is to improve patients' recovery, functional capacity, psychosocial well-being, and health-related quality of life. Patients in cardiac rehabilitation may lack sufficient motivation or may feel that the rehabilitation process does not meet their individual needs. One solution to these challenges is the use of telerehabilitation. Although telerehabilitation has been available for several years, it has only recently begun to be utilized in heart failure studies. Especially within the past 5 years, we now have several studies focusing on the effectiveness of telerehabilitation for heart failure management, all with varying results. Based on a review of these studies, this paper offers an assessment of the effectiveness of telerehabilitation as applied to heart failure management.
objectiveThe aim of this scoping review was to assess the effects of telerehabilitation in the management of heart failure by systematically reviewing the available scientific literature within the period from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2020.
methodsThe literature search was carried out using PubMed and EMBASE. After duplicates were removed, 77 articles were screened and 12 articles were subsequently reviewed. The review followed the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for scoping reviews) guidelines. As measures of the effectiveness of telerehabilitation, the following outcomes were used: patients' quality of life, physical capacity, depression or anxiety, and adherence to the intervention.
resultsA total of 12 articles were included in this review. In reviewing the effects of telerehabilitation for patients with heart failure, it was found that 4 out of 6 randomized controlled trials (RCTs), a single prospective study, and 4 out of 5 reviews reported increased quality of life for patients. For physical capacity, 4 RCTs and 3 systematic reviews revealed increased physical capacity. Depression or depressive symptoms were reported as being reduced in 1 of the 6 RCTs and in 2 of the 5 reviews. Anxiety or anxiety-related symptoms were reported as reduced in only 1 review. High adherence to the telerehabilitation program was reported in 4 RCTs and 4 reviews. It should be mentioned that some of the reviewed articles described the same studies although they employed different outcome measures.
conclusionsIt was found that there is a tendency toward improvement in patients' quality of life and physical capacity when telerehabilitation was used in heart failure management. The outcome measures of depression, anxiety, and adherence to the intervention were found to be positive. Additional research is needed to determine more precise and robust effects of telerehabilitation.
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