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ReviewJournal of telemedicine and telecare2024

The effectiveness of cardiac telerehabilitation in comparison to centre-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes: A literature review.

Olivia Owen, Veronica O'Carroll

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Review in Journal of telemedicine and telecare, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07322510 (Health Behaviour Change, Education on Risk Factor Reduction, Physical Activity Guidance, and Nutrition Counselling With a Remote Team to Support Patient Progress Using Technology in Synchronization With Medication Management and CardioWatch 287-2.), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07322510 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Health Behaviour Change, Education on Risk Factor Reduction, Physical Activity Guidance, and Nutrition Counselling With a Remote Team to Support Patient Progress Using Technology in Synchronization With Medication Management and CardioWatch 287-2. (HEARTS in Sync + CardioWatch 287-2)

TypeinterventionalSponsorNova Scotia Health AuthorityRan2026 to 2029Enrolled216ConditionsWearable Device, Cardiovascular Disease, ASCVD Management, CHF - Congestive Heart FailureArmsRemote Patient Monitoring with Corsano CardioWatch 287-2
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Comprehensive home-based telerehabilitation in a morbidly obese male patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea. A case report.Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia · 2023
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  18. Home-Based Robotic Upper Limbs Cardiac Telerehabilitation System.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Olivia OwenSchool of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland.ORCID 0000-0001-8692-392X
Veronica O'CarrollSchool of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland.ORCID 0000-0001-5777-104X
University of St Andrews · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an effective, yet under-utilised, form of secondary prevention in cardiac patients. Telemedicine is one method of overcoming barriers to accessing CR. Previous systematic reviews highlight variation in the effectiveness of telerehabilitation programmes and current literature lacks identification of which telemedicine interventions are most effective, despite differences in the results of primary studies. The objectives of this literature review were to: evaluate the effectiveness of cardiac telerehabilitation compared to centre-based programmes for managing cardiac risk factors, satisfaction and adherence in cardiac patients; identify the technologies used to deliver CR; identify the key components of effective interventions.

methodsA literature search was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE and Scopus. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) involving an intervention group that received telerehabilitation and a control group that attended a CR centre were included.

resultsTwelve RCTs met the inclusion criteria. There is evidence to suggest that telerehabilitation programmes have similar effectiveness to centre-based CR. Phones were the most commonly used technology. Most studies used a combination of technologies including personal computers and self-monitoring equipment. Phase III telerehabilitation programmes using self-monitoring, motivational feedback and education were more effective than centre-based CR for increasing physical activity and functional capacity.

conclusionCardiac telerehabilitation is delivered by a range of technologies and has a similar effectiveness to centre-based programmes. While evidence suggests that additional health benefits are seen in patients who receive a telemedicine intervention in Phase III of CR, further evidence would be required to confidently draw this conclusion.

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Cardiac RehabilitationTelerehabilitationHumansPatient CompliancePatient SatisfactionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRehabilitation Centerscardiologyehealthliteratire reviewtelehealthtelemedicinetelerehabilitation

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PMID35369770
PMCPMC11027439
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