ReviewEuropean heart journal. Digital health2020
Cost-effectiveness of cardiac telerehabilitation in coronary artery disease and heart failure patients: systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Economic Evaluations of Digital Health Interventions for Patients With Heart Failure: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in a Low-Resource Setting: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Cost-effectiveness of Cardiac Telerehabilitation With Relapse Prevention for the Treatment of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease in the Netherlands.JAMA network open · 2021Trial
- Cardiac rehabilitation coverage and program characteristics in Latin America and the Caribbean: Comparisons from the ICCPR's 2025 Global Audit Update.Brazilian journal of physical therapy · 2026Article
- Integrating digital health and remote monitoring: emerging trends in cardiac rehabilitation research for chronic heart failure.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Left Ventricular Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction-Pathophysiology, Diagnostic Approach and Management During Cardiac Rehabilitation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of digital healthcare to improve clinical outcomes in discharged patients with coronary artery disease.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- An eHealth intervention for patients with a low socioeconomic position during their waiting period preceding cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized feasibility study.European heart journal. Digital health · 2025Article
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- Effectiveness of behavior change techniques in eHealth-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary artery disease: A systematic review: Effective behavior change techniques in eHealth CR.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2024Article
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- A Behavioral Change-Based Mobile Intervention for Promoting Regular Physical Activity in Medical Rehabilitation Maintenance of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Exploring the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of a real-time cardiac telerehabilitation and tele coaching programme using wearable devices in people with a recent myocardial infarction.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Cardiac telerehabilitation: current status and future perspectives.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2024Review
- Cardiac (tele)rehabilitation in routine clinical practice for patients with coronary artery disease: protocol of the REHAB + trial.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Exercise-based real-time telerehabilitation for older patients recently discharged after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: An extended feasibility study.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2023Article
- No transport? No worries! Cardiac telerehabilitation is a feasible and effective alternative to centre-based programs.Heart failure reviews · 2023Review
- Hybrid cardiac telerehabilitation for coronary artery disease in Australia: a cost-effectiveness analysis.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Perspectives on Participation in a Feasibility Study on Exercise-Based Cardiac Telerehabilitation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Qualitative Interview Study Among Patients and Health Professionals.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Exercise-Based Real-time Telerehabilitation for Older Adult Patients Recently Discharged After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2022Article
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Abstract
This systematic review aims to assess the cost-effectiveness of cardiac telerehabilitation in comparison with centre-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Evidence of cost-effectiveness is an important step towards implementation and reimbursement of telerehabilitation services. Electronic databases were searched for economic evaluations of telerehabilitation programmes. Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in English were eligible for inclusion. Study quality and risk of bias were assessed using the Consensus Health Economic Criteria (CHEC) list. A total of eight economic evaluations met the review inclusion criteria. The total sample size consisted of 751 patients ranging from a minimum of 46 patients to a maximum of 162 patients per study. Maximal follow-up was 5 years. A total of seven of the eight included studies demonstrated that telerehabilitation could lead to similar or lower long-term costs and are thus as cost-effective as traditional centre-based CR. There is significant heterogeneity between all included telerehabilitation interventions in duration, used technology, cost included and follow-up. Based on these small short duration trials, telerehabilitation may be as cost-effective as traditional centre-based approaches. However, more assessments of the value for money of telerehabilitation in larger and longer RCTs are needed both in high- as low-income countries.
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