The effectiveness of digital health interventions for the maintenance of physical activity following cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To summarise the effectiveness of digital health maintenance interventions for subjectively and objectively measured physical activity level (PA) and physical function, fitness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after completion of phase II cardiac rehabilitation (CR).

Methods

We conducted a search for studies in MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, and CINAHL (inception to May 2024). Independent reviewers selected and included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) using digital health interventions to maintain PA in patients with cardiovascular disease after phase II CR. Independent reviewers conducted data extraction, assessed the risk of bias using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 tool and rated the certainty of evidence using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Develo

SUBMITTER: Luijk A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11483784 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature