Long-term Effects of 3-Month Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Using Information and Communication Technology for Heart Failure with Physical Frailty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information and communication technology (ICT)-supported home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) has gained prominence because of its potential advantages, including improved patient engagement. However, the long-term effects on patients with heart failure (HF) and physical frailty are unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of HBCR on patients with HF and physical frailty 12 months after the HBCR intervention.

Methods

This single-centre, single-arm intervention trial included 30 outpatients with chronic HF and physical frailty or pre-frailty. Participants received a comprehensive ICT-based HBCR intervention, including disease management, exercise, and nutritional guidance for 3 months, followed by a 12-month period of ICT-supported self-manag

SUBMITTER: Nagatomi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12572893 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature