Strategies for supporting intervention fidelity in the rehabilitation therapy in older acute heart failure patients (REHAB-HF) trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is the leading cause of hospitalization in older adults. Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients (REHAB-HF) trial is a multi-site clinical trial to determine if physical rehabilitation intervention in older patients with ADHF improves physical function and reduces rehospitalizations. The REHAB-HF intervention aims to improve functional performance utilizing reproducible and progressive exercises that are individually tailored to the patient's physiological and physical capabilities. Fidelity of the intervention is essential to the trial's integrity and success. Maintaining fidelity is challenged by the complex, multi-domain design of the intervention implemented across multiple sites and delivered to an olde

SUBMITTER: Pastva AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5742023 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature