Implementation of Telerehabilitation Interventions for the Self-Management of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of disability and deaths worldwide. Secondary prevention, including cardiac rehabilitation (CR), is crucial to improve risk factors and to reduce disease burden and disability. Accessibility barriers contribute to underutilization of traditional center-based CR programs; therefore, alternative delivery models, including cardiac telerehabilitation (ie, delivery via mobile, smartphone, and/or web-based apps), have been tested. Experimental studies have shown cardiac telerehabilitation to be effective and cost-effective, but there is inadequate evidence about how to translate this research into routine clinical practice.

Objective

This systematic review aimed to synthesize research evaluating the effectiveness of implem

SUBMITTER: Subedi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7732711 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature