Home-based and remote functional exercise testing in cardiac conditions, during the covid-19 pandemic and beyond: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the change in healthcare to one that adopts a greater reliance on remote delivery, guidance regarding functional exercise testing, either in-person in the home or performed remotely, is urgently needed for people with cardiac conditions.

Objectives

To identify functional exercise tests that have been conducted in the home or remotely in patients with cardiac conditions.

Data sources

A search was undertaken across four electronic databases and grey literature for English language publications without time restrictions.

Study eligibility criteria

Studies of any designs were selected if they reported an exercise test conducted at home or remotely in patients with cardiac conditions.

Study appraisal and synthesis

Studies were independently sc

SUBMITTER: Hwang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8694378 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature