Feasibility of Cardiac Rehabilitation Models in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure (HF), is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is known to improve functional capacity and reduce morbidity associated with HF. Although CR is a low-cost intervention, global access and adherence rates to CR remain poor. In regions such as Western Kenya, CR programs do not exist. We sought to establish the feasibility CR for HF in this region by testing adherence to institution and home-based models of CR.

Methods

One hundred participants with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II and III HF symptoms were prospectively enrolled from a tertiary health facility in Western Kenya. Participants were non-randomly assigned to participate in one of two CR models based on their prefer

SUBMITTER: Ngeno GTK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8782083 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature