Home-based cardiac rehabilitation using information and communication technology for heart failure patients with frailty.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an evidence-based, secondary preventive strategy that improves mortality and morbidity rates in patients with heart failure (HF). However, the implementation and continuation of CR remains unsatisfactory, particularly for outpatients with physical frailty. This study investigated the efficacy and safety of a comprehensive home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) programme that combines patient education, exercise guidance, and nutritional guidance using information and communication technology (ICT).

Methods and results

This study was a single-centre, open-label, randomized, controlled trial. Between April 2020 and November 2020, 30 outpatients with chronic HF (New York Heart Association II-III) and physical frailty were enrolled. The cont

SUBMITTER: Nagatomi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9288767 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature