Cardiac telerehabilitation in a middle-income country: analysis of adherence, effectiveness and cost through a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) are already well established; however, such intervention has been underused, mainly in low- and middle-income countries.

Aim

To compare adherence, effectiveness, and cost of a home CR with the traditional CR (TCR) in a middle-income country (MIC).

Design

Single-blind randomized control trial.

Setting

A university hospital.

Population

Individuals with coronary disease that were eligible were invited to participate. A randomized sample of 51 individuals was selected, where two participants were not included by not meeting inclusion criteria.

Methods

The home-CR group participated in health education activities, carried out two supervised exercise sessions, and was instructed to carry out 58 sess

SUBMITTER: DE Lima AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9980526 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature