Key result
Digital cardiac rehabilitation improves quality of life, dietary intake, and physical activity equally to or better than traditional face-to-face approaches.
Why the study?
Only 50% of eligible individuals in the UK enroll in traditional face-to-face cardiac rehabilitation, highlighting the need for alternative delivery methods.
Does digital cardiac rehabilitation improve quality of life, dietary intake, and physical activity compared to traditional face-to-face programs in individuals following a cardiac event?
Does digital cardiac rehabilitation improve quality of life, dietary intake, and physical activity compared to traditional face-to-face programs in individuals following a cardiac event?
Digital cardiac rehabilitation offers an effective alternative to traditional face-to-face programs, improving quality of life and physical activity, which is particularly relevant given barriers to traditional attendance.
Cardiac rehabilitation improves the outcomes of individuals following a cardiac event; however, only 50% of those eligible for cardiac rehabilitation in the UK sign up to a traditional face-to-face programme. The principal causes cited for non-attendance include living in a rural area, work or career commitments, lack of choice in location, gender, ethnicity and social economic constraints, and dislike of group participation. Alternative methods of delivery could ensure greater participation in cardiac rehabilitation activities, particularly among women, who are underrepresented. Studies into digital cardiac rehabilitation reveal improved quality of life, dietary intake and increased physical activity all equal to or an improvement compared to traditional approaches. Embracing digital approaches to cardiac rehabilitation is now timely with COVID-19 requirements for social distancing.
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Nikolov et al. (2021) conducted a review in Cardiac event requiring rehabilitation. Digital cardiac rehabilitation vs. Traditional face-to-face programme was evaluated on Quality of life, dietary intake and physical activity. Digital cardiac rehabilitation improves quality of life, dietary intake, and physical activity equally to or better than traditional face-to-face approaches.
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