Key result
Nurse-led cardiac telerehabilitation sustains telemonitoring engagement at 17 months versus usual care.
Why the study?
Cardiac telerehabilitation can improve reach and continuity, but its durability beyond 6–12 months remains uncertain.
Does a nurse-led eHealth cardiac rehabilitation program sustain telemonitoring engagement and improve device-measured physical activity at 17 months compared to usual care?
RCT
Does a nurse-led eHealth cardiac rehabilitation program sustain telemonitoring engagement and improve device-measured physical activity at 17 months compared to usual care?
Sustains nurse-led eHealth CR telemonitoring engagement to 17 months; leaves open whether benefits extend to clinical outcomes.
Cardiac rehabilitation improves survival and quality of life, yet real-world participation and long-term adherence remain suboptimal. Digital telerehabilitation delivered by nurses can extend reach and continuity across primary care and community settings, but durability beyond the typical 6–12-month evaluation window is uncertain. We report a long-term follow-up of a randomised trial testing whether a nurse-led eHealth cardiac rehabilitation program sustains telemonitoring engagement and improves device-measured physical activity 17 months after completion compared with usual care.
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Su et al. (2026) conducted an RCT in Cardiac rehabilitation. Nurse-led eHealth cardiac rehabilitation program vs. Usual care was evaluated on Telemonitoring engagement and device-measured physical activity. Nurse-led cardiac telerehabilitation sustained telemonitoring engagement at 17 months compared with usual care.
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