Key result
The REACH-HF home-based facilitated intervention was a feasible and well-accepted model for delivering rehabilitation to HFpEF patients and their caregivers, addressing key unmet needs regarding condition understanding and emotional support.
Why the study?
Evidence-based treatments for HFpEF remain limited, though exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation shows potential value, prompting a process evaluation of the REACH-HF intervention for HFpEF patients and caregivers.
Is the REACH-HF home-based rehabilitation intervention feasible and acceptable for patients with HFpEF and their caregivers?
Population
15 HFpEF patients and 7 caregivers
Comparison
REACH-HF home-based rehabilitation intervention vs usual care
Design
Process evaluation sub-study of a single-centre randomised controlled pilot trial
Authors
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Supports REACH-HF feasibility for HFpEF patients and caregivers; extends cardiac rehab evidence but requires larger efficacy trials.
Is the REACH-HF home-based rehabilitation intervention feasible and acceptable for patients with HFpEF and their caregivers?
The REACH-HF home-based facilitated intervention is a feasible and well-accepted model for delivering cardiac rehabilitation to HFpEF patients and their caregivers.
Smith et al. (2021) studied Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) (n=50). REACH-HF (Rehabilitation Enablement in Chronic Heart Failure) intervention vs. Usual care was evaluated on Intervention fidelity and patient/caregiver experiences (qualitative assessment). The REACH-HF home-based facilitated intervention was a feasible and well-accepted model for delivering rehabilitation to HFpEF patients and their caregivers, addressing key unmet needs regarding condition understanding and emotional support.
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