Key result
This protocol outlines a mixed-methods evaluation of the 12-week REACH-HF home-based cardiac rehabilitation program in 48 patients with heart failure across 4 UK centers.
Why the study?
Patients with HF often fail to attend centre-based cardiac rehabilitation, prompting the need to assess the real-world implementation of the REACH-HF home-based programme in the UK NHS.
Does the real-world implementation of the REACH-HF home-based cardiac rehabilitation program achieve similar outcomes to clinical trials in patients with heart failure?
Population
48 patients with HF and approximately 24 NHS professionals across 4 NHS CR centres
Comparison
Real-world REACH-HF programme implementation vs prior clinical trial outcomes
Design
Prospective mixed-method implementation evaluation study protocol
Follow-up
12-week programme
Authors
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Planned REACH-HF evaluation will test translation of trial benefits into NHS practice; extends RCT evidence to real-world heart failure care.
Does the real-world implementation of the REACH-HF home-based cardiac rehabilitation program achieve similar outcomes to clinical trials in patients with heart failure?
This study protocol describes the planned evaluation of the real-world implementation of the REACH-HF home-based cardiac rehabilitation program for heart failure patients in the UK NHS.
Daw et al. (2020) studied Heart failure (n=48). REACH-HF home-based cardiac rehabilitation programme was evaluated on Implementation evaluation including barriers/facilitators, intervention fidelity, and patient outcomes (Minnesota Living with HF Questionnaire and Incremental Shuttle Walk Test). This protocol outlines a mixed-methods evaluation of the 12-week REACH-HF home-based cardiac rehabilitation program in 48 patients with heart failure across 4 UK centers.
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