Key result
Home-based CR improves CHD risk factors, quality of life, and exercise capacity vs usual care.
Why the study?
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in LMICs, but very few controlled trials of cardiac rehabilitation have been conducted in these settings.
Does home-based cardiac rehabilitation improve CHD risk factors, HRQOL, and mental well-being in patients following CABG surgery?
Population
142 patients following coronary artery bypass graft surgery in a single-center LMIC setting
Comparison
Home-based CR plus usual care vs usual care alone
Design
Single-center quasi-randomized controlled trial
Follow-up
12 mo
Authors
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Supports home-based cardiac rehabilitation post-CABG in lower-middle-income settings; extends RCT evidence to resource-limited populations.
RCT (n=142)
Quasi-randomized
No
Does home-based cardiac rehabilitation improve CHD risk factors, HRQOL, and mental well-being in patients following CABG surgery?
Home-based cardiac rehabilitation is feasible and improves risk factors, quality of life, and exercise capacity in post-CABG patients in a lower-middle income country setting.
Uddin et al. (2019) conducted an RCT in Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (n=142). Home-based cardiac rehabilitation vs. Usual care alone was evaluated on Coronary heart disease risk factors, health-related quality of life, and mental well-being. Home-based cardiac rehabilitation improved coronary heart disease risk factors, health-related quality of life, mental well-being, and exercise capacity compared with usual care alone.
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