Key result
Digital home-based cardiac rehabilitation achieves an ~86% completion rate.
Why the study?
Home-based cardiac rehabilitation programs emerged during the COVID-19 outbreak, but adherence and implementation may vary greatly with socio-demographic factors.
Population
116 cardiovascular disease patients attending a centre-based cardiac rehabilitation program closed due to COVID-19
Comparison
Multidisciplinary digital home-based cardiac rehabilitation program
Design
Prospective cohort study
Authors
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Supports testing home-based digital cardiac rehabilitation in trials; should not yet alter clinical practice.
Cohort (n=116)
A multidisciplinary digital home-based cardiac rehabilitation program implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated high completion rates and moderate exercise adherence, though participation in educational components was low.
Silva et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Cardiovascular disease (n=116). Home-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR-HB) was evaluated on Adherence to the program (assessed by drop-out rate, number of exercise and educational sessions, and therapeutic adherence questionnaire). A home-based cardiac rehabilitation program achieved an 85.5% completion rate, with 46.9% of patients completing at least one online exercise training session per week.
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