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- Title
Home-based cardiac rehabilitation: A review.
- Authors
Blair, Julie; Leslie, Stephen; Thompson, David R.; Angus, Neil
- Abstract
Cardiac rehabilitation has positive effects on mortality, morbidity, quality of life and many cardiac risk factors. Cardiac rehabilitation is usually delivered within a hospital or 'centre' setting, however, home-based programmes may offer greater accessibility and choice to patients. While there have been fewer studies of home-based cardiac rehabilitation, the available data suggest that it is acceptable, safe and effective and has comparable results to hospital-based programmes. Furthermore, home-based cardiac rehabilitation results in longer-lasting maintenance of physical activity levels in patients compared with hospital programmes. It has the potential to be more cost-effective for patients who cannot easily access their local hospital or centre. Home-based cardiac rehabilitation may be particularly useful in patients in a remote or rural setting. Despite the options available and the evidence based benefits, the uptake of cardiac rehabilitation remains low. It is the responsibility of all cardiac health-care workers to ensure that the uptake of cardiac rehabilitation improves.
- Subjects
CARDIAC rehabilitation; COMMUNITY health workers; HOME care services; COMMUNITY-based programs; PHYSICAL activity
- Publication
British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 2010, Vol 5, Issue 6, p286
- ISSN
1749-6403
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjca.2010.5.6.48341