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Clinical Trial
. 2022 Nov 11;46(12):94.
doi: 10.1007/s10916-022-01878-0.

Telerehabilitation: Future of Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation: Review of Preliminary Outcomes

Mon S Bryant  1 , Savitri E Fedson  2 , Alexander Schutz  3 , Lorraine D Cornwell  3 , Amir Sharafkhaneh  4 , Bandi Venkata  4
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Clinical Trial

Telerehabilitation: Future of Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation: Review of Preliminary Outcomes

Mon S Bryant et al. J Med Syst. .

Abstract

In this brief communication, we reported Telehealth Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) program structure and preliminary outcomes from patients that completed a 12-week program after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). We aim to advocate the use of Telerehabilitation as a Phase II CR in patients immediately after the CABG. This approach was innovative and encouraging because the patients were still in subacute phase. The program can serve as a continuation of care for the patients after being discharged from a hospital while regaining their functional ability at home. Our preliminary outcomes demonstrated improvements in resting heart rate, activity level, nutrition status, self-efficacy for managing cardiac diseases, muscle strength, endurance and depression. There were no adverse events during the virtual sessions. Patient satisfaction score was high.

Keywords: Cardiac Rehabilitation; Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; Telehealth Rehabilitation; Telemedicine.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article. The views expressed in this (presentation/article) are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Government.

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