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Adherence to a cardiac rehabilitation home program model of care: a comparison to a well-established traditional on-site supervised program

Abstract

Despite the proven benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), adherence to programs remains suboptimal. To improve adherence, alternative models of care, such as using home programs (HP), have been recommended. Little information exists, however, about its effect on adherence in real-world settings. Therefore, this study's primary objective was to compare adherence of patients in an HP and traditional on-site program (TP) model of CR. The …

Authors

Scane K; Alter D; Oh P; Brooks D

Journal

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 206–213

Publisher

Canadian Science Publishing

Publication Date

April 2012

DOI

10.1139/h11-151

ISSN

1715-5312