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A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Published on: April 19, 2019
Hospital-based versus community-based shared care cardiac rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome: protocol for
Jannik Buus Bertelsen1, Jens Refsgaard, Helle Kanstrup
1Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark. jannbert@rm.dk
Introduction:
Participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is poor although CR reduces morbidity and mortality. One way in which attendance may potentially be improved is by involving municipal health-care centres (MHCC) and the patient's general practitioner (GP) to a larger degree in a model of shared care cardiac rehabilitation (SC-CR). Our study tests the feasibility of SC-CR and compares the attendance and effects of SC-CR with the individually tailored hospital-based CR (H-CR) programme.
Material And Methods:
After admission for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients are randomized to phase II CR which is conducted either as SC-CR or H-CR. During SC-CR the patient is seen once in-hospital after which the GP takes over. MHCC supports the GP by offering educational intervention regarding smoking cessation, exercise, nutrition and mental health. A total of 208 persons hospitalised due to acute coronary syndrome are to be randomized before hospital discharge.
Conclusion:
The study aims to examine whether the organisation of SC-CR is feasible and provides the expected benefits.
Funding:
The trial is funded by Region Central Denmark.
Trial Registration:
Clinical Trials ID: NTC 01522001.
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