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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Cardiovascular disease remains the leading global cause of death.
  • Traditional cardiac rehabilitation programs are center-based.
  • Home-based cardiac rehabilitation aims to increase accessibility and participation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare home-based versus supervised center-based cardiac rehabilitation.
  • To evaluate effects on mortality, morbidity, quality of life, and cardiac risk factors.

Main Methods:

  • Updated systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
  • Searched multiple databases (CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL).
  • Included adults with myocardial infarction, angina, heart failure, or post-revascularization.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences in mortality, cardiac events, exercise capacity, or quality of life up to 12 months.
  • Minor differences observed in HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and diastolic blood pressure favoring center-based programs.
  • Home-based programs showed marginally higher completion and adherence rates; no consistent cost differences.

Conclusions:

  • Home- and center-based cardiac rehabilitation demonstrate equal effectiveness for clinical and quality of life outcomes in low-risk patients.
  • Findings support the expansion of evidence-based home-based cardiac rehabilitation programs.
  • Patient preference should guide the choice between home- or center-based programs; long-term data are needed.