The costs and benefits of technology-enabled, home-based cardiac rehabilitation measured in a randomised controlled trial

• Published in: Journal of telemedicine and telecare Vol. 20; no. 7; p. 419
• Main Authors: Whittaker, Frank, Wade, Victoria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Aged; Cardiac Rehabilitation; Cardiovascular Diseases - economics; Cell Phone; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Exercise; Health Care Costs; Health Services Accessibility - economics; Home Care Services - economics; Home Care Services - organization & administration; Humans; Life Style; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Social Support; Telemedicine - economics; Telemedicine - methods

We conducted a cost benefit analysis of a home telehealth-based cardiac rehabilitation programme compared to the standard hospital-based programme. A total of 120 participants were enrolled in a trial, with 60 randomised to the telehealth group and 60 randomised to usual care. Participants in the te...