Abstract
We evaluated the feasibility of a home-based rehabilitation programme, which was designed to resemble an in-hospital rehabilitation programme. Patients who underwent cardiac surgery (EuroSCORE 0-10) followed a one-month home rehabilitation programme supervised by a nurse-tutor and a physiotherapist. Physiotherapy was performed at home with calisthenic exercises and bicycle-ergometer tests. Patients transmitted the recorded ECGs by telephone to a service centre. They also performed a 6-minute walking test and filled in a satisfaction questionnaire at the end of the programme. A total of 47 patients were enrolled in the study. There were 3050 telephone calls, of which 3012 (99%) were scheduled and 38 were unscheduled. No further action was required in 95% of calls. There were 809 sessions for calisthenic exercises and 1039 for exercise training. There was a significant increase in the 6-minute walking test distance at the end of the programme compared to the baseline (404 m vs. 307 m, P, 0.001). Patient satisfaction, as measured in a questionnaire, was about 95% overall. This type of home rehabilitation using telemedicine appears to be worth implementing in selected categories of patients.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 297-301 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2009 |
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Home-based exercise rehabilitation with telemedicine following cardiac surgery. / Scalvini, Simonetta; Zanelli, Emanuela; Comini, Laura; Tomba, Margherita Dalla; Troise, Giovanni; Giordano, Amerigo.
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AU - Giordano, Amerigo
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