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BioMed Central, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 1(13), 2013

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-13-82

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Effects and costs of home-based training with telemonitoring guidance in low to moderate risk patients entering cardiac rehabilitation: The FIT@Home study

Journal article published in 2013 by Jos J. Kraal ORCID, Niels Peek, M. Elske van den Akker-Van Marle ORCID, M. Elske van den Akker Van Marle, Hareld Mc Kemps ORCID
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Home-based exercise training in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has the potential to improve CR uptake, decrease costs and increase self-management skills. The FIT@Home study evaluates home-based CR with telemonitoring guidance using coaching interventions including strategies for behavioural changes with the aim to maintain adherence to a healthy lifestyle and to improve long-term effects. In this interim analysis we provide short-term results on exercise capacity, quality of life and training adherence of the first 50 patients included in the FIT@Home study.