Effect of comprehensive cardiac telerehabilitation on one-year cardiovascular rehospitalization rate, medical costs and quality of life: A cost-effectiveness analysis

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 674-682

  Frederix, Ines ^a,b   Hansen, Dominique ^b   Coninx, Karin ^c   Vandervoort, Pieter ^b,d   Vandijck, Dominique ^b   Hens, Niel ^e,f   Van Craenenbroeck, Emeline ^g   Van Driessche, Niels ^b   Dendale, Paul ^a,b  

^a JESSA HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^e HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^g ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness; telecoaching; telemonitoring; Telerehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDURANCE TRAINING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FAILURE; HEART REHABILITATION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERICARDITIS; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; TELEREHABILITATION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS;

AGED; CARDIAC REHABILITATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; TELEREHABILITATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84962409338     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2047487315602257     Document Type: Article

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