Home-based telerehabilitation is not inferior to a centre-based program in patients with chronic heart failure: a randomised trial

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 101-107

  Hwang, Rita ^a,b   Bruning, Jared ^c   Morris, Norman R ^c,d,e   Mandrusiak, Allison ^b   Russell, Trevor ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac failure; Exercise; Physical therapy; Telemedicine; Telerehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART REHABILITATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEREHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CARDIAC REHABILITATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TELEREHABILITATION; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85015686845     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2017.02.017     Document Type: Article

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