Remotely monitored telerehabilitation for cardiac patients: A review of the current situation

Table 3 Studies outcomes

Ref.	Follow-up, in week	Completion rate, %		Adverse events, n	Exercise capacity between group differencesa
		TR	CG
Avila et al[15], 2018	12	94	1001	No adverse events	TR = CBCR
Bravo-Escobar et al[16], 2017	8	93	1001	3 angina type pain during TR, no ECG changes; no serious CV events	TR = CBCR
Fang et al[17], 2018	6	83	85	Not reported	TR > UC
Frederix et al[18], 2015	24	89	91	Not reported	TR > UC
Hwang et al[24], 2017	12	100	901	Minor adverse events: 3 angina, 2 palpitation, 3 diaphoresis; no serious CV events	TR = CBCR
Kraal et al[19], 2014	12	86	961	No adverse events	TR = CBCR
Lee et al[20], 2013	12	87	97	Not reported	TR > UC
Maddison et al[21], 2019	12	88	921	Mild: 12 non-serious; moderate: 6 medically important event, hospitalization; no serious CV complications	TR = CBCR
Peng et al[25], 2018	8	86	84	No adverse events	TR > UC
Piotrowicz et al[26], 2014	8	97	94	Minor: 4 skin reactions due to the ECG electrodes; no serious CV events	TR > UC
Skobel et al[22], 2017	24	35	67	No CV events associated to CR adverse events: 9; 2 chest infection, 3 angina, 2 chest pain before training, 1 atrial fibrillation, 1 palpitation	TR > UC
Varnfield et al[23], 2014	6	91	681	10 deterioration in health and/or medical care needs unrelated to CR; no serious CV events	TR = CBCR

^aP < 0.05.

¹Center-based cardiac rehabilitation. CBCR: Center-based cardiac rehabilitation; CG: Control group; CR: Cardiac rehabilitation; CV: Cardiovascular; ECG: Electrocardiogram; TR: Telerehabilitation; UC: Usual care.