BACKGROUND Home-based cardiac rehabilitation offers an alternative to traditional, hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation. AIM To compare the cost effectiveness of home-based cardiac rehabilitation and hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation. METHODS 104 patients with an uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction and without major comorbidity were randomized to receive home-based rehabilitation...

A cost-analysis of an existing gym-based program was compared with a proposed home-based program for delivering cardiac rehabilitation services in West Moreton, Queensland. Cost and baseline data were collected on 95 cardiac rehabilitation patients living in Ipswich and West Moreton. Cost data included costs to the program funders and patients. The average cost per patient rehabilitated was $1,...

Stroke rehabilitation for people living in the community is commonly delivered either in a centre, outpatient or day hospital setting. More recently, services may be offered in the actual home of the person as home-based or domiciliary rehabilitation. There are differing reports of the benefits and barriers of home-based vs. centre-based community rehabilitation. This systematic review sought t...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We wished to examine the effectiveness of an early hospital discharge and home-based rehabilitation scheme for patients with acute stroke. METHODS This was a randomized, controlled trial comparing early hospital discharge and home-based rehabilitation with usual inpatient rehabilitation and follow-up care. The trial was carried out in 2 affiliated teaching hospitals in ...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death globally. Traditionally, centre-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes are offered to individuals after cardiac events to aid recovery and prevent further cardiac illness. Home-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes have been introduced in an attempt to widen access and participation. This is an update of a review originally ...

Implementing a viable biofeedback program into an integrative mental health inpatient rehabilitation program has its appeals and its challenges. This article describes the biofeedback program within the Sierra Tucson inpatient rehabilitation hospital. The fact that the field of biofeedback provides a dynamic system of training, education, and empowerment can yield creative programmatic solution...