Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programs for coronary artery disease: a systematic clinical and economic review
Brown A, Taylor R, Noorani H, Stone J, Skidmore B
Record ID 32003000473
English, French
Authors' objectives:
This report assesses the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs and the potential policy and research implications for the health sector.
Authors' recommendations:
CR programs that include exercise, both exercise-only and comprehensive care programs, have beneficial effects on cardiac mortality. However, with respect to total mortality, exercise-only programs show a statistically significant reduction, whereas the comprehensive care programs showed a trend in that direction. The literature reports that these programs are cost-effective and may reduce costs to the health care system, particularly when patients fully participate in maintaining the required level of exercise over the long term.
Authors' methods:
Systematic review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
https://www.ccohta.ca/
Year Published:
2003
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Coronary Disease
- Rehabilitation
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553, Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA)
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