| Autor: |
Scalvini S; Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, IRCCS, 25066 Lumezzane, Brescia, Italy. simonetta.scalvini@fsm.it, Zanelli E, Comini L, Tomba MD, Troise G, Giordano A |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of telemedicine and telecare [J Telemed Telecare] 2009; Vol. 15 (6), pp. 297-301. |
| DOI: |
10.1258/jtt.2009.090208 |
| Abstrakt: |
We evaluated the feasibility of a home-based rehabilitation programme, which was designed to resemble an in-hospital rehabilitation programme. Patients who underwent cardiac surgery (EuroSCORE 0-10) followed a one-month home rehabilitation programme supervised by a nurse-tutor and a physiotherapist. Physiotherapy was performed at home with calisthenic exercises and bicycle-ergometer tests. Patients transmitted the recorded ECGs by telephone to a service centre. They also performed a 6-minute walking test and filled in a satisfaction questionnaire at the end of the programme. A total of 47 patients were enrolled in the study. There were 3050 telephone calls, of which 3012 (99%) were scheduled and 38 were unscheduled. No further action was required in 95% of calls. There were 809 sessions for calisthenic exercises and 1039 for exercise training. There was a significant increase in the 6-minute walking test distance at the end of the programme compared to the baseline (404 m vs. 307 m, P < 0.001). Patient satisfaction, as measured in a questionnaire, was about 95% overall. This type of home rehabilitation using telemedicine appears to be worth implementing in selected categories of patients. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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