Evaluation of counselling materials for hybrid cardiac rehabilitation in a low-resource setting: Perceptions of patients and providers

Gómez-Pérez, Daniela; Serón, Pamela; Oliveros, María José; Morales, Gladys; Arancibia, María José; Grace, Sherry L.

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2023.107772

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“…This counseling was based on the theory of self-efficacy and supported by an accompanying manual titled How Can I Live Better? 27 …”

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“…This counseling was based on the theory of self-efficacy and supported by an accompanying manual titled How Can I Live Better? 27 The second stage in the experimental arm was home based, and it consisted of telephone support through text messages twice a week and a total of 3 voice calls through weeks 8 to 12. The content of the text messages and voice calls was delivered by a trained health professional, adapted from a bank of suggestions, 28 and focused on the benefits of physical activity and a healthy diet, recommended behaviors and strategies to achieve these, and medication adherence (eMethods 2 in Supplement 2).…”

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Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in a Low-Resource Setting

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ImportanceWhile effective, cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) as traditionally delivered is not well implemented in lower-resource settings.ObjectiveTo test the noninferiority of hybrid CR compared with traditional CR in terms of cardiovascular events.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis pragmatic, multicenter, parallel arm, open-label randomized clinical trial (the Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Trial [HYCARET]) with blinded outcome assessment was conducted at 6 referral centers in Chile. Adults aged 18 years or older who had a cardiovascular event or procedure, no contraindications to exercise, and access to a mobile telephone were eligible and recruited between April 1, 2019, and March 15, 2020, with follow-up until July 29, 2021.InterventionsParticipants were randomized 1:1 in permuted blocks to the experimental arm, which received 10 center-based supervised exercise sessions plus counseling in 4 to 6 weeks and then were supported at home via telephone calls and text messages through weeks 8 to 12, or the control arm, which received the standard CR of 18 to 22 sessions with exercises and education in 8 to 12 weeks.Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe primary outcome was cardiovascular events or mortality. Secondary outcomes were quality of life, return to work, and lifestyle behaviors measured with validated questionnaires; muscle strength and functional capacity, measured through physical tests; and program adherence and exercise-related adverse events, assessed using checklists.ResultsA total of 191 participants were included (mean [SD] age, 58.74 [9.80] years; 145 [75.92%] male); 93 were assigned to hybrid CR and 98 to standard CR. At 1 year, events had occurred in 5 unique participants in the hybrid CR group (5.38%) and 9 in the standard CR group (9.18%). In the intention-to-treat analysis, the hybrid CR group had 3.80% (95% CI, –11.13% to 3.52%) fewer cardiovascular events than the standard CR group, and relative risk was 0.59 (95% CI, 0.20-1.68) for the primary outcome. In the per-protocol analysis at different levels of adherence to the intervention, all 95% CIs crossed the noninferiority boundary (eg, 20% adherence: absolute risk difference, −0.35% [95% CI, −7.56% to 6.85%]; 80% adherence: absolute risk difference, 3.30% [95% CI, −3.70% to 10.31%]). No between-group differences were found for secondary outcomes except adherence to supervised CR sessions (79.14% [736 of 930 supervised sessions] in the hybrid CR group vs 61.46% [1201 of 1954 sessions] in the standard CR group).Conclusions and RelevanceThe results suggest that a hybrid CR program is noninferior to standard center-based CR in a low-resource setting, primarily in terms of recurrent cardiovascular events and potentially in terms of intermediate outcomes. Hybrid CR may induce superior adherence to supervised exercise. Clinical factors and patient preferences should inform CR model allocation.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03881150

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“…This counseling was based on the theory of self-efficacy and supported by an accompanying manual titled How Can I Live Better? 27 …”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%