TY - JOUR T1 - <span hwp:id="article-title-1" class="article-title">Home-based cardiac rehab was as effective as hospital-based rehab in improving cardiac risk factors</span><span hwp:id="article-title-2" class="sub-article-title">Commentary</span> JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 83 LP - 83 DO - 10.1136/ebn.12.3.83 VL - 12 IS - 3 AU - David R Thompson Y1 - 2009/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/12/3/83.abstract N2 - Is home-based cardiac rehabilitation as effective as hospital-based rehabilitation in low-to-moderate–risk patients with recent myocardial infarction or revascularisation procedure?Design:randomised controlled trial. Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN 72884263.Allocation:concealed.Blinding:blinded (outcome assessors).Follow-up period:1 year.Setting:4 hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation centres in West Midlands, UK.Patients:525 patients (mean age 61 y, 77% men) who were referred to the rehabilitation programme within 12 weeks after myocardial infarction (49% of patients), percutaneous coronary angioplasty (40%), or coronary artery bypass graft surgery (11%). High-risk patients were excluded.Intervention:home-based cardiac rehabilitation programme (a manual and ⩾3 home visits and ⩾1 telephone call from a specially trained rehabilitation nurse over 12 … ER -