What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of home-based versus centre- based rehabilitation (that includes an exercise element) for people with heart failure (HF)?
A number of studies have investigated whether rehabilitation techniques deliver similar benefits in patients with heart failure to those achieved in patients after a myocardial infarct. The organisation of heart failure services is evolving to favour home and community-based interventions as opposed to hospital-based provision. There are known inequalities in access to hospital-based rehabilitation services across the UK. This question investigated whether home-based rehabilitation services could deliver similar outcomes to hospital- based rehabilitation services.