Efficacy, Feasibility, Adherence, and Cost Effectiveness of a mHealth Telerehabilitation Program in Low Risk Cardiac Patients: A Study Protocol Pastora Bernal, José Manuel Telerehabilitation Physical therapy modalities Cardiovascular diseases Telemedicine Cost-benefit analysis The University of Malaga through a predoctoral grant supports J.-J.H.-F, a PhD student at the university. Individual and group cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality by reducing recurrent events, improving risk factors, aiding compliance with drug treatment, and improving quality of life through physical activity and education. Home-based programs are equally effective in improving exercise capacity, risk factors, mortality, and health-related quality of life outcomes compared to hospital-based intervention. Cardio-telerehabilitation (CTR) programs are a supplement or an alternative to hospital rehabilitation programs providing similar benefits to usual hospital and home care. Despite this statement, implementation in the public and private healthcare environment is still scarce and limited. The main objective of this research was to evaluate the efficacy, feasibility, and adherence of a personalized eight-week mHealth telerehabilitation program in low-risk cardiac patients in the hospital of Melilla (Spain). The secondary aims were to investigate patient satisfaction, identify barriers of implementation and adverse events, and assess cost-effectiveness from a health system perspective. A study protocol for a single center prospective controlled trial was conducted at the Regional Hospital of Melilla (Spain), with a sample size of (n = 30) patients with a diagnosis of low-risk CVD with class I heart failure according to NYHA (New York Heart Association). Outcomes of this study, will add new evidence that could support the use of CTR in cardiac patients clinical guidelines. 2021-05-26T08:26:19Z 2021-05-26T08:26:19Z 2021-04-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Pastora-Bernal, J.-M.; Hernández-Fernández, J.-J.; Estebanez-Pérez, M.-J.; Molina-Torres, G.; García-López, F.-J.; Martín-Valero, R. Efficacy, Feasibility, Adherence, and Cost Effectiveness of a mHealth Telerehabilitation Program in Low Risk Cardiac Patients: A Study Protocol. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 4038. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084038] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/68734 10.3390/ijerph18084038 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 3.0 España MDPI