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Table 2 Interventions compared by setting and duration of exercise

From: The cost-effectiveness of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review of the characteristics and methodological quality of published literature

 

Duration of Exercise

No Exercise

1–2 weeks

6 weeks

8 weeks

9 weeks

3 months

6 months

12 months

24 months

Un-specified

Jolly et al. (2007) [11]

  

Home

Hosp

       
  

Home

Hosp

      
  

Home

 

Hosp

     
  

Home

  

Hosp

    

Yu et al. (2004) [19]

X

       

Rehaba

 

Papadakis et al. (2007) [2]

     

Rehaba

 

Rehab

  

Briffa et al. (2005) [12]

  

Hosp

      

X

Hall et al. (2002) [15]

 

Home

Hosp

       

Taylor et al. (2007) [10]

  

Home

 

Hosp

(8–10)

     

Dendale et al. (2008) [14]

X

    

Hospb

    

Reid et al. (2005) [17]

     

Rehab

 

Rehab

  

Southard et al. (2003) [9]

      

Homeb

  

X

Carlson et al. (2000) [18]

      

Rehab

Rehaba

   

Levin et al. (1991) [13]

X

       

Hospb

 

Oldridge et al. (1993) [4]

   

Una

     

X

  1. (Setting of Exercise); Hosp = Hospital-based exercise intervention; Home = Home-based exercise intervention; Rehab = Exercise intervention based at rehabilitation centre; No Ex = No exercise intervention; Un = Unclear (Significance Level); a statistically significant differences were identified for either cost or health outcomes in favour of specified intervention arm, b statistically significant differences were identified in both cost and health outcomes in favour of specified intervention arm