One study focusing on patients with ischemic heart disease found that an intervention combining text messages and video reminders significantly increased patients’ physical activity time at 24 weeks and improved self-efficacy; however, improvements in exercise capacity, such as the 6-minute walk test, did not reach statistical significance compared to the conventional care group. 18 Another study reported that text message reminders effectively enhanced adherence to lifestyle recommendations among patients with CAD during the 3-month intervention period, but this effect was not sustained at the 6-month follow-up after the interventio
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The Effectiveness and Current Challenges of Home-Based Cardiac Telerehabilitation for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Narrative Review.
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