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. 2016 Jan 5;2016(1):CD001800. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001800.pub3

Devi 2014.

Methods RCT
Participants Inclusion criteria:
  • Patients anticipated to be aged from 45 to 70 years, either sex.

  • A history of stable angina.

  • Undergone coronary angioplasty treatment.

  • Fluent in English.

  • No prior cardiac rehabilitation in the previous year.

  • Regular access to the internet.


Exclusion criteria:
  • Severely anxious or suffering from depression.

  • Experiencing unstable angina.

  • Significant cardiac arrhythmia.

  • Co‐morbidities which prevent physical activity.

  • Any cardiac rehabilitation treatment in the previous year.

Interventions Intervention: Patients will receive the internet‐based CR programme for a period of 6 weeks. The researcher will provide these participants with an introductory session to the web‐based programme. These participants will then be expected to follow the online CR programme for a period of 6 weeks.
 Comparator: treatment as usual.
Outcomes HRQL, costs.
Notes This study is now complete and has been published since the date of the search for this update.