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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2020 Nov;40(6):350–355. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000527

Table 1.

Projects funded by RFA Increasing Use of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Traditional and Community Settings

Project Title Principal Investigator and Site Cardiac or Pulmonary Rehabilitation Primary Outcome Sample Size and Characteristics Intervention
The Improving ATTENDance to Cardiac Rehabilitation (iATTEND) Trial Steven Keteyian, PhD; Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI Cardiac Effect of remote-/home-based CR on attendance N=270, age ≥ 18 yr, with focus on at-risk, urban residents of Detroit, MI Remote CR delivered with the assistance of telemedicine
Enhancing Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Adherence through Home-based Rehabilitation and Behavioral Nudges (ERA Nudge) Pamela N Peterson, MD MSPH; Denver Health Medical Center Cardiac Effect of home vs hospital-based CR and nudge messages on adherence N=400, age ≥18 yrEnglish and Spanish Focus on a safety net population in urban Denver Home-based CR and nudge messages delivered via cellphone based application
Improving Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation among Lower-Socioeconomic Status Patients: Efficacy of Early Case Management and Financial Incentives. Healthy Lifestyle Program (HeLP) Diann E. Gaalema, PhD; University of Vermont Medical Center Cardiac Effect of financial incentives and/or case management on CR attendance N=200, age ≥ 18 yr, lower socioeconomic status patients in Vermont Early case management and financial incentive to improve CR attendance in underrepresented populations
Modified Application of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Older Adults (MACRO) Daniel E. Forman, MD University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh VA, Washington U. Cardiac Effect of CR on Short Physical Performance Battery N=480 aged ≥70 yr hospitalized with cardiovascular disease Tailoring CR to needs of elders -goal-directed --adaptive regimen -hybrid model -deprescribing
Increasing Adherence to Pulmonary Rehabilitation after COPD-related Hospitalizations Roberto Benzo, MD, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN Pulmonary Adherence and effectiveness of home-based PR N=150 frail adults after COPD hospitalization Home-based PR for frail COPD patients
Comprehensive Health Informatics Engagement Framework for Pulmonary Rehabilitation (CHIEF-PR) Joseph Finkelstein, MD Mt. Sinai Hosp. New York, NY Pulmonary % of eligible COPD patients completing 3 mo PR N= 120 adults after COPD exacerbation Home PR using multi-faceted computer-based intervention

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CR, cardiac rehabilitation: PR, pulmonary rehabilitation.