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Table 1 PICO statements used to develop the search to address the four different modes of delivery

From: A systematic review of economic evaluations of cardiac rehabilitation

PICO

(a)

(b)

(c )

(d)

Population

Patients diagnosed with acute MI or chronic HF

Patients diagnosed with acute MI or chronic HF

Patients diagnosed with acute MI or chronic HF

Patients diagnosed with acute MI or chronic HF

Intervention

Supervised outpatient CR

Supervised outpatient CR

Supervised outpatient CR

Home-based CR

Comparison

Usual/standard care (i.e., no CR)

Home-based CR

Supervised inpatient CR

Usual/standard care (i.e., no CR)

Outcome

Cost-effectiveness

Cost-effectiveness

Cost-effectiveness

Cost-effectiveness

  1. MI, myocardial infarction; HF, heart failure; CR, cardiac rehabilitation.