Key result
Only ~31% of UK cardiac rehab programs achieve high performance on national minimum standards.
Why the study?
What proportion of UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes meet national minimum standards?
Observational (n=170)
Yes
What proportion of UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes meet national minimum standards?
While high performance is achievable, substantial variation exists in UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes, highlighting the need for national certification to ensure quality.
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Wide variation in UK cardiac rehabilitation performance warrants local assessment; supports certification efforts but leaves outcome effects open.
Doherty et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Cardiac rehabilitation (n=170). Cardiac rehabilitation programmes was evaluated on Performance categorization based on six NCP_CR minimum standards. Assessment of 170 UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes against national minimum standards showed that 30.6% achieved high performance, 45.9% mid-level, 18.2% lower-level, and 5.3% failed all criteria.
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