April 27, 2015European Journal of Heart Failure
ExtraHF survey: The first European Survey on Implementation of Exercise Training in Heart Failure Patients
Key result
Resource shortages prevent 40% of European cardiac centers from implementing HF exercise training programs.
- n=77,214
Why the study?
Are exercise training programmes implemented in European cardiac centres for heart failure patients?
Population
170 cardiac centres across 41 European countries, responsible for 77,214 heart failure patients
Design
Cross-sectional
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Implication
Resource shortages limit exercise training uptake in heart failure; leaves open targeted implementation trials to close gaps.
Study Design
Type
Cross-Sectional (n=77,214)
Multicenter
Yes
Structured PICO
Are exercise training programmes implemented in European cardiac centres for heart failure patients?
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Population
170 cardiac centres across 41 European countries, responsible for 77,214 heart failure patients
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Intervention
Implementation of exercise training programmes (ETPs)
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Outcome
Implementation rate of exercise training programmes and reasons for non-implementation
Despite being a highly recommended therapy, exercise training programmes are still not implemented in 40% of European cardiac centres, primarily due to resource and logistical constraints.
Cite This Study
Piepoli et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure (n=77,214). Exercise training programmes (ETPs) was evaluated on Implementation of exercise training programmes. A survey of 170 European cardiac centres found that 40% do not implement exercise training programmes for heart failure patients, primarily due to a lack of resources.