What question did this study set out to answer?

To provide updated information on cardiac rehabilitation units in the UK, including staffing, services, and patient diagnoses.

March 1, 2001Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Cardiac Rehabilitation in the United Kingdom

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Population

32,499 patients treated in 171 cardiac rehabilitation centers in the United Kingdom, predominantly…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

HBHugh J.N. BethellCenter for Non-Communicable Diseases STSally TurnerQinetiq (United Kingdom)JEJulia EvansMount Sinai Beth Israel

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Implication

Cardiac rehab underuse in UK post-MI and PTCA patients signals care gaps; leaves open effective strategies to increase uptake.

Key Points

To provide updated information on cardiac rehabilitation units in the UK, including staffing, services, and patient diagnoses.
Questionnaire survey of cardiac rehabilitation centers in the UK
Collected data on patient diagnoses, staffing, and outcomes
Determined the number of patients treated and their demographics.
286 centers identified, with 236 responding to the questionnaire.
171 centers reported treating 32,499 patients; 63% recovering from myocardial infarction and 25% from CABG.
34% of centers performed exercise tests both pre and post rehabilitation.

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Population

32,499 patients treated in 171 cardiac rehabilitation centers in the United Kingdom, predominantly recovering from myocardial infarction (63%), CABG (25%), or PTCA (4%); 24% female, 87% aged 40-74 years.

Intervention

Cardiac rehabilitation programs

Outcome

Number and diagnoses of patients treated, staffing, and services offered

A minority of eligible patients, particularly those post-myocardial infarction and post-PTCA, are enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation programs in the UK.

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Bethell et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a101be64fb650da4ffef3d4 https://doi.org/10.1097/00008483-200103000-00008

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Cardiac Rehabilitation in the United Kingdom

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Cardiac Rehabilitation in the United Kingdom

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