Cardiac Rehabilitation in Canada During COVID-19
Key result
Within 2 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, 41.2% of cardiac rehabilitation programs in Canada closed, and remaining programs shifted to remote one-to-one care.
Why the study?
Cardiac rehabilitation programs had to adapt rapidly during COVID-19, but no study had examined the pandemic's impact on these programs or whether alternative programming had transitioned adequately.
Population
CRP managers
Design
Web-based questionnaire study
Authors
Discussion
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Member takes
Implication
CRP closures signal need for resilient delivery models; leaves open optimal tele-rehabilitation strategies.
Study Design
Type
Cross-Sectional
Multicenter
Yes
Structured PICO
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Population
Survey of cardiac rehabilitation program managers in Canada assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on program delivery.
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Outcome
Status of CRPs during the COVID-19 pandemic and transition to alternative programming
Main Result
p-value: p=<0.001
The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant closures and disruptions to cardiac rehabilitation programs in Canada, highlighting the need for strategies to support remote and group-based tele-rehabilitation.
Cite This Study
Marzolini et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac rehabilitation. COVID-19 pandemic was evaluated on Status of cardiac rehabilitation programs (closure rate) (p=<0.001). Within 2 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, 41.2% of cardiac rehabilitation programs in Canada closed, and remaining programs shifted to remote one-to-one care.