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August 10, 2012Journal of Cardiovascular MedicineOpen Access

Cardiac rehabilitation services in Ontario

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Key result

A survey of 38 cardiac rehabilitation programs in Ontario found that 97.4% offer core components like exercise and education, while 68.4% offer home-based models and 62.2% treat non-cardiac chronic diseases.

Population

38 cardiac rehabilitation programs in Ontario

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

PPPeter A. PolyzotisWestern UniversityYTYongyao TanUniversity of AucklandPPPeter L. PriorLawson Health Research Institute

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Implication

May inform Ontario cardiac rehab planning; leaves open outcome validation and scalability elsewhere.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=38)

Multicenter

Yes

Structured PICO

P
Population
38 cardiac rehabilitation programs in Ontario, Canada, surveyed to assess program components, models, and services for under-served groups.
E
Exposure
Investigator-generated survey evaluating program features
O
Outcome
Features of Ontario cardiac rehabilitation programs in accordance with guidelines, emerging evidence and treating underserved populations

Most cardiac rehabilitation programs in Ontario offer alternative models of care and are adapting to meet the needs of patients with other chronic diseases.

Limitations

  • Respondents were from Ontario CR sites, limiting generalizability to other regions.
  • Cross-sectional design precludes causal conclusions.
  • Self-report may introduce over- or under-reporting biases.

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Polyzotis et al. (2012) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac Rehabilitation (n=38). Cardiac rehabilitation program characteristics was evaluated on Program characteristics and services offered. A survey of 38 cardiac rehabilitation programs in Ontario found that 97.4% offer core components like exercise and education, while 68.4% offer home-based models and 62.2% treat non-cardiac chronic diseases.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70737fa528af2d65c38933https://doi.org/10.2459/jcm.0b013e32835794c1
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