Key result
A nationwide survey in South Korea revealed that only 28.7% of PCI-performing hospitals had cardiac rehabilitation programs, which were mostly exercise-based and lacked comprehensive multidisciplinary care.
Why the study?
Although cardiac rehabilitation is guideline-recommended to be comprehensive, its comprehensiveness had not been systematically evaluated in Korea despite increasing utilization.
Cross-Sectional (n=164)
Yes
Cardiac rehabilitation programs in Korea are predominantly exercise-based and lack comprehensive multidisciplinary components and dedicated personnel, highlighting a significant gap in guideline-directed secondary prevention.
BACKGROUND: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an essential component in secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Current guidelines recommend that the program should be comprehensive including multidisciplinary behavioral intervention, not only exercise training. While the utilization of CR is gradually increasing, the comprehensiveness of the program has not been systemically evaluated in Korea. METHODS: During the year 2020, nation-wide survey was done to evaluate the current status of CR in Korea. Survey was done by web-based structured questionnaire. Survey was requested to 164 hospitals performing percutaneous coronary intervention. RESULTS: Among 164 hospitals, 47 (28.7%) hospitals had CR programs. In hospitals with CR, multidisciplinary intervention other than exercise-based program was provided only partially: nutritional counseling (63%), vocational counseling for return to work (39%), stress management (31%), psychological evaluation (18%). Personnel for CR was commonly not dedicated to the program or even absent: (percentage of dedicated, concurrent with other work, absent) physical therapist (59, 41, 0%), nurse (31, 69, 0%), dietician (6, 65, 29%), clinical psychologist (0, 37, 63%). CONCLUSION: Comprehensiveness of CR in Korea is suboptimal and human resource for it is poorly disposed. More awareness of current status by both clinicians and health policy makers is needed and insurance reimbursement for educational program should be improved.
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Sung et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac rehabilitation (n=164). Cardiac rehabilitation programs was evaluated on Presence of cardiac rehabilitation programs. A nationwide survey in South Korea revealed that only 28.7% of PCI-performing hospitals had cardiac rehabilitation programs, which were mostly exercise-based and lacked comprehensive multidisciplinary care.
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