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July 1, 2002Cardiology in the YoungOpen Access

Provision of services for rehabilitation of children and adolescents with congenital cardiac disease: a survey of centres for paediatric cardiology in the United Kingdom

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Key result

Although 82% of respondents believed they should provide rehabilitation for children and adolescents with congenital cardiac disease, only one centre had a programme and 18% believed they were meeting patients' needs.

Population

Staff at all 17 centres providing paediatric cardiology services in the United Kingdom.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

RLRobert LewinUniversity of LeedsLKLynne KendallLeeds General InfirmaryPSPatricia SloperGlasgow Caledonian University

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Implication

Reveals gap between perceived need and actual provision of paediatric cardiac rehabilitation; leaves open optimal strategies for implementation and evaluation.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=34)

Multicenter

Yes

Structured PICO

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Population
34 nurses and physiotherapists from 17 paediatric cardiology centres in the United Kingdom surveyed on the provision of rehabilitation services for children and adolescents with congenital cardiac disease.
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Outcome
Attitudes of staff towards rehabilitation and the current level of provision for children and adolescents with congenital cardiac disease

Despite strong staff support for paediatric cardiac rehabilitation, actual provision in the UK is severely lacking, primarily due to funding and geographical barriers.

Limitations

  • Only two cardiologists returned questionnaires, so their views were omitted from the analysis.
  • Low response rate from cardiologists (12%), leading to their exclusion from analysis

Cite This Study

Lewin et al. (2002) conducted a cross-sectional in Congenital cardiac disease (n=34). Provision of rehabilitation services was evaluated on Attitudes towards rehabilitation and current level of provision. Although 82% of respondents believed they should provide rehabilitation for children and adolescents with congenital cardiac disease, only one centre had a programme and 18% believed they were meeting patients' needs.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9455690fb6205a7ca0cab9https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047951100013056

Topics

Congenital heart disease adults
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