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A survey of 263 UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes revealed poor adherence to national guidelines, with only 103 including a physician and low rates of repeat health assessments.
Cross-Sectional (n=263)
An editorial summary highlighting that cardiac rehabilitation programs in the UK may lack comprehensive multidisciplinary input and assessment.
UK cardiac rehab programs may lack multidisciplinary input; survey finding is hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Cardiac rehabilitation requires input from several disciplines and a menu based programme following an individual assessment. Lewin et al (p [1354][1]) interviewed the coordinators of 263/273 programmes in the UK to find out which professionals were involved and which of 15 health variables were
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A 1998 study conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac rehabilitation (n=263). Cardiac rehabilitation programme practices was evaluated on Professional involvement and assessment of health variables. A survey of 263 UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes revealed poor adherence to national guidelines, with only 103 including a physician and low rates of repeat health assessments.
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