ArticleBMC health services research2015
Cardiac rehabilitation in Canada and Arab countries: comparing availability and program characteristics.
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- Psychosocial services provided by licensed cardiac rehabilitation programs.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- Cardiac Rehabilitation in Abu Dhabi: A Retrospective Investigation of Program Delivery, Participants, and Factors Associated with Program Completion Utilizing a Hospital Registry.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2023Article
- The burden of ischemic heart disease and the epidemiologic transition in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: 1990-2019.PloS one · 2023Article
- The Mediterranean Diet Scale (MDS): Translation and validation of the Arabic version.PloS one · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19's on Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Programs in Brazil: An Online Survey-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2023Article
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation in India: Results from the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation's Global Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation.Global heart · 2020Article
- Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for postcoronary artery bypass grafting and its effect on hemodynamic responses and functional capacity evaluated using the Incremental Shuttle Walking Test: A retrospective pilot analysis.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2020Article
- Nature of Cardiac Rehabilitation Around the Globe.EClinicalMedicine · 2019Article
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Density around the Globe.EClinicalMedicine · 2019Article
- Comparative Effectiveness of the Core Components of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Mortality and Morbidity: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2018Review
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Models around the Globe.Journal of clinical medicine · 2018Article
- Cardiovascular disease in the Eastern Mediterranean region: epidemiology and risk factor burden.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the high burden of cardiovascular diseases in Arab countries, little is known about cardiac rehabilitation (CR) delivery. This study assessed availability, and CR program characteristics in the Arab World, compared to Canada.
methodsA questionnaire incorporating items from 4 national / regional published CR program surveys was created for this cross-sectional study. The survey was emailed to all Arab CR program contacts that were identified through published studies, conference abstracts, a snowball sampling strategy, and other key informants from the 22 Arab countries. An online survey link was also emailed to all contacts in the Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation directory. Descriptive statistics were used to describe all closed-ended items in the survey. All open-ended responses were coded using an interpretive-descriptive approach.
resultsEight programs were identified in Arab countries, of which 5 (62.5 %) participated; 128 programs were identified in Canada, of which 39 (30.5%) participated. There was consistency in core components delivered in Arab countries and Canada; however, Arab programs more often delivered women-only classes. Lack of human resources was perceived as the greatest barrier to CR provision in all settings, with space also a barrier in Arab settings, and financial resources in Canada. The median number of patients served per program was 300 for Canada vs. 200 for Arab countries.
conclusionAvailability of CR programs in Arab countries is incredibly limited, despite the fact that most responses stemmed from high-income countries. Where available, CR programs in Arab countries appear to be delivered in a manner consistent with Canada.
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