- Title
- Cardiac Rehabilitation in Australia: A Brief Survey of Program Characteristics
- Creator
- Jackson, Alun C.; Higgins, Rosemary O.; Murphy, Bargara M.; Rogerson, Michelle; Le Grande, Michael R.
- Relation
- Heart Lung and Circulation Vol. 27, Issue 12, p. 1415-1420
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.08.024
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Background: Defining cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program characteristics on a national level is crucial for decision-making on resource allocation and evaluation of service quality. Comprehensive surveys of CR programs have been conducted overseas, but, to date, no such profile had been conducted in Australia. Methods: A representative sample of 165 CR programs across Australia were asked to provide details on a range of program characteristics such as program location and size, program elements, and staffing profile. Results: Australian CR programs differ from their overseas counterparts in characteristics such as program length, number of sessions, number of specialities represented and extent of outreach. Conclusions: The study findings point to a need for a routine comprehensive survey of CR programs throughout Australia.
- Subject
- cardiac rehabilitation; staffing; program elements
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1447181
- Identifier
- uon:43075
- Identifier
- ISSN:1443-9506
- Language
- eng
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