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Cardiac rehabilitation service provision in Ireland: the Irish Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation survey

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Abstract

Background

The first national survey of cardiac rehabilitation services was conducted.

Aims

To establish levels of service provision, service formats, and geographic distribution of cardiac rehabilitation services in 1998.

Methods

Public hospitals in the Republic (n=41) and Northern Ireland (n=12) which provide services to cardiac patients were surveyed.

Results

Response rate was 81%. Twelve centres (29%) in the Republic and nine (75%) in Northern Ireland provided cardiac rehabilitation. There was wide geographic variability in service provision. Most centres were unable to identify-the proportion of eligible patient participation. Most programmes were established for less than five years. All programmes had multidisciplinary teams, multicomponent courses and co-ordihators. Additionally, 44% of hospitats without programmes had plans regarding programme establishment.

Conclusions

The findings highlight the underdeveloped but rapidly expanding nature of cardiac rehabilitation services in Ireland. They provide a baseline from which to address rehabilitation needs and to judge the success of the National Cardiovascular Health Strategy in addressing these needs.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Beaumont Hospital, Ireland

    H. M. McGee, D. Hevey & J. H. Horgan

  2. Health Services Research Centre, Department of Psychology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland

    H. M. McGee & D. Hevey

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McGee, H.M., Hevey, D. & Horgan, J.H. Cardiac rehabilitation service provision in Ireland: the Irish Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation survey. Ir J Med Sci 170, 159–162 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03173880

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