Second Nationwide Survey of Japanese Cardiac Rehabilitation Training Facilities During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak
Circulation reports
; 4(10):469-473, 2022.
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in English
| EuropePMC | ID: covidwho-2083779
ABSTRACT
Background:
We previously reported the results of a questionnaire survey of 37 cardiac rehabilitation (CR) training facilities conducted during April 2020, in Japan. Methods andResults:
We conducted a second questionnaire survey in 38 CR training facilities to explore the preventive measures against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) after a nationwide state of emergency was declared and to investigate differences between the 2 surveys. No significant differences were observed, except for the requirement for patients to wear surgical masks during CR (P=0.01) in the second survey. Thirty-four facilities (89%) continued CR with innovations, 61% revised their instruction manuals (vs. 46% in the first survey), and, in 39%, patients requested resumption of ambulatory CR and training videos.Conclusions:
In the second survey, 74% of facilities were unable to continue conventional group ambulatory CR;however, patients maintained their physical activity and exercise regimens and managed their illnesses with the aid of telephones and mobile devices.
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Database:
EuropePMC
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Circulation reports
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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