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Title: | Impact of COVID-19’s on Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Programs in Brazil: An Online Survey-Based Cross-Sectional Study | Authors: | Jardim, Iara Milani, Mauricio Castro, Isac HANSEN, Dominique Karsten, Marlus Cahalin, Lawrence Cipriano, Graziella Cipriano, Gerson |
Issue Date: | 2023 | Publisher: | Source: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 120 (3) (Art N° e20220135) | Abstract: | Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) programs in Brazil. Objectives: To describe the characteristics of CR programs in Brazil, the impacts of the first epidemiological wave of COVID-19 (first 60 days) on the programs and present the initiatives used to overcome the impacts. Methods: This cross-sectional and retrospective study utilized a specific online survey. Participants were coordinators of CR programs. Variables were presented by Brazilian geographic region and as the following categories: demographic, clinical and operational characteristics. The significance level for statistical analysis was set at 5%. Results: Fifty-nine CR programs were responsible for 5,349 patients, of which only 1,817 were post-acute cardiovascular events, which corresponded to 1.99% of hospitalized patients in the month prior to the survey (n=91,231). The greatest impact was the suspension of on-site activities, which occurred similarly in areas with the highest and the lowest rates of COVID-19 in the period. Forty-five programs (75%) were shortly interrupted, while three (5%) were ended. All 42 programs that already used remote rehabilitation strategies noticed a substantial increase in activities, based primarily on the use of media and video calling. Only three (5%) considered safe to see patients during the first 60 days. Conclusions: There was a reduction in the number of CR programs with the COVID-19 pandemic. Telerehabilitation activities increased during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, but this was not enough to overcome the reduction in CR program activities across Brazil. | Keywords: | : COVID-19;Telerreabilitação;Reabilitação Cardíaca;Pesquisa;Inquéritos e Questionários | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/39671 | ISSN: | 0066-782X | e-ISSN: | 1678-4170 | DOI: | 10.36660/abc.20220135 | ISI #: | 000954049400001 | Rights: | Este é um artigo de acesso aberto distribuído sob os termos da licença de atribuição pelo Creative Commons | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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