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Title: | Cardiac Telerehabilitation - A Solution for Cardiovascular Care in Japan | Authors: | Kaihara, Toshiki SCHERRENBERG, Martijn FALTER, Maarten FREDERIX, Ines Itoh, Haruki Makita, Shigeru Akashi, Yoshihiro J DENDALE, Paul |
Issue Date: | 2021 | Source: | Circulation reports, 3 (12) , p. 733 -736 | Abstract: | Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a well-known intervention for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. However, in Japan, the outpatient CR participation rate is estimated to be very low. Cardiac telerehabilitation (CTR) can be defined as a remote CR program using digital health technology to support it. Evidence regarding the use of CTR has been accumulated, and the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for CTR. Japan has sufficient potential to benefit from CTR because, nationally, digital literacy is high and the infrastructure for telemedicine is developed. To overcome several barriers, evidence of CTR in Japan, well-educated multidisciplinary CTR teams, a good combination of center-based CR and CTR, and sophisticated systems including social insurance and adequate legislation need to be developed immediately. CTR has the potential to increase the low CR participation rate in Japan. CTR also has many different effects that not only cardiologists, but also paramedics who engage in CTR, have to be aware of. | Keywords: | Cardiac telerehabilitation;E-cardiology;Remote medicine;Secondary prevention | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/39937 | e-ISSN: | 2434-0790 | DOI: | 10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0126 | Category: | A2 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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