Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programs in the era of COVID-19: a critical review
Language English Country Singapore Media print
Document type Journal Article, Review
Grant support
65269705
Ministry of Health, Czech Republic; conceptual development of research organization
PubMed
34957758
DOI
10.31083/j.rcm2204123
PII: S1530-6550(21)00273-8
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, Cardiac rehabilitation, Cardiovascular diseases, Exercise training, Secondary prevention, Telerehabilitation,
- MeSH
- COVID-19 * MeSH
- Cardiac Rehabilitation * MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Pandemics MeSH
- SARS-CoV-2 MeSH
- Telerehabilitation * MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Review MeSH
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Increased rates of morbidity and mortality have led to the increased need for the implementation of secondary prevention interventions. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) represents a multifactorial intervention, including elements of physical exercise and activity, education regarding healthy lifestyle habits (smoking cessation, nutritional habits), to improve the physical capacity and psychological status of cardiac patients. However, participation rates in CR programs remain low due to socioeconomic, geographical and personal barriers. Recently the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have added another barrier to CR programs. Therefore there is an emerging need to further improve the types and methods of implementing CR. Cardiac telerehabilitation, integrating advanced technology for both monitoring and communicating with the cardiac population, appears to be an innovative CR alternative that can overcome some of the barriers preventing CR participation. This review paper aims to describe the background and core components of center-based CR and cardiac telerehabilitation, and discuss their implications for present day clinical practice and their future perspectives.
Department of Public Health Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno 62500 Brno Czech Republic
Department of Rehabilitation University Hospital Brno 62500 Brno Czech Republic
Physiotherapy Department Faculty of Health Sciences University of Thessaly GR 35100 Lamia Greece
Physiotherapy Department University of West Attica 12243 Egaleo Athens Greece
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