Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Brazil: a comparison to other upper middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Brazil has insufficient cardiac rehabilitation capacity, yet density and regional variation in unmet need is unknown. Moreover, South America has CR guidelines, but whether delivery conforms has not been described.

Objective

This study aimed to establish: (1) cardiac rehabilitation volumes and density, and (2) the nature of programmes, and (3) compare these by: (a) Brazilian region and (b) to other upper middle-income countries (upper-MICs).

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, a survey was administered to cardiac rehabilitation programmes globally. Cardiac associations were engaged to facilitate programme identification. Density was computed using Global Burden of Disease study ischaemic heart disease incidence estimates. Results were compared to data fr

SUBMITTER: Britto RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7082675 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar - Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature