Provision of exercise services in patients with peripheral artery disease in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Supervised exercise programmes (SEPs) are a vital treatment for people with intermittent claudication, leading improvements in walking distance and quality of life and are recommended in multiple national and international guidelines. We aimed to evaluate the use and structure of SEPs in the United Kingdom (UK).

Design

We conducted an anonymous online survey using the Jisc platform comprising of 40 questions. The survey was designed to address key areas such as access, provision, uptake and delivery of SEPs in the United Kingdom. Ethical approval was obtained from Coventry University (P108729).

Methods

The list of trusts providing vascular services was obtained from the National Vascular Registry (NVR) report. The survey was disseminated via social media, T

SUBMITTER: Harwood AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9485155 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature