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Cardiovascular disease in the Eastern Mediterranean region: epidemiology and risk factor burden
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2017 , Article Review)
The Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) comprises 22 countries or territories spanning from Morocco in the west to Pakistan in the east, and contains a population of almost 600 million people. Like many other developing ...
Cardiac rehabilitation costs
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Background Despite the clinical benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and its cost-effectiveness, it is not widely received. Arguably, capacity could be greatly increased if lower-cost models were implemented. The aims ...
Nature and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation in New Zealand: Are services equitable to other high-income countries?
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New Zealand Medical Association
, 2019 , Article)
Aims: To compare the nature and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) services within New Zealand by island (North vs South; NI, SI), and to other high-income countries (HICs).
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, ...
Burden, screening, and treatment of depressive and anxious symptoms among women referred to cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective study
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BioMed Central
, 2017 , Article)
Background
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among women. Women with CVD experience a greater burden of psychosocial distress than men, and practice guidelines promote ...
Cardiac Rehabilitation Models around the Globe.
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MDPI
, 2018 , Article)
Alternative models of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) delivery, such as home or community-based programs, have been developed to overcome underutilization. However, their availability and characteristics have never been assessed ...
Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Delivery in Canada: How Does It Compare With Other High-Income Countries?
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Canada has insufficient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) capacity, yet unmet need is unknown. Moreover, Canada has CR guidelines, but whether delivery conforms has not been characterized by province/territory. This study aimed ...
Cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Africa
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Clinics Cardive
, 2019 , Article)
As of 2011, the leading cause of premature mortality in Africa is non-communicable rather than communicable disease (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis). The burden of non-communicable
diseases (NCDs), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...
A Review of Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery Around the World
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W.B. Saunders
, 2017 , Article Review)
Herein, 28 publications describing cardiac rehabilitation (CR) delivery in 50 of the 113 countries globally suspected to deliver it are reviewed, to characterize the nature of services. Government funding was the main ...
Cardiac rehabilitation delivery in low/middle-income countries.
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2019 , Article)
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) availability, programme characteristics and barriers are not well-known in low/middle-income countries (LMICs). In this study, they were compared with high-income countries (HICs) and by CR ...
Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Brazil: a comparison to other upper middle-income countries.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
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. This ...