Table 2.
Cardiac rehabilitation program adaptations due to COVID-19 by World Health Organization region.
| WHO region | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Americas | Eastern Mediterranean | Europe | South-East Asian | Western Pacific | ||
| Reducing some elements offered | 3 (30.0%) | 110 (20.6%) | 3 (21.4%) | 57 (24.6%) | 10 (18.9%) | 43 (27.0%) | 228 (19.5%) |
| Only treating existing patients | 2 (33.3%) | 100 (41.3%) | 4 (57.1%) | 51 (46.8%) | 14 (63.6%) | 29 (33.3%) | 202 (17.3%) |
| Deferring graduation until post-program assessments can be completed | 2 (20.0%) | 71 (13.3%) | 2 (14.3%) | 21 (9.1%) | 3 (5.7%) | 19 (12.3%) | 120 (10.3%) |
| Shortening the program duration | 3 (30.0%) | 46 (8.6%) | 1 (7.1%) | 18 (7.8%) | 4 (7.5%) | 22 (14.1%) | 95 (8.2%) |
| Graduating patients more quickly | 2 (20.0%) | 57 (10.7%) | 1 (7.1%) | 7 (3.0%) | 2 (3.8%) | 14 (9.2%) | 85 (7.3%) |
| None of the above; we are adapting all elements to retain service levels. | 2 (20.0%) | 91 (17.0%) | 6 (42.9%) | 31 (13.4%) | 12 (22.6%) | 35 (21.6%) | 177 (15.1%) |
Note 1: Valid frequency and percentage shown; respondents instructed to check all that apply.
Note 2: Total does not sum the values from WHO regions because some respondents did not report their country.
WHO, World Health Organization.