Table 3.

CR components provided in the programs and that continued to be provided during the COVID-19 pandemic.

	Offered and continue to be offered during COVID-19	Offered, but not during COVID-19	Never offered
Initial assessment	371 (45.3%)	390 (47.6%)	58 (7.1%)
Individual consultation with a doctor or nurse	356 (44.0%)	335 (41.4%)	118 (14.6%)
Exercise stress test	144 (18.3%)	288 (36.5%)	357 (45.2%)
Other functional capacity test	166 (20.9%)	438 (55.2%)	189 (23.8%)
Exercise prescription	375 (46.0%)	386 (47.3%)	55 (6.7%)
Supervised exercise training	208 (25.5%)	521 (63.9%)	86 (10.6%)
Resistance training	224 (27.9%)	480 (59.8%)	99 (12.3%)
Patient education	445 (54.4%)	331 (40.5%)	42 (5.1%)
Management of cardiovascular risk factors	436 (54.6%)	320 (40.1%)	42 (5.3%)
Prescription/titration of secondary prevention medications	271 (33.9%)	250 (31.3%)	278 (34.8%)
Nutrition counseling	352 (43.4%)	377 (46.5%)	82 (10.1%)
Psychological counseling	298 (37.3%)	301 (37.7%)	199 (24.9%)
Smoking cessation sessions/classes	199 (25.1%)	344 (43.3%)	251 (31.6%)
Sexual counselling	134 (17.2%)	219 (28.2%)	424 (54.6%)
Vocational counseling/support for return-to-work	166 (21.3%)	238 (30.6%)	374 (48.1%)
Stress management/Relaxation techniques	260 (32.6%)	370 (46.4%)	168 (21.1%)
Alternative forms of exercise (e.g., yoga, dance, or tai chi)	94 (12.1%)	174 (22.4%)	508 (65.5%)
Inclusion of family/informal caregivers	179 (22.5%)	465 (58.6%)	150 (18.9%)
End of program re-assessment	245 (30.4%)	449 (55.7%)	112 (13.9%)
Communication of patient assessment results with their primary care provider	322 (40.5%)	342 (43.0%)	132 (16.6%)
Follow-up after outpatient program	198 (25.3%)	294 (37.5%)	292 (37.2%)
Maintenance program	147 (18.7%)	404 (51.3%)	236 (30.0%)
Other (e.g., telephone sessions, mindfulness sessions)	36 (10.8%)	30 (9.0%)	268 (22.2%)

Note: Valid frequency and percentage shown.

CR, cardiac rehabilitation.