Physicians' Perceptions of and Barriers to Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation for Heart Failure Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Abdulelah Mastour Aldhahir Munyra AlhotyeJaber S AlqahtaniSaeed Mardy Alghamdi Abdullah S Alsulayyim Abdullah A Alqarni Eidan M Al ZahraniRayan A SirajHassan Alwafi

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)

CR is an effective management strategy for HF patients, but the lack of CR centers is a major barrier to the referral of patients. A hospital-supervised program is the preferred method of delivering CR from the general physicians' perspective, while cardiac doctors prefer home-based CR programs. Apart from the exercise component, information about HF disease and symptom management is essential components of CR programs from general physicians' and cardiac doctors' perspectives, respectively.

Keyphrases

primary care
ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
public health
prognostic factors
emergency department
machine learning
physical activity
left ventricular
acute care