Impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on cardiac rehabilitation participation and behaviours in the United Kingdom

COVID-19 lockdown measures led to the suspension of centre-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR). We aimed to describe the impact of lockdown on CR behaviours and perceptions of efficacy in a sample of CR participants. An online survey was conducted amongst CR participants from May to October 2020, COVI...

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Published in:BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation medicine & rehabilitation, 2022-04, Vol.14 (1), p.67-11, Article 67
Main Authors: Kirwan, Richard, Perez de Heredia, Fatima, McCullough, Deaglan, Butler, Tom, Davies, Ian G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Consent
Coronary heart disease
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Demographics
Ethics
Ethnicity
Exercise
Health aspects
Health behaviour
Hospitals
Pandemics
Perceptions
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation
SARS-CoV-2
Shelter in place
Social distancing
Surveys
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Summary:COVID-19 lockdown measures led to the suspension of centre-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR). We aimed to describe the impact of lockdown on CR behaviours and perceptions of efficacy in a sample of CR participants. An online survey was conducted amongst CR participants from May to October 2020, COVID-19-related lockdown restrictions. Anthropometric data, participant-determined levels of motivation and self-perceived efficacy, CR practices etc., pre- and post-lockdown, were collected. The probability of practicing CR in public gyms and hospitals decreased 15-fold (47.2% pre-, 5.6% post-lockdown; OR[95% CI] 0.065[0.013; 0.318], p 
ISSN:2052-1847
2052-1847
DOI:10.1186/s13102-022-00459-5