What do patients really know about cardiopulmonary rehabilitation: a cross-sectional survey study
Articles > Article · 2012
Authors: Hale ÜZÜMCÜGİL, Y. Kurtais, B. S. Tur, N. Demirsoy, O. Ozyemisci Taskiran, U. Sarp, M. Hafiz, D. G. Kulcu, S. Sarikaya, F. Soyupek, S. T. Sutbeyaz, S. U. Delialioglu, E. Alemdaroglu, N. K. Ordu Gokkaya, A. Dogan, E. Koseoglu, E. Eksioglu, B. Duyur Cakit, D. Dulgeroglu Erdogdu, E. Tuncay, F. Figen Ayhan, R. Guzel
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2012, vol 48, pp 223-230
Summary
Background. Although it is known that cardiopulmonary rehabilitation (CPR) reduces mortality and morbidity, it is not widely implemented as is in Turkey. One factor might be lack of demand since the levels of knowledge and awareness among patients who are eligible for CPR seem to be insufficient.