Building Capacity through ICCPR’s Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Foundations Certification (CRFC): Evaluation of Reach, Barriers and Impact

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dc.contributor.authorBabu, Abraham Samuel
dc.contributor.authorHeald, Fiorella A.
dc.contributor.authorContractor, Aashish
dc.contributor.authorLima de Melo Ghisi, Gabriela
dc.contributor.authorBuckley, John
dc.contributor.authorMola, Anna
dc.contributor.authorAtrey, Alison
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Jimenez, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Sherry
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-10T07:09:19Z
dc.date.available2023-02-10T07:09:19Z
dc.date.issued2022-05
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The International Council of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention (ICCPR) developed an online Cardiac Rehabilitation Foundations Certification (CRFC; https://globalcardiacrehab.com/Certification) in October 2017, to build CR delivery capacity in low-resource settings based on their guidelines. Herein we evaluate its’ reach globally, barriers to its completion, as well as satisfaction and impact of the course among those completing it. Methods: The country of origin of all applicants was tallied. An online survey was developed for learners who completed the CRFC (completers), and for those who applied but did not yet complete the program (non-completers), administered using Google Forms. Results: With regard to reach, 236 applications were received from 23/203 (11.3%) countries; 51 (25%) were from low or middle-income countries. 130 (55.1%) have completed the CRFC; mean scores on the final exam were 88.3 ± 7.1%, with no difference by country income classification (P=.052). Sixteen (21.9%) non-completers and 37 (34.3%) completers responded to the survey. Barriers reported by non-completers were time constraints, cost, and technical issues. Overall satisfaction with the CRFC was high (4.49 ± 0.51/5); most completers would highly recommend the CRFC to others (4.30 ± 0.66), and perceived that the information provided will contribute to their work and/or the care of their patients (4.38 ± 0.89); 29 (78.4%) had used the information from the CRFC in their practice. Conclusions: The reach of the CRFC still needs to be broadened, in particular in low-resource settings. Learners are highly satisfied with the certification, and its impacts on CR practice are encouraging. Input has been implemented to improve the CRFC.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBabu, A., Heald, F., Contractor, A., Ghisi, G., Buckley, J., Mola, A., Atrey, A., Lopez-Jimenez, F., & Grace, S. (2022). Building Capacity Through ICCPR Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Foundations Certification (CRFC). Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 42 (3), 178-182. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000655en_US
dc.identifier.issn1932-7501
dc.identifier.issn1932-751X
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HCR.0000000000000655en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/40874
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Preventionen_US
dc.rightsThis is a Final Peer-Reviewed Manuscript of an article published in final form in Babu, A., Heald, F., Contractor, A., Ghisi, G., Buckley, J., Mola, A., Atrey, A., Lopez-Jimenez, F., & Grace, S. (2022). Building Capacity Through ICCPR Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Foundations Certification (CRFC). Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 42 (3), 178-182. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000655.en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectCardiac rehabilitationen_US
dc.subjectCertificationen_US
dc.subjectProgram evaluationen_US
dc.subjectContinuing educationen_US
dc.subjectHuman resources workforceen_US
dc.titleBuilding Capacity through ICCPR’s Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Foundations Certification (CRFC): Evaluation of Reach, Barriers and Impacten_US
dc.title.alternativeICCPR CR Foundations Certification Evaluationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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