Rationale:
Outcome measures (OCM's) are beneficial for patient care and program effectiveness. This project aims at establishing an online evaluation program for benchmarking outcomes of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs in New York State.
Objectives:
Identifying outcomes cardiac (CR) and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs are measuring and collect data on selected measures that meet AACVPR Program Certification Standards. Establish an online evaluation program for benchmarking outcomes of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs in New York State.
Methodology:
After validation, an initial phase I survey will be posted on the NYSACPR website. Results will be collated and analyzed using descriptive statistics. A phase II survey of selected OCM's based on frequency of use in phase I and application standards for AACVPR Program certification will be posted on the NYSACPR. web site. Data collected using the phase II survey will be collated and analyzed.
Results:
The (phase I) survey tool was posted on NYSACPR website from November 15th 2004 till January 15th 2005. A total of 32 CR and PR Programs completed the survey. The data collected was collated and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Based on the results of the (phase I) survey, the (phase II) survey was designed. The OCM measures included in this survey are: a) Which were most commonly reported as being measured by the cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, programs in the phase I and b) which confirm to the application standards for AACVPR Program certification. The phase II survey will be available on the NYSACPR website till 4/30/05.
Conclusion:
The project demonstrates the usefulness of web-based research in collecting outcomes data. The use of the web eliminates the chances of error during data entry. Results of the phase II survey will be used for benchmarking outcomes of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs in New York State.