Table 2 Providing a pre-exercise certificate to general population and cardiac patients. Certificate for the general population
Affirmative response | |
|---|---|
Do you generally provide your patients with a pre-exercise certificate? | Yes – 43.7 % |
Maybe – 55.6 % | |
No – 0.7 % | |
Do you Provide a certificate with no further action | 18.5 % |
Do you Refer to an exercise stress test (ergometry) | 21.3 % |
Do you Refer to a sports medicine consultant | 8.1 % |
Do you Refer to a cardiologist | 11.0 % |
Do you Ascertain that has recently undergone an ergometry exam | 17.6 % |
Do you Document the details of physical activity in the patient’s medical record | 25.7 % |
Do you Document negative symptoms in the patient medical record: (shortness of breath, chest pain/pressure or dizziness during exercise, loss of consciousness during or after exercise) | 66.2 % |
Do you Document pertinent family history in the patient’s medical record (sudden death at a young age; cardiovascular disease at a young age) | 61.8 % |