Why the study?
Is there a sex bias in the referral of women to outpatient cardiac rehabilitation compared to men?
Is there a sex bias in the referral of women to outpatient cardiac rehabilitation compared to men?
Women are significantly less likely to be referred to cardiac rehabilitation than men, highlighting a critical gap in secondary prevention.
Clinicians should implement targeted referral protocols for women; confirms persistent sex bias and supports equity-focused implementation trials.
CR referral remains low for all patients, but is significantly lower for women than men. Evidence-based interventions to increase referral for all patients, including women, need to be instituted. It is time to ensure broader implementation of these strategies.
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Colella et al. (2014) studied this question.
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