Will Increasing Referral to Cardiac Rehabilitation Improve Participation?
Why the study?
Do strategies such as automatic referral and allied health liaisons improve referral and participation rates in cardiac rehabilitation among eligible patients?
Population
Patients eligible for cardiac rehabilitation
Comparison
Strategies to increase referral and… vs Usual referral at the discretion of the physician
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May improve cardiac rehabilitation participation when automatic referral pairs with allied health support; extends observational data and warrants randomized trials.
Structured PICO
Do strategies such as automatic referral and allied health liaisons improve referral and participation rates in cardiac rehabilitation among eligible patients?
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Population
Patients eligible for cardiac rehabilitation (e.g., post-acute myocardial infarction, CABG, PCI, stable angina)
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Intervention
Strategies to increase referral and participation in cardiac rehabilitation (e.g., automatic electronic referral, allied health liaisons, patient-targeted information)
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Comparator
Usual referral at the discretion of the physician
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Outcome
Referral rates and participation/enrollment rates in cardiac rehabilitation
While automatic referral systems significantly increase cardiac rehabilitation referral rates, combining them with motivational support and allied health liaisons is necessary to maximize actual patient enrollment and participation.
Cite This Study
Boyden et al. (2010) studied this question.