Key result
Women-focused cardiac rehab is available in only ~15% of global programs due to resource barriers.
Why the study?
Women are less likely than men to use cardiac rehabilitation, prompting the development of women-focused programs, but their global implementation and barriers and enablers to delivery were unknown.
What is the global implementation rate of women-focused cardiac rehabilitation and what are the barriers and enablers to its delivery?
Cross-Sectional (n=223)
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What is the global implementation rate of women-focused cardiac rehabilitation and what are the barriers and enablers to its delivery?
Despite known benefits, women-focused cardiac rehabilitation is rarely offered globally (14.8% of surveyed programs), highlighting a need for targeted resources to overcome implementation barriers.
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Highlights implementation gap for women in cardiac rehab; leaves open scalable strategies to address resource barriers.
Ghisi et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac rehabilitation (n=223). Women-focused cardiac rehabilitation was evaluated on Offering of any women-focused programming. Women-focused cardiac rehabilitation is offered by only 14.8% of surveyed programs globally, with physical and human resources cited as main barriers to delivery.
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