Key result
Nationally, only 1.5% of acute myocardial infarction patients participated in hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation within 6 months of discharge.
Why the study?
Despite clinical guidelines recommending cardiac rehabilitation after acute myocardial infarction and its coverage by National Health Insurance, the national status of cardiac rehabilitation use in Korea had not been reported.
What is the national utilization rate and what are the influencing factors for hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation after acute myocardial infarction in Korea?
Population
64,982 AMI patients admitted in Korea
Comparison
Cardiac rehabilitation use vs non-use
Design
Retrospective cohort study
Follow-up
Within 6 months after discharge
Authors
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Low post-AMI cardiac rehabilitation uptake signals need for system-level action in Korea; leaves open identification of barriers and effective interventions.
Cohort (n=64,982)
Yes
What is the national utilization rate and what are the influencing factors for hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation after acute myocardial infarction in Korea?
Hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation after acute myocardial infarction is severely underutilized in Korea, with only a 1.5% participation rate despite national health insurance coverage.
Kim et al. (2020) conducted a cohort in Acute Myocardial Infarction (n=64,982). Cardiac rehabilitation vs. No cardiac rehabilitation was evaluated on Cardiac rehabilitation participation rate. Nationally, only 1.5% of acute myocardial infarction patients participated in hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation within 6 months of discharge.