Key result
Cardiovascular rehabilitation enrollment shows increasing sociodemographic diversity over 25 years, with median age rising.
Why the study?
Cardiovascular rehabilitation provides clear clinical benefits, but global enrollment remains low and barriers such as age, sex, and other social determinants of health limit participation.
Population
40,822 CVD patients enrolled in a CR program at Canada's largest cardiovascular health centre
Comparison
Temporal trends across 5-year intervals between 2001 and 2025
Design
Observational retrospective cohort study
Authors
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CR programs now serve older patients; leaves open whether age-specific adaptations improve outcomes.
Cohort (n=40,822)
No
p-value: p=<0.001
Sociodemographic diversity among patients enrolling in cardiovascular rehabilitation in Canada has significantly increased over the past 25 years, reflecting progress toward more equitable access to secondary prevention.
Hausen et al. (2026) conducted a cohort in Cardiovascular diseases (n=40,822). Time period of enrollment (2001-2025) vs. Earlier time periods was evaluated on Temporal trends in the sociodemographic profile of patients enrolled in cardiovascular rehabilitation (p=<0.001). Over 25 years, the sociodemographic diversity of patients enrolled in cardiovascular rehabilitation significantly increased (p<0.001), with the median age rising from 58 to 67 years.
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