Key result
Patients reported a median wait time of 42 days from hospital discharge to cardiac rehabilitation initiation, which exceeds the 30-day consensus benchmark, yet 91.5% considered their wait acceptable.
Why the study?
What are the perceptions of cardiac specialists and rehabilitation programs regarding patient access to cardiac rehabilitation and referral strategies?
Population
71 Canadian cardiac specialists and 92 cardiac rehabilitation programs
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Survey perceptions of CR barriers among specialists and programs; hypothesis-generating for referral interventions to close the access gap.
Cross-Sectional (n=326)
Yes
What are the perceptions of cardiac specialists and rehabilitation programs regarding patient access to cardiac rehabilitation and referral strategies?
Effective referral strategies like electronic referrals are underutilized, and broader implementation along with better resourcing of CR programs may improve patient access to cardiac rehabilitation.
Grace et al. (2012) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac rehabilitation indication (n=326). Cardiac rehabilitation wait times vs. Consensus recommendations was evaluated on Patient-reported wait time from hospital discharge to cardiac rehabilitation initiation. Patients reported a median wait time of 42 days from hospital discharge to cardiac rehabilitation initiation, which exceeds the 30-day consensus benchmark, yet 91.5% considered their wait acceptable.
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