September 1, 1998Rehabilitation Nursing
Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral and Attendance: Not One and the Same
Key result
This review highlights that despite the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation following a primary cardiac event, attendance rates remain low, emphasizing the need to address barriers to referral and attendance.
Population
Patients following a primary cardiac event eligible for cardiac rehabilitation
Design
Review
Authors
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Implication
Barriers to cardiac rehabilitation attendance merit clinical attention; leaves open optimal mitigation strategies for prospective trials.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Patients following a primary cardiac event eligible for cardiac rehabilitation
E
Exposure
Cardiac rehabilitation programs
This review highlights the critical distinction between referral to and actual attendance at cardiac rehabilitation programs, emphasizing the need to address barriers to patient participation.
Cite This Study
King et al. (1998) conducted a review in Primary cardiac event. Cardiac rehabilitation programs was evaluated. This review highlights that despite the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation following a primary cardiac event, attendance rates remain low, emphasizing the need to address barriers to referral and attendance.