Barriers to Cardiac Rehabilitation Use in Canada Versus Brazil
Why the study?
What are the differences in perceived barriers to cardiac rehabilitation use between Brazilian and Canadian cardiac outpatients?
Population
1,671 cardiac outpatients, comprising 237 Brazilian patients and 1,434 Canadian patients
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Canadian barriers to cardiac rehabilitation appear more modifiable; leaves open whether targeted programs can improve uptake in higher-barrier settings.
Structured PICO
What are the differences in perceived barriers to cardiac rehabilitation use between Brazilian and Canadian cardiac outpatients?
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Population
1,671 cardiac outpatients, comprising 237 Brazilian patients (from 2 CR centers in southern Brazil) and 1,434 Canadian patients (from 11 community and academic hospitals in Ontario)
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Comparator
Comparison between Brazilian and Canadian cardiac outpatients
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Outcome
Barriers to cardiac rehabilitation use assessed by the Cardiac Rehabilitation Barriers Scalepatient reported
Despite universal healthcare, Canadian cardiac outpatients perceive significantly greater barriers to cardiac rehabilitation than Brazilian outpatients, though Canadian barriers may be more modifiable.
Cite This Study
Ghisi et al. (2013) studied this question.