Why the study?
Does a drive time of 60 minutes or more reduce cardiac rehabilitation referral and enrollment in coronary artery disease outpatients?
Population
1,209 coronary artery disease outpatients nested within 97 cardiologists
Comparison
Drive time of 60 minutes or more to the closest… vs Drive time of less than 60 minutes to the…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
9 months
Authors
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Longer drive times were associated with lower cardiac rehab referral and enrollment; leaves open whether interventions targeting geographic barriers improve utilization in CAD outpatients.
Does a drive time of 60 minutes or more reduce cardiac rehabilitation referral and enrollment in coronary artery disease outpatients?
A drive time of 60 minutes or more significantly reduces the likelihood of physician referral and patient enrollment in cardiac rehabilitation programs, highlighting a major geographic barrier to utilization.
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