Why the study?
Does a low-cost educational intervention for medical staff and patients increase participation in cardiac rehabilitation among CABG patients?
Population
1,024 coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients from cardiothoracic departments of five medical centers.
Comparison
1-hour seminar to medical staff on the benefits… vs Usual care during a control phase that preceded…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Supports low-cost education to boost post-CABG cardiac rehab uptake; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
Does a low-cost educational intervention for medical staff and patients increase participation in cardiac rehabilitation among CABG patients?
A low-cost educational intervention targeting both medical staff and patients nearly doubled participation rates in cardiac rehabilitation following CABG surgery.
Dankner et al. (2014) studied this question.
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