The Role of Systematic Inpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral In Increasing Equitable Access and Utilization

摘要

BackgroundWhile systematic referral strategies have been shown to significantly increase cardiac rehabilitation (CR) enrolment to approximately 70%, whether utilization rates increase among patient groups who are traditionally under-represented has yet to be established. This study compared CR utilization based on age, marital status, rurality, socioeconomic indicators, clinical risk, and comorbidities following systematic versus non-systematic CR referral.