Increasing Use of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Traditional and Community Settings: OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES.

The objectives of these FOAs were to (1) test strategies that will lead to increased use of CR and PR in the US population who are eligible based on clinical guidelines; (2) test strategies to reduce disparities in the use of CR and PR based on age, gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status; and (3) test whether increased use of CR and PR, whether by traditional center-based or new models, is accompanied by improvements in relevant clinical and patient-centered outcomes, including exercise capacity, cardiovascular and pulmonary risk factors, and quality of life. Five NHLBI grants and a single NIA grant were funded in the summer of 2018 for this CR/PR collaborative initiative. A brief description of the research to be developed in each grant is provided.
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Source: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention - October 15, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Fleg JL, Keteyian SJ, Peterson PN, Benzo R, Finkelstein J, Forman DE, Gaalema DE, Cooper LS, Punturieri A, Joseph L, Shero S, Zieman S Tags: J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev Source Type: research