Increasing Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation Through a "Nearer to Home" Patient Referral Program.

CONCLUSIONS: Coordinating CR referrals from the discharging facility to facilities closer to home or workplace is an effective means for increasing participation. The very low-cost effort has the potential to have a very meaningful impact on the long-term outcome of cardiovascular patients.
PMID: 33351543 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention - December 23, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Bryant J, Rubenfire M, Katona AM, Graves C, Fink S, Kline-Rogers E, Barber A, Zhang M, Weinstein DG, Walden P Tags: J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev Source Type: research