Rejoinder to “Patient preferences for the delivery of cardiac rehabilitation

We read with interest the recent article “Patient preferences for the delivery of cardiac rehabilitation”,[1] which aimed to assess cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programme design preferences among a cohort who received treatment for coronary heart disease. This is important research as persistent sub-optimal utilisation continues to limi t the individual, clinical, and economic impacts of traditional centre-based CR. Indeed, centre-based CR uptake and completion rates in Queensland—where this research was conducted—have been reported to be as low as 13.66% and 9.70%, respectively.[2] The centre-based delivery model does not meet the needs of all who could benefit and barriers that reduce participation rates have been well defined.[3]
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research