Outpatient cardiac rehabilitation: Patient perceived benefits and reasons for non-attendance

What is it about?

No international studies have explored patients' perceptions of the benefits of attending a cardiac rehabilitation program or their reasons for not attending. Studies have considered the ongoing medical benefits associated with cardiac rehabilitation programs, and the barriers to patient attendance. The results from this study show that patients who attend the cardiac rehabilitation program perceive it as beneficial. If barriers to attendance are reduced, it is possible that participants who might otherwise decline participation will perceive the cardiac rehabilitation program as beneficial.

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Why is it important?

Findings from this study provide support for the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation programs in hospitals, suggesting it is important to recognise that comprehensive models of cardiac rehabilitation have significant benefits for healthcare.

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