ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2019
Barriers physicians face when referring patients to cardiac rehabilitation: a narrative review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Quality Improvement Study: Referral to Cardiac Rehabilitation After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.Cureus · 2026Article
- Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Literature Review of Benefits, Challenges, and Emerging Approaches.Cureus · 2025Review
- Bridging the gap: examining healthcare providers' beliefs and recommendations in cardiac rehabilitation and the determinants of their practices in China.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of cardiac rehabilitation referral among healthcare professionals in China: A mediation model.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Exploring Barriers to Patients' Progression in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Journey From Health Care Providers' Perspectives: Qualitative Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Use of health services and perceived need for information and follow-up after percutaneous coronary intervention.BMC research notes · 2024Article
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- Effects of early mobilisation program on functional capacity, daily living activities, and N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide in patients hospitalised for acute heart failure. A randomised controlled trial.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2023Article
- Unmet Needs for Cardiac Rehabilitation in Africa: A Perennial Gap in the Management of Individuals with Cardiac Diseases.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2023Review
- Barriers to Establishing Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Current challenges in cardiac rehabilitation: strategies to overcome social factors and attendance barriers.Expert review of cardiovascular therapy · 2020Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
While cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has been shown to be a beneficial form of secondary prevention for patients with cardiovascular disease, barriers of referral to CR still exist for patients. Barriers that specifically make it difficult for physicians to make the referral could be worthwhile to examine. This narrative review hypothesizes that increasing awareness and education on the various aspects of CR as well as simplifying the referral process could lead to increased referral rates as they target physician-related barriers. This narrative review seeks to further understand the physician-related barriers of low CR awareness and hindering referral processes. A search in Scopus was conducted with preference for articles examining CR referral strategies used by physicians; physicians' awareness of CR programs; physicians' perceptions, beliefs, or knowledge of the benefits of CR; or physicians' experience with or understanding of the selection process of CR programs, including indications for referral. Two systematic reviews and two observational studies were selected for discussion. Three of the selected studies had findings supporting the notion that increasing physicians' awareness of CR could impact referral rates. One of the studies evaluated the perceptions that physicians and CR programs had on various referral strategies. While more study is needed to assess the actual level of knowledge and awareness physicians have regarding CR, this review supports using educational interventions as well as targeting various aspects of the referral process for improving referral rates.
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