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ArticleNetherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation2022

Referral to and enrolment in cardiac rehabilitation after open-heart surgery in the Netherlands.

D Conijn, R A F de Lind van Wijngaarden, H M Vermeulen, T P M Vliet Vlieland, J J L Meesters

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Article in Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Cardiac Rehabilitation After Open Heart Surgery: A Narrative Systematic Review.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

D ConijnDepartment of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
R A F de Lind van WijngaardenDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
H M VermeulenDepartment of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
T P M Vliet VlielandDepartment of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
J J L MeestersDepartment of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. j.j.l.meesters@lumc.nl.
Leiden University Medical Center · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimAlthough referral to phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following open-heart surgery is recommended in professional guidelines, according to the literature, participation rates are suboptimal. This study investigates the referral and enrolment rates, as well as determinants for these rates, for phase 2 CR following open-heart surgery via sternotomy.

methodsA cross-sectional survey study was conducted among patients who underwent open-heart surgery via sternotomy in a university hospital. Data on referral and enrolment rates and possible factors associated with these rates (age, sex, type of surgery, educational level, living status, employment, income, ethnicity) were collected by a questionnaire or from the patient's medical file. Univariate logistic regression analysis (odds ratio) was used to study associations of patient characteristics with referral and enrolment rates.

resultsOf the 717 eligible patients, 364 (51%) completed the questionnaire. Their median age was 68 years (interquartile range 61-74) and 82 (23%) were female. Rates for referral to and enrolment in phase 2 CR were 307 (84%) and 315 (87%), respectively. Female sex and older age were independently associated with both non-referral and non-enrolment. Additional factors for non-enrolment were surgery type (coronary artery bypass grafting with valve surgery and miscellaneous types of relatively rare surgery), living alone and below-average income.

conclusionPhase 2 CR referral and enrolment rates for patients following open-heart surgery were well over 80%, suggesting adequate adherence to professional guidelines. During consultation, physicians and specialised nurses should pay more attention to certain patient groups (at risk of non-enrolment females and elderly). In addition, in-depth qualitative research to identify reasons for non-referral and/or non-enrolment is needed.

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Cardiac rehabilitationOpen-heart surgeryReferral and consultation

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PMID34259996
PMCPMC8941040
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