Luis R Castellanos1,2,3, Omar Viramontes4,5, Nainjot K Bains4,6, Ignacio A Zepeda7,8. 1. Department of Medicine, The University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA. lrcastellanos@ucsd.edu. 2. The University of California San Diego Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center, La Jolla, CA, USA. lrcastellanos@ucsd.edu. 3. The University of California San Diego, Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, 3rd Floor 9452 Medical Center Drive, MC 7411, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA. lrcastellanos@ucsd.edu. 4. Department of Medicine, The University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA. 5. The University of California Los Angeles, Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 6. The University of California San Diego Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center, La Jolla, CA, USA. 7. The University of California San Diego Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center, La Jolla, CA, USA. zepedai@nychhc.org. 8. Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Building 3, 3N21 1400 Pelham Pkwy, S, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA. zepedai@nychhc.org.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Despite the well-described benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on long-term health outcomes, CR is a resource that is underutilized by a significant proportion of patients that suffer from cardiovascular diseases. The main purpose of this study was to examine disparities in CR referral and participation rates among individuals from rural communities and racial and ethnic minority groups with coronary heart disease (CHD) when compared to the general population. METHODS: A systematic search of standard databases including MedlLine, PubMed, and Cochrane databases was conducted using keywords that included cardiac rehabilitation, women, race and ethnicity, disparities, and rural populations. Twenty-eight clinical studies from 1990 to 2017 were selected and included 478,955 patients with CHD. RESULTS: The majority of available clinical studies showed significantly lower CR referral and participation rates among individuals from rural communities, women, and racial and ethnic groups when compared to the general population. Similar to geographic region, socioeconomic status (SES) appears to directly impact the use of CR programs. Patients of lower SES have significantly lower CR referral and participation rates than patients of higher SES. CONCLUSIONS: Data presented underscores the need for systematic referrals using electronic health records for patients with CHD in order to increase overall CR referral and participation rates of minority populations and other vulnerable groups. Educational programs that target healthcare provider biases towards racial and ethnic groups may help attenuate observed disparities. Alternative modalities such as home-based and internet-based CR programs may also help improve CR participation rates among vulnerable populations.
PURPOSE: Despite the well-described benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on long-term health outcomes, CR is a resource that is underutilized by a significant proportion of patients that suffer from cardiovascular diseases. The main purpose of this study was to examine disparities in CR referral and participation rates among individuals from rural communities and racial and ethnic minority groups with coronary heart disease (CHD) when compared to the general population. METHODS: A systematic search of standard databases including MedlLine, PubMed, and Cochrane databases was conducted using keywords that included cardiac rehabilitation, women, race and ethnicity, disparities, and rural populations. Twenty-eight clinical studies from 1990 to 2017 were selected and included 478,955 patients with CHD. RESULTS: The majority of available clinical studies showed significantly lower CR referral and participation rates among individuals from rural communities, women, and racial and ethnic groups when compared to the general population. Similar to geographic region, socioeconomic status (SES) appears to directly impact the use of CR programs. Patients of lower SES have significantly lower CR referral and participation rates than patients of higher SES. CONCLUSIONS: Data presented underscores the need for systematic referrals using electronic health records for patients with CHD in order to increase overall CR referral and participation rates of minority populations and other vulnerable groups. Educational programs that target healthcare provider biases towards racial and ethnic groups may help attenuate observed disparities. Alternative modalities such as home-based and internet-based CR programs may also help improve CR participation rates among vulnerable populations.
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Cardiac rehabilitation; Health disparities; Race and ethnicity; Rural communities; Socioeconomic status
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