Temporal Trends in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation and Its Core Components: A Nationwide Cohort Study From the Netherlands.
Thijs VonkMartijn F H MaessenMaria T E HopmanJohan A SnoekVincent L AengevaerenBarry A FranklinThijs M H EijsvogelsEsmée A BakkerPublished in: Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention (2024)
CR participation rates increased to 41% in 2016 but remained unchanged thereafter. Participation modulators included age, sex, CVD diagnosis, and undergoing a cardiothoracic procedure. Education and exercise sessions were frequently adopted, but dietary and mental health counseling had a low utilization rate. These findings suggest the need for reinvigorated referral and novel enrollment strategies in specific CVD subgroups to further promote CR participation and its associated underutilized adjunctive services.