Profile of women choosing mixed-sex women-only, and home-based cardiac rehabilitation models and impact on utilization

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Date

2022-01-04

Authors

Heald, Fiorella A.
Marzolini, Susan
Colella, Tracey JF
Oh, Paul
Nijhawan, Rajni
Grace, Sherry

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The Journal of Women and Health

Abstract

This study compared characteristics and program utilization in women electing to participate in mixed-sex, women-only, or home-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR). In this retrospective cohort study, electronic records of CR participants in Toronto who were offered the choice of program model between January 2017-February 2020 were analyzed. There were 727 women (74.7% mixed, 22.0% women-only, 3.3% home-based) who initiated CR. There were significantly more women who were not working in women-only than mixed-sex (80.4% vs 64.1%; P=.009). Session adherence was significantly greater with mixed-sex (58.8±28.9% sessions attended/25) than women-only (54.3±26.3% sessions attended/25; P=.046); program completion was significantly lower with home-based (33.3%) than either supervised model (59.7%; P=.035). Participation in women-only CR may be less accessible. Further research is needed to investigate offering remote women-focused sessions or peer support.

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Cardiac rehabilitation, Coronary heart disease, Utilization, Women, Access

Citation

Heald, Marzolini, S., Colella, T. J. F., Oh, P., Nijhawan, R., & Grace, S. L. (2022). Profile of women choosing mixed-sex, women-only, and home-based cardiac rehabilitation models and impact on utilization. Women & Health, 62(2), 98–107. https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2021.2023247