Knowledge, attitude, and practice of cardiac rehabilitation referral among healthcare professionals in China: A mediation model.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite proven clinical benefits, cardiac rehabilitation referral rates remained insufficient and low globally. Healthcare professionals' knowledge and attitudes of cardiac rehabilitation may affect their referral behaviors, yet their interrelationships are rarely studied in China. This study aims to examine the cardiac rehabilitation referral rate among Chinese healthcare professionals and explore the associations among knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of cardiac rehabilitation referral.

Methods

From July to August 2021, a cross-sectional study was conducted among 321 healthcare professionals from 40 hospitals in Hunan Province of China. The participants completed an online questionnaire to assess their KAP of cardiac rehabilitation referral. Mediation anal

SUBMITTER: Yao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12008619 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature