Association of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Context With Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is underutilized in the United States, with fewer than 20% of eligible patients participating in CR programs. Individual socioeconomic status is associated with CR utilization, but data regarding neighborhood characteristics and CR are sparse. We investigated the association of neighborhood socioeconomic context with CR participation in the SCCS (Southern Community Cohort Study). The SCCS is a prospective cohort study of 84 569 adults in the southeastern United States from 2002 to 2009, 52 117 of whom have Medicare or Medicaid claims. Using these data, we identified participants with hospitalizations for myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, or coronary artery bypass surgery and ascertained their CR utilization. Neighborhood socioeconomic co

SUBMITTER: Bachmann JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5721841 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature