Does socially differentiated cardiac rehabilitation affect the use of healthcare services after myocardial infarction? A 10-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the long-term effect of a socially differentiated cardiac rehabilitation (CR) intervention tailored to reduce social inequalities in health regarding use of healthcare services in general practice and hospital among socially vulnerable patients admitted with first-episode myocardial infarction (MI).

Design

A prospective cohort study with 10 years' follow-up.

Setting

Department of cardiology at a university hospital in Denmark between 2000 and 2004.

Participants

Patients <70 years admitted with first-episode MI categorised as socially vulnerable (n=208) or non-socially vulnerable (n=171) based on educational level and social network.

Intervention

A socially differentiated CR intervention. The intervention consisted of standard CR and

SUBMITTER: Hald K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830639 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature