Impact of patient characteristics and perceived barriers on referral to exercise rehabilitation among patients with pulmonary hypertension in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Exercise rehabilitation is underutilized in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension despite improving exercise capacity and quality of life. We sought to understand the association between (1) patient characteristics and (2) patient-perceived barriers and referral to exercise rehabilitation. We performed a cross-sectional survey of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension attending an International PAH meeting. Predictors of referral considered included gender, body mass index, subjective socioeconomic status, insurance type, age, and World Health Organization functional class and perceived barriers assessed using the Cardiac Rehabilitation Barriers Scale. Among 65 participants, those in the lowest subjective socioeconomic status

SUBMITTER: Cascino TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7731716 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature