Cardiac rehabilitation participation among U.S. Veterans is low at 10.4%, significantly less than the 28% seen in the Medicare population, with lower uptake linked to low socioeconomic status.
Cardiac rehabilitation is significantly underutilized among U.S. Veterans compared to the Medicare population, particularly among those with low socioeconomic status.
Absolute Event Rate: 0% vs 0%
CR participation among U.S. Veterans remains low, far below that of the Medicare population (10.4% vs 28%), with no significant differences in initiation by sex. However, low socioeconomic status is associated with decreased uptake. Further research is needed to explore innovative, Veteran-specific CR delivery models.
Varghese et al. (Wed,) reported a other. Cardiac rehabilitation participation among U.S. Veterans is low at 10.4%, significantly less than the 28% seen in the Medicare population, with lower uptake linked to low socioeconomic status.