Cost-effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation program delivery models in patients at varying cardiac risk, reason for referral, and sex

• DOI: 10.1097/hjr.0b013e3282f5ffab
• Publication Date: 2008-06-04T07:13:21Z
• Authors: Sophia Papadakis; Robert D. Reid; Doug Coyle; Louise Beaton; Douglas Angus; Neil Oldridge
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Time Factors; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Rehabilitation; Coronary Artery Disease; Middle Aged; Direct Service Costs; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Sex Factors; 0302 clinical medicine; Risk Factors; Humans; Female; Quality-Adjusted Life Years; Exercise; Referral and Consultation; Aged; Follow-Up Studies

BackgroundLittle is known about the relative cost-effectiveness of different secondary prevention cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program designs or how influenced by patient clinical and demographic characteristics. The purpose study was (i) to evaluate incremental a standard 3-month CR (SCR) versus distributed over 12 months (distributed CR, DCR); (ii) determine effect characteristics (cardiac risk, diagnosis, sex) on cost-effectiveness.