Reducing dropout rates in cardiac rehabilitation among cardiac patients in a vulnerable situation: systematic development and feasibility testing of the Heart Priority Programme.

Background: Despite advancements in reducing cardiovascular disease, it remains a major health concern. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has a positive impact on morbidity, mortality, and functioning, but faces high dropout rates especially among vulnerable patients, due to social inequalities and insufficiently tailored interventions. To address this, we developed the Heart Priority Programme targeting and supporting cardiac patients at risk of dropout.

Opting out of cardiac rehabilitation in local community healthcare services: Patients' perspectives and reflections.

Rationale: Despite cardiac rehabilitation and medical treatment being integrated parts of the pathway of patients with cardiovascular disease, as well as the well-establish positive effect, cardiac rehabilitation remains underutilised. In recent years, cardiac rehabilitation has increasingly been moved from the hospitals to the community healthcare services. This transition may be challenging for patients with cardiovascular disease.

Understanding Facilitators and Challenges to Care Transition in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Perspectives and Assumptions of Healthcare Professionals.

Cardiac rehabilitation is an essential part of treatment for patients with cardiovascular disease. Cardiac rehabilitation is increasingly organized outside hospital in community healthcare services. However, this transition may be challenging.

Why Do Patients With Ischaemic Heart Disease Drop Out From Cardiac Rehabilitation in Primary Health Settings. A Qualitative Audit of Patient Charts.

Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and medical treatment are integrated parts of the intervention for cardiac patients and are a class 1A recommendation. However, CR dropout is reported to be relatively high and little is known about the reasons for CR dropout in primary health settings.

Aim: This study investigates causes for CR dropout through a qualitative audit of medical charts among patients with ischaemic heart disease.

How to Facilitate Adherence to Cardiac Rehabilitation in Primary Health Settings for Ischaemic Heart Disease Patients. The Perspectives of Health Professionals.

Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a class 1A recommendation and an integrated part of standard treatment for patients with cardiac disease. In Denmark, CR adheres to European guidelines, it is group-based and partly conducted in primary health settings. Despite high evidence for the benefits of CR, it remains underutilized.

Benefits of cardiac rehabilitation following acute coronary syndrome for patients with and without diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are well established. However, the relative benefit of CR in those with comorbidities, including diabetes, is not well understood. This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the benefit of CR on exercise capacity and secondary outcomes in ACS patients with a co-diagnosis of diabetes compared to those without.

To what extend is socioeconomic status associated with not taking up and dropout from cardiac rehabilitation: a population-based follow-up study.

Objectives: High socioeconomic status (SES) has been linked to high referral for cardiac rehabilitation (CR). However, the impact of SES on CR utilisation from enrolment to completion is unclear. The objective of this study was to examine whether indicators of SES are associated with not taking up and dropout from CR.

Towards person-centred rehabilitation in dementia - a narrative synthesis.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify and synthesize person-centred principles and components as described in rehabilitation intervention studies which target home dwelling people with mild to moderate dementia.

Materials And Methods: A narrative synthesis was carried out which included 19 rehabilitation intervention studies targeting people with mild to moderate dementia. The analysis was guided by an initial program theory about person-centredness in rehabilitation, which was developed for this purpose.

Rehabilitation for People Living with Dementia: A Scoping Review of Processes and Outcomes.

Objectives: The aim of this scoping review was to map intervention studies of rehabilitation for people living with dementia regarding processes and outcomes, with a particular focus on whether the intervention is person-centred, home-based, or organised adopting a multidisciplinary approach and measures outcomes relating to everyday functioning and well-being.

Methods: A systematic search of electronic databases was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Embase, and Cochrane. Studies from 2005 to November 2018 were collected and screened for relevance and quality.

The Adult Sensory Profile™ in Care Homes Targeting People Diagnosed with Dementia: A Qualitative Study from the Care Provider Perspective.

Introduction: The background of this study is the pilot testing of the Adolescent /Adult Sensory Profile (A/ASP) in dementia units at municipal nursing homes. Based on the results from therapists' A/ASP assessment, recommendations are made according to individual needs and forwarded to the health care providers. This study looks into the health care providers' perspective on the usability of these recommendations.

Living with a partner with dementia: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of spouses' lived experiences of changes in their everyday lives.

Objectives: Dementia causes dramatic changes in everyday-living for spouses. Occured changes in marital relationship, force spouses to perform more both mentally and physically. Leading to a spousal perceived burden.