Publications by authors named "Pip Hutchinson"
Purpose: In the current health climate, the length of stay of cardiac patients in hospital has been decreasing, and this has significantly reduced the time nurses and colleagues have for providing inpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR). The purpose of this research was to determine if inpatient CR has an influence on outpatient cardiac rehabilitation attendance for women, Māori, and older people.
Methods: An audit of patients discharged from hospital between November 2011 and July 2012 with a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome were sent a postal questionnaire.