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Published in: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 1/2021

Open Access 01-12-2021 | Research

Nature, availability, and utilization of women-focused cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review

Authors: Taslima Mamataz, Gabriela L. M. Ghisi, Maureen Pakosh, Sherry L. Grace

Published in: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Background

Women do not participate in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) to the same degree as men; women-focused CR may address this. This systematic review investigated the: (1) nature, (2) availability, as well as (3a) utilization of, and (b) satisfaction with women-focused CR.

Methods

Medline, Pubmed, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus and Emcare were searched for articles from inception to May 2020. Primary studies of any design were included. Adult females with any cardiac diseases, participating in women-focused CR (i.e., program or sessions included ≥ 50% females, or was 1-1 and tailored to women’s needs) were considered. Two authors rated citations for inclusion. One extracted data, including study quality rated as per the Mixed-Methods Assessment Tool (MMAT), which was checked independently by a second author. Results were analyzed in accordance with the Synthesis Without Meta-analysis (SWiM) reporting guideline.

Results

3498 unique citations were identified, with 28 studies (53 papers) included (3697 women; ≥ 10 countries). Globally, women-focused CR is offered by 40.9% of countries that have CR, with 32.1% of programs in those countries offering it. Thirteen (46.4%) studies offered women-focused sessions (vs. full program), 17 (60.7%) were women-only, and 11 (39.3%) had gender-tailoring. Five (17.9%) programs offered alternate forms of exercise, and 17 (60.7%) focused on psychosocial aspects. With regard to utilization, women-focused CR cannot be offered as frequently, so could be less accessible. Adherence may be greater with gender-tailored CR, and completion effects are not known. Satisfaction was assessed in 1 trial, and results were equivocal.

Conclusions

Women-focused CR involves tailoring of content, mode and/or sex composition. Availability is limited. Effects on utilization require further study.
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Metadata
Title
Nature, availability, and utilization of women-focused cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review
Authors
Taslima Mamataz
Gabriela L. M. Ghisi
Maureen Pakosh
Sherry L. Grace
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2261
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-02267-0

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