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Association between cardiac rehabilitation participation and health status outcomes after acute myocardial infarction

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Kureshi, Faraz, Kennedy, Kevin F., Jones, Philip G., Thomas, Randal J., Arnold, Suzanne V., Sharma, Praneet, Fendler, Timothy, Buchanan, Donna M. +5 more·2016·JAMA Cardiology

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IMPORTANCE: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves survival after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and referral to CR has been introduced as a performance measure of high-quality care. The association of participation in CR with patients' health status (eg, quality of life, symptoms, and functional status) is poorly defined. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of participation in CR with health status outcomes after AMI. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted of patients enrolled in 2 AMI registries: PREMIER, from January 1, 2003, to June 28, 2004, and TRIUMPH, from April 11, 2005, to December 31, 2008. The analytic cohort was restricted to 4929 patients with data available on baseline health status, 6- or 12- month follow-up health status, and participation in CR. Data analysis was performed from 2014 to 2015. EXPOSURES: Participation in at least 1 CR session within 6 months of hospital discharge. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Patient health status was quantified using the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) and the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). The primary outcomes of interest were the mean differences in SAQ domain scores during the 12 months after AMI between patients who did and did not participate in CR. Secondary outcomes were the mean differences in the SF-12 summary scores and all-cause mortality. RESULTS: After successfully matching the cohorts of the 4929 patients (3328 men and 1601 women; mean [SD] age, 60.0 [12.2] years) for the propensity to participate in CR and comparing the groups using linear, mixed-effects models, mean differences in the SAQ and SF-12 domain scores were similar at 6 and 12 months between the 2012 patients participating in CR (3 were unable to be matched) and the 2894 who did not participate (20 were unable to be matched). At 6 months, the mean difference was -0.76 (95% CI, -2.05 to 0.52) for the SAQ quality of life score, -1.53 (95% CI, -2.57 to -0.49) for the SAQ angina frequency score, 0.38 (95% CI, -0.51 to 1.27) for the SAQ treatment satisfaction score, -0.42 (95% CI, -1.65 to 0.79) for the SAQ physical limitation score, 0.50 (95% CI, -0.22 to 1.22) for the SF-12 physical component score, and 0.13 (95% CI, -0.53 to 0.79) for the SF-12 mental component score. At 12 months, the mean difference was -0.89 (95% CI, -2.20 to 0.43) for the SAQ quality of life score, -1.05 (95% CI, -2.12 to 0.02) for the SAQ angina frequency score, 0.38 (95% CI, -0.54 to 1.29) for the SAQ treatment satisfaction score, -0.14 (95% CI, -1.41 to 1.14) for the SAQ physical limitation score, 0.17 (95% CI, -0.57 to 0.92) for the SF-12 physical component score, and 0.12 (95% CI, -0.56 to 0.80) for the SF-12 mental component score. In contrast, the hazard rate of all-cause mortality (up to 7 years) associated with participating in CR was 0.59 (95% CI, 0.46-0.75). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In a cohort of 4929 patients with AMI, we found that those who did and did not participate in CR had similar reported health status during the year following AMI; however, participation in CR did confer a significant survival benefit. These findings underscore the need for increased use of validated patient-reported outcome measures to further examine if and how health status can be maximized for patients who participate in CR.

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Kureshi, F., Kennedy, K. F., Jones, P. G., Thomas, R. J., Arnold, S. V., Sharma, P., Fendler, T., Buchanan, D. M., Qintar, M., Ho, P. M., Nallamothu, B. K., Oldridge, N. B., & Spertus, J. A.
Affiliations
  • Saint Luke's Hospital (US)
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • University of Colorado Denver (US)
  • Michigan Medicine (US)
  • Aurora Health Care (US)
Corresponding author
Kureshi, Faraz
Venue
JAMA Cardiology
Published
2016-12-01
Volume
1
Issue
9
Pages
980
ISSN
2380-6583 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2534946538
Cited by
40
References
34
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • JAMA Cardiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • MOspace Institutional Repository (University of Missouri) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (P50HL077113, T32HL110837)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
Keywords
cardiac rehabilitation, acute myocardial infarction, health status, quality of life, Seattle Angina Questionnaire, SF-12, functional status, all-cause mortality, post-discharge follow-up, propensity score matching, quality of care measures, patient-reported outcomes, symptom burden, cardiovascular risk factors

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