Acute cardiac care & resuscitationCohort study
Non-enrolment and non-completion of cardiac rehabilitation among survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with ischaemic aetiology: a nationwide register-based cohort study
- nationwide Danish register-based cohort study
- multivariable logistic regression
Authors' conclusion
A large proportion of OHCA survivors of ischaemic aetiology either did not enrol in or did not complete cardiac rehabilitation. The findings underscore the need for systematic referral to cardiac rehabilitation after OHCA and more tailored rehabilitation approaches.
Study context
- Population
- Adults surviving ≥30 days after a first-time OHCA of ischaemic aetiology between 2019 and 2023OHCA survivors included
- Participants
- 1,684 adults
- Exposure
- Sociodemographic parameters (age, sex, cohabitation, comorbidity, education, employment) in relation to non-enrolment and non-completion of cardiac rehabilitation
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Non-enrolment in CR
Did not enrol in CR (overall)
55%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Odds of non-enrolment by sociodemographic characteristics
| Comparison | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Retired · higher odds of non-enrolment | 1.74 (1.42–2.44) | |
| Higher education · lower odds of non-enrolment | 0.76 (0.55–0.98) | |
| Moderate/severe comorbidity · lower odds of non-enrolment | 0.53 (0.43–0.65) | |
| 0.512Odds ratio (log scale) |
Non-completion of CR among those who enrolled
- Among those who enrolled, did not complete the programme
- 50%
Non-enrolment, temporal trend · 2020-2022; 2023
- Non-enrolment in 2020-2022 (highest)
- 60-62%
- Non-enrolment in 2023
- 43%
Non-completion by sociodemographic characteristics
- No sociodemographic characteristics were significantly associated with non-completion
Original publication
Non-enrolment and non-completion of cardiac rehabilitation among survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with ischaemic aetiology: a nationwide register-based cohort study. Resuscitation. Published 6 October 2026. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2026.111343
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it