Acute cardiac care & resuscitation
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
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 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (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
- Outcome
- Non-enrolment in CR
Methodological detailsmultivariable logistic regression
- Multivariable logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Did not enrol in CR (overall)
55%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Odds of non-enrolment by sociodemographic characteristics
| OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| RetiredHigher odds of non-enrolment | 1.74 (1.42–2.44) | |
| Higher educationLower odds of non-enrolment | 0.76 (0.55–0.98) | |
| Moderate/severe comorbidityLower 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.
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