{"id":7563,"date":"2025-06-28T19:14:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T19:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/preferred-models-of-cardiac-rehabilitation-in-rural-south-australia-from-a-health-consumers-perspective\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T05:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T05:05:35","slug":"preferred-models-of-cardiac-rehabilitation-in-rural-south-australia-from-a-health-consumers-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/preferred-models-of-cardiac-rehabilitation-in-rural-south-australia-from-a-health-consumers-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Preferred models of cardiac rehabilitation in rural South Australia from a health consumer\u2019s perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Preferred models of cardiac rehabilitation in rural South Australia from a health consumer\u2019s perspective<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajan.com.au\/index.php\/AJAN\/article\/view\/1667' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajan.com.au\/index.php\/AJAN\/article\/download\/1667\/404' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Objective: To investigate preferred models of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in rural South Australia from a health consumer\u2019s perspective.<br \/>\nDesign: Cross\u2011sectional, descriptive pilot study.<br \/>\nSetting: Rural community setting.<br \/>\nSubjects: Convenience sample of 40 (17 male) health consumers from the Riverland.<br \/>\nMain outcome measure: Self\u2011reported preferred models of CR.<br \/>\nResults: A previous heart condition was reported by 57.5% of participants and 7.5% had previously been referred to CR. More than half (52%) considered their condition \u2018not serious at all\u2019 or \u2018slightly serious\u2019 despite reporting a significant cardiac history. Transport, convenience, and flexible programs were raised as major considerations for planning future services. Most participants (69%) listed their local hospital as a preferred program location, with 55% stating they would not use an internet\u2011based program. Overall a group program was preferred to an individual program (46% vs. 36%), with a higher proportion of men preferring an individual program.<br \/>\nConclusions: The main aim of cardiac rehabilitation is to maximise health and quality of life. However it is vital to consider other characteristics of CR, such as convenience, accessibility, flexibility, and personal beliefs and preferences. Health consumer preferences are therefore an important consideration when designing future programs, to ensure interventions are individualised, and designed to increase access and attendance while minimising barriers. This pilot study provides valuable insight into health consumer preferences for health care professionals and decision makers involved in planning further needs analysis and future cardiac rehabilitation services for rural South Australia. Further research is needed to ensure findings are both rigorous and valid and to ensure the development and implementation of future programs is based on the best available evidence.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tracey Wachtel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>cardiovascular disease, cardiac rehabilitation, secondary prevention, preferred modles, rural health, consumer perspective<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Preferred models of cardiac rehabilitation in rural South Australia from a health consumer\u2019s perspective&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[4826,4591,4828,4827,3958,4590],"class_list":["post-7563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-cardiac-rehabilitation","tag-cardiovascular-disease","tag-consumer-perspective","tag-preferred-modles","tag-rural-health","tag-secondary-prevention","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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