Disparities in Geographic Access to Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Socially Vulnerable Communities
More socially vulnerable communities experienced worse geographic access to CR facilities. This access disparity intensified in rural communities. Our findings call for reducing barriers to CR access among socially vulnerable and rural communities, potentially through virtual or hybrid models of CR.
Authors
- Wen‐Chih Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2834-2024)
- Joyce M Oen-Hsiao
- Kristin Mattocks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6012-3008)
- Merilyn S. Varghese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1121-7566)
- Ling Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3168-9002)
- Cynthia Brandt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8179-1796)
- Parul U. Gandhi
- Edward W. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9358-6183)
- Lori A. Bastian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2874-6405)
Institutions
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- John Brown University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Miriam Hospital (US)
- Providence VA Medical Center (US)
- Yale University (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System (US)
- Cardiovascular Research Center (BR)
- National Rehabilitation Center (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.124.040815
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78