Cardiac Rehabilitation Utilization Among Veterans
CR participation among U.S. Veterans remains low, far below that of the Medicare population (10.4% vs 28%), with no significant differences in initiation by sex. However, low socioeconomic status is associated with decreased uptake. Further research is needed to explore innovative, Veteran-specific CR delivery models.
Authors
- Kathleen M. Akgün (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2623-7463)
- Parul U. Gandhi
- Kariann Drwal
- Melissa Skanderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5539-8680)
- Samuel F. Sears (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7863-3591)
- Deborah R Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7324-3455)
- Melissa M. Farmer
- Lori A. Bastian
- Matthew M. Burg
- Shelli Feder
- Dhruv S. Kazi
- Merilyn S. Varghese
- Wen-Chih Wu
- Allison E. Gaffey
- Bevanne A. Bean Mayberry
- Ling Han
- Kristin M. Mattocks
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Rhode Island Hospital (US)
- Miriam Hospital (US)
- Providence VA Medical Center (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System (US)
- Iowa City VA Health Care System (US)
- Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior (US)
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
- Deaconess Hospital (US)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Advances
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102615
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00