Articles: disease.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Mar 2017
ReviewCardiac Rehabilitation for Women: A Systematic Review of Barriers and Solutions.
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) services improve various clinical outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease, but such services are underutilized, particularly in women. The aim of this study was to identify evidence-based barriers and solutions for CR participation in women. A literature search was carried out using PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, OVID/Medline, and CINAHL to identify studies that have assessed barriers and/or solutions to CR participation. ⋯ A small number of studies suggest that incentive-based strategies, as well as home-based programs, may contribute to improving CR attendance and completion rates. A systematic approach to CR referral, including automatic CR referral, may help overcome barriers to CR referral in women and should be implemented in clinical practice. However, more studies are needed to help identify the best methods to improve CR attendance and completion of CR rates in women.
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002258.].
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Int J Qual Health Care · Feb 2017
Sharing sensitive health information through social media in the Arab world.
Sharing daily activities on social media has become a part of our lifestyle, but little is known about sharing sensitive health information in the Arab world. ⋯ Users in the Arab world use social media to exchange sensitive health information, which could have serious implications regarding the privacy of the information shared with other members of the group. On the other hand, sharing health information could have positive effects for patients, such as sharing disease experiences and peer support. However, more work is needed to ensure that Facebook users in the Arab world are aware of the potential consequences of sharing sensitive health information through social media.