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Volume 3 Current Research: Integrative Medicine Chronic Diseases 2018
July 16-17, 2018
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Chronic Diseases
July 16-17, 2018 Berlin, Germany
2nd International Conference on
Laurice Fretwell, Curr Res Integr Med 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4172/2529-797X-C1-001
Identifying and understanding the barriers towards uptake of cardiac rehabilitation amongst ethnic
minority groups
Purpose: This systematic review examines the factors/barriers which prevent
ethnicminority patients fromaccessing or completing their cardiac rehabilitation
programs.
Background: Cardiac rehabilitation has been shown to improve physical health,
encourage healthier lifestyles and decrease cardiac mortality and morbidity.
However, despite these benefits ethnic minority patients often have the lowest
attendance rates in comparison to the rest of the population. This review is
exploring why this is and what can be done.
Methods: A systematic review following barriers which prevent ethnic minority patients from attending and completing
their programs were analyzed. For this review, only primary research papers (qualitative and mixed methods studies) were
considered. We excluded systematic and literature reviews, perspective papers and meta-analysis. There were no restrictions
placed in terms of country and date of publication. Around 387 journals were found through selected search terms, which were then
analyzed through the CASP framework model. Currently, over 10 journals have been analyzed and their themes identified below.
Conclusion: Six overarching themes have been identified in assessing the lack of uptake and upkeep of cardiac rehabilitation
amongst ethnic minority patients: Language barriers, knowledge of cardiac rehabilitation services, accessibility, fatalistic
health beliefs, gender, cultural and religious influences and support. Changes in the management of these services can help to
eliminate the above barriers.
Biography
Laurice Fretwell is a Senior Lecturer and Acting Associate Head of School in the department of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, UK. Her research interest
includes Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular cell signalling, Physiology, Pharmacology, GPCRs, VEGFRs. She completed her BSc in Physiology and Pharmacology
– Nottingham Trent University in the year 2005. In 2009, she completed her PhD in Cardiovascular Cell Signalling – Nottingham Trent University. In 2013, she completed
her Career Development Fellow in Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery – The University of Nottingham. Since starting at De Montfort University, Laurice has
diversified her research to span both laboratory-based investigations and health-related research, forging collaborations with local clinicians and Psychology colleagues
at De Montfort University. She is currently supervising one PhD student and two MRes students, and is now focusing on growing her research team and developing
expertise in meta-analysis.
Laurice Fretwell
De Montfort University, UK