Predicting Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment: CAN STAFF MEMBERS ACCURATELY ASSESS PATIENTS FUTURE BEHAVIOR?

The authors aimed to determine whether staff members could accurately predict patients' likelihood of attending outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after a standard phase I visit. While staff predictions showed some correlation with actual attendance, the model's overall reliability was low, indicating that subjective assessments alone are insufficient for optimizing CR enrollment. Consequently, the study suggests that all patients should receive equal intervention efforts to enhance CR participation, and staff performance should be continuously monitored.