Cardiac Rehabilitation Pilot Program Eligibility Criteria

Cardiac Rehabilitation Pilot Program Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion/exclusion criteria

To be eligible, participants must:

  • Be 18 years of age or over;
  • Currently hold a St Lukes Hospital Product including heart and vascular (Silver & Gold cover), have served all waiting periods and are financial;
  • You have been a member of St Lukes for a minimum of 12 months;
  • Provide explicit written or verbal informed consent prior to enrolment;
  • Be able to actively participate in and benefit from the Program;
  • Not be excluded by one or more of the Program Exclusions;
    Be managing cardiovascular disease with a recent acute presentation/event or cardiac procedure in the past 30-days;
  • Be assessed by hospital staff as safe for discharge to home and/or community setting (if referred from hospital setting).

To be ineligible for the program, a participant:

  • Does not meet the Inclusion Criteria above;
  • Will not benefit from participating in the Program;
  • Is unable to actively participate in the Services due to barriers including, but not limited to:
    • Participant does not have access to internet connection;
    • Participant has technical challenges with downloading or engaging with the Cardihab digital application;
    • Participant experiences one or more condition/s or social circumstances that impact their; ability to actively participate in the Program;
    • Program not recommended as treatment in member’s individual circumstance;
    • Hemodynamically unstable;
    • Unstable angina- awaiting investigation;
    • Requiring oxygen therapy at rest to maintain O2 saturations;
    • Impaired cognitive status – disorientation, confusion, dementia;
    • Newly diagnosed arrhythmia where medical management is still being optimised or highly symptomatic arrythmias;
    • Participants on dialysis or presenting with acute deterioration of renal function.
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Want to find out more?

Contact St Lukes or enrol now using the online self-referral form.