Table 2.
Study characteristics.
| First author | Pub. year | Review design | Included studies (n) | Focus on special patient population | Cardiac rehabilitation utilization aspects | Categorization of factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark (36) | 2012 | Qualitative systematic review of qualitative or mixed-method studies | 90 | Not given | Attendance | Personal/Contextual |
| Clark (8) | 2012 | Qualitative systematic review of qualitative or mixed-method studies | 34 | Not given | Referral | Personal/Contextual |
| Clark (35) | 2013 | Systematic review of qualitative or mixed-method studies | 62 | Not given | Participation | Patient/Professional/System |
| Ruano-Ravina (30) | 2016 | Systematic review of cohort/cross-sectional studies | 29 | Not given | Participation, adherence | Gender/Age/Accessibility to CR/Employment status/Socioeconomic status/Comorbidities/Civil status |
| Supervia (31) | 2017 | Systematic review of interventional and cohort studies | 24 | Female patients | Referral, enrollment, completion | Patient/Provider/Societal/Environmental |
| Resurreccion (32) | 2017 | Systematic review of observational, interventional and qualitative studies | 24 | Female patients | Participation, dropout | Interpersonal/Intrapersonal/CR program/Logistical/Health system |
| Resurreccion (33) | 2019 | Systematic review of prospective cohort studies | 43 | Not given | Participation, dropout | Intrapersonal/Interpersonal/Clinical factors/Logistical/CR program/Health system |
| McHale (34) | 2020 | Systematic review of qualitative studies | 12 | Not given | Not given | Post-event communication and advice/Expectations of exercise-based CR |
| Vanzella (37) | 2021 | Scoping review of cohort or cross-sectional studies | 20 | Ethnic minority groups | Referral, enrollment, completion/adherence | Not given |