Theme 1: Perceptions and Understanding of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Sub-Theme	Quotation
Negative Misconceptions and Thoughts	P7: I don’t think so no not at my age now… I’m getting too old for a lot of things now P14: I’m too old for that for things like that now P8: Hopefully once the medication kicks in I’ll erm be back to normal P19: *** had em a stent put in eh sixteen years ago and fortunately he’s been healthy all since then P12: I’m hoping that once I’ve got no longer got aortic stenosis I’m hoping I can go home… start off slowly and build it up again until I can walk a lot better P20: it’s got its place um but it’s not the sort of thing I’d find myself doing I I’m a but independent P5: probably if they know nothing about it it’s always helpful if you get more information and more help P18: I’m not bothered about it… it’d be good for people who want it
Perceived Benefits and the Role of Support	P8: to keep your mind active as well and your body healthy P9: I can at least do some walking even if I cant to the extent I used to P1: give them something to live for P16: it’ll give you a longer life and quality of life P11: Prepared to talk to somebody about it to share the experience P8: if it’s a group you’ve got the companionship of like other people that are doing it you don’t feel so isolated P13: I think for a lot of people they would perhaps like the sociability wouldn’t they P19: I have very good neighbours if I ever want anything I know I just need to knock or pick the telephone up P14: my neighbours they’re doctors they talk to me and they look after me
Theme 2: Delivery and Accessibility of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programmes
	Quotation
	P2: probably a hospital setting P7: I’ve learnt a lot since I came into the hospital P12: if it was a leaflet with some diagrams that you could even do in your home I don’t think that would be bad either P17: package of activities in fact I have a heart manual they gave me last time which was very comprehensive eh very well written P2: I don’t use computers or anything P2: not as used to that sort of thing um I mean I do use it I wouldn’t certainly wouldn’t want to use it that much P1: You certainly need people that had that background P3: Nurse come into your home to deliver the rehabilitation…that would be acceptable P11: Conversation with people across the board nutrition eh athletes erm eh medical people P1: Keep up with eh with the new stuff that’s coming on P5: I know you’re educating patients but sometimes doctors need educating P9: if there was a leaflet in the doctors or in the chemist and I could pick it up and ask them how I could get this information P17: extensive posters work in public erm in libraries eh main things for me pool facilities any way any organisation seems to reach out to people public relations P10: I honestly think that television is the best medium every man… and his dog watches it P5: there’s more people there then you think what would be more comfortable with more people with the same thing around them P20: the benefits would be from being involved in a group of people who would who would cause each one of them to lean on each other’s experiences P11: Fearing of failure fearing of being a drag on the group on feeling if it’s a group thing P5: Human contact that’s what they need P8: it would be an outing to look forward to P4: I wouldn’t take on a lot more P13: I’m committed to bridge with partners so I cant change that the activities I do I’m committed and don’t want to lose I don’t want to stop that P14: I’ve got such a busy life to take something else on you know with the family P20: I’ve got medical people in the family P1: what would you achieve at the end of it P9: I would feel as though I was going to do myself some good if there was a leaflet P5: people are just getting this done haven’t been told anything it gives them the chance to talk about it give them some information that could help P18: where would it be first of all for getting there and things like that you know that’s obviously you know what benefit it would do me P9: something that’s not online…I could say can you advise me how I can join that
Theme 3: Perceived Impact of Life Factors on Cardiac Rehabilitation and Health
	Quotation
	P9: after ***** died and I ended up caring for my parents P10: I lost my husband three years ago at the beginning of lockdown which has limited everything P3: I lost my wife three years ago tragically P7: completely couldn’t walk… people here has told me just to be careful in what I do and how P8: my whole life’s changed in so much as what I’m able to do now P3: I’ve definitely lost my grip P3: once you start and lose grip once you start and slide back little things…bad habit P5: my knees are knackered… I can’t get my breath as much P8: I became blind P8: going from here to the toilet and coming back I’m just breathless P11: being incapacitated one loses confidence P11: dietary restrictions financially there are reasons from stress of work distress when things go wrong
Theme 4: Transportation Concerns
	Quotation
	P9: I’m quite capable of getting to and from just eh if the bus turns up or you know getting the transport to get there that’s the only thing P19: the only drawback I would have was if I had to travel long distance I mean I would hate to have to travel all the way up to the Freeman P12: it depends where it is I’m I don’t use the buses at the moment and I rely on a friend to take me everywhere and I can’t expect her to run here there and everywhere P18: if they haven’t got travel you know got a car so they need someone to take them P1: subsidised for your eh expenses P10: situation pick up bus on the corner P9: if it was going to add expense to doing the class it would be unnecessary P2: get to here would be become a problem P12: if there was something in the village P16: for me it would be getting up here if they had it in ******* somewhere would be difference P19: I would like to go to our community centre P13: No way I want to go out at night