Table 4.
Barriers to CR Participation, by Country
| Arab | Canadian | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 5 | N = 39 | |||
| Perceived Barriers to Greater Participationa | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Lack of space | 4.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| Lack of human resources | 4.0 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| Lack of patient referral | 3.8 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
| Lack of financial resources/ budget | 3.6 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| Lack of equipment | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
| Patient Groups Perceived to Have Low Accessb | n | % | n | % |
| Patients of low economic means | 4 | 80.0 | 21 | 17.2 |
| Patients with a disability | 4 | 80.0 | 17 | 13.9 |
| Women | 4 | 80.0 | 12 | 9.8 |
| Patients with musculoskeletal problems | 4 | 80.0 | 11 | 9.0 |
| Rural patients | 2 | 40.0 | 24 | 19.7 |
| Older patients | 2 | 40.0 | 10 | 8.2 |
| Everyone needs more access | NA | NA | 9 | 7.4 |
| Patients with lack of language proficiency of program | NA | NA | 9 | 7.4 |
| Minority ethnic groups | NA | NA | 7 | 5.7 |
| Patients of certain religious beliefs | NA | NA | 2 | 1.6 |
| Reasons for CR Non-completion (%) | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Non-compliance | 37.0 | 20.2 | 23.5 | 15.3 |
| Return to work | 33.8 | 30.9 | 23.6 | 15.2 |
| Financial reasons | 33.0 | 32.7 | 9.2 | 8.9 |
| No longer medically necessary | 20.0 | 21.6 | 4.4 | 6.5 |
| Transportation barriers | 5.5 | 5.3 | 21.3 | 17.4 |
CR cardiac rehabilitation, SD standard deviation, NA not available
aMean program responses to patient participation on a 5-point Likert type scale from 1 (this is definitely not an issue) to 5 (this is definitely an issue)
bRespondents were asked to check all that apply