Table 4.

Reasons for Non-Attendance at CR Given at Follow-Up

Please describe in a few words why you did not attend CR.	(n = 27)
Other personal or family health concerns	6 (22%)
I’m not ready; I’m not feeling my best most days and I still have chest pain
My doctor wants me to go but my medications make me too tired
Lack of availability/issue with scheduling	4 (15%)
I never got the date and time for the appointment
There wasn’t availability
Lack of insurance coverage	4 (15%)
I can’t attend because I don’t have insurance coverage
I don’t have insurance
No need and/or desire to attend	3 (11%)
No one said I needed it. I have a visiting nurse and therapy at home
Cardiologist said that there was nothing wrong with my heart so I did not need to go
No need for it
Hope to attend in the future	3 (11%)
I hope to start in several weeks
No response	3 (11%)
Issue with transportation and/or distance	2 (7%)
I don’t have transportation
Distance and time is an issue. If they had it closer I would have gone
Other/Overlapping Concerns	2 (7%)
I need to see my cardiologist first and I need to find transportation
I don’t have a primary care physician