Table 2.

The main categories and subcategories of the study

Subcategories	Categories
Patients’ and families’ lack of knowledge	Barriers related to patients and their families
Complexity and chronicity of COPD
Heavy financial burden of COPD
Patients’ frustration and discontinuation of PR
Lack of patient-centeredness	Inefficiency of PR services
Lack of coordination in PR team
Inadequate professional competence of PR staff
Lack of a holistic approach to PR
Limited access to PR services	Inappropriate organizational context for PR
Inadequate insurance for PR services
Ineffective PR planning
Discontinuity of care