Barriers to participation in center-based cardiac rehabilitation programs and patients’ attitude toward home-based cardiac rehabilitation programs

• Published in: Physiotherapy theory and practice Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 158 - 168
• Main Authors: Bakhshayeh, Samaneh, Sarbaz, Masoumeh, Kimiafar, Khalil, Vakilian, Farveh, Eslami, Saeid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis Ltd 2021
• Subjects: Aged; Attitudes; Barriers; Cardiac Rehabilitation - methods; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Cross-Sectional Studies; Developing countries; Efficacy; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Services Accessibility; Home based; Home Care Services; Humans; Insurance coverage; Iran; LDCs; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality rates; Motivation; Participation; Patient Compliance; Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation Centers; Specialists; Surveys and Questionnaires; Iran; mHealth; patient non-attendance; developing countries; attitude to health; coronary artery diseases; Cardiac rehabilitation

: The mortality rate of cardiovascular diseases in such developing countries as Iran is on the rise. Despite sufficient evidence pointing to its efficacy, cardiac rehabilitation (CR) approach is only employed to a limited extent. In the present study, barriers to participation in center-based cardia...