Open AccessBarriers and facilitators to participating in cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity in a remote and rural population: A cross-sectional survey
Author(s) -
Emma Foster,
SarahAnne Muñoz,
Daniel Crabtree,
Stephen Leslie,
Trish Gorely
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1897-5593
pISSN - 1898-018X
DOI - 10.5603/cj.a2019.0091
Subject(s) - medicine , attendance , cross sectional study , odds ratio , facilitator , population , confidence interval , logistic regression , family medicine , physical therapy , environmental health , psychology , social psychology , pathology , economics , economic growth
Cardiac disease requires ongoing active management which may include attendance at formal cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and increased physical activity (PA). However, uptake rates are sub-optimal. This study aimed to identify factors associated with attendance at CR and PA in a rural Scottish population.