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The Barriers to Myocardial Infarction Patientsʹ Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Objective: Cardiac rehabilitation increases qual ity of life , decreases recurrence, and improves physical performance and psychologic al status. This report aimed to examine barriers to patient sʹ participation in cardiac rehabilitation program. Materials & Methods: Thi s paper is a party of a larger grounded theory study. Eight een patient s with f irs t tim e myocardial infarction, three cardiologists, and three card iac nurses were selected as purposeful and theoreti cal sampling . Semi-structure inter views were used for dat a collection. Using Strauss and Corbin ʹs (1998) ground ed theory approach, the data were analyzed. The trustworthiness of data is confirmed using Lincoln and Gubaʹs cri teria. Results: The majority of patients had not partic ipated in cardi ac rehabili tation pro grams. Barri er s to patient sʹ attendance in cardiac rehabilitation categori zed in four main categories known as individual, sociocultural, economic, and health care system-related factors. Conclusion: The majority of the barriers to patientsʹ participation in cardiac rehabilitation are modifiable that their alteration can facilitate patient sʹ attendance in cardiac rehabilitation programs.