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Table 3 Themes and categories of the findings

From: Barriers to hospital-based phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation among patients with coronary heart disease in China: a mixed-methods study

Themes

Categories

Logistical Factors

Distance

Inconvenient traffic

Insufficient economic support

Parking difficulty

Social support

Lack of family support

Caregiver role conflict

Work Conflict

Misunderstanding of CR

Believing that daily activities can replace CR

Doubt the effectiveness of CR

Program and health system-level factors

Limited CR centers and inflexible time

Covid-19 test

Psychological distress and personality

Pessimism

Anger and Hostility

Escaping

Impression on cardiac team

Believe doctors rather than nurses