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Identifying Reasons for Nonattendance and Noncompletion of Cardiac Rehabilitation: INSIGHTS FROM GERMANY AND THE NETHERLANDS.

J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev

May 2021

Departments of Physiology (Mr Vonk, Ms Nuijten, and Drs Maessen, Eijsvogels and Hopman) and Cardiology (Dr Meindersma), Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Maasziekenhuis Pantein, Boxmeer, the Netherlands (Dr Koornstra-Wortel); and Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle, the Netherlands (Drs Waskowsky and Snoek).

Purpose: Despite strong recommendations and beneficial health effects of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), participation rates remain low. Little data are available on reasons beyond quantitative factors in the underutilization of CR. The aim of this study was to identify personal reasons for nonattenders and noncompletions of CR among Dutch and German patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) eligible for CR.

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