Exploring the barriers and enablers to attendance at rural cardiac rehabilitation programs

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-142

  De Angelis, Carla ^a   Bunker, Steve ^b   Schoo, Adrian ^b  

^a Deakin University School of Medicine and Western District Health Service   (Australia)

^b Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers and enablers; Cardiac rehabilitation; Program utilisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART REHABILITATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELECONSULTATION; WORK SCHEDULE;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL; VICTORIA;

EID: 43449138851     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.00963.x     Document Type: Article

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