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Table 5 Barriers to access cardiac rehabilitation (CR) according to the respondents

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices survey of cardiac rehabilitation among cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in Lebanon

Existence of barriers to refer patients to the CR

Yes

N (%)

59 (77.6%)

Mean

1.34

 

No

N (%)

17 (22.4%)

Median

1

  

N Total

76

SD

1.19

Kind of barriers faced by physicians

Lack of specialists

N (%)

18 (23.7%)

Mean

5.14

 

Lack of knowledge

N (%)

3 (3.9%)

Median

7

 

Lack of motivation

N (%)

4 (5.3%)

SD

2.54

 

Cost of care

N (%)

1 (1.3%)

  
 

Localization of the center

N (%)

4 (5.3%)

  
 

All of the above

N (%)

46 (60.5%)

  
  

N Total

76