Table 4 Barriers to CR Participation, by Country
| Â | Arab | Canadian | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 5 | N = 39 | |||
Perceived Barriers to Greater Participationa | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
 Lack of space | 4.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
 Lack of human resources | 4.0 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
 Lack of patient referral | 3.8 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
 Lack of financial resources/ budget | 3.6 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
 Lack of equipment | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
Patient Groups Perceived to Have Low Accessb | n | % | n | % |
 Patients of low economic means | 4 | 80.0 | 21 | 17.2 |
 Patients with a disability | 4 | 80.0 | 17 | 13.9 |
 Women | 4 | 80.0 | 12 | 9.8 |
 Patients with musculoskeletal problems | 4 | 80.0 | 11 | 9.0 |
 Rural patients | 2 | 40.0 | 24 | 19.7 |
 Older patients | 2 | 40.0 | 10 | 8.2 |
 Everyone needs more access | NA | NA | 9 | 7.4 |
 Patients with lack of language proficiency of program | NA | NA | 9 | 7.4 |
 Minority ethnic groups | NA | NA | 7 | 5.7 |
 Patients of certain religious beliefs | NA | NA | 2 | 1.6 |
Reasons for CR Non-completion (%) | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
 Non-compliance | 37.0 | 20.2 | 23.5 | 15.3 |
 Return to work | 33.8 | 30.9 | 23.6 | 15.2 |
 Financial reasons | 33.0 | 32.7 | 9.2 | 8.9 |
 No longer medically necessary | 20.0 | 21.6 | 4.4 | 6.5 |
 Transportation barriers | 5.5 | 5.3 | 21.3 | 17.4 |