Fig. 1
From: Quality of life following cardiac rehabilitation in cardiac surgery patients
Consort diagram characteristics of participating patients. The consort diagram illustrates of 2582 patients eligible for Cardiac Surgery (CS), 218 completed sufficient questionnaires. Of those completing questionnaires, 44.5% attended Cardiac Rehab (CR) at 30 days, 11% did not complete a questionnaire and 44% did not complete CR (NCR). At 180 days 49% attended CR, and 51% did not. Of eligible patients who did not complete questionnaires, 35% completed CR at 30 days and 26% at 180 days, identifying a need to address barriers to CR uptake and adherence over 180 days