A systematic review of patient reported factors associated with uptake and completion of cardiovascular lifestyle behaviour change

Table 6 Factors reported in other patient centred categories relating to completion of programmes

Factors	References of studies examining completion
	Facilitates	Deters	No relation
Physical wellbeing
Previous cardiac event or cardiac procedure	47, 62		76
Presence of clinical cardiac risk factors^a		68^b, 69^b
Increased body weight / body mass index		62,68, 69**	55, 76
Poorer physical functioning/physical QOL		55, 68
Various indicators of cardiac condition^b	62, 73		55
On medication for cardiac problems		62
Culture
Ethnicity (white race)	47		68
Attitudes to exercise
Less regular exercise		76** (females)	68, 69
Personal choices and cultural preferences
Current smoking	47	62, 68, 69, 76	71
Demographics
Greater deprivation			51
Female	68, 69	47, 62, 78**	71
Older age	47, 55, 62, 69, 73		68, 71, 76, 78
Age between 55–74 years (compared with younger and older groups)	51, 59
Height		69

Regression analysis not reported [73].
^†Cardiac procedures: Reperfusion (not otherwise specified), percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary bypass surgery, electrical cardioversion.
^a High risk status (other clinical risk factors including hypertension and hyperlipidaemia not related to completion.
^b Higher VO₂ max [55, 62, 73].

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