“…Although factors relating to convenience (e.g., distance, availability of transportation) influence all patients' participation in cardiac rehabilitation (Ades, Waldmann, Polk, et al, 1992; Gori, Pivotti, Mase, Zucconi, & Scardi, 1984; Lemanski, 1990; Moore, 1996; Moore & Kramer, 1996), women and, particularly, elderly people are known to have more difficulty traveling to and consistently attending programs. Patients who live in rural areas may have more attendance problems because of travel difficulties; easy access to formal programs is often limited to urban areas (Cannistra et al, 1992; DeBusk, 1992; Moore).…”