Psychometric validation of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Barriers Scale Revised (CRBS-R) for hybrid delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the measurement properties of the revised version of the English Cardiac Rehabilitation Barriers Scale (CRBS-R), suitable for hybrid delivery, structural validity, internal reliability, as well as face, cross-cultural, construct and criterion validity were assessed.

Design

Cross-sectional study, where participants completed an online survey via Qualtrics (2023-2024).

Setting

Multicentre, with cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes recruiting patients globally; most patients stemmed from a hybrid programme in Iran and supervised programme in Brazil.

Participants

Participants include inpatients or outpatients with a cardiovascular diagnosis or procedure that is indicated for participation in CR.

Measures

In addition to sociodemographic an

SUBMITTER: Grace SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11481153 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature