Seasonal variation and living alone are related to pulmonary rehabilitation non-completion

Table 4 Reasons given for pulmonary rehabilitation non-completion

	Yes	No	Undecided/no comment
Personal factors
Did an illness affect you completing the program?	13	5	2
Did an injury affect you completing the program?	3	16	1
Did family commitments affect you completing the program?	3	15	2
Did other commitments affect you completing the program?	5	13	2
Did any other personal factors affect you completing the program?	3	15	2
External factors
Did the weather affect you completing the program?	4	15	1
Did transport difficulties affect you completing the program?	7	12	1
Did the program location affect you completing the program?	1	18	1
Did any other factor affect you completing the program?	0	19	1

The other commitments affecting program completion were: work (n = 3) and medical investigations (n = 2). The other personal factors affecting program completion were: hard to motivate self to leave the house (n = 2) and slow to recover after being hospitalised (n = 1).