Table 2 Reasons not to undergo diagnostic coronary angiography (CAG) for indicated patients (n = 201).
Reasons/motivations | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
High costs without possibility to cover these expenses (no funds or insurance) | 1 (0.5) |
Fear of side effects of the procedure that will be debilitating, cause disability, and life-threatening | 28 (13.9) |
Fear that the procedure is a major/big surgical procedure and patient is not ready for all the potential risks | 22 (10.9) |
Family’s refusal for the patient to undergo the procedure | 5 (2.5) |
Reduced symptoms on current medication and patient is convinced that additional procedures or treatments are not necessary | 46 (22.9) |
Denial of a heart disease (e.g. belief that symptoms are caused by other reasons) | 1 (0.5) |
Personal uncertainty concerning the beneficial impact on clinical outcomes or quality of life | 23 (11.4) |
Preference to the procedure at a larger tertiary center (the National Heart Center in Jakarta) | 1 (0.5) |
Other reasons (e.g. older age; preference for traditional medications or natural healing; relatives/friends’ negative information, belief, etc.) | 15 (7.5) |
Unknown or personal reasons | 10 (5.0) |
Constrained by limited resources (i.e. poor transportation, complicated administration, or limited cardiologists) | 49 (24.4) |
Total | 201 (100.0) |
