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. 2024 Aug 7;14(8):e086440. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086440

Table 1. Demographic information for study population.

Patients: persons (+65 years) diagnosed with heart failure n=25
 Female, n (%) 8 (32%)
 Age, median (min–max) 76 (67–90)
 Cognitive function*, median score (min–max) 23 (16–30)
 Diagnosed with HF more than 3 months ago, n (%) 15 (60%)
 Ejection fraction, EF% below 35% 11 (44%)
 Number of medications at hospital admission, median (min–max) 6 (0–14)
 Number of medications at hospital discharge, median (min–max) 8 (4–16)
 Diagnoses according to discharge letter, median (min–max) 3 (1–6)
 Days from hospital admission to hospital discharge, median (min–max) 6 (1–20)
 Days between hospital discharge and follow-up visit with GP, median (min–max) 10 (2–43)
Hospital doctors n=23
 Female, n (%) 17 (74%)
 Age, median (min–max) 31 (24–50)
 Professional role as junior doctor, n (%) 22 (96%)
 Years of work experience, median (min–max) 2.8 (0–17)
General practitioners n=25
 Female, n (%) 8 (32%)
 Age, median (min–max) 50 (35–71)
 Professional role as junior doctor, n (%) 5 (20%)
 Years of work experience, median (min–max) 16 (1–44)
*

Cognitive function measured with MoCA assessment V.8.1,48 median score (range).

According to medical records.

Prescribed for regular use.

GPgeneral practitionerHFheart failureMoCAMontreal Cognitive Assessment