Table 2.
Self-reported receipt of lifestyle advice from a healthcare provider stratified by participation in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation.
| Advised to“do any physical activity” | Advised to “follow a modified fat diet” (n = 4347) | Advised to “stop smoking” (n = 600) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents (n = 4330) | Respondents with no physical limitationsa (n = 2217) | Respondents with physical limitationsb (n = 1848) | |||
| OCR group | |||||
| –Attendees | 96 (1626/1701) | 96 (1008/1047) | 94 (517/549) | 84 (1428/1710) | 95 (233/245) |
| – Nonattendees | 87 (458/527) | 90 (245/271) | 83 (185/233) | 64 (338/527) | 96 (100/104) |
| – Nonreferred | 57 (1197/2102) | 62 (554/899) | 53 (571/1076) | 39 (824/2110) | 88 (221/251) |
a“No” response to the question: “Do you have any physical problems (e.g., arthritis, back problems, or hemiparesis) which stop you from doing any physical activity?”
b“Yes” response to the question: “Do you have any physical problems (e.g., arthritis, back problems, or hemiparesis) which stop you from doing any physical activity?”