Table 3.
Staffing mix in centres that did (n=90) and did not (n=134) offer cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure
| Discipline | Number of centres (%) |
p Value | |
| Offering cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure (n=90) | Not offering cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure (n=134) | ||
| Consultant/doctor | 7 (7.8) | 10 (7.5) | 0.186 |
| Nurse | 78 (86.7) | 119 (88.9) | 0.039* |
| Exercise specialist | 39 (43.3) | 49 (36.6) | 0.210 |
| Physiotherapist | 48 (53.3) | 75 (56.0) | 0.071 |
| Physiotherapy assistant | 15 (16.7) | 25 (18.7) | 0.736 |
| Dietician | 46 (51.1) | 70 (52.2) | 0.538 |
| Psychologist | 9 (10) | 13 (9.7) | 0.122 |
| Secretary/administrator | 56 (62.2) | 81 (60.4) | 0.700 |
| Healthcare assistant | 5 (5.6) | 13 (9.7) | 0.587 |
| Occupational therapist | 20 (22.2) | 44 (32.8) | 0.760 |
| Pharmacist | 44 (48.9) | 62 (46.3) | 0.225 |
*
statistically significant.