Table 1.
Participating Healthcare Provider Characteristics, as well as Attitudes and Perceptions Related to CR
| Patient CR Referral | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Characteristics | Total N=26 |
Yes n=35 (70.0%) |
No n=15 (30.0%) |
p |
| Sex (% female) | 19 (73.1) | 11 (78.6) | 8 (66.7) | 0.50 |
| Highest Degree Obtained (% undergraduate degree) | 9 (34.6) | 4 (28.6) | 5 (41.7) | 0.19 |
| Year obtained highest academic qualification | 1992±15 | 1993±14 | 1990±16 | 0.66 |
| Profession (% nurse) | 13 (50.0) | 8 (57.1) | 5 (41.7) | 0.45 |
| Estimated number of patients seen/day | 8.19±5.48 | 5.50±1.61 | 11.33±6.72 | <.05 |
| Mean % of eligible patients referred or recommended to CR | 77.83±29.25 | 81.08±27.89 | 74.58±31.44 | 0.77 |
| CR awarenessa (mean ± SD) | 3.96±0.77 | 4.00±0.78 | 3.92±0.79 | 0.78 |
Note: CR: Cardiac Rehabilitation;
a
Evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale from “poor” to “excellent”