Table 2.
Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients
| Characteristics | Patient CR Referral | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Total N=50 |
Yes n=35 (70.0%) |
No n=15 (30.0%) |
p | |
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 65.48±12.95 | 66.37±10.36 | 63.40±17.87 | 0.88 |
| Sex (% female) | 14(28.0) | 8 (22.9) | 6 (40.0) | 0.22 |
| Marital Status (% married) | 33 (66.0) | 24 (68.6) | 9 (60.0) | 0.56 |
| Ethnicity (% white/Caucasian) | 27 (54.0) | 19 (54.3) | 8 (53.3) | 0.95 |
| Work Status (% retired) | 35 (70.0) | 22 (62.9) | 13 (86.7) | 0.09 |
| Education (% post-secondary) | 17 (34.0) | 9 (25.7) | 8 (53.3) | 0.06 |
| Subjective SES/10 (mean ± SD) | 6.55±1.31 | 6.65±1.32 | 6.33±1.29 | 0.22 |
| Clinical | ||||
| CR Indication | ||||
| PCI (%) | 23 (46.0) | 19 (54.3) | 4 (26.7) | 0.07 |
| Stroke (%) | 8 (19.5) | 5 (17.2) | 3 (25.0) | 0.57 |
| HF (%) | 7 (14.0) | 5 (14.3) | 2 (13.3) | 0.93 |
| MI (%) | 4 (8.2) | 2 (5.9) | 2 (13.3) | 0.38 |
| BMI (mean ± SD) | 27.36±5.35 | 28.04±5.62 | 25.81±4.45 | 0.16 |
| Diabetes (%) | 15 (30.6) | 132 (35.3) | 2 (20.0) | 0.28 |
| Hypertension (%) | 33 (66.0) | 26 (74.3) | 7 (46.7) | 0.06 |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 32 (64.0) | 25 (71.4) | 7 (46.7) | 0.10 |
| Previous CAD (%) | 24 (48.0) | 19 (54.3) | 5 (33.3) | 0.17 |
| DASI (mean ± SD) | 29.58±15.56 | 29.68±15.67 | 29.34±15.83 | 0.76 |
| Patient Perception of CR | ||||
| Perceived strength of CR endorsement/5, (mean ± SD) | 4.07±0.72 | 4.00±0.78 | 4.27±0.47 | 0.34 |
| Perceives they will be referred (%yes) | 38 (86.4) | 30 (88.2) | 8 (80.0) | 0.51 |
| Intention to enroll /5, (mean ± SD) | 3.49±1.44 | 3.61±1.34 | 3.21±1.67 | 0.53 |
| CR awareness /5, (mean ± SD) | 3.22±1.34 | 3.15±1.33 | 3.40±1.40 | 0.52 |
| HCP- Patient Audio-recoding Experience | ||||
| Involve you as an equal partner in making decisions about illness management strategies and goals?b | 4.04±1.00 | 4.20±0.90 | 3.64±1.15 | 0.11 |
| Listen carefully to what you had to say about your illness?b | 4.29±0.91 | 4.40±0.77 | 4.00±1.18 | 0.33 |
| Encourage you to go to a specific group or class to help you manage your health condition?b | 4.12±1.13 | 4.40±0.74 | 3.43±1.60 | <.05 |
| Convey that what you should do to take care of yourself influences your health condition?b | 4.27±0.91 | 4.46±0.74 | 3.79±1.12 | <.05 |
| Patient-centeredness of interaction c, (mean ± SD) /5 | 4.29±0.94 | 4.44±0.75 | 3.93±1.27 | 0.20 |
| Family present during audio-recorded discussion (% yes) | 26 (53.1) | 18 (51.4) | 8 (57.1) | 0.72 |
Note: SES: Socioeconomic Status; PCI: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; HF: Heart Failure; MI: Myocardial Infarction; BMI: Body mass index; CAD: Coronary Artery Disease; DASI: Duke Activity Status Index; CR: Cardiac Rehabilitation; HCP: Healthcare provider; SD: Standard Deviation;
Chi-square test for categorical variables and Man-Whitney U were performed for continuous variables by CR referral
Participants were asked “To what extent did your healthcare provider involve you as an equal partner in making decision about illness management strategies and goals? To what extent did your healthcare provider listen carefully to what you had to say about your illness? To what extent did you healthcare provider encourage you to go to a specific group or class to help you manage your heart condition? Did you healthcare provider convey that what you do to take care of yourself, influences your heart condition?” Scores ranged from 1 “not at all” to 5 “a great deal”
Participants were asked “To rate your perception of the patient-centeredness of the interaction?” Scores ranged from 1”poor” to 5 “excellent”