Table 1.

Characteristics of participants in the study (patients with heart disease)

Participant	Gender	Age	Education	Hospitalization Reason	Occupation	Number of hospitalizations
P1	Male	42	Bachelor’s degree	MI	Employee	1
P2	Male	54	Diploma	Heart failure	Self employed	1
P3	Male	72	Illiterate	Heart failure	Farmer	More than 10 times
P4	Male	28	Bachelor’s degree	ACS	Employee	1
P5	Male	48	Diploma	ACS	Employee	3
P6	Female	66	Illiterate	MI	Housewife	3
P7	Male	61	Diploma	ACS	Retired	More than 10 times
P8	Male	51	Diploma	Heart failure	Employee	3
P9	Female	49	Bachelor’s degree	ACS	Employee	1
P10	Female	49	Diploma	ACS	Self employed	4
P11	Male	40	Master’s degree	ACS	Employee	2
P12	Female	52	Diploma	MI	Housewife	4
P13	Female	46	Associate degree	ACS	Housewife	1
P14	Male	41	Bachelor’s degree	MI	Self employed	3
P15	Female	35	Diploma	ACS	Employee	1
P16	Male	59	Illiterate	Heart failure	Self employed	5-6
P17	Female	47	Diploma	ACS	Self employed	2
P18	Male	43	Bachelor’s degree	MI	Employee	1
P19	Female	70	Illiterate	Heart failure	Housewife	6
P20	Male	36	Diploma	ACS	Self employed	1

MI=Myocardial infarction; ACS=Acute Coronary Syndrome