Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of clinics (N=18) and patients (N=11,932) per study arm; values are numbers (%), unless indicated otherwise.
| Characteristics | Arm A (A&F on psychosocial domain) | Arm B (A&F on physical domain) |
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| Clinics | ||
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| Number participating | 12 (66.6) | 6 (33.3) |
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| Median (min-max) number of patients per year | 431 (183–1,156) | 370 (256–988) |
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| Stratum ‘large’ (>30 patients monthly starting CR) | 6 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) |
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| Use of EPR1 | ||
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| CR outpatient clinic type: | 9 (75.0) | 1 (16.7) |
| Non-teaching hospital | 7 (58.3) | 3 (50.0) |
| Teaching hospital | 2 (16.7) | 3 (50.0) |
| University hospital or specialized rehabilitation | 3 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) |
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| Patients | ||
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| Number included in analyses | 7,692 | 4,240 |
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| Mean (SD) age in years | 64.9 (11.4) | 65.8 (11.8) |
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| Male gender | 5,533 (71.9) | 3,027 (71.4) |
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| Indications for CR | ||
| ACS with revascularization | 4,446 (57.8) | 2,489 (58.7) |
| ACS without revascularization | 440 (5.7) | 386 (9.1) |
| Elective CABG or valvular surgery | 1,262 (16.4) | 598 (14.1) |
| Elective PCI | 517 (6.7) | 321 (7.6) |
| Other elective interventions | 341 (4.4) | 113 (2.7) |
| CHF or stable AP, no intervention | 252 (3.3) | 179 (4.2) |
| Other diagnosis, no intervention | 434 (5.6) | 154 (3.6) |
Abbreviations: A&F= audit and feedback, ACS= acute coronary syndrome, AP= angina pectoris, CABG= coronary artery bypass graft surgery, CHF= chronic heart failure, CR= cardiac rehabilitation, EPR= electronic patient record, PCI= percutaneous coronary intervention, QI= quality improvement, SD= standard deviation.