Table 3. Primary endpoints (exercise behavior, dietary/nutritional behavior, state of health, medication adherence) by study groups^*1.

Variable	Intervention IGa	InterventionIGb	Control group
Exercise behavior, mean (p-value)
Start of rehabilitation measure (T1)	2.82 (0.08)	2.89 (0.50)	2.94
12 months after rehabilitation (T4)	3.09 (0.09)	3.10 (0.37)	3.10
Dietary/nutritional behavior, mean (p-value)
Start of rehabilitation measure (T1)	27.80 (0.95)	27.93 (0.87)	27.84
12 months after rehabilitation (T4)	30.08 (0.65)	30.11 (0.77)	29.86
Subjective state of health, mean (p-value)
Start of rehabilitation measure (T1)	57.37 (0.55)	55.82 (0.16)	58.61
12 months after rehabilitation (T4)	73.09 (0.11)	71.51 (0.11)	70.85
Medication adherence*2, mean (p-value)
6 months after rehabilitation (T3)	0.15 (0.39)	0.24 (0.67)	0.18
12 months after rehabilitation (T4)	0.22 (0.27)	0.30 (0.31)	0.17

Based on latent change models adjusted for age, gender, and participation in heart groups

(detailed data are shown in eTable 1).

Score ranges: exercise behavior (1–5 points, high score: good).

Dietary/nutritional behavior (0–48, high score: good).

Health status (0–100, high score: good).

Medication adherence (0–4, low score: good)

^*1The primary endpoint tobacco consumption was not analyzed by study groups because case numbers were too small.

^*2Medication adherence was recorded only at T3 and T4.

IGa, goal checking group; IGb, goal setting group