Table 2.
Characteristics concerning the state of health of patients.
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Medication with anxiolytics | |
| Yes | 86 (28.7%) |
| No | 214 (71.3%) |
| Medication with antidepressants | |
| Yes | 14 (4.7%) |
| No | 286 (95.3%) |
| Other diseases | |
| Yes | 128 (42.7%) |
| No | 172 (57.3%) |
| Informed about the state of health | |
| Very | 90 (30%) |
| Enough | 190 (63.3%) |
| A little | 19 (6.3%) |
| Not at all | 1 (0.3%) |
| Years of having the problem | |
| <1 year | 40 (13.3%) |
| 2–5 | 45 (15%) |
| 6–10 | 104 (34.7%) |
| 11–15 | 55 (18.3%) |
| >15 | 56 (18.7%) |
| Any family member that suffers from a disease of the circulatory system | |
| Yes | 200 (66.7%) |
| No | 100 (33.3%) |
| Have you ever been hospitalized for the same reason? | |
| Yes | 246 (82%) |
| No | 54 (18%) |
| Frequency of hospitalization | |
| 1 per year | 165 (55%) |
| 2 per year | 47 (15.7%) |
| 3 per year | 18 (6%) |
| >3 per year | 38 (12.7%) |
| Consider yourself anxious? | |
| Yes | 200 (66.7%) |
| No | 100 (33.3%) |
| Did you retire because of your cardiac problem? | |
| Yes | 21 (7%) |
| No | 279 (93%) |
| Are you absent from work because of your cardiac problem? | |
| Yes | 40 (13.3%) |
| No | 260 (86.7%) |
| Relations with medical staff | |
| Very good | 157 (52.3%) |
| Good | 130 (43.3%) |
| Moderate | 12 (4%) |
| Bad | 0 (0%) |
| Very bad | 1 (0.3%) |
| Relations with nursing staff | |
| Very good | 176 (58.7%) |
| Good | 109 (36.3%) |
| Moderate | 13 (4.3%) |
| Bad | 1 (0.3%) |
| Very bad | 1 (0.3%) |
| Median (IQR) | |
| Days of hospitalization | 5 (4–6) |