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. 2018 Jun 30;8(6):e021908. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021908

Table 1.

Assessment time points for primary and secondary outcomes of SMART-CR/SP study

Outcome Assessment Baseline 8 week 6 month 12 month
Primary outcome
 Exercise capacity Change in 6MWT distance
Key secondary outcome
 Knowledge of the disease Modified CHD questionnaire42 43
Secondary outcomes
 Blood pressure Average of two resting, sitting digital recordings
 Lipid profile Fasting blood sample
 Medication adherence Adherent to cardiac-protective medications
 Smoking Self-report
 Obesity Weight, height, waist and hip circumference
 Physical activity General Physical Activity Questionnaire46
 Fruit and vegetable intake WHO Steps instrument44
 Anxiety symptoms Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale47
 Depressive symptoms Patient Health Questionnaire
(PHQ-9)48
 Quality of life SF-12_V2 Health Survey49
 CV events CVD death, non-fatal AMI, stroke or hospital admission with unstable angina or congestive heart failure
 CR/SP needs survey Patient needs for the core components of CR/SP33
 All-cause mortality Data from CDC

AMI, acute myocardial infarction; BP, blood pressure; CDC, Centre Disease Control and Prevention; CHD, coronary heart disease; CR/SP, cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention; CV, cardiovascular; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; 6 MWT, 6  min walk test distance.