Table 1.

Basic characteristics of the interviewed patients and partners from the telerehabilitation group.

Variables		Interviewed patients in the telerehabilitation group (n=14)	Interviewed partners (n=13)
Age (years), mean (SD); range
	Mena	61.56 (11.39); 47-85	54 (5.06); 45-60
	Womenb	58.40 (10.62); 51-77	58,25 (12.27); 40-82
	Total	60.43 (10.82); 47-85	56,62 (10.33); 40-82
Weight (kg)		90.03 (23.706); 43.90-130.00	N/Ac
Blood pressure, mean (SD); range			N/A
	Systolic blood pressure	125.93 (17.76); 90-95	N/A
	Diastolic blood pressure	73.71 (11.22), 58-90	N/A
Heart rate (beats/minute), mean (SD), range		70.143 (7.02), 57-81	N/A
Condition, n (%)
	Acute coronary syndrome	7 (50)	N/A
	Cardiac surgery	4 (28.57)	N/A
	Heart failure	3 (21.43)	N/A
	Arterial sclerosis and heart failure	0 (0)	N/A
Status, n (%)
	Single	1 (7.14)	1d (7.69)
	Married or living with a partner	13 (92.85)	12 (92.30)
Education, n (%)
	Elementary school	2 (14.28)	3 (23.07)
	High school	3 (21.42)	2 (15.38)
	Skilled work	8 (57.14)	6 (46.15)
	Higher education	0 (0)	1 (7.69)
	Bachelor’s degree	0 (0)	0 (0)
	Master’s degree	1 (7.14)	1 (7.69)
Employment, n (%)
	<20 h/week	0 (0)	0 (0)
	20-36 h/week	0 (0)	0 (0)
	37 h/week	4 (28.54)	7 (53.84)
	On sick leave	5 (35.71)	0 (0)
	Unemployed	0 (0.00)	1(7.69)
	Retired	5 (35.71)	5 (38.46)
	Missing data	0 (0)	0 (0)
Participating institutions, n (%)
	Hospital	6 (42.85)	N/A
	Health care center	7 (50.00)	N/A
	Call center	1 (7.14)	N/A

^an=9 (patients); n=5 (partners).

^bn=5 (patients); n=8 (partners).

^cN/A: not applicable.

^dSon was interviewed.