Table 2.

Characteristics of participating patients and nurses.

Characteristics		Value, n (%) or mean (SD)
Gender (male), n (%)
	Patients (N=175)	138 (78.9)
	Nurses (N=30)	4 (13)
Age (years), mean (SD)
	Patients (N=175)	69.9 (9.7)
	Nurses (N=30)	52.7 (8.7)
Patient origin of birth (N=175), n (%)
	Sweden	153 (87.4)
	Other Nordic country	17 (9.7)
	Other part of Europe	5 (2.9)
Patient living conditions (N=175), n (%)
	Single	57 (32.6)
	Married	109 (62.3)
	Living with spouse and child	7 (4.0)
	Living with relative	2 (1.2)
Patient education (N=175), n (%)
	Elementary school	90 (51.4)
	Education after elementary school	63 (36.0)
	University or higher education	22 (12.6)
Patient main occupation (N=175), n (%)
	Employed	18 (10.3)
	Self-employed	9 (5.1)
	Retired	144 (82.3)
	Sick leave	4 (2.3)
Patient HADSa score, anxiety (N=175)
	Total score, mean (SD)	3.6 (3.7)
	No symptoms (0-7), n (%)	128 (86.0)
	Mild symptoms (8-10), n (%)	10 (7.0)
	Moderate-to-severe symptoms (>10), n (%)	10 (7.0)
Patient HADS score, depression (N=175)
	Total score, mean (SD)	3.6 (3.9)
	No symptoms (0-7), n (%)	124 (84.4)
	Mild symptoms (8-10), n (%)	19 (12.4)
	Moderate-to-severe symptoms (>10), n (%)	4 (2.8)
Patient CASb total score, mean (SD)		19.3 (5.2)
Patient 8-item ICDCc score (N=175)
	Total score, mean (SD)	6.3 (6.6)
	Low level of ICDd concerns (0-10), n (%)	129 (73.7)
	High level of ICD concerns (11-28), n (%)	46 (26.3)
Nurses only (N=30), mean (SD)
	Years since nurse exam	26.0 (9.4)
	Years working at device clinic	7.6 (3.7)
	ICD patients at the clinic	345 (205)
	ICD patients on remote monitoring	233 (290)
	Hours/week working with remote monitoring	7.5 (4.4)

^aHADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

^bCAS: Control Attitude Scale.

^cICDC: Patient Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Concerns Questionnaire.

^dICD: implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.