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. 2021 Feb 12;11:3760. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83231-y

Table 2.

Results obtained in quality of life, levels of anxiety and depression and physical capacity before and after the two different cardiac rehabilitation programs considering symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation program (n = 38) Home-based cardiac rehabilitation program (n = 33) p-valuea p-valueb p-valuec p-valued
Anxiety and Depression (n = 24) No anxiety and depression (n = 14) Anxiety and depression (n = 22) No anxiety and depression (n = 11)
Before After Before After Before After Before After
SF-36 (score) 44.08 (16.04) 49.39 (19.31) 70.64 (16.48) 72.71 (21.00) 40.25 (18.24) 44.91 (23.79) 69.98 (22.33) 76.61 (22.88) 0.006* 0.854 0.001* 0.273
Physical functioning 67.12 (19.83) 70.62 (20.34) 78.21 (19.96) 80.71 (15.54) 60.22 (21.07) 62.72 (23.79) 83.18 (11.24) 88.63 (9.24) 0.074 0.973 0.016* 0.286
Physical role functioning 18.75 (31.49) 31.25 (43.76) 51.78 (44.35) 71.42 (46.88) 22.72 (30.77) 26.13 (37.38) 72.72 (42.50) 68.18 (46.22) 0.064 0.179 0.005* 0.810
Bodily pain 59.83 (28.28) 59.12 (21.94) 76.32 (21.44) 73.75 (27.20) 43.50 (21.27) 47.36 (28.34) 76.36 (21.91) 78.45 (29.46) 0.605 0.199 0.001* 0.021*
General health perception 43.54 (12.46) 46.45 (20.34) 63.21 (19.17) 58.57 (22.73) 41.40 (18.30) 42.72 (20.27) 52.72 (23.59) 64.09 (17.72) 0.347 0.602 0.012* 0.417
Vitality 41.25 (20.01) 44.37 (18.95) 68.21 (18.35) 64.64 (26.63) 37.50 (19.62) 39.09 (25.80) 64.09 (22.34) 69.54 (24.74) 0.409 0.687 0.001* 0.135
Social role functioning 29.02 (23.27) 51.62 (28.22) 87.53 (15.38) 86.96 (20.82) 52.25 (23.76) 53.45 (31.88) 78.63 (25.99) 86.59 (27.11) 0.373 0.965 0.001* 0.341
Emotional role functioning 31.48 (44.17) 35.64 (47.13) 85.71 (36.31) 88.09 (30.96) 21.22 (39.39) 39.39 (48.94) 81.81 (40.45) 90.90 (30.15) 0.027* 0.975 0.001* 0.212
Mental health 50.37 (21.72) 53.66 (20.18) 76.57 (13.84) 80.28 (15.80) 44.97 (21.84) 49.09 (25.42) 77.45 (21.92) 81.45 (26.24) 0.161 0.979 0.001* 0.171
Health transition 34.37 (28.37) 52.08 (27.50) 44.64 (28.04) 50.00 (32.52) 38.63 (32.48) 44.18 (35.17) 43.18 (29.77) 70.45 (33.20 0.001* 0.090 0.784 0.084
Goldberg scale
Anxiety 6.25 (1.53) 4.62 (2.85) 0.50 (0.85) 0.87 (1.51) 7.31 (1.24) 5.36 (2.23) 0.90 (1.22) 0.45 (0.68) 0.000* 0.839 0.001* 0.082
Depression 5.37 (2.28) 3.50 (2.75) 0.28 (0.46) 0.57 (0.93) 5.59 (1.89) 3.72 (2.37) 0.18 (0.40) 0.36 (1.20) 0.001* 0.284 0.001* 0.345
Exercise capacity
METs 8.80 (2.47) 10.51 (2.95) 8.72 (2.34) 9.87 (2.42) 7.95 (2.93) 9.74 (3.34) 8.78 (2.24) 11.29 (2.66) 0.001* 0.166 0.269 0.095
Exercise time 7.09 (2.09) 7.96 (2.55) 6.85 (2.04) 7.74 (1.87) 6.16 (2.93) 7.65 (2.85) 6.98 (2.00) 9.20 (2.41) 0.000* 0.422 0.101 0.595

Data are presented as mean values (SD).

*Significance level p < 0.05. Significant values are highlighted in bold.

aSignificance level for the hypothesis of no time effect.

bSignificance level for the hypothesis of no time x program effect.

cSignificance level for the hypothesis of no time x group effect.

dSignificance level for the hypothesis of no time x group x program effect.