Table 1 –
Sample Characteristics (n = 3,449)
| n (%) | Mean ± Standard Deviation | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | — | 70.8 ± 10.4 |
| Race White | 2,577 (74.7) | — |
| Black | 645 (18.7) | |
| Other | 227 (6.6) | |
| Sex male | 3,377 (97.9) | — |
| Emergency room visit in the prior year | 2.2 ± 3.4 | |
| 0 | 1,138 (33.0) | |
| ≥1 | 2,311 (67.0) | |
| Hospital admissions in the prior year | 1.2 ± 1.6 | |
| 0 | 1,503 (43.6) | |
| ≥1 | 1,946 (56.4) | |
| Hospital readmission within 3 days of discharge in the prior year | ||
| 0 | 3,313 (96.1) | 0.04 ± 0.2 |
| >1 | 136 (3.9) | |
| Length of hospital stay | 7.3 ± 16.9 | |
| 0 days | 1,514 (43.9) | |
| 1–7 days | 857 (24.9) | |
| ≥8 days | 883 (25.6) | |
| Cardiology clinic visits | 3.0 ± 4.1 | |
| 0 | 1,094 (32) | |
| ≥1 | 2,355 (68) | |
| Primary care clinic visits | 8.9 ± 7.1 | |
| 0 | 88 (2.6) | |
| ≥1 | 3,361 (97.4) | |
| Presence of cardiac device | 1,063 (30.8) | — |
| Service connection | 2,324 (67.4) | 35.7 ± 42.8 |
| <70% | 1,125 (32.6) | |
| ≥70% | ||
| Enrolled in My HealtheVet patient portal | 1,602 (46.5) | — |
| Technology type in-home messaging device | 2,678 (77.7) | — |
| Other | 758 (21.99) | |
| Average adherence to daily HT use up to 1 year (%) | — | 57.1 ± 62.7 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | 6.5 ± 3.2 | |
| 1–3 (lower comorbidity) | 1,002 (29.1) | |
| 4–5 | 793 (23.0) | |
| 6–7 | 779 (22.6) | |
| 8–22 (high comorbidity) | 855 (24.8) | |
| Care Assessment Need (CAN) score | — | |
| <95% | 1,308 (37.9) | |
| ≥95% | 2,008 (58.2) | |
| Has depression | 1,1016 (29.5) | — |
| Ejection fraction (%) | — | 42.7 ± 15.8 |
| Category of care noninstitutional care | 2,058 (59.7) | — |
| Other | 1,391 (40.3) | |
| Rurality rural | 298 (8.6) | — |
| Urban | 3,151 (91.4) | |
| Program size small | 1,139 (33.0) | — |
| Medium | 1,155 (33.5) | |
| Large | 1,155 (33.5) | |
| Goes to a facility with an academic affiliation | 3,324 (96.0) | — |
| Number of weekly reports of HT use submitted up to 1 year | — | 33.8 ± 19.4 |