Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of device clinic and patient survey participants
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Device clinic survey (n = 22) | |
| Province | |
| Alberta | 4 (18.1) |
| British Columbia | 3 (13.6) |
| Nova Scotia | 1 (4.5) |
| Ontario | 10 (45.5) |
| Quebec | 4 (18.1) |
| Device clinic respondent | |
| MD clinical director | 11 (50.0) |
| Allied health professional | 5 (22.7) |
| Allied professional/clinic manager | 3 (13.6) |
| Device follow-up physician | 3 (13.6) |
| Currently use remote monitoring | |
| Yes | 20 (90.9) |
| No | 2 (9.1) |
| Vendors used for remote monitoring | |
| Medtronic (Minneapolis, MN) | 20 (100) |
| Abbott/St. Jude (Chicago, IL) | 12 (60.0) |
| Boston Scientific (Marlborough, MA) | 8 (40.0) |
| Biotronik (Berlin, Germany) | 6 (30.0) |
| ELA, a subsidiary of Sorin (Minneapolis, MN) | 4 (20.0) |
| Telephone call after remote transmission | |
| Yes | 8 (40.0) |
| No | 12 (60.0) |
| Patient survey (n = 512) | |
| Province | |
| Alberta | 35 (6.8) |
| Nova Scotia | 372 (72.7) |
| Quebec | 105 (20.5) |
| Age, years | |
| < 19 | 1 (0.2) |
| 20-29 | 8 (1.6) |
| 30-39 | 7 (1.4) |
| 40-49 | 22 (4.3) |
| 50-59 | 64 (12.6) |
| 60-69 | 170 (33.4) |
| > 70 | 234 (46.0) |
| No response | 6 (0.09) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 368 (72.3) |
| Female | 141 (27.7) |
| First language | |
| English | 373 (73.3) |
| French | 110 (21.6) |
| Other∗ | 26 (5.1) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed full-time | 67 (13.2) |
| Employed part-time | 22 (4.3) |
| Unemployed | 13 (2.6) |
| Retired | 355 (70.0) |
| Other† | 49 (9.7%) |
| Declined response | 1 (0.2) |
| Timing of first CIED implant in years | |
| < 1 | 88 (17.2) |
| 1-5 | 204 (39.8) |
| 6-10 | 113 (22.1) |
| > 10 | 107 (20.9) |
CIED, cardiac implantable electronic device.
Bosnian (n = 1), Chinese (n = 1), Dutch (n = 3), German (n = 4), Greek (n = 1), Hindi (n = 1), Icelandic (n = 1), Lebanese (n = 1), Mi’kmaq (n = 2), Russian (n = 1), Spanish (n = 3), Tagalog (n = 1), Ukrainian (n = 3), English and French (n = 2).
Twenty-three participants specified that they were receiving disability. Others specified that they were: self-employed (n = 7), a homemaker (n = 1), a student (n = 3), on parental leave (n = 1), or on medical leave (n = 3). Two specified that s/he was retired but worked part-time or was semiretired. One clarified that retirement was pending (n = 1), another that s/he was a business manager (n = 1), another a company president (n = 1), and another an apartment building owner (n = 1).