Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of interviewed participants in the Cardiac Care Bridge program

Patient	Age	Sex	Residency status	Educational level	MMSEa	DSMSb	Hospitali-zation ≤ 6 months	Primary diagnosis	Charlson comorbidity indexc
1	87	Female	With partner	Primary	21	1	No	Valve deficit	2
2	86	Female	Alone	Primary	29	1	No	Acute coronary syndrome	2
3	81	Male	With partner	Primary	27	1	No	Heart failure	4
4	85	Female	Alone	Secondary	24	2	No	Acute coronary syndrome	0
5	76	Male	With partner	Higher	27	3	Yes	Rhytm or conduction disorder	4
6	87	Male	Alone	Secondary	29	1	No	Heart failure	4
7	84	Female	Alone	Higher	28	3	No	Heart failure	2
8	82	Male	With partner	Higher	28	1	No	Rhytm or conduction disorder	6
9	89	Male	With child	Higher	27	1	No	Heart failure	4
10	82	Female	With partner	Primary	29	2	Yes	Heart failure	1
11	79	Male	With partner	Higher	29	2	No	Rhytm or conduction disorder	1
12	87	Female	Alone	Primary	29	1	Yes	Valve deficit	3
13	73	Male	Alone	Primary	24	1	Yes	Heart failure	5
14	86	Male	Alone	Secondary	27	4	No	Heart failure	2
15	84	Female	Alone	Primary	24	1	No	Heart failure	4
16	71	Female	With partner	Primary	24	3	Yes	Heart failure	5

^a Mini-Mental State Examination [21]: the score ranges between 0 and 30 points. In the CCB program, only patients with a MMSE ≥15 were included. A MMSE-score < 24 indicates cognitive impairment. ^b Dutch Safety Management System [22]: the score between 0 and 4 points, based on four domains of frailty (malnutrition, risk of impairments in daily functioning, risk on delirium and fall risk). A higher score on the DSMS indicates a higher risk of functional loss. ^c Charlson comorbidity index [23]: a weighted index to classify comorbid conditions based on their 1-year mortality prognosis