Table 1.

Key informant’s (physicians) and hospital-level characteristics.

PHYSICIAN’S CHARACTERISTICS	TOTAL (N = 38)
Age (in years, mean ± SD)	55.9 ± 7.8
Men, n (%)	32 (87.5)
Highest academic qualification
DM – Cardiology, n (%)	30 (78.9)
Number of years practicing cardiology
5 – 10 years, n (%)	3 (0.8)
10 – 20 years, n (%)	11 (30.0)
>20 years, n (%)	25 (65.7)
CVD management guidelines followed
ACC/AHA and ESC, n (%)	25 (65.7)
ACC/AHA, and ESC with Indian guidelines, n (%)	14 (36.8)
Others (subjective to patient case), n (%)	3 (0.8)
Patient consultations per month
Median (IQR)	550 (420–700)
Time spent at initial visit (in minutes)
Median (IQR)	15 (10–20)
Time spent at follow up visit (in minutes)
Median (IQR)	10 (5–16)
Consultation fee, Indian Rupees
Median (IQR)	325 (250–700)
HEALTH FACILITY LEVEL FACTORS	TOTAL (N = 32)
Type of clinical setting
Individual Practice, n (%)	2 (6.25)
Group practice – Private, n (%)	3 (9.3)
Hospital – Government, n (%)	9 (28.1)
Hospital charity, n (%)	8 (21.8)
Hospital – Private for profit, n (%)	10 (31.2)
Reminders for clinic appointments, yes, n (%)	11 (34.3)
Types of reminders sent to patients
Text message, n (%)	10 (31.2)
Phone, n (%)	1 (3.1)
Availability of patient record maintenance facility, yes, n (%)	27 (84.3)
Patient electronic database system, yes, n (%)	16 (50)
Availability of physician performance feedback system, yes, n (%)	15 (46.8)
Use of CVD management strategies
Patient education materials (booklets, poster), n (%)	4 (12.5)
Individual CVD counselling, n (%)	10 (31.2)
Group education + individual counselling, n (%)	18 (56.2)

ACC = American College of Cardiology, AHA = American Heart Association, ESC = European Society of Cardiology, IQR = Inter quartile range, DM = Doctorate in Medicine, Cardiology, SD = standard deviation, IQR = interquartile range, CVD = cardiovascular disease.