Table 3.
Sociodemographic and disease characteristics per information topic according to information needs
| Information need | Nutrition | Physical activity | Smoking | Psychological well-being | Medication use | |||||
| Need (n=76) | No need (n=175) | Need (n=97) |
No need (n=156) |
Need (n=7) | No need (n=244) | Need (n=66) | No need (n=186) |
Need (n=75) | No need (n=178) | |
| Age, mean±SD | 64±11 | 65±10 | 63±11 | 66±10 | 62±13 | 65±10 | 61±11 | 66±10 | 63±10 | 65±10 |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||||||||
| Male | 51 (27) | 140 (73) | 76 (39) | 119 (61) | 5 (3) | 189(97) | 41 (21) | 153 (79) | 63 (32) | 131 (68) |
| Female | 25 (42) | 35 (58) | 21 (36) | 37 (64) | 2 (3) | 57 (97) | 25 (43) | 33 (57) | 12 (20) | 47 (80) |
| Education, n (%) | ||||||||||
| Not highly educated | 66 (33) | 133 (67) | 74 (37) | 128(6 3) | 7 (3) | 195 (97) | 49 (24) | 152 (76) | 54 (27) | 147 (73) |
| Highly educated* | 10 (20) | 40 (80) | 23 (46) | 27 (54) | 0 (0) | 49 (100) | 16 (32) | 34 (17) | 21 (42) | 29 (58) |
| Employment, n (%) | ||||||||||
| Employed, working | 11 (25) | 33 (75) | 19 (41) | 27 (59) | 0 (0) | 46 (100) | 14 (30) | 32 (70) | 21 (47) | 24 (53) |
| Employed, not working | 24 (34) | 46 (66) | 33 (46) | 38 (54) | 1 (1) | 70 (99) | 25 (35) | 46 (65) | 22 (31) | 49 (69) |
| Unemployed | 40 (30) | 92 (70) | 44 (34) | 87 (66) | 6 (46) | 125(95) | 26 (20) | 104 (80) | 31 (23) | 101 (77) |
| Relationship/living with partner or spouse, n (%) | 58 (28) | 150 (72) | 81 (38) | 130 (62) | 5 (2) | 205 (98) | 50 (24) | 160 (76) | 66 (31) | 144 (69) |
| Internet users, n (%) | 33 (69) | 72 (41) | 56 (52) | 52 (48) | 1 (1) | 106 (99) | 26 (76) | 82 (24) | 44 (41) | 64 (59) |
| Health literacy, med (IQR) | 10 (9–12) | 11 (10–13) | 11 (9–12) | 11 (9–12) | 10±3 | 11±2 | 10 (8–12) | 11 (10–13) | 11 (10–12) | 11 (9–12) |
| Diagnosed myocardial infarction, n (%) | 53 (31) | 118 (69) | 69 (40) | 103 (60) | 5 (3) | 186 (97) | 50 (29) | 121 (71) | 50 (29) | 122 (71) |
| Treatment, n (%) | ||||||||||
| Medication | 6 (30) | 14 (70) | 8 (38) | 13 (62) | 0 (0) | 21 (100) | 7 (33) | 14 (67) | 4 (19) | 17 (81) |
| PCI | 49 (31) | 109 (69) | 63 (40) | 95 (60) | 6 (4) | 153 (96) | 48 (31) | 109 (69) | 55 (35) | 103 (65) |
| CABG | 21 (30) | 50 (70) | 26 (36) | 4 (64) | 1 (1) | 70 (99) | 11 (15) | 61 (85) | 16 (22) | 56 (78) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | ||||||||||
| COPD | 6 (33) | 12 (67) | 6 (32) | 13 (68) | 0 (0) | 19 (100) | 7 (37) | 12 (63) | 5 (28) | 13 (72) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 3 (33) | 6 (67) | 2 (22) | 7 (78) | 0 (0) | 9 (100) | 3 (33) | 6 (67) | 1 (1) | 8 (99) |
| Hypertension | 27 (33) | 56 (67) | 29 (35) | 54 (65) | 1 (1) | 80 (99) | 17 (21) | 65 (79) | 18 (22) | 64 (78) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 11 (35) | 20 (65) | 11 (34) | 21 (66) | 0 (0) | 32 (100) | 8 (25) | 24 (75) | 6 (19) | 26 (81) |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 15 (32) | 32 (68) | 18 (38) | 29 (62) | 0 (0) | 46 (100) | 11 (24) | 24 (76) | 13 (28) | 34 (72) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 3 (19) | 13 (81) | 3 (19) | 13 (81) | 0 (0) | 15 (100) | 5 (31) | 11 (69) | 1 (6) | 15 (94) |
| Smoking, n (%) | 4 (21) | 15 (79) | 4 (22) | 14 (88) | 6 (32) | 13 (68) | 6 (33) | 12 (67) | 3 (16) | 16 (84) |
*Highly educated= highest degree level, highest professional education or university.
CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.