Participant characteristics of the laboratory experiment (CR professionals) and field study (CR centres)
Characteristic | Value* |
---|---|
Laboratory experiment | n=41 |
Male gender | 19 (46) |
Mean age in years (SD) | 45.6 (10.7) |
Mean clinical experience in years (SD) | 23.3 (10.5) |
Mean number of outreach visits attended (min–max) | 1.83 (0–4) |
Discipline | |
CR nurse | 18 (44) |
Physiotherapist | 13 (32) |
Psychologist | 3 (7) |
Social worker | 2 (5) |
Dietician | 1 (2) |
Sports physician | 1 (2) |
Cardiologist | 2 (5) |
Manager/head of CR department | 2 (5) |
Coordinating function | 22 (54) |
Time spent on direct patient care | |
<25% | 6 (15) |
25%–50% | 9 (22) |
50%–75% | 14 (34) |
>75% | 13 (32) |
Mean number of participants per centre (SD) | 2.7 (1.9) |
Field study | n=18 |
Centre type | |
Specialised rehabilitation centre | 1 (6) |
University hospital | 2 (11) |
Teaching hospital | 4 (22) |
Non-teaching hospital | 11 (61) |
Mean number of patients with CR per week (SD) | 8.7 (5.7) |
Mean number of attendants in outreach visits (SD) | 5.23 (1.12) |
*Values are numbers (percentages) unless indicated otherwise.
CR, cardiac rehabilitation.