Table 2 Changes in patients’ illness perceptions, beliefs about cardiac rehabilitation, medication adherence and quality of life
Variable | Follow-up Median (range) | Baseline Median (range) | Change scores | % Change scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Illness perceptions | ||||
Consequences | 2.00 (0–10) | 4.00 (0–10) | − 2.00* | 50.0 |
Timeline | 10.00 (0–10) | 9.00 (0–10) | 1.00 | 11.1 |
Personal control | 7.00 (0–10) | 7.00 (0–10) | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Treatment control | 8.50 (2–10) | 9.00 (4–10) | − 0.50* | 5.5 |
Identity | 2.00 (0–9) | 2.50 (0–9) | − 0.50 | 20.0 |
Illness concern | 4.50 (0–10) | 6.50 (0–10) | − 2.00* | 30.7 |
Coherence | 8.50 (5–10) | 9.00 (4–10) | − 0.50 | 5.5 |
Emotional upset | 3.00 (0–9) | 3.00 (0–10) | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Total score | 26.50 (4–56) | 32.00 (10–55) | −5.50 | 17.2 |
Beliefs about CR | ||||
Necessity | 18.50 (10–21) | 18.00 (13–21) | 0.50 | 2.7 |
Concerns-exercise | 5.50 (3–14) | 6.00 (3–15) | −0.50 | 8.3 |
Practical barriers | 5.00 (3–11) | 4.00 (3–12) | 1.00 | 25.0 |
Suitability | 4.00 (2–8) | 3.50 (2–10) | 0.50 | 14.2 |
MARS-5 (total score) | 25.0 (23–25) | 25.0 (23–25) | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Quality of life | ||||
PCS | 52.80 (23.94–62.72) | 48.85 (19.08–60.26) | 3.95 | 8.1 |
MCS | 50.61 (24.05–62.25) | 47.29 (29.98–61.88) | 3.32 | 7.0 |