Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients randomised to problem-based learning (PBL-) group or home-sent-information-group
Total n = 157 n (%), mean (SD) | PBL-group n = 79 n (%), mean (SD) | Home-sent patient information-group n = 78 n (%), mean (SD) | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 122 (77.7) | 60 (75.9) | 62 (79.5) | |
Female | 35 (22.3) | 19 (24.1) | 16 (20.5) | 0.702 |
Age, years | 68.7 (8.5) | 68.5 (9.2) | 68.9 (7.7) | 0.781 |
Residential area | ||||
City | 74 (47.1) | 34 (43.0) | 40 (51.3) | |
Rural or small town | 83 (52.9) | 45 (47.0) | 38 (45.8) | 0.339 |
Education | ||||
Compulsory educationa | 84 (54.2) | 46 (58.2) | 38 (50.0) | |
Upper secondary school | 31 (20.0) | 16 (20.3) | 15 (19.7) | |
University | 38 (24.5) | 17 (21.5) | 21 (27.6) | 0.430 |
Job position | ||||
Employed | 26 (16.8) | 12 (15.2) | 14 (18.4) | |
Self-employed | 15 (9.7) | 9 (11.4) | 6 (7.9) | |
Disabled pensioner | 9 (5.8) | 5 (6.3) | 4 (5.3) | |
Retired pensioner | 104 (67.1) | 52 (65.8) | 52 (68.4) | 0.864 |
Marital status | ||||
Cohabitating | 115 (74.2) | 60 (75.9) | 55 (72.4) | |
Living alone | 40 (25.8) | 19 (24.1) | 21 (27.6) | 0.714 |
Smoking, current | 19 (12.1) | 9 (11.4) | 10 (12.8) | 0.812 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 25 (15.9) | 17 (21.5) | 8 (10.3) | 0.080 |
Hypertension | 75 (47.8) | 39 (49.4) | 36 (46.2) | 0.750 |
COPDb | 15 (9.6) | 6 (7.6) | 9 (11.5) | 0.430 |
Hyperlipidaemia | 56 (35.7) | 26 (32.9) | 30 (38.5) | 0.508 |
Angina pectoris, diagnosed before current cardiac event | 40 (25.5) | 21 (26.6) | 19 (24.4) | 0.855 |
Other comorbiditiesc | 60 (38.2) | 27 (45.0) | 33 (55.0) | 0.295 |
Affecting mobility | 17 (10.8) | 10 (12.7) | 7 (9.0) | 0.609 |
Cardiac event one year before study inclusiond | ||||
Myocardial infarction | 86 (54.8) | 45 (57.0) | 41 (52.6) | |
Other | 71 (45.2) | 34 (43.0) | 37 (47.4) | 0.632 |
Time from cardiac event to start of study group, days | 284 (74) | 282 (69) | 286 (79) | 0.749 |
CCSe | ||||
0 | 98 (70.0) | 49 (67.1) | 49 (73.1) | |
I | 27 (19.3) | 17 (23.3) | 10 (14.9) | |
II | 11 (7.9) | 6 (8.2) | 5 (7.5) | |
III | 4 (2.9) | 1 (1.4) | 3 (4.5) | 0.457 |